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Expressions for head

Anon Nkt 18^II

hattarstallr
‘the hat-support’ = HEAD
the hat-support → HEAD
Hharð Lv 14^II

hjalmstallr
‘helmet-support’ = HEAD
helmet-support → HEAD
ÞjóðA Sex 1^II

hjalmsetr
‘helmet-stand’ = HEAD
helmet-stand. → HEAD
Þjóð Haustl 20^III

hneigihlíð hárs
‘the inclined slopes of the hair’ = HEAD
the inclined slopes of the hair → HEAD
Hfr ErfÓl 6^I

harðan stofn svarðar
‘the hard stump of the scalp’ = HEAD
the hard stump of the scalp → HEAD
Þorf Lv 1^I

grund munna
‘the ground of jaws’ = HEAD
the ground of jaws; → HEAD
ESk Lv 12^III

fjall svarðar
‘the mountain of the scalp’ = HEAD
the mountain of the scalp. → HEAD
ESk Frag 2^III

frœknu fjall skarar
‘his heroic mountain of hair’ = HEAD
his heroic mountain of hair; → HEAD
Ásb Ævkv 1^VIII (OStór 4)

láð svarðar
‘the land of the scalp’ = HEAD
the land of the scalp → HEAD
SnSt Ht 2^III

bœr heila
‘of the farmstead of the brain’ = HEAD
the farmstead of the brain → HEAD
SnSt Ht 7^III

fylli hjálms
‘filling of the helmet’ = HEAD
filling of the helmet; → HEAD
SnSt Ht 50^III

hóf hugtúns
‘the temples of the mind-meadow’ = HEADS
the mind-meadow → BREAST
the temples of the BREAST → HEADS
SnSt Ht 50^III

gnapturn aldrs
‘jutting towers of life’ = HEADS
jutting towers of life. → HEADS
SnSt Ht 57^III

land svarðar
‘at the land of the scalp’ = HEAD
at the land of the scalp; → HEAD
SnSt Ht 65^III

klettr herða
‘the crag of the shoulders’ = HEAD
the crag of the shoulders, → HEAD
SnSt Ht 65^III

hlíð fjǫrnis
‘the slope of the helmet’ = HEAD
the slope of the helmet, → HEAD
SnSt Ht 64^III

klettr hjarna
‘his crag of the brain’ = HEAD
his crag of the brain → HEAD
SnSt Ht 63^III

grund heila
‘of the ground of the brain’ = HEAD
the ground of the brain → HEAD
SnSt Ht 62^III

fold fjǫrnis
‘lands of the helmet’ = HEADS
lands of the helmet; → HEADS
RvHbreiðm Hl 17^III

reitr fjǫrnis
‘land of the helmet’ = HEAD
land of the helmet; → HEAD
RvHbreiðm Hl 32^III

strǫnd svarðar
‘the beach of the scalp’ = HEAD
the beach of the scalp. → HEAD
RvHbreiðm Hl 35^III

hjalmstallr
‘the helmet-support’ = HEAD
the helmet-support → HEAD
RvHbreiðm Hl 40^III

háturn hjarna
‘high towers of the brain’ = HEADS
high towers of the brain → HEADS
Eyv Lv 5^I

haugr skarar
‘the burial-mounds of hair’ = HEADS
the burial-mounds of hair → HEADS
ÞGísl Búdr 6^I

land fjǫrnis
‘the lands of the helmet’ = HEADS
the lands of the helmet. → HEADS
ÞGísl Búdr 7^I

stallr fjǫrnis
‘the supports of the helmet’ = HEADS
the supports of the helmet; → HEADS
Skáldþ Lv 1^III

stræti hattar
‘the hood’s street’ = HEAD
the hood’s street → HEAD
Þjóð Yt 14^I

trjóna farra
‘its weapon of the bull ’ = HEAD
its weapon of the bull → HEAD
Bjbp Jóms 28^I

borg breiðra brúna
‘the fortress of broad brows’ = HEAD
the fortress of broad brows → HEAD
Eskál Vell 13^I

grund brúna
‘of the land of the brows’ = HEAD
the land of the brows → HEAD
Sigv ErfÓl 14^I

