[1] á klæði frúinnar ‘[which ran] onto the lady’s robe’: I.e. the Virgin’s robe. For this interpretation, see NN §1686. Skj B deletes the prep. á ‘onto’ and gives the following reading of ll. 1-2: Frúinnar klæði flóði í tárum ‘the lady’s robe was flooded with tears’. According to that version, spent fári ‘surrounded with danger’ is assigned to the following cl.
References
- Bibliography
- Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
- NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. Notationes Norrœnæ: Anteckningar till Edda och skaldediktning. Lunds Universitets årsskrift new ser. 1. 28 vols. Lund: Gleerup.