gráns grafþvengr
‘of the grey grave-thong’ = SNAKE
the grey grave-thong, → SNAKE
skeljungr fjalla
‘of the whale of the mountains’ = SNAKE
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
vallbaugr
‘of the field-ring’ = SNAKE
the field-ring → SNAKE
ins døkkva hrøkkviseiðr lyngs
‘of the dark coiling fish of the heather’ = SNAKE
the dark coiling fish of the heather → SNAKE
dœlar seiðr
‘of the fish of the dell’ = SNAKE
the fish of the dell → SNAKE
men lyngva
‘of the necklace of heathers’ = SNAKE
the necklace of heathers → SNAKE
dalreyðr
‘of the valley-char’ = SNAKE
the valley-char. → SNAKE
hólmreyðr
‘of the island-char’ = SNAKE
the island-char. → SNAKE
þvengr leiðar
‘of the thong of the path’ = SNAKE
the thong of the path. → SNAKE
læsíkr
‘of the poison-whitefish’ = SNAKE = Ormr inn langi
the poison-whitefish —, → SNAKE = Ormr inn langi
dalreyðr
‘of the valley-char’ = SNAKE
the valley-char. → SNAKE
grjótǫlnir
‘of the stone-mackerel’ = SNAKE
the stone-mackerel. → SNAKE
lyngs barði
‘of the whale of the heath’ = SNAKE
the whale of the heath → SNAKE
fiskr lyngs
‘the fish of the heather’ = SNAKE
The fish of the heather → SNAKE
holmreyðr
‘of the island-salmon’ = SNAKE
the island-salmon, → SNAKE
rauða ok hvíta seil rás
‘a red and a white rope of the earth’ = SNAKE
a red and a white rope of the earth. → SNAKE
‘inn rauði fagrsili rás
‘‘the red fine rope of the earth’ = SNAKE
‘The red fine rope of the earth,’ → SNAKE
inn hvíti hjarlþvengr
‘the white thong of the earth’ = SNAKE
the white thong of the earth → SNAKE
‘belti foldar
‘‘the belt of the earth’ = SNAKE
‘The belt of the earth → SNAKE
grimmum fjǫturr lundar
‘the savage fetter of the grove’ = SNAKE
the savage fetter of the grove, → SNAKE
hvalr heiðar
‘the whale of the heath’ = SNAKE
the whale of the heath → SNAKE
sigðr urðar
‘the sickle of the cairn’ = SNAKE
the sickle of the cairn → SNAKE
ljósum fjǫturr laufviðar
‘to the white fetter of the leafy tree’ = SNAKE
to the white fetter of the leafy tree → SNAKE
fiskr foldar
‘the fish of the earth’ = SNAKE
the fish of the earth. → SNAKE
hringlegnum lax heiðar
‘of the ring-coiled salmon of the heath’ = SNAKE
the ring-coiled salmon of the heath. → SNAKE
hringr myrkviðar
‘a ring of the murky forest’ = SNAKE
a ring of the murky forest → SNAKE
reyrþvengr
‘of the reed-thong’ = SNAKE
the reed-thong. → SNAKE
kenniseiðr moldar
‘of the testing coalfish of the earth’ = SNAKE = Ormr
the testing coalfish of the earth. → SNAKE = Ormr
fránþvengr lyngva
‘of the shining thong of heathers’ = SNAKE
the shining thong of heathers; → SNAKE
lyngs fjarðǫlunn
‘of the mackerel of the fjord of the heather’ = SNAKE
the fjord of the heather; → EARTH
the mackerel of the EARTH → SNAKE
grafvitnir
‘of the digging-wolf’ = SNAKE
the digging-wolf → SNAKE
lyngǫlunn
‘the heather-fish’ = SNAKE
the heather-fish → SNAKE
lykkja storðar
‘the loop of the earth’ = SNAKE
the loop of the earth. → SNAKE
dalreyðr
‘of the valley-char’ = SNAKE
the valley-char. → SNAKE
dalreyðr
‘of the valley-char’ = SNAKE
the valley-char → SNAKE
urðþvengr
‘of the stone-thong’ = SNAKE
the stone-thong, → SNAKE
grjótǫlunn
‘of the gravel-mackerel’ = SNAKE
the gravel-mackerel → SNAKE
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