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[6] Nipt: See Note to Þul Ásynja 5/3-4. This name is not found in kennings for ‘woman’ in Old Norse poetry (but see Note to Rv Lv 17/2II), but in the rímur it is frequently found as a base-word in kennings for ‘woman’ (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: nipt).