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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þloft Glækv 1I

[8] honum ‘him’: The length of the vowel in the first syllable appears to be shortened here for metrical purposes, to allow resolution and the equivalent of a four-syllable line (Finnur Jónsson 1901, 75-6).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Finnur Jónsson. 1901. Det norsk-islandske skjaldesprog omtr. 800-1300. SUGNL 28. Copenhagen: Møller.

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