því barn dóttur Njarðar
‘that child of Njǫrðr’s daughter’ = Hnoss
Njǫrðr’s daughter. → Freyja
that child of FREYJA → Hnoss
nift Freys
‘Freyr’s niece’ = Hnoss
Freyr’s niece → Hnoss
gollvífiðu hróðrbarn Hǫrnar
‘the gold-wrapped glory-child of Hǫrn’ = Hnoss
the gold-wrapped glory-child of Hǫrn; we [I] → Hnoss
þróttǫflga dóttir brúðar Vana
‘the mightily strong daughter of the Vanir’s consort’ = Hnoss
the Vanir’s consort. → Freyja
the mightily strong daughter of FREYJA → Hnoss
mær Gefnar
‘the girl of Gefn’ = Hnoss
the girl of Gefn, → Hnoss
dýra mær Sýrar
‘a precious daughter of Sýr’ = Hnoss
a precious daughter of Sýr. → Hnoss
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