[2] spjalli konungs ‘king’s intimate [RULER]’: The prose introduction to the first citation of this half-stanza makes it clear that Snorri regards this kenning as referring to a ruler of lower rank than a king (SnE 1998, I, 35).
References
- Bibliography
- SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluson. 1998. Edda: Skáldskaparmál. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2 vols. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.