Hölgi
nafnorð, karlkyn
a, m. a pr. name, in the Hb. spelt Hœlgi; this is the old Norse form, whereas the old and mod. Icel. form is Helgi, and of a woman, Helga, u, f., Landn.; prob. contracted from Hálogi, cp. the Dan. Holger and Russian Olga: Hölgi was the name of a mythol. king, Edda 83, whence Hölga-brúðr, f. the bride of Hölgi, or Hölga-tröll, n. (Skálda 168, Fms. xi. 134), the giantess of H.: hölda-brúðr and hörga-brúðr are less correct forms, Nj. 131 (v. l.), Fb. i. 213; for the various readings in different MSS. see Jóms S. ch. 44, Nj. ch. 89: this is the name of two weird sisters worshipped by the earls of Hlaðir; the passage in Skálda l. c. refers to some lost myth concerning these sisters.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- mod.
- modern.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- prob.
- probably.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- MSS.
- manuscript, manuscripts.
- ch.
- chapter.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók. (E. I.)