hjaldrserkr
‘of the war-shirt’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
Hôolfs serkr
‘of Hálfr’s shirt’ = BYRNIE
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
Ála serkr
‘of Áli’s shirt’ = BYRNIE
Áli’s shirt, → BYRNIE
serkr Gǫndlar
‘of the shirt of Gǫndul’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the shirt of Gǫndul, → MAIL-SHIRT
þungar gerð Hôars
‘the heavy garments of Hárr’ = BYRNIES
the heavy garments of Hárr; → BYRNIES
serkr Hôolfs
‘Hálfr’s shirts’ = BYRNIES
Hálfr’s shirts. → BYRNIES
hamri ofna serkr hildar
‘the hammer-woven shirts of battle’ = BYRNIES
the hammer-woven shirts of battle → BYRNIES
bǫðserkr
‘of the battle-shirt’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the battle-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
fang dolga
‘of the tunic of strife’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the tunic of strife → MAIL-SHIRT
holdbǫrkr
‘of flesh-bark’ = MAIL-SHIRT
flesh-bark → MAIL-SHIRT
skyrta hrings
‘shirts of the ring’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
shirts of the ring, → MAIL-SHIRTS
meginserkr baugs naddfárs
‘of the mighty shirt of the ring of point-harm’ = MAIL-SHIRT
point -harm → BATTLE
the ring of the BATTLE → SHIELD
the mighty shirt of the SHIELD → MAIL-SHIRT
fang Hamðis
‘Hamðir’s tunic’ = BYRNIE
Hamðir’s tunic → BYRNIE
járngrá serkr styrs
‘the iron-grey shirts of battle’ = BYRNIES
the iron-grey shirts of battle → BYRNIES
herfang
‘army-tunics’ = BYRNIES
Army-tunics → BYRNIES
hringserkr
‘the ring-shirt’ = BYRNIE
the ring-shirt, → BYRNIE
fat Hjarranda
‘the garments of Hjarrandi’ = BYRNIES
the garments of Hjarrandi → BYRNIES
serkr Skǫglar
‘of Skǫgul’s shirt’ = BYRNIE
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
klæði Hamðis
‘of the clothes of Hamðir’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
the clothes of Hamðir → MAIL-SHIRTS
serkr Hamðis
‘the shirts of Hamðir’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
the shirts of Hamðir; → MAIL-SHIRTS
gamlir járnhringr gunnþinga
‘old iron-rings of battle-meetings’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
old iron-rings of battle-meetings → MAIL-SHIRTS
skyrta Hamðis
‘the shirts of Hamðir <legendary hero>’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
the shirts of Hamðir <legendary hero> → MAIL-SHIRTS
hringfôum hrynserkr Hanga
‘his ring-depleted clanging shirt of Hangi’ = MAIL-SHIRT
his ring-depleted clanging shirt of Hangi; → MAIL-SHIRT
hringofinn serkr Sǫrla
‘the ring-woven shirt of Sǫrli’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the ring-woven shirt of Sǫrli → MAIL-SHIRT
fang * bǫðvar
‘of the tunic of battle’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the tunic of battle → MAIL-SHIRT
valserkr
‘of the shirt of the slain’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the shirt of the slain → MAIL-SHIRT
nǫkkva bœnar bǫrkr
‘of the bark of the ship of prayer’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the ship of prayer, → BREAST
the bark of the BREAST → MAIL-SHIRT
herfang
‘of army-tunics’ = BYRNIES
army-tunics → BYRNIES
kápa Skǫglar
‘the capes of Skǫgul’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
The capes of Skǫgul → MAIL-SHIRTS
skyrta Hamðis
‘Hamðir’s shirts’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
Hamðir’s shirts → MAIL-SHIRTS
bjǫrt fat Sǫrla
‘the bright garments of Sǫrli’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
the bright garments of Sǫrli → MAIL-SHIRTS
gǫtvar geirrotu
‘garments of spear-downpour’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
spear-downpour, → BATTLE
garments of the BATTLE → MAIL-SHIRTS
váð Hǫgna
‘the clothes of Hǫgni’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the clothes of Hǫgni, → MAIL-SHIRT
bjalfi einhend*s Yggs
‘a pelt of the one-handed Yggr’ = MAIL-COAT
the one-handed Yggr → Týr
a pelt of TÝR → MAIL-COAT
gǫtvar geir-Rótu
‘of the garments of spear-Róta’ = MAIL-COATS
the garments of spear-Róta → MAIL-COATS
skyrta þæfðar skyrtur svölnis
‘the hammer-struck shirts of Svǫlnir’ = MAIL-COATS
the hammer-struck shirts of Svǫlnir → MAIL-COATS
gránserkr Hamðis
‘the grey shirt of Hamðir’ = MAIL-COAT
the grey shirt of Hamðir; → MAIL-COAT
kápa Sköglar
‘the cloak of Skögul’ = MAIL-COAT
The cloak of Skögul → MAIL-COAT
bǫðserkr
‘of the battle-shirt’ = MAIL-COAT
the battle-shirt → MAIL-COAT
gǫtvar Yggjar
‘of the garments of Yggr’ = MAIL-COATS
the garments of Yggr, → MAIL-COATS
gǫtvar Gauts
‘of the garments of Gautr’ = MAIL-COATS
the garments of Gautr. → MAIL-COATS
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