Øx, járnsparða ok jarðhyrna,
skjáfa ok skeggja, skráma ok genja,
reginspǫnn, Gnepja, gýgr ok fála,
snaga ok búlda, barða ok vígglǫð,
þveita ok þenja; þá es arghyrna;
hon es øfst talið øxar heita.
Øx, járnsparða ok jarðhyrna, skjáfa ok skeggja, skráma ok genja, reginspǫnn, Gnepja, gýgr ok fála, snaga ok búlda, barða ok vígglǫð, þveita ok þenja; þá es arghyrna; hon es talið øfst heita øxar.
Axe, iron-axe and earth-horn, scraper and bearded one, skráma and gaper, mighty-span, Gnepja, ogress and troll-woman, spiked one and bulging one, whiskered one and battle-bright one, hewer and stretching one; then there is weak-horn; this is listed as the last of the names for axe.
[5] Gnepja: ok gnepja C, ‘gnæfia’ A, ‘gnefia’ B
[5] Gnepja: This heiti is the name of a troll-woman, and the word is attested only in the þulur. See Note to Þul Trollkvenna 2/3. The A, B variants ‘gnæfia’ and ‘gnefia’ (the latter is also the form found in the LaufE mss) are also possible (derived from the weak verb gnæva ‘rise up, tower’ or from the adj. gnæfr ‘towering’).