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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Fiska 1III/4 — ok ‘and’

Lax ok langa,         lýsa, brosma,
birtingr, hœingr,         bust ok hrygna,
humarr, hrognkelsi,         hveðnir, flóki,
ǫlunn, aurriði         ok Andvari.

Lax ok langa, lýsa, brosma, birtingr, hœingr, bust ok hrygna, humarr, hrognkelsi, hveðnir, flóki, ǫlunn, aurriði ok Andvari.

Salmon and ling, whiting, tusk, sea-trout, male salmon, perch and kelt, lobster, lumpfish, male fish, flounder, mackerel, trout and Andvari.

readings

[4] ok: om.

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[4] bust ok hrygna ‘perch and kelt’: Perch (bust n.) is a rather small freshwater fish (Perca fluviativis) and hrygna f. ‘kelt’ is roe-fish (from hrogn ‘roe’), a female fish that has just spawned.

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