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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Sækonunga 3III

[6] Hœmir: Or Hæmir (with <æ>). The name possibly means ‘glutton’, derived from the weak verb háma ‘swallow’ (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 133). Cf. Hømi in Saxo (Saxo 2005, I, 8, 2, 7, pp. 512-13), one of the chieftains who supported Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Bluetooth’ at the battle of Brávellir. The name is not used in kennings.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Saxo 2005 = Friis-Jensen, Karsten, ed. 2005. Saxo Grammaticus: Gesta Danorum / Danmarkshistorien. Trans. Peter Zeeberg. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Det danske sprog- og litteraturselskab & Gads forlag.
  3. Björn Sigfússon. 1934. ‘Names of Sea-Kings (heiti sækonunga)’. MP 32, 125-42.

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