Þul Bjarnar 1III/2 — elg ‘elk’
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr, bera, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr ok breiðvegi,
bestingr, bassi, balti, hlébarðr,
úfr, frekr, vilnir, jórekr, mǫsmi,
fetviðnir, húnn, fress, vetrliði,
íugtanni, jalfuðr, ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr, bera, elgviðnir, blájaxl, ísolfr ok breiðvegi, bestingr, bassi, balti, hlébarðr, úfr, frekr, vilnir, jórekr, mǫsmi, fetviðnir, húnn, fress, vetrliði, íugtanni, jalfuðr, ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Bear, little bear, mighty one, she-bear, elk-forest-dweller, dark molar, ice-wolf and broad-fighter, haltered one, bassi, heavy-stepper, hlébarðr, gruff one, greedy one, vilnir, horse-powerful one, mǫsmi, fetviðnir, bear-cub, snarler, winter-survivor, greedy-toothed one, roarer, hooded one, bowel-sharp one.
readings
[2] elg‑: él‑ C
notes
[2] elgviðnir (m.) ‘elk-forest-dweller’: A hap. leg. The second element of this cpd is probably derived from viðr m. ‘wood’; cf. viðnir ‘forest-dweller’, a heiti for ‘serpent’, ‘wolf’ and ‘hawk’ (Þul Orma 4/3, Þul Vargs 1/5, Þul Hauks 2/5). The first element is either elgr m. ‘elk’ or, less likely, él n. ‘storm’ (cf. the C variant élviðnir, which translates as ‘storm-forest-dweller’ but has no support in the other mss).