Þul Fugla 1III/1 — gaukþjórr ‘wryneck’
Gammr, grípr, gaukþjórr, gaukr, sviplækja,
grágás, heimgás, gagl ok helsingr,
geirfugl, geitungr, gleða, doðrkvisa,
ari, nagr, arta, ǫlpt, már ok haukr.
Gammr, grípr, gaukþjórr, gaukr, sviplækja, grágás, heimgás, gagl ok helsingr, geirfugl, geitungr, gleða, doðrkvisa, ari, nagr, arta, ǫlpt, már ok haukr.
Vulture, griffin, wryneck, cuckoo, sviplækja, grey goose, domestic goose, gosling and barnacle goose, great auk, wasp, kite, doðrkvisa, eagle, nagr, teal, swan, seagull and hawk.
readings
[1] gaukþjórr: ‘gaukþrorr’ B
notes
[1] gaukþjórr (m.) ‘wryneck’: This is a uniquely attested cpd formed from gaukr m. ‘cuckoo’ (see the next heiti) and þjórr m. ‘bull’. This bird has not been identified with certainty, but Heggstad et al. 2008: gaukþjórr suggests that this is the same as New Norw. gauksjor, the Eurasian wryneck (Iynx torquilla).