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.
[8] sneldingr: snelduðr B
[8] sneldingr (m.) ‘wicked one’: A hap. leg., which has the derivational suffix -uðr in B. According to AEW: sneldingr, this heiti is possibly derived from the adj. sneldr ‘wicked, cruel’. Alternatively, it could be related to snáldr m. ‘snout’, attested in Old Norse prose as a term for a snake’s snout (Konraðs saga ch. 9, Cederschiöld 1884, 70); cf. ÍO: sneldingur).