Svölðr
nafnorðkvenkyn
a local name of a current (not an island) near Hiddense (Héðins-ey) west of Rügen; a rendering of a Wendish name, the Swelchie, whirlpool (?); fyrir Svölðar minni, before the mouth of S.; and ‘fyrir Svölð,’ 83, also S. 120, 122; see the conclusive essay on the place and date of this battle by Mr. Jörgensen, in Aarb. for Nord. Oldk. og Hist. 1869; to which add, that ‘Héðins-ey’ actually occurs, although disguised, in Hallfred’s poems, composed immediately after the battle, ‘á víðu sundi Héðins-eyjar’ for ‘Héðins-meyjar’ of the ; and breiðan bekk Héðins ‘rekka’ of the same poem ( 218, 219, verses 12, 15, being a local name, not a kenning).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- prob.probably.
- ch.chapter.
- viz.namely.
- MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Knytl.Knytlinga saga. (E. I.)
- Fs.Forn-sögur. (D. II.)