That Bragi is Odin's son is clearly mentioned only here and in some versions of a list of the sons of Odin (see Sons of Odin). Snorri Sturluson writes in the Gylfaginning after describing Odin, Thor, and Baldr: A relation with the Old English term brego ('lord, prince') remains uncertain.īragi regularly appears as a personal name in Old Norse and Old Swedish sources, which according to linguist Jan de Vries might indicate the secondary character of the god's name. The word is usually taken to semantically derive from the second meaning of bragr ('first one, noblest'). It is unclear whether the theonym semantically derives from the first meaning or the second.Ī connection has been also suggested with the Old Norse bragarfull, the cup drunk in solemn occasions with the taking of vows. poetic Old Norse bragnar 'chiefs, men', bragningr 'king'). ![]() Icelandic bragur 'poem, melody, wise') or as 'the first, noblest' (cf. ![]() The theonym Bragi probably stems from the masculine noun bragr, which can be translated in Old Norse as 'poetry' (cf.
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