skóð rimmu
‘of battle’s dangerous tool’ = WEAPON
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
hræskóð
‘of the corpse-scathe’ = WEAPON
the corpse-scathe → WEAPON
dýrum Garmr bliksólar
‘the splendid Garmr of the gleam-sun’ = WEAPON
the gleam-sun; → SHIELD
the splendid Garmr of the SHIELD → WEAPON
sút hattar Herjans
‘the sorrow of Herjann’s hat’ = WEAPON
Herjann’s hat … → HELMET
the sorrow of the HELMET → WEAPON
hlífgrandi
‘of defence-damagers’ = WEAPONS
defence-damagers. → WEAPONS
vígreyr
‘slaughter-reeds’ = WEAPONS
slaughter-reeds → WEAPONS
slag gunnhǫrga
‘strikers of battle-temples’ = WEAPONS
battle-temples, → SHIELDS
strikers of SHIELDS → WEAPONS
skóð Hildar
‘of the damagers of Hildr’ = WEAPONS
the damagers of Hildr. → WEAPONS
leyfðan vǫndr hjálma
‘a celebrated wand of helmets’ = WEAPON
a celebrated wand of helmets. → WEAPON
undleggr
‘of the wound-limb’ = WEAPON
the wound-limb, → WEAPON
malmhríð
‘of the metal-storm’ = WEAPONS
the metal-storm; → WEAPONS
skíð éls Hlakkar
‘of the skis of the storm of Hlǫkk’ = WEAPONS
the storm of Hlǫkk → BATTLE
the skis of the BATTLE → WEAPONS
morðfár
‘of killing-damage’ = WEAPON
killing-damage → WEAPON
fúrr gráps frænings
‘of fires of the hailstorm of the flashing one’ = MISSILES
the flashing one → naðr
the hailstorm of NAÐR → BATTLE
fires of the BATTLE → MISSILES
ins bitra hatr brynju
‘of the bitter hatred of the byrnie’ = WEAPON
the bitter hatred of the byrnie, → WEAPON
oddr bǫð-Gefnar
‘of the spear-point of battle-Gefn’ = WEAPON
battle-Gefn, → VALKYRIE
the spear-point of the VALKYRIE → WEAPON
grand geirhríðar
‘the harm of the spear-storm’ = WEAPON
the spear-storm → BATTLE
the harm of the BATTLE → WEAPON
hót randar
‘of the threat of the shield-rim’ = WEAPON
the threat of the shield-rim; → WEAPON
Skǫglar †dyra†
‘of the ... of Skǫgul’ = WEAPON
the ... of Skǫgul, → WEAPON
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