Þul Skipa 3III/2 — rói ‘rower’
Hringr, Gnóð, freki, hrǫð, móðrói,
hemlir, barði ok hylbauti,
ugla, leðja ok askvitull,
kœna, ketla, kati, reið ok Skalpr.
Hringr, Gnóð, freki, hrǫð, móðrói, hemlir, barði ok hylbauti, ugla, leðja ok askvitull, kœna, ketla, kati, reið ok Skalpr.
Ring, Gnóð, greedy one, swift one, fierce-rower, rowlock-strapped one, beaked one and depth-beater, ugla, lighter and askvitull, dinghy, ketla, kati, vehicle and Skálpr.
readings
[2] móðrói: ‘modþroi’ C
notes
[2] móðrói (m.) ‘fierce-rower’: The meaning of this cpd, which is not attested elsewhere, is uncertain. The first element may be related to móðr ‘wrath’ (in compounds móð- ‘fierce’; see CVC: móðr) or to the adj. móðr ‘weary, exhausted’. The second element is most likely an agent noun derived from the strong verb róa ‘row’. Alternatively, the heiti could mean ‘one rowing in mist or in muddy water’ (if the first element is from móða f. ‘muddy water, mist’; see ÍO: móðrói, móðþrói).