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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Óðins 6III

[1] Skollvaldr: Lit. ‘skulking-ruler’. A hap. leg. from the m. noun skollr ‘skulking, deceit’ (cf. the adj. skollvíss ‘skulking, wily’ and skolli m. ‘fox’; Falk 1924, 26). The second element is valdr m. ‘ruler’. This nickname refers to Óðinn’s deceitful character.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Falk, Hjalmar. 1924. Odensheite. Skrifter utg. av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania. II. Hist.-filos. kl. 1924, 10. Kristiania (Oslo): Dybwad.

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