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H507 Wit combat. Test in repartee
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- Princess offered to man who can defeat her in repartee · H507.1 entry
- Test: making senseless remarks. King brought to say, "What is the sense in that?" · H507.2 entry
- Contest in wishing · H507.3 entry
- Wit combat among three sisters for additional dowry. Replies to husbands when their premarital pregnancy is noticed · H507.4 entry
- Contest in scolding as introduction to battle · H507.5 entry
- Literary contest won by deception: he who will be first silenced is the loser. When the false teacher answers in nonsense syllables, the true scholar is speechless and so loses contest · H507.6 entry
keeps company
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune III