Grafvitnir, fánn, Góinn, holtskriði,
grafningr, grettir, Grábakr, trani,
grímr ok grafþvengr, gargan, eitrungr,
hringr, holdvarinn, haugvarðr, dreki.
Grafvitnir, fánn, Góinn, holtskriði, grafningr, grettir, Grábakr, trani, grímr ok grafþvengr, gargan, eitrungr, hringr, holdvarinn, haugvarðr, dreki.
Grafvitnir, gleaming one, Góinn, grove-slider, digger, grimacer, Grábakr, crane, masked one and digging-belt, shrieking one, poisonous one, ring, flesh-wary one, mound-watcher, dragon.
[8] haugvarðr (m.) ‘mound-watcher’: See Note to [All] above. From haugr m. ‘mound, hill’ and ‑varðr ‘watcher, guardian’. In the LaufE mss this word is given as (normalised) hǫggvǫrðr ‘strike-guardian’. This heiti refers to numerous legends of dragons guarding treasure-hoards buried in mounds.