Virfill, Vinnill, Vandill, Sǫlsi,
Gautrekr ok Húnn, Gjúki, Buðli,
Hómarr, Hnefi, Hǫrvi, Sǫrvi.
Sékkat ek fleiri sækonunga.
Virfill, Vinnill, Vandill, Sǫlsi, Gautrekr ok Húnn, Gjúki, Buðli, Hómarr, Hnefi, Hǫrvi, Sǫrvi. Sékkat ek fleiri sækonunga.
Virfill, Vinnill, Vandill, Sǫlsi, Gautrekr and Húnn, Gjúki, Buðli, Hómarr, Hnefi, Hǫrvi, Sǫrvi. I see no more sea-kings.
[6] Hǫrvi: so C, ‘hyr[…]’ R, hyrvi Tˣ, hurfi A, ‘hyrrfi’ B
[6] Hǫrvi: Cf. Hǫrvir in Hyndl 20/8, 25/2. Perhaps cognate with hǫrr m. ‘flax, linen’ (dat. sg. hǫrvi), which is also a term for ‘bowstring’, and hence the word may be a nickname meaning ‘one clothed in linen’ (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 133) or ‘bowstring’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 295). Alternatively, it may be taken as the Old Norse equivalent of the Old High German pers. n. Hariwīh (so ÍO: Hörvi). The name does not appear in kennings.