brynflagð
‘of the trolls of the mailcoat’ = AXES
the trolls of the mailcoat → AXES
gandreið grænna skjalda
‘the riding troll-women of green shields’ = AXES
the riding troll-women of green shields → AXES
galkn hlífa
‘monsters of shields’ = AXES
Monsters of shields → AXES
þunn galkn hauðrs Þriðja
‘slender monsters of the land of Þriði’ = AXES
the land of Þriði → SHIELD
slender monsters of the SHIELD → AXES
hjalmskass
‘of helmet-ogresses’ = AXES
helmet-ogresses → AXES
flagð hlífar
‘of the shield’s troll-women’ = AXES
the shield’s troll-women → AXES
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