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RvHbreiðm Hl 82III/1 — Gǫndlar ‘of Gǫndul’s’

Glygg-Freyr Gǫndlar veggjar.

Gǫndlar veggjar glygg-Freyr.

The Freyr <god> of the storm of Gǫndul’s <valkyrie’s> wall [(lit. ‘Gǫndul’s wall’s storm-Freyr’) SHIELD > BATTLE > WARRIOR].

readings

[1] Gǫndlar: gǫndla papp25ˣ, R683ˣ

notes

[1] Gǫndlar (f. gen. sg.) ‘of Gǫndul’s <valkyrie’s>’: Gǫndla (m. gen. pl.) ‘of magic wands’ or ‘of phalli’ makes no sense in the present context. For the possible loss of final ‑r, see Note to st. 5/2. For the valkyrie Gǫndul, see Note to Þul Valkyrja 2/1.

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