Þul Dverga 5III/1 — Fíli ‘Fíli’
Fáinn, Fár*, Fíli, Fjǫlsviðr, Glóinn,
Fiðr, Hár, Farli, Frosti ok Tigvi,
Hannarr, Forvé, Heptifíli,
Heri, Hǫgstari ok Hornbori.
Fáinn, Fár*, Fíli, Fjǫlsviðr, Glóinn, Fiðr, Hár, Farli, Frosti ok Tigvi, Hannarr, Forvé, Heptifíli, Heri, Hǫgstari ok Hornbori.
Fáinn, Fár*, Fíli, Fjǫlsviðr, Glóinn, Fiðr, Hár, Farli, Frosti and Tigvi, Hannarr, Forvé, Heptifíli, Heri, Hǫgstari and Hornbori.
readings
[1] Fíli: ‘fil[…]’ B, ‘fili’ 744ˣ
notes
[1] Fíli: Other than in this þula, the name is recorded in Vsp 13/1 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 16; spelled Fili). The meaning of this word is uncertain and the quantity of the root vowel ([i] or [i:]) cannot be established with certainty. ÍO: Fíli derives it from the strong verb fela ‘hide’ (either ‘hiding one’ or ‘one who conceals sth.’), but that explanation is doubtful because it cannot account for the [i:]. According to Gould (1929, 946), the name could mean ‘file’ or ‘filer’, i.e. a smith with a file (related to ModNorw., ModSwed., ModDan. fil, a loan word from Old Frisian or Middle Low German). This explanation is doubtful as well, because the Old Norse word for ‘file’ was þél f. If the vowel is short (Fili), the word could be a m. formation from the weak f. noun fila ‘board, plank’.