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| rdfs:comment | - In the Skáldskaparmál section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the names of Ægir's daughters are recorded: The daughters of Ægir and Rán are nine, and their names are recorded before: Himinglæva, Dúfa, Blódughadda, Hefring, Udr, Hrönn, Bylgja, Dröfn, Kólga. - Brodeur gives the following translations of the names:
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| abstract | - In the Skáldskaparmál section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the names of Ægir's daughters are recorded: The daughters of Ægir and Rán are nine, and their names are recorded before: Himinglæva, Dúfa, Blódughadda, Hefring, Udr, Hrönn, Bylgja, Dröfn, Kólga. - Brodeur gives the following translations of the names:
* Himinglæva - That through which one can see the heavens (a reference to the transparency of water).
* Dúfa - The Pitching One.
* Blóðughadda - Bloody (i.e. red) Hair (a reference to red sea foam).
* Hefring (or Hevring) - Riser.
* Uðr (or Unn) - Frothing Wave.
* Hrönn - Welling Wave.
* Bylgja - Billow.
* Dröfn - Foam-Fleck (or "Comber" according to Faulkes).
* Kólga - Cool Wave.
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