skafls jarðar hauðr
‘of the land of the snow-drift of the earth’ = MOUNTAIN
the snow-drift of the earth, → RIDGE
the land of the RIDGE → MOUNTAIN
halland
‘of the sloping-land’ = MOUNTAIN
the sloping-land → MOUNTAIN
hjaldrborg hǫrga
‘the battle-stronghold of cairns’ = MOUNTAIN
the battle-stronghold of cairns → MOUNTAIN
hæst hreinbraut
‘the highest reindeer road’ = MOUNTAIN
the highest reindeer road → MOUNTAIN
fold berg-Óneris
‘of the earth of rock-Ónerir’ = MOUNTAIN
rock-Ónerir → GIANT
the earth of the GIANT → MOUNTAIN
vegr Leifa
‘of the road of Leifi’ = MOUNTAIN
the road of Leifi, → MOUNTAIN
fornu setr hríðar aldjǫtuns
‘the ancient abode of the storm of the old giant’ = MOUNTAIN
the storm of the old giant. → EARTHQUAKE
the ancient abode of the EARTHQUAKE → MOUNTAIN
Glitnir Þundar
‘the hall of Þund’ = MOUNTAIN
the hall of Þund → MOUNTAIN
valgrund
‘the hawk-land’ = MOUNTAIN
the hawk-land. → MOUNTAIN
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