Þul Sjóvar 2^III

Sund ‘Sound’

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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming

[1] Sund: ‘[…]und’ B, Sund 744ˣ

ǫgr ‘inlet’

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2. ǫgr (noun n.)

[1] ǫgr velfœrr: so Tˣ, ‘ø̨gr[…]r’ R, ‘ægr vel for‑’ C, ægir velfœrr A, ‘[…]ferr’ B, ‘e᷎gir velferr’ 744ˣ

velfœrr ‘easily crossable one’

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1. velfœrr (noun m.)

[1] ǫgr velfœrr: so Tˣ, ‘ø̨gr[…]r’ R, ‘ægr vel for‑’ C, ægir velfœrr A, ‘[…]ferr’ B, ‘e᷎gir velferr’ 744ˣ

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[1] velfœrr (m.) ‘easily crossable one’: A hap. leg. This is possibly a euphemism for ‘sea’ (SnE 1998, II, 424), which derives from calling the sea ‘easily crossable’ when it is difficult or dangerous to cross.

sími ‘rope’

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sími (noun m.): thread, string

[2] sími: so Tˣ, C, ‘[…]’ R, ‘sǿni’ A, ‘sam[…]’ B, ‘samm’ 744ˣ

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[2] sími (m.) ‘rope’: So Skj B. This reading is found only in mss Tˣ and C (the latter has forsími). This is a peculiar heiti for ‘sea’, but it could refer to the image of the ocean encircling the earth like a girdle or belt. See also ESk Lv 8-9, 14-15.

ok ‘and’

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

[2] ok: om. Tˣ, A, B

víðir ‘wide one’

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víðir (noun m.): ocean

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[2] víðir (m.) ‘wide one’: Also listed in Þul Hesta 2/7.

hríð ‘tempest’

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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

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[3] hríð (f.) ‘tempest’: See also Þul Á 6/2 and Þul Orrostu 2/7.

ver ‘fishing-place’

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1. ver (noun n.; °-s; dat. -jum/-um): sea

[3] ver: verr C

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[3] ver (n.) ‘fishing-place’: See Kuhn (1941, 107-8). Also listed among Sævar heiti in Skm (SnE 1998, I, 92); cf. OE wær ‘sea’ (< Gmc *waza-(?)).

breki ‘breaker’

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breki (noun m.): breaker

húm ‘dark one’

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húm (noun n.): sea-spray

[4] húm: ‘hvn’ A, ‘hi[…]’ B, ‘huín’ 744ˣ

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[4] húm (n.) ‘dark one’: As a term for ‘sea’ the word is found only in poetry, otherwise the meaning is ‘dusk, twilight’. See Anon (MH) l. 1^II. Faulkes (SnE 1998, I, 94) gives the m. form húmr.

flóð ‘flood’

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2. flóð (noun n.): flood

ok ‘and’

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

[4] ok: om. Tˣ, ‘[…]’ B, ok 744ˣ

brim ‘surf’

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brim (noun n.): surf

grœðir ‘swelling one’

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grœðir (noun m.): ?healer, ?ocean

[5] grœðir: ‘groðir’ Tˣ

glýjuðr ‘bright one’

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glýjuðr (noun m.)

[5] glýjuðr: ‘glioðr’ Tˣ, C, ‘ok glýro᷎dr’ B

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[5] glýjuðr (m.) ‘bright one’: Or ‘glad one’. Cf. the adj. glýjaðr ‘glad’ (p. p. of the weak verb glýja ‘be cheerful’), glý f. ‘glee, happiness’. For the meaning ‘bright’, see AEW: glýjuðr as well as glýja f. ‘dazzling from brightness’ and glýra f. ‘glitter’. Not otherwise attested as a heiti for ‘sea’.

gymir ‘engulfer’

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gymir (noun m.): [sea]

[6] gymir: ‘gvmir’ A

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[6] gymir (m.) ‘engulfer’: A poetic word for ‘sea’ and another name for Ægir, the sea-giant (see Note to Þul Jǫtna I 1/8).

ok ‘and’

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

[6] ok: om. C

vægir ‘wavy one’

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2. vægir (noun m.)

[6] vægir: so C, A, ‘veg[…]’ R, vegir Tˣ, B

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[6] vægir (m.) ‘wavy one’: The word does not otherwise occur as a sea-heiti. According to AEW: vægir 1, it is derived from the weak verb vægja ‘flow, suppurate’, or possibly from vágr m. ‘sea’ (so ÍO: vægir). Vægir ‘wavy one’ is also listed among the sword-heiti (see Note to Þul Sverða 4/1), but it is not clear whether this is a different word.

gniðr ‘murmur’

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gniðr (noun m.): °brusen

[7] gniðr: ‘g[…]’ B, ‘g....’ 744ˣ

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[7] gniðr ok órór ‘murmur and unquiet one’: Neither heiti is found elsewhere as a sea-name (gniðr, niðr m. means ‘murmur of running water’; cf. also gnauð f. ‘noise’).

ok ‘and’

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

[7] ok: om. Tˣ

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[7] gniðr ok órór ‘murmur and unquiet one’: Neither heiti is found elsewhere as a sea-name (gniðr, niðr m. means ‘murmur of running water’; cf. also gnauð f. ‘noise’).

órór ‘unquiet one’

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1. órór (noun m.)

[7] órór: ‘vrorr’ C, ‘[...]’ B, ‘or. .’ 744ˣ

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[7] gniðr ok órór ‘murmur and unquiet one’: Neither heiti is found elsewhere as a sea-name (gniðr, niðr m. means ‘murmur of running water’; cf. also gnauð f. ‘noise’).

gjalfr ‘surge’

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gjalfr (noun n.; °-s): surge, waves

[8] gjalfr: ‘[…]ialfr’ B, ‘gíalfr’ 744ˣ

fen ‘fen’

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fen (noun n.; °-s; -): fen

snapi ‘snuffling one’

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snapi (noun m.)

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[8] snapi (m.) ‘snuffling one’: A hap. leg. This is a neologism derived from the weak verb snapa ‘snuffle’. It could also be that the sense of this heiti is ‘one searching for food’.