Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning 16

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SnSt, Gylf ch. 16

Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning 16 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Gylf ch. 16)

Snorri Sturluson Gylfaginning

15 16 17

text and translation

The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Þá mælti Gangleri: "Hvað er fleira að segja stórmerkja frá
askinum?"

Hár segir: "Margt er þar af að segja. Örn einn situr í limum
asksins, og er hann margs vitandi, en í milli augna honum
situr haukur sá er heitir Veðurfölnir. Íkorni sá er heitir
Ratatoskur rennur upp og niður eftir askinum og ber
öfundarorð milli arnarins og Níðhöggs. En fjórir hirtir renna
í limum asksins og bíta barr. Þeir heita svo: Dáinn, Dvalinn,
Duneyr, Duraþrór. En svo margir ormar eru í Hvergelmi með
Níðhögg að engin tunga má telja. Svo segir hér:

Askur Yggdrasils

drýgir erfiði

meira en menn viti.

Hjörtur bítur ofan,

en á hliðu fúnar,

skerðir Níðhöggur neðan.

Svo er sagt:

Ormar fleiri

liggja und aski Yggdrasils

en það of hyggi hver ósvinnra afa,

Góinn og Móinn,

þeir eru Grafvitnis synir,

Grábakur og Grafvölluður,

Ófnir og Sváfnir

hygg eg að æ muni

meiðs kvistum má.

Enn er það sagt að nornir þær er byggja við Urðarbrunn taka
hvern dag vatn í brunninum og með aurinn þann er liggur um
brunninn og ausa upp yfir askinn til þess að eigi skuli limar
hans tréna eða fúna. En það vatn er svo heilagt að allir
hlutir þeir sem þar koma í brunninn verða svo hvítir sem
hinna sú er skjall heitir er innan liggur við eggskurn, svo
sem hér segir:

Ask veit eg ausinn

heitir Yggdrasill,

hár baðmur heilagur,

hvíta auri,

þaðan koma döggvar

er í dali falla,

stendur hann æ yfir grænn

Urðar brunni.

Sú dögg er þaðan af fellur á jörðina, það kalla menn
hunangfall, og þar af fæðast býflugur. Fuglar tveir fæðast í
Urðarbrunni, þeir heita svanir, og af þeim fuglum hefur komið
það fuglakyn er svo heitir."

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