Names for fire: eldr, logi, bál, glæðr, eisa, gim, eimr, hyrr, funi, brími, leygr — attested with ten verse examples, mostly from praise-poems where fire ravages settlements and halls.

Hver eru elds heiti? Svá sem hér er:

What are the names for fire? As here:

Logi, sem Valgarðr kvað:

Logi [flame], as Valgarðr spoke:

Bál, sem hér er:

Bál [pyre], as here:

Glæðr, sem Grani kvað:

Glæðr [embers], as Grani spoke:

Eisa, sem Atli kvað:

Eisa [glowing ash], as Atli spoke:

Hér er ok gim gallat eldrinn. Eimr, sem hér er:

Here fire is also called gim. Eimr [reek], as here:

Hyrr, sem Arnórr kvað:

Hyrr, as Arnórr spoke:

Funi, sem Einarr kvað:

Funi [flame], as Einarr spoke:

Brími, sem Valgarðr kvað:

Brími, as Valgarðr spoke:

Leygr, sem Halldórr skvaldri kvað:

Leygr [blaze], as Halldórr skvaldri spoke:

Skaldic quotations

Anonym (eld = eldr)

Eldr brennat sjá sjaldan, svíðr dyggr jöfurr byggðir, blása rönn fyr ræsi reyk, er Magnús kveykvir.

Seldom does this fire [burn without cause]; the worthy prince scorches settlements, the houses blow smoke before the prince, which Magnús kindles.

Valgarðr (eld = logi)

Snarla skaut ór sóti, sveyk of hús ok reykir stóðu stopðir síðan, steinóðr logi glóðum.

Swiftly the stone-mad flame (logi) shot up out of the soot, swept about the houses, and the reeks stood, propped by embers, thereafter.

Anonym (eld = bál)

Haki var brenndr á báli, þar er brimslóðir óðu.

Haki was burned on the pyre (bál), where the surf's tracks [ships] waded.

Grani (eld = glæðr)

Glæðr hygg ek Glamma slóðar, gramr eldi svá, felldu.

I think the prince felled the embers (glæðr) of Glammi's track [the sea] — so [did he ravage] with fire.

Atli (eld = eisa/gim)

Öx rýðsk, eisur vaxa, allmörg, loga hallir, hús brenna, gim geisar, góðmennit fellr blóði.

The axe is reddened, very many glowing ashes (eisur) grow, the halls flame, the houses burn, the fire (gim) rages, the good folk fall in blood.

Anonym (eld = eimr)

Brunnu allvalds inni, eldr, hygg ek, at sal felldi, eimr skaut á her hrími, halfgör við Nið sjalfa.

The lord's dwellings burned — I think the fire felled the hall — the reek (eimr) cast frost upon the host, half-made by the Nið itself.

Arnórr jarlaskáld (eld = hyrr)

Eymðit ráð við Rauma reiðr Eydana meiðir. Heit dvínuðu Heina, hyrr gerði þá kyrra.

The wrathful harmer of the Ey-Danes did not spare the Raumar; the Heinir's heat abated, the fire (hyrr) made them still.

Einarr Skúlason (eld = funi)

Funi kyndisk fljótt, en flýði skjótt Hísingar herr, sá er hafði verr.

The fire (funi) was kindled fast, and the host of Hísing fled quickly, they who fared the worse.

Valgarðr (eld = brími)

Bjartr sveimaði brími, brutu víkingar fíkjum, vísa styrks of virki, varp sorg á mey, borgar.

The bright fire (brími) hovered; the vikings eagerly broke the strong prince's stronghold-works; grief was cast upon the maiden.

Halldórr skvaldri (eld = leygr)

Ér knáttuð þar þeira, þú vart aldrigi, skjaldar leygr þau of sjöt, sigri sviptr, gersimum skipta.

You shared out there their treasures — you were never, O fire of the shield, robbed of victory — over their dwellings.