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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Grýlu 1III

[5] Skrǫggr: A son of Grýla and a folklore monster giant or goblin famous from Icelandic nursery tales (cf. New Norw. skrogg ‘wolf’, ModSwed. dialects skragge ‘devil’; see ÍO: skröggur 1). The name does not occur in skaldic poetry.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.

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