Þul Óðins 6III/4 — Brúni ‘Brúni’
Sviðurr ok Skollvaldr, Siggautr ok Viðurr,
Sviðrir, Báleygr, Sigðir, Brúni,
Sigmundr, Svǫlnir, Síðskeggr ok Njótr,
Olgr, Biflindi ok Ennibrattr.
Sviðurr ok Skollvaldr, Siggautr ok Viðurr, Sviðrir, Báleygr, Sigðir, Brúni, Sigmundr, Svǫlnir, Síðskeggr ok Njótr, Olgr, Biflindi ok Ennibrattr.
Sviðurr and Skollvaldr, Siggautr and Viðurr, Sviðrir, Báleygr, Sigðir, Brúni, Sigmundr, Svǫlnir, Síðskeggr and Njótr, Ólgr, Biflindi and Ennibrattr.
notes
[4] Brúni: This name could have been derived from brún f. ‘eyebrow’ (AEW: Brúni), and hence would characterise Óðinn as one with overhanging brows which hide his eyes (cf. Bileygr, st. 5/5). The name is most likely taken from the legend known from Saxo (Saxo 2005, I, 7, 12, 1, pp. 506-9, I, 8, 4, 3, pp. 518-19, I, 8, 4, 8-9, pp. 520-3), according to which Óðinn assumed the disguise of Bruno (cf. OHG Prūno), the confidant of Haraldr hilditannr ‘War-tooth’, and, acting as the driver of the king’s chariot, he treacherously killed him at the epic battle of Brávellir (cf. Falk 1924, 5). The name is not mentioned in other lists of Óðinn-heiti, nor does it otherwise occur in poetry, but it is attested in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: Brúni) and it is a dwarf-name in the Hb version of Vsp 13/3 (NK 3).