[6] Sǫrvi: Perhaps lit. ‘armed one’, cf. sǫrvar, syrvar pl. ‘warriors’ (see Þul Manna 5/5). In Old Norse, sǫrvi or sørvi n. is a term for a woman’s necklace of precious stones, while Goth. sarwa means ‘weapons’ (cf. also OE sierwan ‘fit out, arm’ < Gmc *sarwjan; AEW: sørvi 1). See also Sǫrli, which may be a diminutive of Sǫrvi (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 295). The name occurs once in a kenning (Eskál Vell 22/3I).
References
- Bibliography
- AEW = Vries, Jan de. 1962. Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 2nd rev. edn. Rpt. 1977. Leiden: Brill.
- Finnur Jónsson. 1934-5. ‘Þulur: Søkonge- og jættenavneremserne’. APS 9, 289-308.
- Internal references
- Elena Gurevich (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Þulur, Manna heiti 5’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 780.
- Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla 22’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 309.