[3] skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum ‘the Njǫrðungar <gods> of the steed of the prop [(lit. ‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’) SHIP > MEN]’: Njǫrðungar appears to be derived from the god-name Njǫrðr, and is used in kennings for ‘man’ or ‘warrior’, always in the pl., and normally in compounds (LP: njǫrðungar). Skorða ‘prop’, used occasionally in ship-kennings (Meissner 215), is a support for the ship on dry land (Jesch 2001a, 171).