[5] Gripnir: Most likely from the strong verb grípa ‘grasp, grip’, and hence ‘capturer, robber’ (LP: Gripnir). The name is given only in A and 744ˣ (B); the line is defective in the other mss. A giant of this name is not known from other sources, but Gripnir is a sea-king in Þhorn Gldr 1/5I.