Þul Ǫrvar 2III/4 — smíðis ‘handiwork’
Flugglǫð, flugsvinn, Fífa ok skeyti,
geta skal fennu ok Gusis smíðis;
Jólfs smíði es, en øfst þura.
Flugglǫð, flugsvinn, Fífa ok skeyti, skal geta fennu ok smíðis Gusis; es smíði Jólfs, en øfst þura.
Flight-bright one, flight-swift one, Fífa and missile, I shall mention finder and Gusir’s handiwork; there is Jólfr’s handiwork and the last is whizzer.
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[4] smíðis Gusis ‘Gusir’s handiwork’: The word smíðis n. ‘handiwork, work of smith-craft, artefact’ is in the gen. sg. (see Note to l. 3; the B variant smíði is incorrect). This is the collective name of the three arrows (see Notes to sts 1/4, 1/6, 2/2) feathered with gold which flew of their own accord from the bowstring and back again, also called nautar Gusis ‘Gusir’s gifts, Gusir’s belongings’ (cf. the C variant nauta gen. pl.) because they were owned by Gusir, the legendary king of the Saami (see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 4, FSN II, 173; for nautr, see Note to Þul Sverða 11/2).