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[4] Hringvǫlnir: The name does not occur elsewhere and the meaning of the cpd is unclear. It may be a derivative from *hringvǫlr (hring- ‘ring’ and ‑vǫlr m. ‘staff’), hence ‘one having a staff with a ring in it’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 303).