A catalogue of man-names: greppar (skalds), rekkar, skatnar, bragnar, drengir and more — many derived from the names of ancient kings (Skati the Generous, Bragi, Goti). The chapter also gives words for valiant men, cowards (terms of abuse), the generous and the mean, the wise and the foolish, and for thralls.
Skáld heita greppar, ok rétt er í skáldskap at kalla svá hvern mann, er vill. Rekkar váru kallaðir þeir menn, er fylgðu Hálfi konungi, ok af þeirra nafni eru rekkar kallaðir hermenn, ok er rétt at kalla svá alla menn. Lofðar heita ok menn í skáldskap, sem fyrr er ritat. Skatnar váru þeir menn kallaðir, er fylgðu þeim konungi, er Skati mildi var kallaðr. Af hans nafni er skati kallaðr hverr, er mildr er. Bragnar heita þeir, er fylgðu Braga konungi inum gamla. Virðar heita þeir menn, er meta mál manna. Fyrðar ok firar ok verar heita landvarnarmenn. Víkingar ok flotnar, þat er skipa herr. Beimar, svá hétu þeir, er fylgðu Beimuna konungi. Gumnar eða gumar heita flokkstjórar, svá sem gumi er kallaðr í brúðför. Gotnar eru kallaðir af heiti konungs þess, er Goti er nefndr, er Gotland er við kent. Hann var kallaðr af nafni Óðins ok dregit af Gauts nafni, því at Gautland eða Gotland var kallat af nafni Óðins, en Svíþjóð af nafni Sviðurs. Þat er ok heiti Óðins. Í þann tíma var kallat allt meginland, þat er hann átti, Reiðgotaland, en eyjar allar Eygotaland. Þat er nú kallat Danaveldi ok Svíaveldi. Drengir heita ungir menn búlausir, meðan þeir afla sér fjár eða orðstír, þeir fardrengir, er milli landa fara, þeir konungsdrengir, er höfðingjum þjóna, þeir ok drengir, er þjóna ríkum mönnum eða bóndum. Drengir heita vaskir menn ok batnandi.
Skalds are called greppar, and it is right in poetry to call any man so who wishes. Those men were called rekkar who followed King Hálfr, and from their name warriors are called rekkar, and it is right to call all men so. Lofðar also means men in poetry, as written before. Those men were called skatnar who followed the king called Skati the Generous. From his name every generous man is called a skati. Bragnar are those who followed King Bragi the Old. Virðar are those men who weigh [judge] men's cases. Fyrðar and firar and verar mean land-defence men. Víkingar and flotnar — that is a ship-host. Beimar — so were those called who followed King Beimuni. Gumnar or gumar mean troop-leaders, just as a man (gumi) is called [so] in a bridal procession. Gotnar are named from the name of the king called Goti, after whom Gotland is named. He was called by a name of Óðinn, drawn from the name Gautr, because Gautland or Gotland was named from a name of Óðinn, and Svíþjóð from the name Sviðurr — that too is a name of Óðinn. In that time all the mainland he owned was called Reiðgotaland, and all the islands Eygotaland. That is now called the realm of the Danes and the realm of the Swedes. Drengir means young landless men while they gain wealth or renown; fardrengir those who travel between lands, konungsdrengir those who serve chieftains, and also drengir those who serve powerful men or freeholders. Drengir means bold and aspiring men.
Seggir eru kallaðir ok kníar ok liðar, þat eru fylgðarmenn. Þegnar ok hölðar, svá eru búendr kallaðir. Ljónar heita þeir menn, er ganga of sættir manna. Þeir menn eru, er svá eru kallaðir: kappar, kenpur, garpar, snillingar, hreystimenn, harðmenni, afarmenni, hetjur. Þessi heiti standa hér í mót at kalla mann blauðan, veykan, þjarfan, þirfing, blotamann, skauð, skræfu, skrjáð, vák, vám, læra, sleyma, teyða, dugga, dási, dirokkr, dusilmenni, ölmusa, auvirð, vílmögr. Örr maðr heitir mildingr, mæringr, skati, þjóðskati, gullskati, mannbaldr, sælingr, sælkeri, auðkýfingr, ríkmenni, höfðingi. Hér í mót er svá kallat: hnöggvingr, glöggvingr, mælingr, vesalingr, féníðingr, gjöflati. Heitir spekingr ráðvaldr. Heitir ok óvitr maðr fífl, afglapi, gassi, ginningr, gaurr, glópr, snápr, fóli, ærr, óðr, galinn. Snyrtimaðr ofláti, drengr, glæsimaðr, stertimaðr, prýðimaðr. Heitir hraumi, skrápr, skrokkr, skeiðklofi, flangi, slinni, fjósnir, slápr, dröttr.
Seggir are also called, and kníar and liðar — those are followers. Þegnar and hölðar — so are freeholders called. Ljónar are those men who go between in men's settlements [as arbitrators]. There are men called thus: kappar, kenpur, garpar, snillingar, hreystimenn, harðmenni, afarmenni, hetjur [champions, heroes, valiant men]. Against these stand [the terms of abuse]: to call a man blauðr, veykr, þjarfr [coward, weak, feeble], blótamaðr, skauð, skræfa [wretch, poltroon] and more. A generous man is called mildingr, mæringr, skati, þjóðskati, gullskati, mannbaldr, sælingr, auðkýfingr, höfðingi. Against this is called: hnöggvingr, glöggvingr, mælingr, féníðingr, gjöflati [miser, skinflint]. A wise man is called ráðvaldr. An unwise man is called fífl, afglapi, gassi, gaurr, glópr, snápr, fóli [fool, oaf, dolt]. A well-groomed man ofláti, drengr, glæsimaðr, prýðimaðr [dandy]. [A slovenly man] is called hraumi, skrápr, skrokkr, slápr, dröttr.
Lýðr heitir landfólk eða ljóðr. Heitir ok þræll kefsir, þjónn, önnungr, þirr.
Lýðr means land-folk, or ljóðr. A thrall is also called kefsir, þjónn, önnungr, þirr.