Cookies on our website

We use cookies on this website, mainly to provide a secure browsing experience but also to collect statistics on how the website is used. You can find out more about the cookies we set, the information we store and how we use it on the cookies page.

Continue

skaldic

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

Menu Search

Þul Hesta 3III/2 — Vingskornir ‘Vingskornir’

Vegbjartr, Hǫlkvir,         Vingskornir, Hrafn,
Alsviðr, alvarr,         Árvakr, Drasill,
Blakkr, bǫlþvari,         bráinn, hástigi,
Marr, Jór, bautuðr,         Mór, jǫrmuni.

Vegbjartr, Hǫlkvir, Vingskornir, Hrafn, Alsviðr, alvarr, Árvakr, Drasill, Blakkr, bǫlþvari, bráinn, hástigi, Marr, Jór, bautuðr, Mór, jǫrmuni.

Way-bright one, Hǫlkvir, Vingskornir, Hrafn, Alsviðr, all-cautious one, Árvakr, Drasill, Blakkr, evil-borer, flickering one, high-stepper, Marr, Jór, striker, Mór, mighty one.

readings

[2] Vingskornir: ‘vígsk[…]’ B, ‘vígskornir’ 744ˣ

notes

[2] Vingskornir: This is Sigrdrífa’s horse in Fáfn 44/4. The meaning of the name is perhaps ‘land-ploughing one’ (from ving-, cf. vengi ‘land’, and ‑skornir, an agent noun from the strong verb skera ‘cut’; see LP: Vingskornir). Alternatively, the first element, ving-, could mean ‘swing, stagger’, thus expressing the notion of unsteady motion (so Kahle 1903, 171; AEW: vingr, Vingskornir). The name is otherwise not attested in skaldic verse.

grammar

Close

Log in

This service is only available to members of the relevant projects, and to purchasers of the skaldic volumes published by Brepols.
This service uses cookies. By logging in you agree to the use of cookies on your browser.

Close

Word in text

This view shows information about an instance of a word in a text.