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Type: A1 metaphorical

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Anon Gyð 1^VII
haukstiettar hyrr
‘of the fire of the hawk’s path’ = GOLD
the hawk’s path → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
gold
2.1.1. fire of the arm/hand (A1)
Anon Gyð 2^VII
unnleygr
‘wave-flame’ = GOLD
wave-flame. → GOLD
gold
1.1.1.1. fire of the wave (A1)
Anon Gyð 2^VII
Hlies fúrr
‘of the fire of Hlér’ = GOLD
the fire of Hlér → GOLD
gold
8.9. fire of a sea-god/goddess (A1)
Anon Gyð 2^VII
hafleygr
‘of the wave-flame’ = GOLD
the wave-flame. → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Anon Gyð 3^VII
strandlogi
‘of shore-flame’ = GOLD
shore-flame → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Anon Gyð 5^VII
lýsiblik lands skævaðar branda
‘of the bright flash of the land of the high-strider of planks’ = GOLD
the high-strider of planks, → SHIP
the land of the SHIP → SEA
the bright flash of the SEA → GOLD
gold
1.2. gleam, shine of waters (A1)
Anon Gyð 6^VII
(non-lexical) valstafna
‘of the … of the falcon’s perches’ = GOLD
the falcon’s perches → ARMS
the … of ARMS → GOLD
gold
11. fragmentary or defective
Kálf Kátr 4^VII
eimr báru
‘of the fire of the wave’ = GOLD
the fire of the wave → GOLD
gold
1.1.1.1. fire of the wave (A1)
Kálf Kátr 11^VII
glóð hafnar
‘of the red-hot embers of the harbour’ = GOLD
the red-hot embers of the harbour → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Kálf Kátr 11^VII
bál sævar
‘of the fires of the sea’ = GOLD
the fires of the sea → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Kálf Kátr 11^VII
kerti hranna
‘of the candle of the waves’ = GOLD
the candle of the waves, → GOLD
gold
1.1.1.1. fire of the wave (A1)
Kálf Kátr 13^VII
eldr unnar
‘of the fires of the wave’ = GOLD
the fires of the wave, → GOLD
gold
1.1.1.1. fire of the wave (A1)
Kálf Kátr 16^VII
blik hrannar
‘of the gleam of the wave’ = GOLD
the gleam of the wave; → GOLD
gold
1.2. gleam, shine of waters (A1)
Kálf Kátr 18^VII
eldr hnyssings teigs
‘of the fires of the whale’s land’ = GOLD
the whale’s land, → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Kálf Kátr 19^VII
glóð geima
‘of red-hot embers of the sea’ = GOLD
red-hot embers of the sea → GOLD
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Sigv Lv 1^I
ormr eitrs leygjar
‘the poison-serpent of the sea’ = FISH
the poison-serpent of the sea → FISH
fish
1. snake of the sea (A1)
Kleima Lv 1^VIII (GrL 4)
hjǫrð báru
‘herds of the wave’ = FISH
herds of the wave → FISH
fish
2. herd of the sea (A1)
Mark Lv 1^III
fjarðlinnr
‘of fjord-snakes’ = FISH
fjord-snakes; → FISH
fish
1. snake of the sea (A1)
Eyv Lv 13^I
sporðfjǫðruðum spáþerna langra nóta
‘the tailfin-feathered prophesying terns of the long nets’ = HERRINGS
the tailfin-feathered prophesying terns of the long nets, → HERRINGS
herring
3. prophesying tern of long nets (A1)
Eyv Lv 13^I
jǫkla akrmura
‘field-silverweeds of ice-floes’ = HERRINGS
the field of ice-floes → SEA
the silverweeds of the SEA → HERRINGS
herring
2. silverweed of the sea (A1)
Eyv Lv 14^I
fjǫrðhjǫrð
‘fjord-herds’ = HERRINGS
fjord-herds. → HERRINGS
herring
4. herd of the sea (A1)
Eyv Lv 14^I
mævǫr sævar
‘the slender arrows of the sea’ = HERRINGS
the slender arrows of the sea; → HERRINGS
herring
1. arrow of the sea (A1)

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