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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Jǫtna I 2III/3 — Hræsvelgr ‘Hræsvelgr’

Harðverkr, Hrøkkvir         ok Hástigi,
Hræsvelgr, Herkir         ok Hrímgrímnir,
Hymir ok Hrímþurs,         Hvalr, Þrígeitir,
Þrymr, Þrúðgelmir,         Þistilbarði.

Harðverkr, Hrøkkvir ok Hástigi, Hræsvelgr, Herkir ok Hrímgrímnir, Hymir ok Hrímþurs, Hvalr, Þrígeitir, Þrymr, Þrúðgelmir, Þistilbarði.

Harðverkr, Hrøkkvir and Hástigi, Hræsvelgr, Herkir and Hrímgrímnir, Hymir and Hrímþurs, Hvalr, Þrígeitir, Þrymr, Þrúðgelmir, Þistilbarði.

readings

[3] Hræsvelgr: ‘[…]e […]elgr’ B, ‘hre᷎suelgr’ 744ˣ

notes

[3] Hræsvelgr: Lit. ‘corpse-swallower’ (from hræ n. ‘corpse, carrion’ and the agent noun svelgr m. ‘swallower’ from the strong verb svelga ‘swallow’). A giant in an eagle’s shape sitting at the northernmost end of heaven (also mentioned in Þul Ara l. 3). When he flies, his wings produce the winds (Vafþr 37/1 and SnE 2005, 20; not mentioned elsewhere).

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