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.
[7] Hveðrungr: grímnir C, ‘[…]unngr’ B, ‘hveðrunngr’ 744ˣ
[7] Hveðrungr: Judging from such kennings as mǫgr Hveðrungs ‘son of Hveðrungr’, i.e. the wolf Fenrir (Vsp 55/5; SnE 2005, 52), and mær Hveðrungs ‘daughter of Hveðrungr’, i.e. Hel (Þjóð Yt 24/3I), Hveðrungr is another name for Loki. The name may mean ‘descendant of Hveðra <giantess>’ (Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 301; AEW: hveðra). The name is also mentioned in Þul Óðins 5/4.