skóð rimmu
‘of battle’s dangerous tool’ = WEAPON
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
hræskóð
‘of the corpse-scathe’ = WEAPON
the corpse-scathe → WEAPON
dýrum Garmr bliksólar
‘the splendid Garmr of the gleam-sun’ = WEAPON
the gleam-sun; → SHIELD
the splendid Garmr of the SHIELD → WEAPON
sút hattar Herjans
‘the sorrow of Herjann’s hat’ = WEAPON
Herjann’s hat … → HELMET
the sorrow of the HELMET → WEAPON
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