armlinnr
‘of the arm-serpent’ = RING
the arm-serpent. → RING
eldr handa
‘of the fires of arms’ = ARM-RINGS
the fires of arms → ARM-RINGS
armlinnr
‘of the arm-snake’ = ARM-RING
the arm-snake → ARM-RING
ormr alnar
‘of the serpent of the forearm’ = ARM-RING
the serpent of the forearm, → ARM-RING
liðfasti
‘of arm-fires’ = GOLD RINGS
arm-fires, → GOLD RINGS
vaf handar
‘of the coil of the arm’ = ARM-RING
the coil of the arm → ARM-RING
linni brúar ginnungs
‘a snake of the bridge of the hawk’ = ARM-RING
the bridge of the hawk, → ARM
a snake of the ARM → ARM-RING
leggfjǫturr
‘of the limb-fetter’ = ARM-RING
the limb-fetter, → ARM-RING
hrammfjǫturr
‘of the arm-fetter’ = ARM-RING
the arm-fetter → ARM-RING
hlekkr handar
‘the chain of the arm’ = RING
The chain of the arm → RING
liðband
‘of the limb-band’ = RING
the limb-band, → RING
liðbrandr
‘limb-fires’ = ARM-RINGS
limb-fires; → ARM-RINGS
hols hrynbál hramma
‘of the hollow ringing fire of hands’ = RING
the hollow ringing fire of hands → RING
hrynvirgill hrammtangar
‘a resounding loop of the hand-tongs’ = RING
the hand-tongs → ARM
a resounding loop of the ARM → RING
seil gelgju rítmeiðis
‘the string of the pole of the shield-injurer’ = RING
the shield-injurer → SWORD
the pole of the SWORD → ARM
the string of the ARM → RING
armsími
‘towards the arm-band’ = RING
towards the arm-band. → RING
armlinnr
‘of the arm-snake’ = RING
the arm-snake → RING
brandr grundar vals
‘the flames of the landing place of the falcon’ = GOLD RINGS
the landing place of the falcon; → ARM
the flames of the ARM → GOLD RINGS
niðr Draupnis
‘of the descendants of Draupnir’ = RINGS
the descendants of Draupnir, → RINGS
ormr arms
‘of the serpent of the arm’ = ARM-RING
the serpent of the arm → ARM-RING
ormr armleggjar
‘of snakes of the arm’ = RINGS
snakes of the arm → RINGS
armlinnr
‘of the arm-serpent’ = ARM-RING
the arm-serpent, → ARM-RING
stóla gulllinnr
‘of the serpents of the seats of gold’ = ARM-RINGS
the seats of gold, → ARMS
the serpents of ARMS → ARM-RINGS
girði handar
‘of the girdle of the hand’ = ARM-RING
the girdle of the hand, → ARM-RING
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