Þul Jǫtna I 5^III

Kǫttr ‘Kǫttr’

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kǫttr (noun m.; °kattar, dat. ketti; kettir, acc. kǫttu): cat, Kǫttr

[1] Kǫttr: ‘Krauttr’ B

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[1] Kǫttr: Lit. ‘cat’ (m.). In a myth related in Gylf (SnE 2005, 41-2), Þórr tries to lift up the giant’s cat (actually Miðgarðsormr ‘the World Serpent’) in the hall of Útgarðaloki. In HHund I 18/8, kǫttr is a giant-heiti most likely used as a common noun (sonr kattar ‘son of a giant’). See also HálfdEyst (FSN III, 556-8).

Ǫsgrúi ‘Ǫsgrúi’

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ǫsgrúi (noun m.): ǫsgrúi

[1] Ǫsgrúi: ‘os[…]rue’ B, ‘osgrue’ 744ˣ

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[1] Ǫsgrúi: Probably the same word as ǫskugrúi m. ‘heap of ashes’, from aska f. ‘ashes’ and grúi m. ‘heap’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 303; AEW: ǫsgrúi). The name does not occur elsewhere.

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

Alfarinn ‘Alfarinn’

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Alfarinn (noun m.): Alfarinn

[2] Alfarinn: alfvarinn A, B

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[2] Alfarinn: Lit. ‘one who is fully gone’ (from the intensifying prefix al- and p. p. of the strong verb fara ‘go, travel’). The A, B variant Alfvarinn is probably not correct (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 300). This name does not otherwise occur in poetry, but Álfarinn is the name of the king of Álfheimar in Af Upplendinga konungum (Hb 1892-6, 457) and in Skjǫldunga saga (ch. 8, ÍF 35, 62).

Vindsvalr ‘Vindsvalr’

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vindsvalr (adj.): vindsvalr

[3] Vindsvalr: ‘[…]’ B, ‘vindsualr’ 744ˣ

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[3] Vindsvalr: Lit. ‘wind-cold one’ (from vindr m. ‘wind’ and the adj. svalr ‘cool, cold’). This giant is the father of winter (Vafþr 27/1-2), and according to Gylf (SnE 2005, 21), he is otherwise called Vindlóni.

Víparr ‘Víparr’

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Víparr (noun m.): Víparr

[3] Víparr: viðarr Tˣ

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[3] Víparr: A hap. leg. of uncertain meaning. According to ÍO: Víparr, the name may be related to veipa f. ‘wimple, woman’s hood’, vippa ‘turn, twist’ and vipra ‘draw the lips together’. Alternatively, Víparr could be derived from vípa f. ‘stiff hair’ (see AEW: vípa). The Tˣ variant ‘viðarr’ is most likely confused with the name of the god Víðarr or Víðarr inn þǫgli ‘the Silent’ (cf. Gylf, SnE 2005, 26).

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

Vafþrúðnir ‘Vafþrúðnir’

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Vafþrúðnir (noun m.): Vafþrúðnir

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[4] Vafþrúðnir: The wise giant with whom Óðinn had a contest of wits (Vafþr; Gylf, SnE 2005, 10). The name can be connected with vafi m. ‘wavering, hesitation’ and þrúðr f. ‘might’ (cf. þrúðna þussinn ‘doughty giant’, FSN I, 373).

Eldr ‘Eldr’

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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹‰(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire

[5] Eldr: so all others, eldr ok R

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[5] Eldr: The personification of fire and a son of Fornjótr (= Logi ‘fire’, Flat 1860-8, I, 21; cf. Gylf, SnE 2005, 40, 43 and Þjóð Yt 21/7^I). He is the brother of the sea-giant Ægir (cf. Þjóð Yt 4/3^I niðr sævar ‘relative of the sea [FIRE]’ and Þul Elds 1/3 bróðir Ægis ‘brother of Ægir [FIRE]’) and also of Vindr ‘wind’. Both Ægir and Vindr are mentioned in the following two lines. Eldr is also a heiti for ‘sword’ (Þul Sverða 8/2).

Aurgelmir ‘Aurgelmir’

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Aurgelmir (noun m.): Aurgelmir

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[5] Aurgelmir: Lit. ‘clay-screamer’. This is another name for the primeval giant Ymir (cf. Gylf, SnE 2005, 10; Vafþr 29/6, 30/4). See also Ymir (st. 1/3), Þrúðgelmir (st. 2/7) and Aurnir (st. 4/7).

Ægir ‘Ægir’

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Ægir (noun m.): Ægir, sea

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[6] Ægir: A sea-giant and the personification of the ocean (Hym 1/7; Grí 45/6-7; Lok, etc.).

Rangbeinn ‘Rangbeinn’

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Rangbeinn (noun m.): Rangbeinn

[6] Rangbeinn: ‘[…]’ B, ‘ranngbeinn’ 744ˣ

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[6] Rangbeinn: The name means ‘wry-legged one’, from the adj. (v)rangr ‘wry, wrong’ and bein n. ‘leg, bone’. It is not known from other sources.

Vindr ‘Vindr’

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Vindr (noun m.): Vindr

[7] Vindr Víðblindi: ‘vinnd[…]di’ B, ‘vinndr viðblínndi’ 744ˣ

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[7] Vindr: I.e. ‘wind’ (see Note to l. 5 above).

Víðblindi ‘Víðblindi’

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Víðblindi (noun f.): Víðblindi

[7] Vindr Víðblindi: ‘vinnd[…]di’ B, ‘vinndr viðblínndi’ 744ˣ

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[7] Víðblindi: In Skm (SnE 1998, I, 63), it is told that Víðblindi was a giant who pulled whales out of the sea like fish, and whales are therefore called geltir Víðblinda ‘Víðblindi’s boars’ (for similar kennings for ‘whale’, see LP: Víðblindi). The meaning of the name is uncertain. The last element of the cpd, ‑blindi, means ‘blind’, but the quantity of vowel in the first element ([i:] or [i]) cannot be established. If the vowel is long, Víð- can be connected with the adj. víðr ‘wide’ (so Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 299). If the first vowel is short (Við-), the word may be derived from viðr m. ‘tree, forest, wood’ (so Motz 1987, 304), but in that case the meaning of this giant-name is difficult to make sense of. See also the dwarf-name Blindviðr in Þul Dverga 1/5.

Vingnir ‘Vingnir’

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Vingnir (noun m.; °-s): Vingnir

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[8] Vingnir: This mythical name is of uncertain origin. It is possibly related to the weak verbs vingsa ‘swing round’ and vingla ‘confound, disturb’ (hence perhaps ‘swinger’; see ÍO: Vingnir). Vingnir is a giant in a kenning for ‘giantess’ (herja Vingnis ‘the female troop member of Vingnir’) in Þjóð Haustl 19/2 and perhaps also in Skm (SnE 1998, I, 14), where Þórr is said to be a foster-son of Vingnir. Otherwise Vingnir seems to be a name for Þórr in Gylf (SnE 2005, 54), Vafþr 51/6, 53/6 (NK 55, in both stanzas as variant readings); cf. also Vingþórr in Þul Þórs l. 7. Vingnir is also a name for Óðinn (Þul Óðins 5/8; see also Note to Þul Øxna 1/10).

Leifi ‘Leifi’

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Leifi (noun m.): Leifi

[8] Leifi: ‘lei[…]’ B, ‘leifnir’ corrected from ‘leifi’ 744ˣ

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[8] Leifi: Leifi is also the name of a sea-king (see Note to Þul Sækonunga 3/8).