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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Fiska 3III/5 — knútr ‘scorpion’

Fjǫrsungr, þrǫmmungr         ok fengrani,
hamarr, sandhverfa         ok horngœla,
marknútr, glǫmmungr         ok marþvara,
sílungr, skelfiskr,         sverðfiskr ok lýr.

Fjǫrsungr, þrǫmmungr ok fengrani, hamarr, sandhverfa ok horngœla, marknútr, glǫmmungr ok marþvara, sílungr, skelfiskr, sverðfiskr ok lýr.

Weever, mailed sculpin and wels, porbeagle shark, turbot and garfish, sea scorpion, noise-maker and prawn, trout, shellfish, swordfish and pollack.

readings

[5] ‑knútr: ‘‑knvt[…]’ B, ‘‑knvtr’ 744ˣ

notes

[5] marknútr (m.) ‘sea scorpion’: Lit. ‘sea-knot’. I. e. Cottus scorpius, in ModIcel. marhnútur (Nordgaard 1912, 61).

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