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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Skipa 8III/6 — varta ‘prow-carving’

Rá, rakki, rif,         rengr ok hǫmlur,
vindáss, vengi,         vǫndr, langnefjur,
vǫlt, beitiáss,         varta, brandar,
bitar, bóglína,         bulkastokkar.

Rá, rakki, rif, rengr ok hǫmlur, vindáss, vengi, vǫndr, langnefjur, vǫlt, beitiáss, varta, brandar, bitar, bóglína, bulkastokkar.

Yard, parrel, reef, ribs and oar-loops, windlass, cabin, wand, rowlock-pins, roller, tacking-boom, prow-carving, bows, transoms, bowline, bulk-heads.

readings

[6] varta: ‘vortr’ C

notes

[6] varta (f.) ‘prow-carving’: According to Falk (1912, 45), this is the poetic term for brandr ‘(ornamented) bow’ (see the next heiti), hence it most likely denotes carved ornaments decorating the side of a ship’s prow. See also SnE 1998, II, 421 and Notes to Arn Hryn 4/6II and Þsvart Lv l. 7II as well as Note to Þul Sverða 10/1.

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