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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Fugla 3III/1 — SvǫrrSvǫrr

Svǫrr, storkr, súla,         svarr, skjór, sparrhaukr,
stelkr, spǫrr, svala,         steindelfr, spiki,
skúfr, spói, sæðingr,         skarfr ok svartbakr,
skeglingr, skíði,         skjǫldungr, pái.

Svǫrr, storkr, súla, svarr, skjór, sparrhaukr, stelkr, spǫrr, svala, steindelfr, spiki, skúfr, spói, sæðingr, skarfr ok svartbakr, skeglingr, skíði, skjǫldungr, pái.

Svǫrr, stork, gannet, svarr, magpie, sparrow hawk, redshank, sparrow, swallow, wheatear, spiki, skua, curlew, gull, cormorant and great black-backed gull, young kittiwake, skíði, shelduck, peacock.

notes

[1] svǫrr: This bird has not been identified. The name is possibly related to the weak verb svarra ‘roar, make noise’. Alternatively it may be interpreted as ‘roaming one’ (der umherstreifende, AEW: svarr; cf. New Norw. svarra ‘soar, wander’). The heiti occurs in kennings for ‘raven’ (LP: svǫrr).

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