The Poetic Edda on Grafvitnir

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• relationship: The stanza references a son of Grafvitnir.

  "34. More serpents there are | beneath the ash Than an unwise ape would think; Goin and Moin, | Grafvitnir's sons, Grabak and Grafvolluth, Ofnir and Svafnir | shall ever, methinks, Gnaw at the twigs of the tree."

• attestation: Grafvitnir is characterized by wisdom in the verse.

  "34. More serpents there are | beneath the ash Than an unwise ape would think; Goin and Moin, | Grafvitnir's sons, Grabak and Grafvolluth, Ofnir and Svafnir | shall ever, methinks, Gnaw at the twigs of the tree."

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• attestation: Grafvitnir means 'The Gnawing Wolf,' Grabak means 'Gray-Back,' and Grafvolluth means 'The Field-Gnawer' -- all serpents beneath Yggdrasil.

  "Grafvitnir: "The Gnawing Wolf." Grabak: "Gray-Back." Grafvolluth: "The Field-Gnawer.""