sannreynir sunds fjǫrðr vé Hárbarðs
‘the true tester of swimming of the fjord of the homes of Hárbarðr’ = POET = Þorvaldr
the homes of Hárbarðr → Ásgarðr
the fjord of ÁSGARÐR → POETRY
the true tester of swimming of the POETRY → POET = Þorvaldr
rœkir ráfáka
‘of the keeper of the sail-yard-horses’ = SEAFARER = Þorvaldr
the sail-yard-horses; → SHIPS
the keeper of SHIPS → SEAFARER = Þorvaldr
Njótr naddhríðar
‘about the Njótr of the spear-storm’ = WARRIOR = Þorvaldr
the spear-storm → BATTLE
about the Njótr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Þorvaldr
maðr men-Gunnar
‘in the husband of the necklace-Gunnr’ = Þorvaldr
the necklace-Gunnr. → WOMAN = Steingerðr
in the husband of the WOMANSTEINGERÐR → Þorvaldr
Njótr naddhríðar
‘the Njótr of the spear-storm’ = WARRIOR = Þorvaldr
the spear-storm, → BATTLE
the Njótr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Þorvaldr
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