Þul Dverga 4III
Elena Gurevich (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Þulur, Dverga heiti 4’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 699.
Vindalfr ‘Vindálfr’
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Vindalfr (noun m.)
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
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[2] Vífir: A hap. leg. The etymology of this name is obscure. According to Gould (1929, 955), it means fututor (‘fucker’; cf. víf n. ‘woman’ and the adj. vífinn ‘uxorious’). It is more likely, however, that the name was derived from a weak verb *vífa ‘cover, wrap’, which in Old Norse is attested only in the adj. svellvífaðr ‘covered with ice’ in FriðÞ Lv 3/8VIII (Frið 3). See also the weak verb veifa ‘wave’ (AEW: vífa). The LaufE mss give the variant forms ‘Vivor’ (papp10ˣ(39v), 743ˣ(69r) and ‘Wiuór’ 2368ˣ(87), i.e. Vífurr or Víforr). Ms. B was already damaged at the time when it was copied in 744ˣ and the reading cannot be restored.
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[2] Óri: According to Motz (1973, 115), the name means ‘raver’ (cf. the weak verb óra ‘be quarrelsome’, the adj. œrr ‘mad, furious’, órar f. pl. ‘fits of madness’). The name Óri is otherwise mentioned in Gylf (SnE 2005, 16, with the variant Órinn in ms. Tˣ(5r); see NK 16) and in Fj 34/4 (one of the builders of Menglǫð’s hall). It is also a heiti for ‘serpent’ (see Þul Orma 1/6).
Varr ‘Varr’
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Varr (noun m.): Varr
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[3] Varr: Lit. ‘careful one’, ‘warner’ (cf. the adj. varr ‘cautious, wary’). The name is also known from Fj 34/3 and Hrólfs saga kraka (Hrólf chs 4-5, FSN I, 14-15). In the latter source there are two smiths of this name (Var), but there is no indication that they are dwarfs.
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[3] Gullmævill: The name does not occur elsewhere in skaldic poetry, but it is attested in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: Gullmævill). Gould (1929, 948) interprets it as ‘rich sea-king’ (cf. gull n. ‘gold’ and Mævill, the name of a sea-king; see Note to Þul Sækonunga 3/4).
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[4] Viðr: Lit. ‘tree, log, board, wood’. The name is not attested in other sources, but cf. the similar dwarf-names Blindviðr (st. 1/5), Miðviðr (st. 1/3) listed above.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
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[4] Ǫlni: Or, possibly, Ǫlnir. Ms. A has ‘ø̨lni’. The ending in B is illegible (‘o᷎ln[…]’), but 744ˣ has ‘ǫlne’ and the LaufE mss Olni. As a dwarf-name, the heiti does not occur elsewhere, but cf. the name of a son of Óðinn (Þul Ása I l. 7, see variant readings there), which is spelled ‘o᷎lnir’ in B and ‘ø̨lldnir’ in A. Geirǫlnir is also listed among the names of Óðinn (see Note to Þul Óðins 5/6), where ‑ǫlnir is most likely derived from the strong verb ala ‘nourish, feed’ (AEW: ǫlnir). Gould (1929, 956) prefers the reading Ǫlni, which he connects with ǫln f. ‘the forearm from the end of the fingers to the elbow’.
Ginnarr ‘Ginnarr’
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ginnarr (noun m.): [deceiver]
[5] Ginnarr ok Þrór: ‘[…]r[…] þro[…]’ B, ‘ginnarr ok þrórr’ 744ˣ
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[5] Ginnarr: Lit. ‘deceiver’ (cf. the weak verb ginna ‘dupe, deceive’). The name is otherwise known from Vsp 16/4 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 17). This is also a name for Óðinn and a heiti for ‘hawk’ (Þul Óðins 1/8, Þul Hauks 1/5).
