[5] fystu ‘first’: The alternative spelling is necessary for the rhyme with Krist. See Nj 1875-8, II, 948, for a discussion of rhymes between full and partial syllables in later skaldic poetry, and cf. the rhyme Krist- : nist- in 96/2.
References
- Bibliography
- Nj 1875-89 = Konráð Gíslason and Eiríkur Jónsson. 1875-89. Njála: Udgivet efter gamle håndskrifter. Íslendingasögur udgivne efter gamle haandskrifter af Det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-selskab 4. Copenhagen: Thiele.