Chapter published in:
Dating the Old Norse Poetic Edda : A multifactorial analysis of linguistic features
Christopher D. Sapp
[Studies in Germanic Linguistics 5] 2022
► pp. 57–82

Chapter 3
The particle of/um

Article outline
  • 3.1Background
    • 3.1.1Kuhn’s (1929) foundational study
    • 3.1.2Fidjestøl’s use of the particle to date Eddic poetry
    • 3.1.3Recent work on the particle in skaldic poetry
  • 3.2The particle of/um in my Eddic corpus
    • 3.2.1Selection of data
    • 3.2.2Effect of independent variables
  • 3.3The particle of/um in my skaldic corpus
    • 3.3.1Selection of data
    • 3.3.2Effect of independent variables
    • 3.3.3Combining the two genres
  • 3.4Discussion
  • Notes