fimm galli faðmis
‘five destructions of the snake’ = WINTERS
five destructions of the snake → WINTERS
sex stríð snáka
‘for six distresses of snakes’ = WINTERS
for six distresses of snakes, → WINTERS
þann inn næsta deyðir naðra
‘that next slayer of snakes’ = WINTER
That next slayer of snakes → WINTER
allan fellir orms
‘all the serpent’s slayer’ = WINTER
all the serpent’s slayer; → WINTER
sút þvengs leiðar
‘during the sorrow of the thong of the path’ = WINTER
the thong of the path. → SNAKE
during the sorrow of the SNAKE → WINTER
galli grjótǫlnis
‘the affliction of the stone-mackerel’ = WINTER
the stone-mackerel. → SNAKE
the affliction of the SNAKE → WINTER
alla ógn naðrs
‘throughout the entire terror of the adder’ = WINTER
throughout the entire terror of the adder. → WINTER
galli orms
‘during the destruction of the snake’ = WINTER
during the destruction of the snake; → WINTER
þann tregi orms
‘that grief of the snake’ = WINTER
that grief of the snake; → WINTER
hverja nótt húns
‘every bear’s night’ = WINTER
Every bear’s night → WINTER
fiska dalmiskunn
‘valley-mercy of fishes’ = SUMMER
valley fishes. → SNAKES
the mercy of SNAKES → SUMMER
miskunn dalreyðar
‘the mercies of the valley-char’ = SUMMER
the valley-char. → SNAKE
the mercies of the SNAKE → SUMMER
miskunn þoska heiðar
‘in the mercy of codfish of the heath’ = SUMMER
codfish of the heath → SNAKES
in the mercy of SNAKES → SUMMER
sótt grettis
‘in the sicknesses of the serpent’ = WINTERS
in the sicknesses of the serpent; → WINTERS
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