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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Fugla 1III

[1] grípr (m.) ‘griffin’: A legendary creature with a lion’s body, an eagle’s beak and wings (MLat. gryphus). Probably a loanword from MLG grīp ‘griffin’ (AEW: 1. grípr). See also Note to Anon Mhkv 6/2.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. AEW = Vries, Jan de. 1962. Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 2nd rev. edn. Rpt. 1977. Leiden: Brill.
  3. Internal references
  4. Roberta Frank (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Poems, Málsháttakvæði 6’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1220.

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