Þul Orma 3III/1 — náinn ‘corpse-like one’
Níðhǫggr, náinn, niðr, holdvari,
langbarðr, lýðir, linnr, heiðbúi,
strykr, steinbúi, stýrir, Sváfnir,
snákr, scorpion, sneldingr, naðra.
Níðhǫggr, náinn, niðr, holdvari, langbarðr, lýðir, linnr, heiðbúi, strykr, steinbúi, stýrir, Sváfnir, snákr, scorpion, sneldingr, naðra.
Níðhǫggr, corpse-like one, descendant, flesh-wary one, long-bearded one, lýðir, serpent, heath-dweller, striped one, stone-dweller, ruler, Sváfnir, snake, scorpion, wicked one, viper.
notes
[1] náinn (m.) ‘corpse-like one’: The name could be derived from nár m. ‘corpse, deceased’ (adopted in the present edn), but its exact meaning is uncertain. Alternatively, it may be the same word as the adj. náinn ‘closely related, near kinsman’ (cf. the following heiti, niðr ‘descendant’). As a heiti for ‘serpent’, náinn is not found elsewhere, Náinn is the name of a dwarf (see Þul Dverga 2/3 and Note). Cf. also náin f. as one of the heiti for ‘mail-shirt’ (see Note to Þul Brynju l. 2).