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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Hesta 1III/8 — skær ‘sprinter’

Glaðr, Glær, Gyllir,         Gullinfaxi,
glitnir, Gulltoppr,         Gísl, Skeiðbrimir,
Silfrtoppr, Sinir,         Sleipnir, Skævaðr,
Goti, Skinfaxi,         Grani, Stúfr ok skær.

Glaðr, Glær, Gyllir, Gullinfaxi, glitnir, Gulltoppr, Gísl, Skeiðbrimir, Silfrtoppr, Sinir, Sleipnir, Skævaðr, Goti, Skinfaxi, Grani, Stúfr ok skær.

Glaðr, Glær, Gyllir, Gullinfaxi, shining one, Gulltoppr, Gísl, Skeiðbrimir, Silfrtoppr, Sinir, Sleipnir, Skævaðr, Goti, Skinfaxi, Grani, Stúfr and sprinter.

readings

[8] skær: ‘s[…]r’ B, ‘ske᷎rr’ 744ˣ

notes

[8] skær (m.) ‘sprinter’: An agent noun from the weak verb skæva ‘hurry’; cf. Skævaðr (l. 6 above) and Note to Anon Þorgþ I 2/2. The horse-heiti skær is frequently used in kennings for ‘ship’ and ‘wolf’ (LP: skær).

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