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.
[3] langbarðr (m.) ‘long-bearded one’: As a heiti for ‘serpent’, the word occurs only in this þula, but it is also found in Þul Óðins 7/6 and Þul Sverða 2/3. It is likely that this word was transferred from a list of Óðinn’s names (see Note to grímr in st. 2/5 above). Another possibility is a semantic derivation ‘sword’ > ‘serpent’, since orma heiti are traditionally used as base-words in kennings for ‘sword’ (cf. other heiti for both ‘sword’ and ‘serpent’, e.g. Níðhǫggr in l. 1 above).