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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Eskál Lv 1aI

[1] veig ‘strong drink’: Omitted in 510 and M, but present in 291 and undoubtedly correct, as it restores metrical and alliterative regularity to the line, as well as providing the base-word of a conventional kenning for ‘poetry’. Flat’s víg ‘killing’ is not appropriate in context.

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