galli meginhurðar Gauts
‘the destroyer of Gautr’s <= Óðinn’s> mighty door’ = AXE/SWORD
Gautr’s <= Óðinn’s> mighty door, → SHIELD
the destroyer of the SHIELD → AXE/SWORD
ramsvell ræfrs Róða
‘the strong ice-sheet of Róði’s roof’ = AXE/SWORD
Róði’s roof → SHIELD
The strong ice-sheet of the SHIELD → AXE/SWORD
grand hjalms
‘the harm of the helmet’ = AXE/SWORD
the harm of the helmet, → AXE/SWORD
grand hlífar
‘the harm of the shield’ = AXE/SWORD
the harm of the shield. → AXE/SWORD
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