Hildingr, harri ok hertogi,
mæringr, hilmir, mildingr ok Nórr,
lofðungr, niflungr ok landreki,
þengill, vísi, þjóðann, konungr.
Hildingr, harri ok hertogi, mæringr, hilmir, mildingr ok Nórr, lofðungr, niflungr ok landreki, þengill, vísi, þjóðann, konungr.
Warrior, lord and army-leader, illustrious one, helmet-provider, munificent one and Nórr, descendant of Lofði, one of the Niflungar and land-ruler, chieftain, leader, sovereign, king.
[7] þengill (m.) ‘chieftain’: A poetic word for ‘ruler’, whose etymology is uncertain. In Skm, Þengill (or Manna-Þengill) is the name of a son of Hálfdan gamli (see Introduction above).