[4] Tigvi: So Skj B and Skald. Or Tigvæ(?) (Gould 1929, 954). The metre requires a long-stemmed disyllabic form. This is a hap. leg. of unclear form and origin. The mss have the following variants: ‘tigvæ’ (A), ‘tiurgr’ (B, but the word is difficult to read), ‘tiurgr’ (744ˣ), Tigur (papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ).
References
- Bibliography
- Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
- Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
- Gould, Chester N. 1929. ‘Dwarf-names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion’. PMLA 44, 938-67.