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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Anon Lil 42VII

[8] ódygðar ‘of faithlessness’: Cf. 19/2, where the same word is used in reference to the sin of Adam and Eve, and 66/7, where brandrinn ódygðar ‘the sword of faithlessness’ is analogous to flein ódygðar ‘dart of faithlessness’ in this st. The context of 66/7 suggests that this is a kenning-like phrase (or at least a metaphor) for Lucifer’s malicious, lying tongue.

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