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Á G R I P
Breytileg merking fornnorræna/íslenska orðsins mál í Kormáks sögu: stærðarmál,
skáldamál og ástarmál
Efnisorð: mæling, meðalhóf, dróttkvæði, hólmganga, formælingar
Fornnorræna eða íslenska orðið mál (ýmist notað um mælingar, tungumál, skáld-
skap, málarekstur eða umfjöllunarefni) leikur víða lykilhlutverk í Kormáks sögu.
Hinar ólíku merkingar orðsins varpa allar ljósi á ævi skáld-hetjunnar sem er lýst
sem miklum og sterkum og áhlaupamanni í skapi. Hann nær því fram í skáldskap
sínum sem hann missir af í lífi sínu og ástum: meðalhófinu (miðgildinu í hvers
kyns mælingum). Hann lendir í mannjöfnuði við aðra karla í sögunni, þarf að