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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Skipa 7III/6 — hǫfuðbendur ‘backstays’

Húnn, húnbora         ok hjalmunvǫlr,
húfr, hlýr, hremni         ok halsstemni,
hefill, hals, hanki         ok hǫfuðbendur,
háir, hæll, hamarr,         hjalpreip ok lík.

Húnn, húnbora ok hjalmunvǫlr, húfr, hlýr, hremni ok halsstemni, hefill, hals, hanki ok hǫfuðbendur, háir, hæll, hamarr, hjalpreip ok lík.

Masthead, masthead-hole and tiller, hull, bow, fifth plank and hawse-stem, clew-line, hawse, hank and backstays, oarports, keel’s heel, hammer, help-rope and leech.

readings

[6] hǫfuðbendur: ‘ho᷎fut b[…]nndur’ B, ‘ho᷎fut benndur’ 744ˣ

notes

[6] hǫfuðbendur (f. pl.) ‘backstays’: Ropes supporting the mast, running from the top of the mast down to the railing on each side of the mast (Falk 1912, 59-60).

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