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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Sea-kings 1III/3 — Hœkingr ‘Hœkingr’

Ekkill, Eitill, Skekkill,
Eimnir, Gestill, Reimnir,
Heiti, Hœkingr, Meiti,
Heimi, Mýsingr, Beimi,
Randvér, Róði, Mundill,
Rǫkkvi, Sǫlsi, Nǫkkvi,
Hæmingr, Hagbarðr, Glammi,
Haki, Beimuni, Rakni.

Ekkill, Eitill, Skekkill, Eimnir, Gestill, Reimnir, Heiti, Hœkingr, Meiti, Heimi, Mýsingr, Beimi, Randvér, Róði, Mundill, Rǫkkvi, Sǫlsi, Nǫkkvi, Hæmingr, Hagbarðr, Glammi, Haki, Beimuni, Rakni.

Ekkill, Eitill, Skekkill, Eimnir, Gestill, Reimnir, Heiti, Hœkingr, Meiti, Heimi, Mýsingr, Beimi, Randvér, Róði, Mundill, Rǫkkvi, Sǫlsi, Nǫkkvi, Hæmingr, Hagbarðr, Glammi, Haki, Beimuni, Rakni.

readings

[3] Hœkingr: so W, 2368ˣ, ‘hǫking’ A

notes

[3] Hœkingr: The name is not found in skaldic kennings, but it appears in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: Hœkingr). As to its possible origin, cf. the pers. n. Hōc in Beowulf l. 1076 (Beowulf 2008, 38). If the correct reading is Hækingr (with <æ> rather than <œ>), however, the name might be derived from Háki, cf. hákr m. ‘glutton’ (Björn Sigfússon 1934, 133; Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 292). One Hæklingr víkingr is mentioned in Hálfs saga (Hálf, FSN II, 26-7). See also hœkingr ‘hooked one’ among the sword-heiti in Þul Sverða 7/7.

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