fornyrðislag
Definitions
An Old Norse alliterative verse form used largely in the Poetic Edda, consisting of two lifts per half-line.
Examples
“In return⟳, I hope⟳ to send⟳ you, if I can lay⟳ my hands on it (I hope⟳ it isn't lost), a thing I did many years ago while trying to learn⟳ the art of writing alliterative poetry: an attempt⟳ to unify the lays about the Völsungs from the Elder Edda, written in the old eight-line fornyrðislag stanza.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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