hverri glymbrúðr hafs
‘every roaring-bride of the ocean’ = WAVE
every roaring-bride of the ocean. → WAVE
brekka svana
‘the hillside of swans’ = WAVE
the hillside of swans, → WAVE
sægnípa
‘of the sea-peak’ = WAVE
the sea-peak → WAVE
garðr brims
‘the fence of the surf’ = WAVE
the fence of the surf. → WAVE
hlíð skipa
‘of the hillside of ships’ = WAVE
the hillside of ships → WAVE
Áta fagrstrykvins mars fǫnn
‘of the snowdrift of the brightly painted horse of Áti’ = WAVE
the brightly painted horse of Áti → SHIP
the snowdrift of the SHIP → WAVE
skafl bláfoldar
‘of the crest of the blue-land’ = WAVE
the blue- land; → SEA
the crest of the SEA → WAVE
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