steinn brúnar
‘the stones of the eye-brow’ = EYES
the stones of the eye-brow. → EYES
brásteinn
‘of eyelash-stones’ = EYES
eyelash-stones → EYES
sjónbraut sínar
‘his sight-paths’ = EYES
his sight-paths → EYES
himintungl heila
‘the heavenly bodies of the brain’ = EYES
the heavenly bodies of the brain → EYES
átta ennitungl
‘eight forehead-moons’ = EYES
eight forehead-moons → EYES
stjarna skógar hvarma
‘with her stars of the forest of eyelids’ = EYES
the forest of eyelids. → EYELASHES
with her stars of EYELASHES → EYES
hvarma barmr
‘of the edge of eyelids’ = EYES
the edge of eyelids → EYES
undirstóll brúna
‘of the support-chairs of brows’ = EYES
the support-chairs of brows. → EYES
merki bráa
‘the stars of the eyelashes’ = EYES
the stars of the eyelashes → EYES
brúnsteinn
‘the brow-stones’ = EYES
the brow-stones → EYES
brúnsteinn mína
‘my brow-stones’ = EYES
my brow-stones → EYES
skjǫldr hvarma
‘the shields of the eyelids’ = EYES
the shields of the eyelids, → EYES
sámleit sǫkk síðra brúna
‘dark-looking hollows of my drooping eyebrows’ = EYES
dark-looking hollows of my drooping eyebrows → EYES
hnitvǫllr hvarma
‘joined plains of the eyelids’ = EYES
joined plains of the eyelids. → EYES
góðum ǫlker svefna
‘the good ale-vats of sleep’ = EYES
the good ale-vats of sleep. → EYES
geiri bráa
‘of the fires of eyelashes’ = EYES
the fires of eyelashes. → EYES
bjǫrt ljós beggja kinna
‘the bright lights of both cheeks’ = EYES
The bright lights of both cheeks → EYES
brágeisli
‘I let the light-beams of my eyelashes’ = EYES
I let the light-beams of my eyelashes → EYES
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