Nú mun ek skýra of skipa heiti:
ǫrk, árakló, askr, sessrúmnir,
skeið, skúta, skip ok Skíðblaðnir,
nór, Naglfari, nǫkkvi, snekkja.
Nú mun ek skýra of heiti skipa: ǫrk, árakló, askr, sessrúmnir, skeið, skúta, skip ok Skíðblaðnir, nór, Naglfari, nǫkkvi, snekkja.
Now I shall explain the names of ships: ark, oar-claw, ash, roomy-seater, warship, vessel, ship and Skíðblaðnir, nór, Naglfari, rowing boat, warship.
[5] skeið, skúta ‘warship, vessel’: For skeið f. ‘warship’, see Jesch (2001a, 124-6) and Falk (1912, 104-5). Skúta f. was a smaller, faster ship that could carry a sail but could also be propelled by oars (Falk 1912, 95-7).