tún reikar
‘the homefields of the hair-parting’ = HEAD
the homefields of the hair-parting → HEAD
SnSt Lv 7^III

rǫð svarðar
‘of the ridge of the scalp’ = HEAD
the ridge of the scalp → HEAD
GunnLeif Merl II 35^VIII (Bret 35)

byggð hjarna
‘the settlements of brains’ = HEADS
the settlements of brains; → HEADS
GunnLeif Merl II 35^VIII (Bret 35)

borg heila
‘the strongholds of brains’ = HEADS
the strongholds of brains → HEADS
Bjarni Frag 1^III

hjǫrr Heimdalls
‘the sword Heimdalls’ = HEAD
the sword of Heimdallr → HEAD
Bjarni Frag 2^III

himinn reikar
‘the sky of the hair-parting’ = HEAD
the sky of the hair-parting → HEAD
ÚlfrU Húsdr 6^III

grunnr hlusta
‘the ground of the ears’ = HEAD
the ground of the ears → HEAD
Hálfr Innkv 5^VIII (Hálf 23)

fjall skarar
‘the mountains of hair’ = HEADS
the mountains of hair → HEADS
Eil Þdr 15^III

tungls brásalr
‘eyelash-hall of the moon’ = HEAD
the moon of eyelashes → EYE
the hall of the EYE → HEAD
Anon Krm 14^VIII

hjálmstofn
‘helmet-peg’ = HEAD
helmet-peg. → HEAD

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Expressions for head

Anon Nkt 18II

Hharð Lv 14II

ÞjóðA Sex 1II

Þjóð Haustl 20III

Hfr ErfÓl 6I

Þorf Lv 1I

ESk Lv 12III

ESk Frag 2III

Ásb Ævkv 1VIII (OStór 4)

SnSt Ht 2III

SnSt Ht 7III

SnSt Ht 50III

SnSt Ht 50III

SnSt Ht 57III

SnSt Ht 65III

SnSt Ht 65III

SnSt Ht 64III

SnSt Ht 63III

SnSt Ht 62III

RvHbreiðm Hl 17III

RvHbreiðm Hl 32III

RvHbreiðm Hl 35III

RvHbreiðm Hl 40III

Eyv Lv 5I

ÞGísl Búdr 6I

ÞGísl Búdr 7I

Skáldþ Lv 1III

Þjóð Yt 14I

Bjbp Jóms 28I

Eskál Vell 13I

Sigv ErfÓl 14I

SnSt Lv 7III

GunnLeif Merl II 35VIII (Bret 35)

GunnLeif Merl II 35VIII (Bret 35)

Bjarni Frag 1III

Bjarni Frag 2III

ÚlfrU Húsdr 6III

Hálfr Innkv 5VIII (Hálf 23)

Eil Þdr 15III

Anon Krm 14VIII

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Kennings with a particular referent

Anon Nkt 18^II

Hharð Lv 14^II

ÞjóðA Sex 1^II

Þjóð Haustl 20^III

Hfr ErfÓl 6^I

Þorf Lv 1^I

ESk Lv 12^III

ESk Frag 2^III

Ásb Ævkv 1^VIII (OStór 4)

SnSt Ht 2^III

SnSt Ht 7^III

SnSt Ht 50^III

SnSt Ht 50^III

SnSt Ht 57^III

SnSt Ht 65^III

SnSt Ht 65^III

SnSt Ht 64^III

SnSt Ht 63^III

SnSt Ht 62^III

RvHbreiðm Hl 17^III

RvHbreiðm Hl 32^III

RvHbreiðm Hl 35^III

RvHbreiðm Hl 40^III

Eyv Lv 5^I

ÞGísl Búdr 6^I

ÞGísl Búdr 7^I

Skáldþ Lv 1^III

Þjóð Yt 14^I

Bjbp Jóms 28^I

Eskál Vell 13^I

Sigv ErfÓl 14^I

SnSt Lv 7^III

GunnLeif Merl II 35^VIII (Bret 35)

GunnLeif Merl II 35^VIII (Bret 35)

Bjarni Frag 1^III

Bjarni Frag 2^III

ÚlfrU Húsdr 6^III

Hálfr Innkv 5^VIII (Hálf 23)

Eil Þdr 15^III

Anon Krm 14^VIII