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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Kvenna I 1III/1 — SnótSnót

Snót, brúðr, svanni,         svarri, sprakki,
fljóð, sprund, kona,         feima, ekkja,
rýgr, víf ok drós,         ristill, sæta,
man, svarkr ok hæll,         mær ok kerling.

Snót, brúðr, svanni, svarri, sprakki, fljóð, sprund, kona, feima, ekkja, rýgr, víf ok drós, ristill, sæta, man, svarkr ok hæll, mær ok kerling.

Snót, bride, lady, haughty woman, lively one, matron, dame, woman, lass, widow, mighty woman, wife and girl, gentlewoman, grass-widow, maid, proud woman and widow, maiden and old woman.

readings

[1] Snót: Snotr , ‘[…]nót’ B, Snót 744ˣ

notes

[1] snót (f.): Skm (SnE 1998, I, 107) provides the following definition of this word: Snótir heita þær, er orðnæfrar eru ‘those who are clever of speech are called snótir’. Although it is possible that Snorri’s explanation of the poetic word influenced the variant (snotr ‘wise’), his interpretation is nothing but a learned speculation and the etymology of the heiti is obscure (for details, see AEW, ÍO: snót).

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