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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Øxna 2III/1 — simirsimir

Himinhrjóðr, simir         ok harðfari,
Hœfir, digni,         hjǫlluðr, simull,
hliðr, stúfr ok litr,         hríðr, forsimi,
Arfr, jǫrmuni         ok eikismiðr.

Himinhrjóðr, simir ok harðfari, Hœfir, digni, hjǫlluðr, simull, hliðr, stúfr ok litr, hríðr, forsimi, Arfr, jǫrmuni ok eikismiðr.

Himinhrjóðr, simir and hard-goer, Hœfir, stout one, roarer, simull, hliðr, stump and coloured one, hríðr, forsimi, Arfr, mighty one and eikismiðr.

readings

[1] simir: simarr A, B

notes

[1] simir: As a heiti for ‘ox’ the word does not occur elsewhere and its meaning is unclear, but cf. simi (st. 1/5; see also Note to Þul Hesta 1/5).

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