líð Hôars
‘the drink of Hôarr’ = POETRY
the drink of Hôarr, → POETRY
gjald Gillings
‘the payment for Gillingr’ = POETRY
the payment for Gillingr, → POETRY
hverlǫgr farms galga
‘the cauldron-liquid of the burden of the gallows’ = POETRY
the burden of the gallows, → Óðinn
the cauldron-liquid of ÓÐINN → POETRY
sumbl jólna
‘a feast of the gods’ = POETRY
a feast of the gods, → POETRY
líð Yggs
‘Yggr’s drink’ = POETRY
Yggr’s drink; → POETRY
kerlaug drauga
‘the cup-liquid of the undead’ = POETRY
the cup-liquid of the undead; → POETRY
réttan drykkr Regins
‘a correct drink of Reginn’ = POETRY
a correct drink of Reginn. → POETRY
veig Váfaðar
‘strong drink of Váfuðr’ = POETRY
strong drink of Váfuðr → POETRY
munvágr Dáins
‘of the delightful wave of Dáinn’ = POETRY
the delightful wave of Dáinn → POETRY
Viðurs skap
‘of Viðurr’s mind’ = POETRY
Viðurr’s mind, → POETRY
Gauts gjǫf
‘of Gautr’s gift’ = POETRY
Gautr’s gift, → POETRY
Yggs ǫl
‘of Yggr’s ale’ = POETRY
Yggr’s ale, → POETRY
drykkja Fjǫlnis fjalla
‘the drink of the Fjǫlnir of the mountains’ = POETRY
the Fjǫlnir of the mountains; → GIANT = Suttungr
the drink of the GIANTSUTTUNGR → POETRY
hornstraumr Hrímnis
‘the horn-stream of Hrímnir’ = POETRY
the horn-stream of Hrímnir. → POETRY
brim hrosta alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of alfaðir’ = POETRY
the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY
gjalfr Gauts
‘the roaring sea of Gautr’ = POETRY
the roaring sea of Gautr → POETRY
sylgr Grímnis hanga
‘the drink of the Grímnir of hanged ones’ = POETRY
the Grímnir of hanged ones. → Óðinn
the drink of ÓÐINN → POETRY
sylgr ættar Surts
‘drink of the family of Surtr’ = POETRY
the family of Surtr. → GIANTS
drink of GIANTS → POETRY
líð lýða landherðar
‘ale of the folk of the land-shoulder’ = POETRY
the land-shoulder —, → ROCK
the folk of the ROCK → GIANTS
ale of GIANTS → POETRY
fengr Yggs
‘Yggr’s booty’ = POETRY
Yggr’s booty → POETRY
hrǫnn saltunnu Hárs
‘the waves of Hárr’s hall-barrel’ = POETRY
the waves of Hárr’s hall-barrel. → POETRY
bjórr Yggjar
‘the strong drink of Yggr’ = POETRY
the strong drink of Yggr → POETRY
hlítstyggs farmr arma gunnlaðar
‘of the trust-wary freight of the arms of gunnlǫð’ = POETRY
the arms of Gunnlǫð → LOVER = Óðinn
the trust-wary freight of the LOVERÓÐINN → POETRY
drykkr Dúrnis
‘the drink of Dúrnir’ = POETRY
the drink of Dúrnir → POETRY
Þundregn
‘of Þundr’s rain’ = POETRY
Þundr’s rain. → POETRY
dimmt dvergregn
‘the dark dwarf-rain’ = POETRY
the dark dwarf-rain → POETRY
gjald Hrauðnis
‘in the recompenses of Hrauðnir’ = POETRY
in the recompenses of Hrauðnir. → POETRY
fengr Yggjar
‘the booty of Yggr’ = POETRY
the booty of Yggr → POETRY
gildi beiðis hapta
‘the banquet of the ruler of the gods’ = POETRY
the ruler of the gods → Óðinn
the banquet of ÓÐINN → POETRY
regn rekka Þorins
‘the rain of the men of Þorinn’ = POETRY
the men of Þorinn → DWARFS
the rain of DWARFS → POETRY
fundr Þundar
‘the discovery of Þundr’ = POETRY
the discovery of Þundr → POETRY
vitnis váða vín
‘of the wine of the threat of the wolf’ = POETRY
the threat of the wolf. → Óðinn
the wine of ÓÐINN → POETRY
helgu full hrafnásar
‘the holy cup of the raven-god’ = POETRY
the raven-god; → Óðinn
the holy cup of ÓÐINN → POETRY
ramar veig salar Fals brautar fannar
‘for the powerful drinks of the hall of the Falr of the path of the snow-drift’ = POETRY
the path of the snow-drift, → MOUNTAINS
the Falr of MOUNTAINS → GIANT = Suttungr
the hall of the GIANTSUTTUNGR → CAVE
for the powerful drinks of the CAVE → POETRY
fjǫrðr día
‘of the fjord of the gods’ = POETRY
the fjord of the gods → POETRY
sáð orð sónar
‘the seed of the words of són’ = POETRY
the seed of the words of Són → POETRY
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