faðir ǫndurdísar
‘of the father of the ski-dís’ = Þjazi
the ski-dís → Skaði
the father of SKAÐI → Þjazi
margspakr már bôru valkastar
‘the deeply wise seagull of the wave of the corpse-heap’ = RAVEN/EAGLE = Þjazi
the wave of the corpse-heap → BLOOD
The deeply wise seagull of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE = Þjazi
ulfr snótar
‘the wolf of the woman’ = Þjazi
The wolf of the woman → Þjazi
bjarga byrgitýr
‘refuge-god of crags’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the refuge of crags → CAVE
the god of the CAVE → GIANT = Þjazi
fjallgylðir
‘the mountain-wolf’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The mountain-wolf → GIANT = Þjazi
vígfrekr ving-Rǫgnir vagna
‘the killing-greedy swinging Rǫgnir of killer whales’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The killing-greedy swinging Rǫgnir of killer whales → GIANT = Þjazi
bragðvíss ósvifrandi ása
‘the cunning unyielding opponent of the gods’ = Þjazi
the cunning unyielding opponent of the gods → Þjazi
svangr faðir Mǫrnar
‘the hungry father of Mǫrn’ = Þjazi
the hungry father of Mǫrn → Þjazi
ballastan dolgr vallar
‘the very bold enemy of the earth’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the very bold enemy of the earth → GIANT = Þjazi
fóstri ǫndurgoðs
‘the fosterer of the ski-deity’ = Þjazi
the ski-deity. → Skaði
the fosterer of SKAÐI → Þjazi
nagr sveita
‘the bird of blood’ = RAVEN/EAGLE = Þjazi
The bird of blood → RAVEN/EAGLE = Þjazi
môlunautr Miðjungs
‘the speech-companion of Miðjungr’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the speech-companion of Miðjungr → GIANT = Þjazi
lómhugaðr faðir Mǫrnar
‘the deceit-minded father of Mǫrn’ = Þjazi
the deceit-minded father of Mǫrn, → Þjazi
Reginn leikblaðs fjaðrar
‘the Reginn of the play-blade of the feather’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the play-blade of the feather, → WING
the Reginn of the WING → GIANT = Þjazi
sonr biðils Greipar
‘the son of the wooer of Greip’ = Þjazi
the wooer of Greip → GIANT
the son of the GIANT → Þjazi
áttrunnr Hymis
‘the kinsman of Hymir’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The kinsman of Hymir → GIANT = Þjazi
ramman reimuðr Jǫtunheima
‘the mighty haunter of Jǫtunheimar’ = Þjazi
the mighty haunter of Jǫtunheimar, → Þjazi
grjót-Níðuðr
‘of the rock-Níðuðr’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the rock-Níðuðr → GIANT = Þjazi
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