Hjþ Lv 7VIII (HjǪ 16)/6 — Hrauðungs ‘of Hrauðungr’
Vak þú, Ölvir, ef þú vilt víf sjá;
þú ert kossmildr við konur harðla.
Heyrðu †hranarar† bíða þín Hrauðungs meyjar;
hverf þú við, ef þér hugr dugir.
Vak þú, Ölvir, ef þú vilt sjá víf; þú ert harðla kossmildr við konur. Heyrðu †hranarar† meyjar Hrauðungs bíða þín; hverf þú við, ef hugr dugir þér.
Wake up, Ǫlvir, if you want to see women; you are very generous with kisses for women. Listen … the girls of Hrauðungr <giant> [GIANTESSES] are waiting for you; turn to [them] if your courage serves you.
readings
[6] Hrauðungs: ‘hraudings’ 109a IIIˣ, ‘hundning’ papp6ˣ, Hundings ÍBR5ˣ
notes
[6] meyjar Hrauðungs ‘the girls of Hrauðungr <giant> [GIANTESSES]’: The noun meyjar needs minor emendation from the mss’ meyja to give a nom. pl. form, which the syntax of ll. 5-6 seems to require. The pers. n. Hrauðungr also requires minor emendation, if 109a IIIˣ’s ‘hraudings’ is adopted. See the discussion of this presumed giant-name in the Note to HjǪ 3/8. The forms of the name in papp6ˣ and ÍBR5ˣ are likely to have been influenced by the name Hundingi, given in the saga to the evil father of Hervǫr, whom the heroes are compelled to seek under an álǫg or magical spell.
kennings
- meyjar Hrauðungs — the girls of Hrauðungr <giant> [GIANTESSES]