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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ÞGísl Búdr 1I/1 — vali ‘the stallions’

Bôru á vali víka
— vel frák þeim líka
seggjum snarræði —
sverð ok herklæði.

Bôru sverð ok herklæði á vali víka; frák snarræði líka þeim seggjum vel.

They carried swords and war-garments [ARMOUR] aboard the stallions of bays [SHIPS]; I have heard that bold action pleased those men well.

notes

[1] vali ‘the stallions’: Valr m. ‘hawk, falcon’ was used as the name of a horse, and hence as a general heiti for ‘horse’ commonly featuring in ship-kennings (see LP: 2. Valr; Note to Þloft Tøgdr 5/6).

kennings

grammar

case: acc.
number: pl.

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