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Þul Jǫtna I 1III/5 — Hrímnir ‘Hrímnir’

Ek mun jǫtna         inna heiti:
Ymir, Gangr, Mímir,         Iði ok Þjazi,
Hrungnir, Hrímnir,         Hrauðnir, Grímnir,
Hveðrungr, Hafli,         Hripstoðr, Gymir.

Ek mun inna heiti jǫtna: Ymir, Gangr, Mímir, Iði ok Þjazi, Hrungnir, Hrímnir, Hrauðnir, Grímnir, Hveðrungr, Hafli, Hripstoðr, Gymir.

I shall tell the names of giants: Ymir, Gangr, Mímir, Iði and Þjazi, Hrungnir, Hrímnir, Hrauðnir, Grímnir, Hveðrungr, Hafli, Hripstoðr, Gymir.

readings

[5] Hrímnir: ‘hrim[…]’ B, ‘hrimnir’ 744ˣ

notes

[5] Hrímnir: This giant is mentioned in eddic poems (cf. Skí 28/3; Hyndl 32/6) and in Vǫlsunga saga (FSN I, 118-19). Hrím n. means ‘soot’ or ‘rime’, and the kin of frost-ogres were known as hrímþursar (see also Hrímþurs, st. 2/5). Hrímnir m. means ‘rimy one’ or ‘sooty one’. Another giant of this name, Hrímnir úr Háfjalli ‘from Háfjall’, appears in Gríms saga loðinkinna (FSN II, 145-8, 152). The name occurs in kennings and is frequently used as a second element in compounds that do not designate giants (e.g. Sæhrímnir, valhrímnir, Andhrímnir). It is also recorded as a heiti for ‘boar’, ‘hawk’ and ‘fire (Þul Galtar l. 2, Þul Hauks 1/4 and Þul Elds 1/8).

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