Emjar, þremjar ok Ǫlrøðarnautr,
merki, véttrim ok missifengr,
ónn ok skafningr, undirdregningr,
vargr ok Kaldhamarsnautr, valbǫst ok herðr.
Emjar, þremjar ok Ǫlrøðarnautr, merki, véttrim ok missifengr, ónn ok skafningr, undirdregningr, vargr ok Kaldhamarsnautr, valbǫst ok herðr.
Howls, cutters and Ǫlrøðr’s gift, mark, battle-rim and mis-hitting one, ónn and polished one, under-drawn one, wolf and Kaldhamarr’s gift, sword-hilt panel and shoulder.
[3] véttrim: so Tˣ, B, vættrim R, C, A
[3] véttrim (f.) ‘battle-rim’: Or vætt-. The first element is from vétt- ‘battle’ (used only in compounds; cf. the strong verb vega ‘fight’). According to CVC: vætt-rim, it is the term for a ridge that runs along the sword-blade, leaving a hollow in the middle. Falk (1914b, 28-9), however, argues that véttrim is a metal hub on a hilt (cf. Korm ch. 10, ÍF 8, 238 and n. 3; cf. also valbǫst ‘slain-bast’, l. 8). The word is used in sword-kennings. See also Notes to Bkrepp Magndr 10/8II and Esk Geisl 47/4VII.