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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Elds 2III/1 — vafr ‘flickering’

Leygr, vafrlogi,         linnr ok farri,
brandr, fýr, túsi,         brími, nertill,
viti, eimyrja,         vélann, fasti,
funi, hyrr, fœðir,         fúrr ok eisa.

Leygr, vafrlogi, linnr ok farri, brandr, fýr, túsi, brími, nertill, viti, eimyrja, vélann, fasti, funi, hyrr, fœðir, fúrr ok eisa.

Flame, flickering flame, serpent and wanderer, fire, blaze, crackling one, burning, gnawing one, beacon, live coals, deceiver, fire, pyre, flare, feeder, bonfire and glowing embers.

readings

[1] vafr‑: vǫfr‑ B

notes

[1] vafrlogi (m.) ‘flickering flame’: In Old Norse mythology vafrlogi denotes flames surrounding the hall of an enchanted princess (e.g. Brynhildr’s hall in Skm, SnE 1998, I, 48; cf. also Fj 31, Skí 8, 9 and Note to ESk Frag 1/4). In Modern Icelandic folklore, vafrlogi (or málmlogi ‘metal-flame’) is said to flicker above buried treasures (see CVC: vafrlogi).

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