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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Hskv Útdr 9II/1 — merkir ‘marker’

Margdýrkaðr kom merkir
morðhjóls skipastóli
— fúss vas fremðar ræsir
friðslits — til Ívizu.

Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls kom skipastóli til Ívizu; ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits.

The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR] brought his array of ships to Ibiza; the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering.

readings

[1] merkir: ‘[...]’ Mork

notes

[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.

kennings

grammar

case: nom.

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