þjófr Þrúðar
‘of the thief of Þrúðr’ = Hrungnir
the thief of Þrúðr, → Hrungnir
Finnr fjalla
‘of the Finnr of the mountains’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the Finnr of the mountains. → GIANT = Hrungnir
bǫrr hellis haugs Grjótúna
‘the tree of the cave of the mound of Grjótún’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the mound of Grjótún. → Grjótúnagarðar
the tree of the cave of GRJÓTÚNAGARÐAR → GIANT = Hrungnir
solgnum dolgr manna
‘the greedy enemy of men’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the greedy enemy of men; → GIANT = Hrungnir
váttr vagna myrkbeins reinar Haka
‘the knower of killer whales of the dark bone of the land of Haki’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the land of Haki → SEA
the dark bone of the SEA → ROCK
killer whales of the ROCK → GIANTS
the knower of GIANTS → GIANT = Hrungnir
gætir bjarga
‘of the guardian of the rocks’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the guardian of the rocks; → GIANT = Hrungnir
hraundrengr
‘the rock-gentleman’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
The rock-gentleman → GIANT = Hrungnir
bolmr fjalfrs ólágra gjalfra
‘the bear of the hiding-place of not low roaring waters’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the hiding-place of not low roaring waters → CAVE
the bear of the CAVE → GIANT = Hrungnir
gramr grundar gilja
‘the ruler of the land of ravines’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the land of ravines → MOUNTAINS
the ruler of MOUNTAINS → GIANT = Hrungnir
heimþingaðr herju Vingnis
‘of the home-visitor of the female follower of Vingnir’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the female follower of Vingnir → GIANTESS
the home-visitor of GIANTESS → GIANT = Hrungnir
kind mellu
‘of the offspring of the giantess’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the offspring of the giantess, → GIANT = Hrungnir
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