[2] beitnôrungar ‘ship-nourishers [SEAFARERS]’: Nôrungar occurs as a base-word in kennings for ‘men’, but always in compounds in which the first element serves as the determinant (see LP: nôrungar). The word is etymologically related to Njǫrðr (the name of a god) and the weak verb nœra ‘nourish, refresh’ (AEW: nárungar). ‘Seafarers’ seems an odd choice of referent both for the Jews in the desert and for the tormentors of Christ.