Þjóð Haustl 1III/8 — Þjaza ‘Þjazi’
Hvé skalk gótt at gjǫldum
gunnveggjar brú leggja
…
raddkleif at Þórleifi.
Týframra sék tíva
trygglaust of far þriggja
á hreingǫru hlýri
Hildar fats ok Þjaza.
Hvé skalk leggja … gótt ... at gjǫldum brú gunnveggjar ... raddkleif at Þórleifi. Sék trygglaust of far þriggja týframra tíva ok Þjaza á hreingǫru hlýri fats Hildar.
How can I provide … good ... as recompense for the bridge of the battle-wall [SHIELD-WALL > SHIELD] ... voice-cliff [SHIELD] from Þorleifr. I see the insecure situation of three god-bold deities and Þjazi on the brightly made surface of the clothing of Hildr <valkyrie> [ARMOUR > SHIELD-FACE].
notes
[8] Þjaza ‘Þjazi’: Name of a giant, mentioned in a number of eddic and skaldic poems, as well as in Gylf (SnE 2005, 23-4) and Skm (SnE 1998, I, 1-2). Various etymologies of his name have been proposed; see AEW: Þjazi and Note to Þul Jǫtna I 1/4. He sought to abduct the goddess Iðunn by pressuring Loki into enticing her away from Ásgarðr, after he had first prevented Óðinn’s, Hœnir’s and Loki’s dinner (an ox) from cooking while they were away from home. After his death, his daughter Skaði sought compensation from the gods for her father’s killing.