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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Manna 3III/6 — ferðir ‘expeditions’

Ǫld ok ærir         ok afarmenni,
liðar ok lofðar,         lýðr ok sagnir,
ljóðr, oflátar,         ljónar ok ferðir,
mildingr, mæringr,         mannbaldr, spekingr.

Ǫld ok ærir ok afarmenni, liðar ok lofðar, lýðr ok sagnir, ljóðr, oflátar, ljónar ok ferðir, mildingr, mæringr, mannbaldr, spekingr.

Men and messengers and overpowering ones, troopers and praised ones, people and crews, community, show-offs, arbitrators and expeditions, munificent one, illustrious one, prince of men, sage.

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[6] ferðir ‘expeditions’: Ferð f. sg. and ferðir pl. are very common in poetry with the sense ‘troop(s)’.

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