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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Anon Nkt 25II

[1] talði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘declared’: The verb is in the sg. but the subject is pl. (see NS §70). Such syntactic constructions occur three more times in Nkt (e.g. sts 30, 39, 52), and they are metrically motivated only in one instance (st. 39).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. NS = Nygaard, Marius. 1906. Norrøn syntax. Kristiania (Oslo): Aschehoug. Rpt. 1966.
  3. Internal references
  4. Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘ Anonymous, Nóregs konungatal’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 761-806. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1035> (accessed 11 May 2024)

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