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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Skipa 3III/5 — leðja ‘lighter’

Hringr, Gnóð, freki,         hrǫð, móðrói,
hemlir, barði         ok hylbauti,
ugla, leðja         ok askvitull,
kœna, ketla,         kati, reið ok Skalpr.

Hringr, Gnóð, freki, hrǫð, móðrói, hemlir, barði ok hylbauti, ugla, leðja ok askvitull, kœna, ketla, kati, reið ok Skalpr.

Ring, Gnóð, greedy one, swift one, fierce-rower, rowlock-strapped one, beaked one and depth-beater, ugla, lighter and askvitull, dinghy, ketla, kati, vehicle and Skálpr.

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[5] leðja (f.) ‘lighter’: The term occurs only in this þula and could be a loanword from Old Slavonic ladii ‘barge’ (see also Note to st. 4/3 below). ModEngl. lighter is a large open boat used in loading and unloading ships (OED: lighter, n.1.), but it is not certain what type of ship ON leðja denoted.

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