[6] Bumburr: A variant of Bǫmburr (Vsp 11/6). Gould (1929, 943) explains the name as ‘swollen one’ (cf. bumba f. ‘drum’, New Norw. bumba ‘pregnant female with a swollen figure’). Gutenbrunner (1955, 64) and Motz (1973, 113) translate it as ‘drummer’.
References
- Bibliography
- Gould, Chester N. 1929. ‘Dwarf-names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion’. PMLA 44, 938-67.
- Gutenbrunner, Siegfried. 1955a. ‘Eddastudien I. Über die Zwerge in der Völuspa Str. 9-13’. ANF 70, 61-75.
- Motz, Lotte. 1973. ‘New Thoughts on Dwarf-Names in Old Icelandic’. FS 7, 100-17.
- Internal references
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