dauðum grjót-Móði
‘the dead rock-Móði’ = GIANT
the dead rock-Móði. → GIANT
Aurnis spjalli
‘of Aurnir’s confidant’ = GIANT
Aurnir’s confidant. → GIANT
Áli vazt-undirkúlu
‘of the Áli of the fishing ground-under-knob’ = GIANT
the fishing ground-under-knob, → ROCK
the Áli of the ROCK → GIANT
Fjǫlnir fjalla
‘of the Fjǫlnir of the mountains’ = GIANT = Suttungr
the Fjǫlnir of the mountains; → GIANT = Suttungr
byrsendir vágs
‘the wind-sender of the sea’ = GIANT = Hymir
The wind-sender of the sea → GIANT = Hymir
gljúfrskeljungr
‘of the gully-whale’ = GIANT
the gully-whale. → GIANT
bjarga byrgitýr
‘refuge-god of crags’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the refuge of crags → CAVE
the god of the CAVE → GIANT = Þjazi
fjallgylðir
‘the mountain-wolf’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The mountain-wolf → GIANT = Þjazi
vígfrekr ving-Rǫgnir vagna
‘the killing-greedy swinging Rǫgnir of killer whales’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The killing-greedy swinging Rǫgnir of killer whales → GIANT = Þjazi
ballastan dolgr vallar
‘the very bold enemy of the earth’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the very bold enemy of the earth → GIANT = Þjazi
môlunautr Miðjungs
‘the speech-companion of Miðjungr’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the speech-companion of Miðjungr → GIANT = Þjazi
Reginn leikblaðs fjaðrar
‘the Reginn of the play-blade of the feather’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the play-blade of the feather, → WING
the Reginn of the WING → GIANT = Þjazi
biðill Greipar
‘of the wooer of Greip’ = GIANT
the wooer of Greip → GIANT
Finnr fjalla
‘of the Finnr of the mountains’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the Finnr of the mountains. → GIANT = Hrungnir
bǫrr hellis haugs Grjótúna
‘the tree of the cave of the mound of Grjótún’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the mound of Grjótún. → Grjótúnagarðar
the tree of the cave of GRJÓTÚNAGARÐAR → GIANT = Hrungnir
solgnum dolgr manna
‘the greedy enemy of men’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the greedy enemy of men; → GIANT = Hrungnir
váttr vagna myrkbeins reinar Haka
‘the knower of killer whales of the dark bone of the land of Haki’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the land of Haki → SEA
the dark bone of the SEA → ROCK
killer whales of the ROCK → GIANTS
the knower of GIANTS → GIANT = Hrungnir
gætir bjarga
‘of the guardian of the rocks’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the guardian of the rocks; → GIANT = Hrungnir
hraundrengr
‘the rock-gentleman’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
The rock-gentleman → GIANT = Hrungnir
bolmr fjalfrs ólágra gjalfra
‘the bear of the hiding-place of not low roaring waters’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the hiding-place of not low roaring waters → CAVE
the bear of the CAVE → GIANT = Hrungnir
gramr grundar gilja
‘the ruler of the land of ravines’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the land of ravines → MOUNTAINS
the ruler of MOUNTAINS → GIANT = Hrungnir
heimþingaðr herju Vingnis
‘of the home-visitor of the female follower of Vingnir’ = GIANT = Hrungnir
the female follower of Vingnir → GIANTESS
the home-visitor of GIANTESS → GIANT = Hrungnir
Yggr áleggjar
‘of the Yggr of the river-limb’ = GIANT
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
ól mána
‘of the affliction of the moon’ = GIANT
the affliction of the moon. → GIANT
bergjarl
‘of the mountain-jarl’ = GIANT
the mountain-jarl → GIANT
Eldir steðja áar
‘of the Eldir of the anvil of the river’ = GIANT
the anvil of the river. → STONE
the Eldir of the STONE → GIANT
mildingr hella
‘of the lord of the cave’ = GIANT
the lord of the cave → GIANT
mold(unlinked proper noun)
‘of the soil-ruler’ = GIANT
the soil-ruler → GIANT
áttrunnr Hymis
‘the kinsman of Hymir’ = GIANT = Þjazi
The kinsman of Hymir → GIANT = Þjazi
myrk-Danr beina grœnnar Hlóðynjar
‘of the dark-dane of the bones of green Hlóðyn’ = GIANT
the bones of green Hlóðyn. → ROCKS
the dark-Dane of ROCKS → GIANT
Falr brautar fannar
‘of the Falr of the path of the snow-drift’ = GIANT = Suttungr
the path of the snow-drift, → MOUNTAINS
the Falr of MOUNTAINS → GIANT = Suttungr
fjall-Gautr
‘of the mountain-Gautr’ = GIANT
the mountain-Gautr → GIANT
reynir leggs reyrar
‘of the tester of the bone of the reed’ = GIANT
the bone of the reed; → STONE
the tester of the STONE → GIANT
tælandi halla gallópnis
‘the destroyers of the halls of the shrill-crier’ = GIANT
the halls of the shrill-crier → MOUNTAINS
the destroyers of MOUNTAINS → GIANT
frumseyrir fljóða
‘of the foremost harasser of women’ = GIANT
the foremost harasser of women, → GIANT
þrjótr urðar
‘of the lout of the stone’ = GIANT
the lout of the stone → GIANT
grjót-Níðuðr
‘of the rock-Níðuðr’ = GIANT = Þjazi
the rock-Níðuðr → GIANT = Þjazi
ǫrÞrasir drósar Hrímnis
‘of the passionate lover of the lady of Hrímnir’ = GIANT = Geirrøðr
the lady of Hrímnir → GIANTESS
the passionate lover of GIANTESS → GIANT = Geirrøðr
Heiðrekr veggjar Þrasis
‘of the Heiðrekr of the wall of Þrasir’ = GIANT = Geirrøðr
the wall of Þrasir → STONE
the Heiðrekr of the STONE → GIANT = Geirrøðr
þrjótr jótrs vegtaugar
‘of the defier of the molar of the way of the fishing-line’ = GIANT
the way of the fishing-line. → SEA
the molar of the SEA → STONE
the defier of the STONE → GIANT
salrvaniðr Synjar arinbrautar
‘the hall-visitor of the Syn of the hearth-stone-path’ = GIANT
the hearth-stone-path. → MOUNTAINS
the Syn of MOUNTAINS → GIANTESS
the hall-visitor of GIANTESS → GIANT
Ella steins
‘of the Ælla of the stone’ = GIANT
the Ælla of the stone, → GIANT
kind Ymsa
‘the offspring of Ymsi’ = GIANT
the offspring of Ymsi → GIANT
áttrunnr Suðra
‘the relative of Suðri’ = GIANT
the relative of Suðri, → GIANT
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