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Þul Hesta 3III/6 — hástigi ‘high-stepper’

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.

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[6] hástigi (m.) ‘high-stepper’: From the adj. hár ‘high’ and the strong verb stíga. As a horse-heiti, the word occurs only in the present þula. Hástigi is also the name of a giant-like man in Hjálmþés saga (FSN III, 491, 495-7, 501-4) and a heiti for ‘giant’ (see Note to Þul Jǫtna I 2/2).

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