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C In the Færoese folk-rhyme, “langspina” is linked with the name , and has been accepted as an adjectival designation of this name. It should be remarked that “Langspina” in the Shetlandic rhyme is placed directly after which concludes a line. has possibly originally been an adjectival attribute of . The Færoese combination, mentioned above, supports the acceptance of as an ancient *Hlýra.

as a name for a cow, may be either a) (south-west ) stripla,, strippe, goldstrippe, , a cow giving but little milk, or b) the striped one. As the immediately preceding and immediately following names have been given by reason of colour, has probably been accepted here in sense b, but is, in that case, a more recent form (formed from strippit,, striped).

Häᶇ strȯk ɔp and häᶇ strȯk nērə amɩᶅ·əna gɛ‘msɩna frūa bət ø̄dəlȯg ə də ø̄ra hwat gød rāmən ljø̄a ā mi keᶅaka mōlhus mən sø̄da mōlhus fæ mä‘ᶅkfād mä‘ᶅkfād fæ drāv gād drāv gād fæ glø̄ən vi̇̄ glø̄ən vi̇̄ fæ k‘nɩknan k‘nak an(d) a pɩknən stak an(d) ā njū an väᶅdət.

Variant forms:

amɩᶅ·ana gɛ‘msəna frūa maina log (lɔg) ə də hȯira hand hwat gɛts rāmən ljø̄a. — — — — — — — — — —

Häᶇ skrē, mɩᶇa loga frūa stak fɛ‘ᶅta grōa hwat gets de ramən.

Häᶇ, mɩᶅana gæ‘msa frūa stat fɛᶅdin grō fūdən gūa.

Line 1 and 2. The older form of these has been: Hann strauk upp ok hann strauk niðr ámillum gemsanda frúa.

he stroked up, and he stroked down among the gibing (scoffing, frolicsome) ladies.

= strauk, past tense of strjúka,, to stroke. Some