kván óls mána
‘of the wife of the affliction of the moon’ = GIANTESS
the affliction of the moon. → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
tý þursa
‘of the bondwoman of giants’ = GIANTESS
the bondwoman of giants, → GIANTESS
brúðr jóða Aurnis
‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood’ = GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
herja Vingnis
‘of the female follower of Vingnir’ = GIANTESS
the female follower of Vingnir → GIANTESS
víf Yggjar áleggjar
‘of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb’ = GIANTESS
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
móðir jǫtuns
‘of the giant’s mother’ = GIANTESS
the giant’s mother → GIANTESS
dóttir Þjassa
‘daughter of Þjazi <giant>’ = GIANTESS
daughter of Þjazi <giant> → GIANTESS
sævar beins man
‘of the maiden of the bone of the sea’ = GIANTESS
the bone of the sea, → ROCK
the maiden of the ROCK → GIANTESS
brúðr bergjarls
‘of the wife of the mountain-jarl’ = GIANTESS
the mountain-jarl → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
Freyja bjarga
‘the Freyja of cliffs’ = GIANTESS
the Freyja of cliffs → GIANTESS
mær Hrauðungs
‘the girl of Hrauðungr’ = GIANTESS
the girl of Hrauðungr → GIANTESS
Sýr fentanna
‘of the Sýr of fen-teeth’ = GIANTESS
fen-teeth; → ROCKS
the mud-men of the Sýr of ROCKS → GIANTS
fullǫflug Hildr fjalla
‘the exceedingly strong Hildr of the mountains’ = GIANTESS
The exceedingly strong Hildr of the mountains → GIANTESS
brúðr mága sefgrímnis
‘the bride of the in-laws of sefgrímnir’ = GIANTESS
the in-laws of Sefgrímnir. → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
kván risa
‘of the wife of the giant’ = GIANTESS
the wife of the giant; → GIANTESS
drós Hrímnis
‘of the lady of Hrímnir’ = GIANTESS
the lady of Hrímnir → GIANTESS
Syn arinbrautar
‘of the Syn of the hearth-stone-path’ = GIANTESS
the hearth-stone-path. → MOUNTAINS
the Syn of MOUNTAINS → GIANTESS
stophnísa
‘of the cliff-porpoise’ = GIANTESS
the cliff-porpoise → GIANTESS
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