myrkaurriði markar
‘the dark trout of the forest’ = SERPENT = Fáfnir
the dark trout of the forest → SERPENT = Fáfnir
engis lúra
‘of the halibut of the meadow’ = SERPENT
the halibut of the meadow, → SERPENT
fránǫlunn
‘of the flashing fish’ = SERPENT
the flashing fish. → SERPENT
hringr grœnna lyngva
‘of the ring of green heathers’ = SERPENT
the ring of green heathers, → SERPENT
aurriði strandar
‘of the trout of the beach’ = SERPENT
the trout of the beach → SERPENT
gjaldseiðr grundar
‘of the compensation-pollack of the field’ = SERPENT = Fáfnir
the compensation-pollack of the field; → SERPENT = Fáfnir
hvalr heiðar
‘of the whale of the heath’ = SERPENT
the whale of the heath → SERPENT
lax urðar
‘of the salmon of the rocky slope’ = SERPENT
the salmon of the rocky slope → SERPENT
sefþvengr
‘of the rush-thong’ = SERPENT
the rush-thong. → SERPENT
fjallreyðr
‘of the mountain-char’ = SERPENT
the mountain-char; → SERPENT
baugr vallar
‘the ring of the meadow’ = SERPENT = Ormr inn langi
the ring of the meadow → SERPENT = Ormr inn langi
blóði linns
‘of the serpent’s brother’ = SERPENT
the serpent’s brother, → SERPENT
urðhœingr
‘of the stone-heap salmon’ = SERPENT
the stone-heap salmon → SERPENT
áll fjǫrgynjar
‘of the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’ = SERPENT
the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]; → SERPENT
holmfjǫturr
‘of the island-fetter’ = SERPENT
the island-fetter; → SERPENT
þráðr jarðar
‘of the thread of the earth’ = SERPENT
the thread of the earth → SERPENT
eitrs ǫlun
‘of the mackerel of poison’ = SERPENT
the mackerel of poison → SERPENT
þvengrláðs
‘of the thong of the land’ = SERPENT
the thong of the land → SERPENT
ljóts baugr lyngs
‘of the ugly ring of heather’ = SERPENT
the ugly ring of heather [that there is] → SERPENT
láðs lýr
‘of the pollack of land’ = SERPENT
the pollack of land, → SERPENT
lautsíkr
‘of the dell-fish’ = SERPENT
the dell-fish → SERPENT
ungum þinull fjalla
‘the young edge-rope of the mountains’ = SERPENT = me, Grettir
the young edge-rope of the mountains → SERPENT = me, Grettir
áll lautar
‘the eel of the dell’ = SERPENT = Grettir
the eel of the dell → SERPENT = Grettir
þvengr beðju Þundar
‘the thong of the bedmate of Þundr’ = SERPENT = Grettir, me
the bedmate of Þundr → Jǫrð
the thong of JǪRÐ → SERPENT = Grettir, me
hængr grundar
‘the salmon of the ground’ = SERPENT = Grettir
the salmon of the ground → SERPENT = Grettir
láðskreytir
‘of the land-adorner’ = SERPENT = Grettir
the land-adorner → SERPENT = Grettir
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