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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Hrafns 2III/2 — korpr ‘raven’

Krummi, krumsi,         korpr, boringi,
spori, ártali         ok árflognir.

Krummi, krumsi, korpr, boringi, spori, ártali ok árflognir.

Crook-clawed one, crooked one, raven, borer, informer, year-counter and early-flier.

notes

[2] korpr (m.) ‘raven’: This name is probably not a loanword although it resembles OFr. corb ‘raven’ (< Lat. corvus); rather, it is more likely to be an onomatopoetic word (cf. ModSwed. dialects karpa, garpa ‘gabble’; AEW: korpr). Other than in the present þula, the word is attested only as a nickname in Old Norse (Flat 1860-8, II, 640; but cf. ModNorw., ModSwed. korp ‘raven’).

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