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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Dverga 4III/5 — Ginnarr ‘Ginnarr’

Vindalfr ok Vitr,         Vífir, Óri,
Varr, Gullmævill,         Viðr ok Ǫlni,
Ginnarr ok Þrór,         Gandalfr, Þorinn,
Þekkr, Þrár, Þulinn,         Þrasir ok Fullangr.

Vindalfr ok Vitr, Vífir, Óri, Varr, Gullmævill, Viðr ok Ǫlni, Ginnarr ok Þrór, Gandalfr, Þorinn, Þekkr, Þrár, Þulinn, Þrasir ok Fullangr.

Vindálfr and Vitr, Vífir, Óri, Varr, Gullmævill, Viðr and Ǫlni, Ginnarr and Þrór, Gandálfr, Þorinn, Þekkr, Þrár, Þulinn, Þrasir and Fullangr.

readings

[5] Ginnarr ok Þrór: ‘[…]r[…] þro[…]’ B, ‘ginnarr ok þrórr’ 744ˣ

notes

[5] Ginnarr: Lit. ‘deceiver’ (cf. the weak verb ginna ‘dupe, deceive’). The name is otherwise known from Vsp 16/4 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 17). This is also a name for Óðinn and a heiti for ‘hawk’ (Þul Óðins 1/8, Þul Hauks 1/5).

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