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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Jǫtna II 2III/5 — Gillingr ‘Gillingr’

Kyrmir, Suttungr         ok Kaldgrani,
jǫtunn, Óglaðnir         ok Aurgrímnir,
Gillingr, Gripnir,         Gusir, Ófóti,
Hlói, Ganglati         ok Helreginn.

Kyrmir, Suttungr ok Kaldgrani, jǫtunn, Óglaðnir ok Aurgrímnir, Gillingr, Gripnir, Gusir, Ófóti, Hlói, Ganglati ok Helreginn.

Kyrmir, Suttungr and Kaldgrani, giant, Óglaðnir and Aurgrímnir, Gillingr, Gripnir, Gusir, Ófóti, Hlói, Ganglati and Helreginn.

readings

[5] Gillingr: so B, grímlingr R, C, ‘grillir’ , gyllingr A

notes

[5] Gillingr: So B. The A variant, Gyllingr, is most likely a different name derived from gull n. ‘gold’, while Grímlingr in R, C might be a variant of Grímnir. The giant Gillingr was the uncle (or the father?) of Suttungr (Skm, SnE 1998, I, 3, 153 n. 3/35). The name, which means ‘crying one’ (from the strong verb gjalla ‘cry’), is used as a determinant in a kenning for ‘poetry’ (Eyv Hál 1/3-4I).

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