A heiti (Old Norse heiti hɛitɪ, Modern Icelandic heiːtɪ, pl. heiti `name, appellation, designation, term`) is a synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something. For instance, Old Norse poets might use jór `steed` instead of the prosaic hestr `horse`. ==Heiti and kennings== In the modern sense, heiti are distin...
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(from the article `skaldic poetry`) Skalds were identified by name; their poems were descriptive and subjective; their metres were strictly syllabic instead of free and variable; and ...
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