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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Sverða 7III/7 — hringr ‘ring’

Skelkvingr, fylvingr,         flæmingr, skerðingr,
skotningr, Skilfingr,         Skǫfnungr, rifjungr,
brotningr, Hvítingr,         Bæsingr, Tyrfingr,
hœkingr ok hringr;         hittask mun nættingr.

Skelkvingr, fylvingr, flæmingr, skerðingr, skotningr, Skilfingr, Skǫfnungr, rifjungr, brotningr, Hvítingr, Bæsingr, Tyrfingr, hœkingr ok hringr; hittask mun nættingr.

Terrifier, fylvingr, chaser, notcher, shooter, Skilfingr, Skǫfnungr, tearer, broken one, Hvítingr, Bæsingr, Tyrfingr, hooked one and ring; one will come across night-bringer.

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[7] hringr (m.) ‘ring’: A poetic word frequently used by the skalds as pars pro toto for ‘sword’ and referring to the ring on a sword’s hilt (Falk 1914b, 52; on this type of sword, see also Steuer 2003b, 22-4). Hringr is also found as heiti for ‘ship’ and ‘serpent’ (Þul Skipa 3/1, Þul Orma 2/7).

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