hákesja
‘oarport-spears’ = OARS
oarport-spears → OARS
verfótr
‘with sea-feet’ = OARS
with sea-feet → OARS
Mævils marstéttar geirr
‘of the spears of the path of the horse of Mævill’ = OARS
the horse of Mævill → SHIP
the path of the SHIP → SEA
the spears of the SEA → OARS
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