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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Óðins 8III/8 — Yggr ‘Yggr’

Sigtryggr, Jǫrmunr,         Saðr, Gunnblindi,
Jafnhár, Óski,         Jǫlfǫðr ok Þrór,
Ýrungr, Skilfingr,         Óðinn, Tveggi,
Veratýr, Sigþrór,         Valgautr ok Yggr.

Sigtryggr, Jǫrmunr, Saðr, Gunnblindi, Jafnhár, Óski, Jǫlfǫðr ok Þrór, Ýrungr, Skilfingr, Óðinn, Tveggi, Veratýr, Sigþrór, Valgautr ok Yggr.

Sigtryggr, Jǫrmunr, Saðr, Gunnblindi, Jafnhár, Óski, Jǫlfǫðr and Þrór, Ýrungr, Skilfingr, Óðinn, Tveggi, Veratýr, Sigþrór, Valgautr and Yggr.

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[8] Yggr: Lit. ‘frightening one’, and most likely originally an epithet for Óðinn (= yggr adj.). On Óðinn’s ability to terrify his enemies, see Yng (ch. 6, ÍF 26, 17). This is one of the most frequently used Óðinn-names.

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