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Þul Jǫtna I 5III/3 — Víparr ‘Víparr’

Kǫttr, Ǫsgrúi         ok Alfarinn,
Vindsvalr, Víparr         ok Vafþrúðnir,
Eldr, Aurgelmir,         Ægir, Rangbeinn,
Vindr, Víðblindi,         Vingnir, Leifi.

Kǫttr, Ǫsgrúi ok Alfarinn, Vindsvalr, Víparr ok Vafþrúðnir, Eldr, Aurgelmir, Ægir, Rangbeinn, Vindr, Víðblindi, Vingnir, Leifi.

Kǫttr, Ǫsgrúi and Alfarinn, Vindsvalr, Víparr and Vafþrúðnir, Eldr, Aurgelmir, Ægir, Rangbeinn, Vindr, Víðblindi, Vingnir, Leifi.

readings

[3] Víparr: viðarr

notes

[3] Víparr: A hap. leg. of uncertain meaning. According to ÍO: Víparr, the name may be related to veipa f. ‘wimple, woman’s hood’, vippa ‘turn, twist’ and vipra ‘draw the lips together’. Alternatively, Víparr could be derived from vípa f. ‘stiff hair’ (see AEW: vípa). The variant ‘viðarr’ is most likely confused with the name of the god Víðarr or Víðarr inn þǫgli ‘the Silent’ (cf. Gylf, SnE 2005, 26).

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