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Þul Valkyrja 2III/5 — Randgríðr ‘Randgríðr’

Ráðgnið, Gǫndul,         Svipul, Geirskǫgul,
Hildr ok Skeggǫld,         Hrund, Geirdriful,
Randgríðr ok Þrúðr,         Reginleif ok Sveið,
Þǫgn, Hjalmþrimul,         Þrima ok Skalmǫld.

Ráðgnið, Gǫndul, Svipul, Geirskǫgul, Hildr ok Skeggǫld, Hrund, Geirdriful, Randgríðr ok Þrúðr, Reginleif ok Sveið, Þǫgn, Hjalmþrimul, Þrima ok Skalmǫld.

Ráðgnið, Gǫndul, Svipul, Geirskǫgul, Hildr and Skeggǫld, Hrund, Geirdriful, Randgríðr and Þrúðr, Reginleif and Sveið, Þǫgn, Hjálmþrimul, Þrima and Skálmǫld.

readings

[5] Randgríðr: ‘tanngniðr’ A

notes

[5] Randgríðr: The reading in ms. A ‘tanngniðr’ (lit. ‘teeth-din’(?)) is probably not correct, and an intial r- is needed for alliteration. The form may be a corruption of Ranngríð(r) ‘house-Gríðr’ or Randgríð(r) ‘shield-Gríðr’, and the latter has been adopted in Skj B and Skald and in the present edn. Cf. the battle-heiti Randgríðr in Þul Orrostu 1/6 (see SnE 1998, II, 373). This valkyrie-name is known from Grí 36/7 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 30). See also Randgnið (st. 1/8), Ráðgnið (l. 1 above) and the valkyrie-name Sanngríðr ‘true-Gríðr’ in Anon Darr 3/3V (Nj 55).

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