ríki láðs
‘of the kingdom of the land’ = EARTH
the kingdom of the land, → EARTH
gjalfri kringðum botn élkers
‘the surge-encircled bottom of the storm-vessel’ = EARTH
the storm-vessel; → SKY/HEAVEN
the surge-encircled bottom of the SKY/HEAVEN → EARTH
salr sólborgar
‘the hall of the sun’s stronghold’ = EARTH
the sun’s stronghold → SKY/HEAVEN
the hall of the SKY/HEAVEN → EARTH
víðum botn vindkers
‘the wide bottom of the wind-vessel’ = EARTH
the wind-vessel, → SKY/HEAVEN
the wide bottom of the SKY/HEAVEN → EARTH
hreinver
‘of the reindeer-sea’ = EARTH
the reindeer-sea. → EARTH
víðbotn varðkeri glyggs
‘the wide base of the guarding-vessel of the storm’ = EARTH
the guarding-vessel of the storm, → SKY
the wide base of the SKY → EARTH
hjartfœrra hreinvǫzt
‘of deer-traversed reindeer-seas’ = EARTH
deer-traversed reindeer-seas → EARTH
lyngs fjǫrðr
‘of the fjord of the heather’ = EARTH
the fjord of the heather; → EARTH
víðum botn vindkers
‘the wide base of the wind-cauldron’ = EARTH
the wind-cauldron. → SKY/HEAVEN
the wide base of the SKY/HEAVEN → EARTH
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