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.
[5] ónn: ‘ann’ B
[5] ónn (m.): An undefined part of a sword. Cf. the man-kenning Tý ónhjalta ‘the Týr of sword-hilts’ in Þorm Lv 16/2I (see Note there). According to Falk (1914b, 19), the word is identical with ModSwed. dialectal ån (cf. MHG jān) ‘row of mown grass or reaped grain’ and denotes the decoration on a sword, perhaps the patterning on the sword-blade. See also the Note to Þul Dverga 3/4.