síma silkis grundar brúna
‘of the silken band of the land of the brows’ = HEADBAND
the land of the brows → HEAD
the silken band of the HEAD → HEADBAND
garðr raðar svarðar
‘of the fences of the ridge of the scalp’ = HEADBANDS
the ridge of the scalp → HEAD
the fences of the HEAD → HEADBANDS
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