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Poetic Edda

Allfather, Valfather,  Atrith, Farmatyr:A single name  have I never had Since first among men I fared.
49.[1] Grimnir they call me  in Geirröth's hall, With Asmund Jalk am I;Kjalar I was  when I went in a sledge, At the council Thror am I called, As Vithur I fare to the fight;Oski, Biflindi,  Jafnhor and Omi, Gondlir and Harbarth midst gods.
50.[2] I deceived the giant  Sokkmimir old As Svithur and Svithrir of yore;Of Mithvitnir's son  the slayer I was When the famed one found his doom.

    Sigfather: "Father of Victory." Hnikuth: "Overthrower." Valfather: "Father of the Slain." Atrith: "The Rider." Farmatyr: "Helper of Cargoes" (i. e., god of sailors).

  1. ↑ Nothing is known of Asmund, of Othin's appearance as Jalk, or of the occasion when he "went in a sledge" as Kjalar ("Ruler of Keels"?). Thror and Vithur are also of uncertain meaning. Oski: "God of Wishes." Biflindi: the manuscripts vary widely in the form of this name. Jafnhor: "Equally High" (cf. note on stanza 46). Omi: "The Shouter." Gondlir: "Wand-Bearer." Harbarth: "Graybeard" (cf. Harbarthsljoth, introduction).
  2. ↑ Nothing further is known of the episode here mentioned. Sokkmimir is presumably Mithvitnir's son. Snorri quotes the names Svithur and Svithrir, but omits all the remainder of the stanza.

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