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Sinmara
In Norse mythology, Sinmara is a female figure or "jötunn", usually considered a consort to the fiery "jötunn" Surtr, the lord of Muspelheim. Sinmara is attested solely in the poem "Fjölsvinnsmál", where she is mentioned alongside Surtr in one (emended) stanza, and described as keeper of the legendary weapon Lævateinn in a later passage. Assorted theories have been proposed about the etymology of her name, and her connection with other figures in Norse mythology.
Etymology.
The etymology of
that would so delight Sinmara ("(hin) fǫlva gýgr" or "the giantess pale"). Fjölsviðr then replies Svipdagr must bring the "bright sickle" to Sinmara, and then she will give Lævateinn to Svipdagr:
Sinmara has so far been mentioned twice explicitly, and twice by periphrases. In certain editions and translations, she is mentioned explicitly a third time as a product of emendation (in an earlier strophe than quoted above). Thus in the modified readings of certain editions and in Bellows' translation