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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Dverga 6III

[5] Lóinn: The name possibly means ‘lazy one’ (cf. New Norw. loen ‘inclined to saunter’, loa ‘walk slowly, waste time’; Gould 1929, 950). This dwarf is not known from other sources.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Gould, Chester N. 1929. ‘Dwarf-names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion’. PMLA 44, 938-67.

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