Hrímgerðr, Hæra, Herkja, fála,
Imð, Járnsaxa, Íma, Fjǫlvǫr,
mǫrn, Íviðja, Ámgerðr, Simul,
Sívǫr, Skríkja, Sveipinfalda.
Hrímgerðr, Hæra, Herkja, fála, Imð, Járnsaxa, Íma, Fjǫlvǫr, mǫrn, Íviðja, Ámgerðr, Simul, Sívǫr, Skríkja, Sveipinfalda.
Hrímgerðr, Hæra, Herkja, troll-woman, Imð, Járnsaxa, Íma, Fjǫlvǫr, giantess, Íviðja, Ámgerðr, Simul, Sívǫr, Skríkja, Sveipinfalda.
[3] Járnsaxa: ‘jarnsax[…]’ B, ‘j́arnsaxa’ 744ˣ
[3] Járnsaxa: Possibly ‘one armed with an iron-sword’, from járn n. ‘iron’ and sax n. ‘short sword’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 306). This is the name of one of Heimdallr’s mothers (Hyndl 37/8; see Note to Imð above), but according to Snorri (Skm, SnE 1998, I, 22, 30), Járnsaxa is also the name of another troll-woman, the mother of Þórr’s son Magni. The name is attested in kennings (LP: járnsaxa).