Þul Sverða 12^III

Sverð ‘Sword’

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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword

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[1] sverð (n.) ‘sword’: The very fact that the most common term for ‘sword’ (sverð) is found in the section with terms for sword-parts shows that the division between Sverða heiti and Heiti á sverði in the present list is not consistent.

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[1] ok: om. C

gelmingr ‘clamourer’

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gelmingr (noun m.)

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[1] gelmingr (m.) ‘clamourer’: This word is a hap. leg. and its meaning (‘clamourer, noise-maker’) indicates that it is a heiti for ‘sword’ rather than a term for a part of a sword (cf. galmr ‘clanging one’, st. 2/5).

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

samnagli ‘link-rivet’

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samnagli (noun m.): [rivet]

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[2] samnagli (m.) ‘link-rivet’: The word denotes a sword-hilt decorated with rows of rivets (Falk 1914b, 31), from sam- ‘together-’ and nagli m. ‘nail, spike’ (cf. naglfari ‘nail-studded one’, st. 8/4).

hugró ‘clinch-plate’

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1. hugró (noun f.)

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[3] hugró (f.) ‘clinch-plate’: A clinch on a sword-hilt, probably the same as efra hjalt ‘upper hilt’ (Falk 1914b, 26-7; CVC: höggró). Cf. also hug- in huglognir ‘clinch-failer’ (st. 5/6). The word does not occur in poetry.

sigr ‘victory’

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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory < sigrhnoð (noun n.)

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[3] sigrhnoð (n.) ‘victory-knob’: An otherwise unattested cpd from sigr m. ‘victory’ and hnoða f. ‘knob’, the uppermost part of a sword-hilt (Falk 1914b, 26).

hnoð ‘knob’

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-hnoð (noun n.) < sigrhnoð (noun n.)

[3] ‑hnoð: ‑hnoðir B

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[3] sigrhnoð (n.) ‘victory-knob’: An otherwise unattested cpd from sigr m. ‘victory’ and hnoða f. ‘knob’, the uppermost part of a sword-hilt (Falk 1914b, 26).

hjalt ‘hilt’

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hjalt (noun n.; °; *-): hilt

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

tangi ‘tang’

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tangi (noun m.; °-a): °del af kniv/sværd som går ind i skaftet, tap, angel (cf. ODS /1Angel def. 2); landtange, odde

mund ‘hand’

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1. mund (noun f.): hand < mundriðr (noun m.)

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[5] mundriðr (m.) ‘hand-waver’: Or mundriði (so C, A, B). This is the handle of a short sword (between the crossbars or plates; see Falk 1914b, 10 and Note to mundriði ‘hand-swinger’, st. 3/3).

riðr ‘waver’

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riðr (noun m.): °(om hurtig bevægelse) ryk, stød < mundriðr (noun m.)

[5] ‑riðr: ‑riði C, A, B

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[5] mundriðr (m.) ‘hand-waver’: Or mundriði (so C, A, B). This is the handle of a short sword (between the crossbars or plates; see Falk 1914b, 10 and Note to mundriði ‘hand-swinger’, st. 3/3).

hǫggstaðr ‘strike-place’

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hǫggstaðr (noun m.)

[5] hǫggstaðr: so A, ‘havgfaðr’ R, ‘haugfadr’ Tˣ, ‘hauggfadr’ C, ‘ho᷎[…]stadr’ B, ‘ho᷎gstaðr’ 744ˣ

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[5] hǫggstaðr (m.) ‘strike-place’: So A, B (744ˣ) (adopted by Falk 1914b, 16-17, Skj B and Skald). The first element of the cpd is hǫgg n. ‘strike, blow’ and the second is staðr m. ‘place’. This is a term for the broadest part of the blade. Cf. Karlamagnús saga (Unger 1860, 116): En þat sverð var faðms langt í millum hjalts ok hǫggstaðar ‘And that sword was a fathom long between the hilt and the strike-place’. The R, Tˣ, C variant (adopted in SnE 1998) hǫggfáðr lit. ‘strike-coloured’, i.e. ‘blood-stained’, does not occur elsewhere.

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

meðal ‘middle’

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meðal (prep.): between < meðalkafli (noun m.): sword-hilt

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[6] meðalkafli (m.) ‘middle-stick’: The part of a sword-handle between the two hjǫlt (hilt-plates), from meðal ‘between’ and kafli m. ‘piece cut off, round stick’ (cf. SnE 1998, II, 353). This cpd is found in both prose and poetry (see LP: meðalkafli).

kafli ‘stick’

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kafli (noun m.; °-a; dat. *-um): °kævle, aflangt træstykke (som holder fiskegarn flydende); afrevet stykke/del (af ngt), (is)flage < meðalkafli (noun m.): sword-hilt

[6] ‑kafli: ‘‑k[…]fle’ B, ‘‑kafle’ 744ˣ

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[6] meðalkafli (m.) ‘middle-stick’: The part of a sword-handle between the two hjǫlt (hilt-plates), from meðal ‘between’ and kafli m. ‘piece cut off, round stick’ (cf. SnE 1998, II, 353). This cpd is found in both prose and poetry (see LP: meðalkafli).