[5, 6] brík bríma brims ‘plank of the fire of the ocean [GOLD > WOMAN]’: The ms. reading blóms ‘of the flower’ (brík blóms bríma ‘plank of the flower of fire’; so Wrightson) makes no sense as a determinant in a kenning for ‘woman’ and has been emended in accordance with Sperber, Skj B and Skald.
References
- Bibliography
- Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
- Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.