Þul Þorgþ I 3III/6 — Gyllis ‘Gyllir’
Blóðughófi hét hestr ok bera kváðu
ǫflgan Atriða;
Gísl ok Falhófnir, Glær ok Skeiðbrimir,
þar vas ok Gyllis of getit.
Blóðughófi hét hestr ok kváðu bera ǫflgan Atriða; Gísl ok Falhófnir, Glær ok Skeiðbrimir, þar vas ok Gyllis of getit.
There was a horse called Blóðughófi and they said he bore the mighty Atriði; Gísl and Falhófnir, Glær and Skeiðbrimir, Gyllir was also mentioned there.
readings
[6] Gyllis of getit: so all others, gullinn of getinn R
notes
[6] Gyllis ‘Gyllir’: Like the other horses mentioned above, this one is owned by the Æsir (cf. Grí 30/1), and the name translates as ‘gilder’ (agent noun from the weak verb gylla ‘gild’) or as ‘golden one’ (cf. gull n. ‘gold’; it also occurs as Gullir, Gullinn). It is used in skaldic poetry as a horse-heiti. See also Gyllir (Þul Hesta 1/1) and the giant-name Gyllir (Þul Jǫtna II 1/6).