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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Sækonunga 4III/7 — Ásmundr ‘Ásmundr’

Randvér, Rǫkkvi,         Reifnir, Leifnir,
Næfill, Ræfill,         Nóri, Lyngvi,
Byrvill, Kílmundr,         Beimi, Jórekr,
Ásmundr, Þvinnill,         Yngvi, Teiti.

Randvér, Rǫkkvi, Reifnir, Leifnir, Næfill, Ræfill, Nóri, Lyngvi, Byrvill, Kílmundr, Beimi, Jórekr, Ásmundr, Þvinnill, Yngvi, Teiti.

Randvér, Rǫkkvi, Reifnir, Leifnir, Næfill, Ræfill, Nóri, Lyngvi, Byrvill, Kílmundr, Beimi, Jórekr, Ásmundr, Þvinnill, Yngvi, Teiti.

readings

[7] Ásmundr: ‘asmun[…]’ B, ‘asmundr744ˣ, jǫsmundr R, C, ǫsmundr

notes

[7] Ásmundr: So A (and adopted in Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 296; Skj B; LP: Ásmundr). According to Finnur (LP) this is the famous legendary king Gnóðar-Ásmundr (see Note to Anon Mhkv 8/5 and Introduction to GnóðÁsm). Björn Sigfússon (1934, 134) adopts the R variant Jǫsmundr (a hap. leg.), which he takes as cognate with the names Jǫsurr and Jǫsurmarr, whose origin is not clear. If there is a connection between the first element of the cpd names Jǫs- and New Norw. jase ‘excitement of mind and body’ or ON ǫs f. ‘bustle of a crowd, tumult’ (cf. the reading Ǫsmundr in ), Jǫsmundr possibly means ‘one fighting in a tumult’. Neither Ásmundr nor Jǫsmundr are used in skaldic kennings.

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