stefnir Rínar unda
‘to the commander of the Rhine of wounds’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
the Rhine of wounds → BLOOD
to the commander of the BLOOD → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
hlunna hestrennir
‘launchers’ horse-impellers’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the horse of launchers → SHIP
the impeller of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
valdr hô-Sleipnis tjalda
‘the wielder of the high-Sleipnir of tents’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the high-Sleipnir of tents → SHIP
the wielder of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
frœknum stillir drasils vandar
‘the valiant ruler of the mount of the mast’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the mount of the mast; → SHIP
the valiant ruler of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
margrjóðandi stíga fetils
‘to the frequent-reddener of paths of the sword-strap’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
paths of the sword-strap → SWORD SHEATHS
to the frequent-reddener of SWORD SHEATHS → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
rjóðandi undlinns
‘of the reddener of the wound-serpent’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
the wound-serpent. → SWORD
the reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
stýrir œsidýrs flóðs
‘the commander of the raging beast of the flood’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the raging beast of the flood → SHIP
the commander of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
vágs viggríðandi
‘sea’s steed-rider’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the steed of the sea → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
sviprunnr Gunnar
‘the brandishing-bush of Gunnr’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
The brandishing-bush of Gunnr → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
snarr sverðrjóðr
‘the swift sword-reddener’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
The swift sword-reddener → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
árr Hrafns hlýra
‘the emissary of the Hrafn of prows’ = SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
the Hrafn of prows, → SHIP
the emissary of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Þorgeirr
Njǫrðr hjǫrgaldrs
‘The Njǫrðr of the sword-song’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
the sword-song → BATTLE
The Njǫrðr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
djarfr arfi Hávarar
‘the bold heir of Hávarr’ = Þorgeirr
The bold heir of Hávarr, → Þorgeirr
bræðir hauks lœkja hræva
‘to the feeder of the hawk of the brooks of corpses’ = WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
the brooks of corpses → BLOOD
the hawk of the BLOOD → RAVEN
to the feeder of the RAVEN → WARRIOR = Þorgeirr
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