boði skíða
‘offerer of firewood’ = SERVANT
offerer of firewood, → SERVANT
merskyndir
‘the mare-driver’ = SERVANT = Nagli
the mare-driver, → SERVANT = Nagli
bjóðr bifstaups
‘the bearer of the trembling cup’ = SERVANT = Nagli
the bearer of the trembling cup → SERVANT = Nagli
ófróðr Áli orfa
‘ignorant Áli of scythes’ = SERVANT = Narfi
Ignorant Áli of scythes, → SERVANT = Narfi
fréttinn fœðir frenju
‘the impudent feeder of the cow’ = SERVANT = Narfi
The impudent feeder of the cow → SERVANT = Narfi
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