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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Bjarnar 1III

[6] balti (m.) ‘heavy-stepper’: The origin and sense of this word are not clear. Balti could be related to ModIcel. balta ‘totter along, limp’ or allude to the appearance of the beast (ModIcel. balti ‘big tussock, small hill’; ÍO: balti, baltr). For other suggested interpretations, see AEW: balti. Balti is also a nickname (see Balti, Biography, SkP II, 533).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. AEW = Vries, Jan de. 1962. Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 2nd rev. edn. Rpt. 1977. Leiden: Brill.
  3. ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
  4. SkP II = Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Ed. Kari Ellen Gade. 2009.

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