[4] Björn ok Bersi ‘Bjǫrn and Bersi’: Both these personal names mean ‘Bear’. Because the prose text mentions Bárðr ok Björn (Hálf 1981, ch. 5, 178, l. 19) but not Björn ok Bersi, as here, some eds have written Bersi out of the stanza (so Hálf 1864; Skj B).
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.
- Hálf 1981 = Seelow, Hubert, ed. 1981. Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka. RSÁM 20. Reykjavík: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar.
- Hálf 1864 = Bugge, Sophus, ed. 1864. Saga af Hálfi ok Hálfsrekkum. Norrøne Skrifter af sagnhistorisk Indhold 1. Christiania (Oslo): Det Nordiske Oldskriftselskab.