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.
[6] Þrígeitir: þrígeirr B
[6] Þrígeitir: Cf. other giant-names, such as Geitir in st. 3/3 (and the name of a sea-king in Þul Sækonunga 1/7) and Eimgeitir in Þul Jǫtna II 1/3. Geitir (from geit f. ‘she-goat’) may mean ‘goat-owner’ or ‘goat-herd’, and the first part þrí- ‘three’ is probably an intensifying element (so Finnur Jónsson 1934-5, 299; cf. Þrívaldi, st. 3/2). The B variant ok Þrígeirr ‘and Þrígeirr’ also makes sense (for the second element, see Geirrøðr, st. 3/1). Neither of these names occurs elsewhere.