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ONP: 1heili sb. m....stungu himintungl heila ór hǫfði ... ‘...struck the heavenly bodies of the brain from the head ...’
1153...holt bœs heila hildigelti, ... ‘...the forest of the farmstead of the brain with the battle-boar, ...’
1221...meginundir grundar heila hvǫssu sverði. ... ‘...mighty wounds of the ground of the brain with the sharp sword. ...’
1221...margar borgir heila á moldu. ... ‘...many fortifications of the brain on the ground. ...’
?...hjarna; borgir heila eru mjǫk ... ‘...of brains; the strongholds of brains are smashed ...’
?ESk Geisl 59VII
himintungl heila
‘the heavenly bodies of the brain’ = EYES
the heavenly bodies of the brain → EYES
Sturl Hákkv 28II
heilivágr allra stríða
‘the soothing balm of all torments’ = WINE/ALE
the soothing balm of all torments → WINE/ALE
SnSt Ht 2III
holt bœs heila
‘the forest of the farmstead of the brain’ = HAIR
the farmstead of the brain → HEAD
the forest of the HEAD → HAIR
SnSt Ht 2III
bœr heila
‘of the farmstead of the brain’ = HEAD
the farmstead of the brain → HEAD
SnSt Ht 63III
grund heila
‘of the ground of the brain’ = HEAD
the ground of the brain → HEAD
GunnLeif Merl II 35VIII
borg heila
‘the strongholds of brains’ = HEADS
the strongholds of brains → HEADS
Anon (Nj) 2V (Nj 46)
margar borg heila
‘many fortifications of the brain’ = SKULLS
many fortifications of the brain → SKULLS
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