[6] brandar (m. pl.) ‘bows’: Brandr occurs quite often in poetry as a pars pro toto for ‘bow’ or ‘ship’ (Jesch 2001a, 147-8; LP: 3. brandr). According to Falk (1912, 44-5), brandar were the strips of wood running along the side of the prow (and stern). These strips could be carved, ornamented or gilded.