mella Hrungnis
‘the female lovers of Hrungnir <giant>’ = GIANTESSES
The female lovers of Hrungnir <giant> → GIANTESSES
mær Hrauðungs
‘the girls of Hrauðungr’ = GIANTESSES
the girls of Hrauðungr → GIANTESSES
skafls jarðar hauðrs run*kykvir
‘stream-quickeners of the land of the snow-drift of the earth’ = GIANTESSES
the snow-drift of the earth, → RIDGE
the land of the RIDGE → MOUNTAIN
the stream of the MOUNTAIN → RIVER
the quickeners of the RIVER → GIANTESSES
ekkja Hrekkmímis
‘the widows of Hrekkmímir’ = GIANTESSES
The widows of Hrekkmímir → GIANTESSES
hvôrutveggja sprund hellis
‘of both women of the cave’ = GIANTESSES
both women of the cave. → GIANTESSES
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