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A valkyrie. Skogul.

[The slipper]. The name of Odin's eight-footed steed. He is begotten by Loke with Svadilfare. Sleipner.

[Neat]. The name of one of the goddesses. Snotra.

[Mimer of the deep]. A giant slain by Odin. Sokmimer.

A mansion where Odin and Saga quaff from golden beakers. Sokvabek.

[Sun]. Daughter of Mundilfare. She drives the horses that draw the car of the sun. Sol.

One of the vessels containing the poetic mead. Son.

[South]. A dwarf presiding over the south region. Sudre. South.

A fire-giant in Ragnarok; contends with the gods on the plain of Vigrid; guards Muspelheim. Surt.

The giant possessor of the poetic mead. Suttung.

A horse; the sire of Sleipner. Svadilfare.

A serpent under Ygdrasil. Svafner.

[Cooler]. The shield placed before the sun. Svalin.

[Delightful]. The name of a giant; the father of the sun. Svasud.

. A minor goddess. Syn.

T

tivi, god; Twisco (Tivisco) in Tacitus' Germania. For the identity of this word with Sanscrit dyaus, dívas, heaven; Gr. Ζεύς [Greek: Zeus] (Διός [Greek: Dios]); Lat. divus, see Max Müller's Lectures on the Science of Language, 2d series, p. 425.] Properly the generic name of the highest divinity, and remains in many compounds. In the mythology he is the one-armed god of war. The Fenris-wolf bit one hand off him. He goes with Thor to Hymer to borrow a kettle for Æger. He is son of Odin by a giantess. Tyr.
 * genitive, dative and accusative Tý. [Compare Icel.

Þ (TH).

The name of the servant and follower of Thor. The word properly means a delver, digger (Germ. delber, delben, to dig). The names Thjalfe and Roskva indicate that Thor was the friend of the farmers and the god of agriculture. Thjalfe.