Leirvǫr, Ljóta ok Loðinfingra,
Kráka, Varðrún ok Kjallandi,
Vígglǫð, Þurbǫrð; viljum nefna
Rýgi síðarst ok Rifingǫflu.
Leirvǫr, Ljóta ok Loðinfingra, Kráka, Varðrún ok Kjallandi, Vígglǫð, Þurbǫrð; viljum nefna Rýgi síðarst ok Rifingǫflu.
Leirvǫr, Ljóta and Loðinfingra, Kráka, Varðrún and Kjallandi, Vígglǫð, Þurbǫrð; we [I] wish to name Rýgr last, and Rifingafla.
[3] Varðrún: varðrúm C, ‘[…]drun’ B, varðrún 744ˣ
[3] Varðrún: The meaning of this name is not clear. It may be one of the names connected with terms for magic wisdom, perhaps lit. ‘ward(watch)-mystery’ (so Motz 1981, 504; cf. such valkyrie-names as Sigrún and Ǫlrún). For the first element of this cpd, varð-, see AEW: varðlok(k)ur. The name occurs once in a wolf-kenning (Arn Hardr 12/8II).