geystan hjálmangrs gnýsvellandi
‘din-sweller of helmet-sorrow’ = WARRIOR = Hallgrímr
helmet-sorrow, → SWORD
the din of the SWORD → BATTLE
the violent sweller of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hallgrímr
eitrs ölungrundar eyðir
‘ravager of poison’s mackerel-earth’ = GENEROUS MAN = Hallgrímr
the mackerel of poison → SERPENT
the earth of the SERPENT → GOLD
The ravager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN = Hallgrímr
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