djúphugaðr, ramr, gegn, gagnsæll faðir Magna
‘the deep-minded, mighty, reliable, victory-blessed father of Magni’ = Þórr
the deep-minded, mighty, reliable, victory-blessed father of Magni → Þórr
dolgr mellu
‘of the enemy of the giantess’ = Þórr
the enemy of the giantess. → Þórr
dolgr jǫtna
‘of the enemy of the giants’ = Þórr
the enemy of the giants; → Þórr
sundr-kljúfr níu hǫfða Þrívalda
‘cleaver asunder of the nine heads of Þrívaldi’ = Þórr
cleaver asunder of the nine heads of Þrívaldi, → Þórr
sonr aldafǫðrs
‘the son of mankind’s father’ = Þórr
mankind’s father → Óðinn
the son of ÓÐINN → Þórr
arfi Viðris
‘of Viðrir’s heir’ = Þórr
Viðrir’s heir → Þórr
œgir ǫflugbarða
‘the terrifier of ǫflugbarði
The terrifier of Ǫflugbarði
haus-sprengir Hrungnis
‘the skull-splitter of Hrungnir <giant>’ = Þórr
the skull-splitter of Hrungnir <giant>. → Þórr
fangboði flotna forns Litar
‘of the wrestling-challenger of the followers of ancient Litr’ = Þórr
the followers of ancient Litr. → GIANTS
the wrestling-challenger of GIANTS → Þórr
sonr Jarðar
‘the son of Jǫrð’ = Þórr
the son of Jǫrð → Þórr
gramr Bilskirnis
‘the ruler of Bilskirnir’ = Þórr
the ruler of Bilskirnir, → Þórr
rúni Sifjar
‘the confidant of Sif’ = Þórr
The confidant of Sif → Þórr
faðir Þrúðar
‘the father of Þrúðr’ = Þórr
The father of Þrúðr → Þórr
mágr Ulls
‘of the kinsman of Ullr’ = Þórr
the kinsman of Ullr → Þórr
ótti jǫtna
‘the terror of giants’ = Þórr
the terror of giants → Þórr
sonr Jarðar
‘the son of Jǫrð’ = Þórr
The son of Jǫrð → Þórr
blóði Meila
‘of the brother of Meili’ = Þórr
the brother of Meili → Þórr
mágr Ullar
‘the kinsman of Ullr’ = Þórr
the kinsman of Ullr, → Þórr
hofregin hógreiðar
‘the temple-deity of the comfortable chariot’ = Þórr
the temple-deity of the comfortable chariot → Þórr
of barmi Baldrs
‘the brother of Baldr’ = Þórr
The brother of Baldr → Þórr
hǫrðum of rúni trolls trjónu
‘the hard friend of the troll of the muzzle’ = Þórr
the troll of the muzzle. → Mjǫllnir
the hard friend of MJǪLLNIR → Þórr
fjǫrspillir bǫlverðungar Belja
‘the life-destroyer of the evil-causing troop of Beli’ = Þórr
the evil-causing troop of Beli → GIANTS
The life-destroyer of GIANTS → Þórr
brjótr berg-dana
‘the breaker of rock-danes’ = Þórr
rock-Danes → GIANTS
the breaker of GIANTS → Þórr
sveinn Grundar
‘the boy of Grund’ = Þórr
the boy of Grund → Þórr
burr Óðins
‘of the son of Óðinn’ = Þórr
the son of Óðinn, → Þórr
reiði-Týr sára
‘of the bearing-Týr of wounds’ = Þórr
the bearing-Týr of wounds. → Þórr
váði orms
‘of the serpent’s harmer’ = Þórr
the serpent’s harmer; → Þórr
dolgr mellu
‘of the giantess’s enemy’ = Þórr
the giantess’s enemy → Þórr
ǫndótts vinr banda
‘of the hostile friend of the gods’ = Þórr
the hostile friend of the gods → Þórr
reynir folka leggs fróns
‘the tester of the peoples of the bone of the earth’ = Þórr
the bone of the earth → ROCK
the peoples of the ROCK → GIANTS
the tester of GIANTS → Þórr
njótr hafra
‘the user of goats’ = Þórr
The user of goats → Þórr
fullǫflugr fellir fjall-Gauts
‘the most powerful killer of the mountain-Gautr’ = Þórr
the mountain-Gautr → GIANT
The most powerful killer of the GIANT → Þórr
víð(non-lexical) vaðs Vimrar
‘the víðgymnir of the ford of Vimur’ = Þórr
The Víðgymnir of the ford of Vimur → Þórr
fellir fjǫrnets goða flugstalla
‘the preparer of the life-net of the gods of precipice-altars’ = Þórr
precipice-altars → MOUNTAINS
the gods of MOUNTAINS → GIANTS
the preparer of the life-net of GIANTS → Þórr
Gautr herþrumu
‘of the Gautr of host-thunder’ = WARRIOR = Þórr
host-thunder → BATTLE
the Gautr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Þórr
sviptir sagna
‘the mover of troops’ = LEADER = Þórr
the mover of troops → LEADER = Þórr
bragðmildr, bræði vændr bǫlkveitir Loka
‘the action-liberal, rage-familiar misfortune-destroyer of Loki’ = Þórr
the action-liberal, rage-familiar misfortune-destroyer of Loki → Þórr
vegrþverrir varra Nǫnnu
‘the path-diminisher of the waters of Nanna’ = Þórr
the waters of Nanna → RIVER
