valstafn
‘of the falcon’s perches’ = ARMS
the falcon’s perches → ARMS
haukstorð
‘of hawk-lands’ = ARMS
hawk-lands → ARMS
grund vala
‘the lands of falcons’ = ARMS
the lands of falcons → ARMS
fjall boga
‘the bow’s mountains’ = ARMS
the bow’s mountains → ARMS
geigurandr gaglfárs
‘the swinging skis of the gosling-danger’ = ARMS
the gosling-danger → HAWK
the swinging skis of the HAWK → ARMS
ferja hauka
‘ferries of hawks’ = ARMS
ferries of hawks, → ARMS
heiðis gata
‘of the paths of the hawk’ = ARMS
the paths of the hawk, → ARMS
land ǫglis
‘of the lands of the hawk’ = ARMS
the lands of the hawk → ARMS
kalfa hauks
‘territories of the hawk’ = ARMS
territories of the hawk, → ARMS
glæstar valstǫð
‘the decorated falcon-perches’ = ARMS
the decorated falcon-perches → ARMS
limr axla
‘the limbs of the shoulders’ = ARMS
the limbs of the shoulders → ARMS
reitr vals
‘the lands of the falcon’ = ARMS
the lands of the falcon → ARMS
auðkendar nauð boga
‘readily recognised compellers of the bow’ = ARMS
readily recognised compellers of the bow → ARMS
reið heiðis
‘chariots of the hawk’ = ARMS
chariots of the hawk → ARMS
heiðar leið vala
‘bright paths of falcons’ = ARMS
bright paths of falcons → ARMS
valstaðr
‘of falcon-perches’ = ARMS
falcon-perches → ARMS
fjall hauks
‘for the mountains of the hawk’ = ARMS
for the mountains of the hawk. → ARMS
bjúglim herða
‘with her curving branches of the shoulders’ = ARMS
with her curving branches of the shoulders — → ARMS
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