This is because there are many instances that precede and praise the names of places in "Fudoki," and most of the old makurakotoba found in Songs and music of "A Record of Ancient Matter" and "Chronicles of Japan" precede the proper nouns such as the names of places, gods, and persons and are recognized to be expressions to praise them.
これは、『風土記』の例が地名にかかって賛美する例がおおいこと、また記紀歌謡などにみえる古い枕詞が土地や神名、あるいは人名など、固有名詞にかかる場合が多く、これらを讃美する表現とみられるためである。