Þul Orma 3III/5 — strykr ‘striped one’
Níðhǫggr, náinn, niðr, holdvari,
langbarðr, lýðir, linnr, heiðbúi,
strykr, steinbúi, stýrir, Sváfnir,
snákr, scorpion, sneldingr, naðra.
Níðhǫggr, náinn, niðr, holdvari, langbarðr, lýðir, linnr, heiðbúi, strykr, steinbúi, stýrir, Sváfnir, snákr, scorpion, sneldingr, naðra.
Níðhǫggr, corpse-like one, descendant, flesh-wary one, long-bearded one, lýðir, serpent, heath-dweller, striped one, stone-dweller, ruler, Sváfnir, snake, scorpion, wicked one, viper.
readings
[5] strykr steinbúi: om. B
notes
[5] strykr (m.) ‘striped one’: Or strýkr (so Skj B; the quantity of the vowel cannot be established). As a heiti for ‘serpent’, the word occurs only here and its form and meaning are uncertain. Strykr could be connected with the weak verb stryka ‘streak, mark with lines’ (adopted in the present edn). Alternatively, it may be related to the strong verb strjúka ‘stroke, rub, wipe’ and mean ‘wiping one’ (cf. Níðhǫggr in l. 1 above). It is also possible that the implied sense of this heiti is ‘swift one’ (cf. ModIcel. strykur ‘speed, storm, flow’; see ÍO: stryk, strykur).