Þul Sækonunga 3^III

Hjǫrolfr ‘Hjǫrólfr’

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Hjǫrolfr (noun m.): [Hjǫrólfr]

[1] Hjǫrolfr: Hrólfr C, ‘[…]lf[…]’ B, ‘H . . . olfr’ 744ˣ

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[1] Hjǫrolfr: The name of several legendary persons in the fornaldarsögur (e.g. the brother of king Hálfr in Hálf), but it is not attested in kennings. Hjǫrolfr is an old cpd pers. n. (from hjǫrr m. ‘sword’ and ‑olfr from ulfr m. ‘wolf’) which is engraved on the Istaby stone, c. 650 (RäF 98: Haeruwulafiʀ).

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[1] ok: ‘[…]’ B, ‘.’ 744ˣ

Hrauðungr ‘Hrauðungr’

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Hrauðungr (noun m.): Hrauðungr

[1] Hrauðungr: hrauðungi Tˣ, ‘[…]’ B, ‘. . . e᷎nndolfr’ 744ˣ

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[1] Hrauðungr: A legendary king (cf. Hrauðungr, the father of Geirrøðr, Óðinn’s opponent in Grí). Another king of this name is mentioned in Hyndl 26/4, but the name is not used in kennings (see Hharð Lv 11/1^II and Note there). This is the only pers. n. with the suffix ‑ungr among the names of sea-kings (cf. Hrauðnir, st. 2/8). It is also a giant-name (Þul Jǫtna II 3/3).

Hǫgni ‘Hǫgni’

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Hǫgni (noun m.): [Hǫgni, Högni]

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[2] Hǫgni: Probably here Hǫgni Sǫlvason, the father of Sǫlvi (see st. 2/4 above) and Hildr (Flat 1860-8, I, 23), but there are several legendary heroes of this name, e.g. Hǫgni Gjúkason and Hǫgni, father of Sigrún (cf. HHund I, II; see also RvHbreiðm Hl 5 Note to [All]), as well as Hǫgni, father of Hildr (Bragi Rdr 9-12). The name is frequently used in kennings.

Mýsingr ‘Mýsingr’

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Mýsingr (noun m.): Mýsingr

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[2] Mýsingr: See Note to Þul Sea-kings l. 4.

Hundingr ‘Hundingr’

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Hundingr (noun m.): Hundingr

[3] Hundingr: om. C, ‘h[…]ngr’ B, ‘h …..inngr’ 744ˣ

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[3] Hundingr: A legendary king in HHund I, II, Vǫlsunga saga (chs 9, 11). Hundingr is also the name of another legendary chieftain, namely, one of the kings defeated by King Nórr, brother of Górr, whose name is mentioned in st. 2/6 above (see Flat 1860-8, I, 22). This name is not attested in kennings.

Hvítingr ‘Hvítingr’

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Hvítingr (noun m.): Hvítingr

[3] Hvítingr: ‘hvitin[…]r’ B, ‘hvitíngr’ 744ˣ

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[3] Hvítingr: Perhaps a nickname (‘white-haired one’ from the adj. hvítr ‘white’), and also a heiti for ‘sea’ (see Þul Sjóvar 4/2), a sword-name (see Þul Sverða 7/5) and the name of a pair of drinking horns, Hvítingar (see LP: Hvítingr 2). As a pers. n., Hvítingr appears neither in the sagas nor in skaldic kennings.

Heiti ‘Heiti’

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Heiti (noun m.): Heiti

[4] Heiti: so all others, ‘hei[…]’ R

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[4] Heiti: See Note to Þul Sea-kings l. 3.

Mævill ‘Mævill’

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Mævill (noun m.): Mævill

[4] Mævill: so C, A, B, ‘[…]efill’ R, ‘mefill’ Tˣ

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[4] Mævill: In Hversu Nóregr byggðisk (Flat 1860-8, I, 22), Mævill is a son of the sea-king Meiti, whose name is recorded in st. 2/8 above. The name is also known from Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar, Víga-Glúms saga and Saxo (the latter mentions a fleet under the command of Reuillus and Meuillus, see Saxo 2005, I, 5, 8, 4, pp. 338-9; see also Ræfill, st. 4/3). Mævill may be a diminutive of már m. ‘seagull’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 291). Cf. also Mævi (l. 6 below) and the dwarf-name Gullmævill (Þul Dverga 4/3). The name Mævill occurs in kennings for ‘ship’ in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: Mævill).

Hjalmarr ‘Hjálmarr’

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Hjalmarr (noun m.): Hjálmarr

[5] Hjalmarr: so Tˣ, C, B, ‘hia[…]arr’ R, ‘hialmarr’ corrected from ‘kialmarr’ A

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[5] Hjalmarr: Perhaps the legendary hero Hjálmarr inn hugumstóri ‘the Great-minded’ (see Ǫrv; Heiðr; RvHbreiðm Hl 49 Note to [All]). The name never occurs in kennings.

Móir ‘Móir’

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Móir (noun m.): Móir

[5] Móir (‘moerr’): ‘moier’ B

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[5] Móir: The name is a hap. leg. of obscure origin spelled ‘moerr’ in R, Tˣ and ‘moirr’ in A, C. Finnur Jónsson (1934-5, 293) excludes the possibility of any connection with OHG Moderich; according to Björn Sigfússon (1934, 135), Móerr < *Mōwēʀ < *Mōdawīhaʀ.

Hœmir ‘Hœmir’

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Hœmir (noun m.): Hœmir

[6] Hœmir: ‘homir’ Tˣ, ‘[…]’ B, ‘heinir’ 744ˣ

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[6] Hœmir: Or Hæmir (with <æ>). The name possibly means ‘glutton’, derived from the weak verb háma ‘swallow’ (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 133). Cf. Hømi in Saxo (Saxo 2005, I, 8, 2, 7, pp. 512-13), one of the chieftains who supported Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Bluetooth’ at the battle of Brávellir. The name is not used in kennings.

Mævi ‘Mævi’

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Mævi (noun m.): Mævi

[6] Mævi: ‘mo᷎ui’ Tˣ, mævir C, ‘mæ[…]’ B, ‘me᷎ui’ 744ˣ

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[6] Mævi: The name is recorded only in this list. For a discussion, see Mævill (l. 4 above).

Róði ‘Róði’

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Róði (noun m.): Róði

[7] Róði: ‘[…]de’ B, ‘roðe’ 744ˣ

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[7] Róði, Rakni: See Notes to Þul Sea-kings ll. 5, 8.

Rakni ‘Rakni’

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Rakni (noun m.): Rakni

[7] Rakni: rakin A, ‘racki’ B

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[7] Róði, Rakni: See Notes to Þul Sea-kings ll. 5, 8.

Rær ‘Rær’

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Rær (noun m.): Rær

[8] Rær: so A, ‘rer’ R, Tˣ, C, ok rér B

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[8] Rær: Probably ‘man of the sail-yard, sailor’, from rá f. ‘sailyard’ (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 137; Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 290), although the name is spelled ‘rer’ in R. See also Bragi Rdr 7/3, 12/3.

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[8] ok: om. B

Leifi ‘Leifi’

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Leifi (noun m.): Leifi

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[8] Leifi: A pet-name for Áleifr, Þorleifr, etc., i.e. cpd names with the second element -leifr (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 134). See also Leifr, Helgi’s captain in Vǫlsunga saga (Vǫls 1965, ch. 9, 15). This name is frequently used in skaldic kennings. Like some other names of sea-kings, Leifi is also the name of a giant (Þul Jǫtna I 5/8).