Þul Manna 9III/4 — ættbogi ‘family line’
Niðr, hleytamaðr, niðjungr ok barn,
konr ok kynkvísl, kundr, ættbogi,
mǫgr, málunautr, mágr ok spjalli,
ættbaðmr, ættslóð, ofskǫpt ok sveinn.
Niðr, hleytamaðr, niðjungr ok barn, konr ok kynkvísl, kundr, ættbogi, mǫgr, málunautr, mágr ok spjalli, ættbaðmr, ættslóð, ofskǫpt ok sveinn.
Relative, brother-in-law, descendant and child, kin and kin-branch, kinsman, family line, boy, speech-mate, in-law and intimate, issue, genealogy, lineage and young man.
readings
[4] ættbogi: áttbogi niðr nauðleyta maðr C, ‘[…]e’ B, ‘e᷎ttboge’ 744ˣ
notes
[4] ættbogi ‘family line’: With the variant form áttbogi (so C). The word is derived from átt, ætt f. ‘family’ and bogi m. ‘bow’. The word is not found elsewhere in poetry, but it is attested in prose (see Fritzner: ættbogi).