Byggvir

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Byggvir is an alb from Norse mythology . The only written evidence of Byggvir can be found in the Lokasenna of the Edda songs , where he is described, among other things, as Freyr's servant and Bejla's husband .

Bygg is the Old Norse word for barley , which is why it probably corresponds to the Beowa from the Anglo-Saxon religion .

Lokasenna

In the Lokasenna Loki expresses himself disparagingly about Byggvir:

Verse 43:

Byggvir qvaþ:
«Veiztv, ef ec øþli ettac
sem Ingvnar-Freyr
oc sva selict setr,
mergi smera ma / lþa ec
þa meíncráco
oc lemþa alla i liþo. »
Byggvir said:
“Was I of such noble tribe
as Ingunar Freyr ,
And had such a lofty seat
Worse than Mark I grind you
cheeky crow,
And paralyzed all your joints. "

Verse 44:

Loci qvaþ:
«Hvat er þat iþ litla,
he ec þat la / ggra sec
oc snapvist snapir;
at eyrom Freys
mvnðv e vera
oc vnd kvernom klaca. »
Loki said:
"What is tiny there
that I see waving
Snapping for food?
In Freyr's ears
it blows forever
And struggles with maid work. "

Verse 45:

Beyggvir qvaþ:
«Beyggvir ec heíti,
if mic braþan qveþa
goð a / ll oc gvmar:
þvi em ec her hroðvgr,
at drecca Hroptz megir
allir a / l saman. "
Byggvir said:
"I am Byggvir,
upright praise me
The sir all and men.
I help here quickly
that Hropt's friends drink
Ael in Aegir's hall. "

Verse 46:

Loci qvaþ:
«Þegi þv, Byggvir!
þv kvnnir aldregi
deila meþ monnom mat;
oc þic i fletz strá
finna ne mattv,
þa he vago verar. "
Loki said:
"Be silent, Byggvir,
you understand badly
To arrange the men's meal.
Under the straw
did you hide yourself cowardly,
When it came to a fight. "

Based on Loki's statements in Lokasenna , it is assumed that Byggvir and Bejla are personifications of agriculture . To this Freyr said: Bejla is the manure that loosens the earth and makes the seeds grow, and Byggvir is the chaff that is produced when grinding grain.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.thomasnesges.de/edda/aegisdrecka.html

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