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
[5] Ginnarr ok Þrór: ‘[…]r[…] þro[…]’ B, ‘ginnarr ok þrórr’ 744ˣ
Þrór ‘Þrór’
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þrór (noun m.): thriver, Þrór
[5] Ginnarr ok Þrór: ‘[…]r[…] þro[…]’ B, ‘ginnarr ok þrórr’ 744ˣ
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[5] Þrór: Perhaps ‘thriver’ (cf. the weak verb þróask ‘increase, wax, grow’; Gutenbrunner 1955, 66). As a dwarf-name, Þrór is also mentioned in Vsp 12/4 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 16), and as a heiti for other referents it is recorded in Þul Óðins 8/4 (see Note there), Þul Sverða 3/5 and Þul Galtar l. 7. Because Þrór is attested as a heiti for ‘boar’ (but only in the þulur), Gould (1929, 955) and Motz (1973, 115) interpret the dwarf-name Þrór as ‘boar’.
Gandalfr ‘Gandálfr’
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Gandalfr (noun m.)
[6] Gandalfr: gandalf A, ‘[…] alfr’ B, ‘gannalfr’ 744ˣ
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[6] Gandalfr: The first part of the name is illegible in B (‘[…] alfr’) but 744ˣ has ‘gannalfr’, which cannot be interpreted. The LaufE mss give Gunnalfr ‘battle-elf’, which is a lectio facilior. Gandalfr means either ‘elf concerned with magic’ (cf. gandr m. ‘stick, magic wand, magic’ and álfr m. ‘elf’) or ‘wolf-elf’, ‘outlaw-elf’ (cf. gandr = vargr ‘wolf, outlaw’), perhaps an evil elf (both possibilities are considered by Gould 1929, 948). As a dwarf-name, Gandalfr otherwise occurs only in Vsp 12/1 and in Gylf (SnE 2005, 16), but it is attested as a pers. n. in Ynglinga saga and Hálfdanar saga svarta (Gandálfr Álfgeirsson, a king in Vingulmǫrk in southern Norway; Hkr, ÍF 26, 81, 84, 94-5).
Þorinn ‘Þorinn’
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Þorinn (noun m.): Þorinn
Þekkr ‘Þekkr’
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Þekkr (noun m.): Þekkr
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[7] Þekkr: The name has been interpreted as ‘beloved one’ (Gould 1929, 955) or ‘friendly one’ (Gutenbrunner 1955, 66) from the adj. þekkr ‘liked, pleasant’. Þekkr is paired with Þorinn in Vsp 12/3; it is also a heiti for Óðinn and ‘ship’ (see Þul Óðins 7/3, Þul Skipa 4/7).
Þrár ‘Þrár’
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1. Þrár (noun m.)
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[7] Þulinn: A hap. leg. The name may be connected with the weak verb þylja ‘mumble, speak, chant, recite’. Gould (1929, 955) suggests the translation ‘mumbling one, silly person’, while Motz (1973, 115) interprets the name as ‘chanter’. Finnur Jónsson (Skj B, followed by Skald) emends to Þolinn (= the adj. þolinn ‘enduring’; but see LP: Þulinn). The root vowel <u> is found in all ms. witnesses, however.
Þrasir ‘Þrasir’
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Þrasir (noun m.): [lover, Þrasir]
[8] Þrasir: ‘[…]er’ B, ‘þraseer’ 744ˣ
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[8] Þrasir: Lit. ‘raver, one in rage’ (from the weak verb þrasa ‘rage, rave’; see Gould 1929, 955 and Motz 1973, 115). A dwarf of this name is known only from this þula and Eil Þdr 19/4, but ‑þrasir is the second element in a number of compounds: Dólgþrasir (also a dwarf-name in Vsp 15/2); Lífþrasir (Lífðrasir), the name of one of the two human survivors of Ragnarǫk in Vafþr 45/1 (NK 53); the mythical name Mǫgþrasir in Vafþr 49/3. Other than that, Þrasarr is a name for Óðinn (see Note to Þul Óðins 4/4).
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
Fullangr ‘Fullangr’
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Fullangr (noun m.)
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[8] Fullangr: Lit. ‘full-long one’, which perhaps means ‘very tall’ (Motz 1973, 114), from the prefix full-, indicating completion, and the adj. langr ‘long’. The name does not occur elsewhere.
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