Þul Dverga 3III/3 — Andvari ‘Andvari’
Alþjófr, Austri, Aurvargr ok Dúfr,
Ái, Andvari, Ǫnn, Draupnir,
Dóri ok Dagfinnr, Dulinn ok Ónarr,
Alfr ok Dellingr, Óinn ok Dúrnir.
Alþjófr, Austri, Aurvargr ok Dúfr, Ái, Andvari, Ǫnn, Draupnir, Dóri ok Dagfinnr, Dulinn ok Ónarr, Alfr ok Dellingr, Óinn ok Dúrnir.
Alþjófr, Austri, Aurvargr and Dúfr, Ái, Andvari, Ǫnn, Draupnir, Dóri and Dagfinnr, Dulinn and Ónarr, Álfr and Dellingr, Óinn and Dúrnir.
readings
[3] Andvari: ‘andvarn’ A, ‘anndvar[…]’ B, ‘anndvare’ 744ˣ
notes
[3] Andvari: Spelled ‘andvarn’ in A and damaged in B (‘anndvar[…]’). The form Andvari is supported by the readings in 744ˣ and the LaufE mss. In the legend of Sigurðr Fáfnisbani, this is the name of a dwarf who swam in a lake in the shape of a pike (Reginsmál; Skm, SnE 1998, I, 45-6). It is also listed among the heiti for fish in Þul Fiska 1/8. ON andvari can be translated as ‘gentle breeze’ or ‘watchfulness, vigilance’ (cf. andi m. ‘breath, breathing, current of air’ and the adj. varr ‘attentive, careful, watchful’). Gould (1929, 941) prefers ‘gentle breeze’ because Gustr ‘gust’ is another name for Andvari in Reg 5/2. Sijmons and Gering (S-G II, 164) explain the name as ‘life-protector’ (from ǫnd f. ‘breath, life’ and the weak verb verja ‘protect’), while de Vries (AEW: andvari 2) believes that it might mean ‘watchful one’. The name does not occur in skaldic verse.