[4] Brýja: A hap. leg. Perhaps derived from brý n. (?) ‘troll’, a word mentioned in ms. A(22r) (SnE 1848-87, II, 494). The meaning of both words is unclear. According to ÍO: brýja, they are probably related to ModIcel. brýja ‘rancid suet’; hence Brýja may be a scornful name meaning ‘greasy one’ or ‘stinking one’. The B variant reading brýla (cf. ModIcel. brýla ‘stink, fog’) is most likely connected with brýja, but brýla is not attested until C17th (ÍO: brýla).