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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Sækonunga 1III/2 — Áli ‘Áli’

Atli, Fróði,         Áli, Glammi,
Beiti, Áti         ok Beimuni,
Auðmundr, Guðmundr,         Atall ok Gestill,
Geitir, Gauti,         Gylfi, Sveiði.

Atli, Fróði, Áli, Glammi, Beiti, Áti ok Beimuni, Auðmundr, Guðmundr, Atall ok Gestill, Geitir, Gauti, Gylfi, Sveiði.

Atli, Fróði, Áli, Glammi, Beiti, Áti and Beimuni, Auðmundr, Guðmundr, Atall and Gestill, Geitir, Gauti, Gylfi, Sveiði.

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[2] Áli: As the name of a sea-king, Áli is frequently used in kennings. Cf. OE Onela, perhaps from *anulan = anu ‘ancestor’ (so Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 293). Here it probably refers to the legendary king Áli inn upplenzki ‘from Oppland’ mentioned in Anon Kálfv 3/1, but there are also other persons of this name, e.g. Áli inn frœkni ‘the Bold’ Friðleifsson (ÍF 26, 46; RvHbreiðm Hl 33 Note to [All]). Áli is also a diminutive of Áleifr, and Ólafr Tryggvason called himself ‘Áli’ on his viking campaigns in England before he became king of Norway (ÍF 26, 291).

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