the path-diminisher of the RIVER → Þórr
œstr støkkvir þrjóts urðar
‘the ardent banisher of the lout of the stone’ = Þórr
the lout of the stone → GIANT
The ardent banisher of the GIANT → Þórr
sinnir ýta skaunar
‘the helper of the launchers of the shield’ = LEADER = Þórr
the launchers of the shield; → WARRIORS
the helper of WARRIORS → LEADER = Þórr
steypir stophnísu
‘the overcomer of the cliff-porpoise’ = Þórr
the cliff-porpoise → GIANTESS
the overcomer of GIANTESS → Þórr
kneyfir dróttar kolgu dolg-Svíþjóðar
‘the oppressor of the host of the cold wave of the hostile Sweden’ = Þórr
the cold wave of the hostile Sweden; → Gandvík
the host of GANDVÍK → GIANTS
the oppressor of GIANTS → Þórr
njótr njarðgjarðar
‘the user of the strength-belt’ = Þórr
The user of the strength-belt → Þórr
þverrir barna Þorns
‘the diminisher of the children of Þorn’ = Þórr
the children of Þorn → GIANTS
The diminisher of GIANTS → Þórr
hlǫðr hreina gnípu
‘the vanquisher of the reindeer of the peak’ = Þórr
the reindeer of the peak → GIANTS
The vanquisher of GIANTS → Þórr
þrøngvir kunnleggs kveldrunninna kvinna
‘the oppressor of the family line of the evening-running women’ = Þórr
the evening-running women → TROLL-WOMEN
the family line of the TROLL-WOMEN → GIANTS
The oppressor of GIANTS → Þórr
hraðskyndir gunnar
‘the swift hastener of battle’ = WARRIOR = Þórr
the swift hastener of battle, → WARRIOR = Þórr
langvinr þrǫngvar
‘the old friend of the tight spot (þjálfi ‘enclosure’ = þjálfi)’ = Þórr
the old friend of the tight spot (þjálfi ‘enclosure’ = Þjálfi), → Þórr
þrámóðnir Þrúðar
‘the one longing for Þrúðr’ = Þórr
the one longing for Þrúðr. → Þórr
ítr gulli Ullar
‘the glorious stepfather of Ullr’ = Þórr
The glorious stepfather of Ullr → Þórr
tollurr karms
‘the pole of the wagon-cab’ = CHARIOTEER = Þórr
the pole of the wagon-cab → CHARIOTEER = Þórr
herblótinn hneitir kalfa undirfjalfrs bliku alfheims
‘the people-worshipped vanquisher of the calves of the low hiding-place of the gleam of the elf-world’ = Þórr
the gleam of the elf -world → SUN
the low hiding-place of the SUN → CAVE
the calves of the CAVE → GIANTS
The people-worshipped vanquisher of GIANTS → Þórr
liðfǫstum aldrminnkandi aldar Ellu steins
‘the life-diminisher of the people of the Ælla of the stonesupport-strong. ’ = Þórr
the Ælla of the stone, → GIANT
the people of the GIANT → GIANTS
the life-diminisher of GIANTSsupport-strong. → Þórr
faðir Magna
‘the father of Magni’ = Þórr
the father of Magni → Þórr
konr mœrar
‘the descendant of the land (= jǫrð)’ = Þórr
the descendant of the land (= Jǫrð) → Þórr
mellu mǫgfellandi
‘kinsman-feller of the giantess’ = Þórr
the kinsman of the giantess → GIANT
The feller of the GIANT → Þórr
herði nauðar skafl jarðar hauðr runkykvir
‘the strengthener of the distress of the quickeners of the stream of the land of the snow-drift of the earth’ = Þórr
the snow-drift of the earth, → RIDGE
the land of the RIDGE → MOUNTAIN
the stream of the MOUNTAIN → RIVER
the quickeners of the RIVER → GIANTESSES
the strengthener of the distress of GIANTESSES → Þórr
landÁss
‘the land-god’ = Þórr
the land-god → Þórr
landalfr
‘land-elf’ = Þórr
Land-elf, → Þórr
hofstjóri váfreiðar hreggs
‘the temple-steerer of the hovering chariot of the thunderstorm’ = Þórr
The temple-steerer of the hovering chariot of the thunderstorm → Þórr
konr Jarðar
‘the son of Jǫrð’ = Þórr
The son of Jǫrð → Þórr
angrþjóf Óðins
‘of the sorrow-thief of Óðinn’ = Þórr
the sorrow-thief of Óðinn. → Þórr
fôlu vinar tál
‘troll-woman’s companion’s destroyer’ = Þórr
the troll-woman’s companion → GIANT
the destroyer of the GIANT → Þórr
gífrs grand
‘the giantess’s harm’ = Þórr
the giantess’s harm → Þórr
bani stallgoðs
‘of the slayer of the ledge-god’ = Þórr
the ledge-god → GIANT
the slayer of the GIANT → Þórr
Fangvinur Hafla
‘The wrestling-mate of Hafli’ = Þórr
The wrestling-mate of Hafli [= Þorbjǫrn] → Þórr
verr Sifjar
‘of the husband of Sif’ = Þórr
the husband of Sif [= Þorbjǫrg] → Þórr
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