Dvergatal i Uppsala-Eddan [Elektronisk resurs]

• This article deals with the unique name forms in Dvergatal in the so-called Uppsala Edda, DG 11 (henceforth U). In U there are 16 name forms that do not occur in the corresponding position in the other textual witnesses containing Dvergatal, which is a high number compared to the other manuscripts. These forms are analyzed regarding their probable origin. Are they part of another tradition, bearing witness of U’s depending partly on other sources than the other textual witnesses, or are they secondary forms, originating in scribal errors or reinterpretations of different kinds on the basis of the primary forms? The investigation shows that the divergent forms in U are secondary, and they can be divided into four categories. The first category (four examples) consists of the morphological reinterpretation -inn > - (n)ni , with examples like Náinn > Náni and Óinn > Ónni . This change does not affect the root morpheme, and thus the basic semantics of the names do not change. Instead, the result is that a rather uncommon ending in names is replaced by one that is highly frequent in names. In the second category (five examples) are instances where a morphologically/semantically simpler form in U replaces a more complicated one in the other textual witnesses. Examples from this category are Ánarr > Annarr and Veigr > Viggr . The third category (five examples) comprises name forms having their origin in a scribal error. Examples are Þrór > Þiórr and Eikinskialdi > Eikinskialli . The new forms have probably been regarded as acceptable by scribes, at least as mythological names, which are often obscure, and they may not have been perceived as errors. Thus they do not have to be errors from the scribe of U, but they may have their origin further back in the transmission chain. In the fourth category are two name forms with uncertain origin, Níningr (< Nípingr ) och Dramir (< Draupnir ). It in unclear how these formshave originated, but a possibility regarding Níningr is that it has been affected by the previous namn in the list, Náni (with both initial and medial 'n'). 

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