hǫrðum herðimýill vinu Hergauts
‘with hard shoulder-lumps of the mistress of Hergautr’ = STONES
the mistress of Hergautr. → Jǫrð
with hard shoulder-lumps of JǪRÐ → STONES
jótr heiðar
‘of the heath’s molars’ = STONES
the heath’s molars → STONES
harmr bura Jónakrs
‘by the pain of the sons of Jónakr’ = STONES
by the pain of the sons of Jónakr → STONES
ofvæg heift hrísungs
‘the crushing hatred of the bastard’ = STONES
the crushing hatred of the bastard → STONES
bein foldar
‘by the bones of the earth’ = STONES
by the bones of the earth. → STONES
bein lagar
‘the bones of the sea’ = STONES
the bones of the sea → STONES
tǫnn lagar
‘of the teeth of the sea’ = STONES
the teeth of the sea → STONES
hvélvala Hallar
‘the wheel-knuckles of Hǫll’ = STONES
the wheel-knuckles of Hǫll → STONES
djúpakarn
‘the sea-acorns’ = STONES
the sea-acorns → STONES
fylving hallvallar
‘by the nuts of the sloping-plain’ = STONES
the sloping-plain → MOUNTAINS
by the nuts of MOUNTAINS → STONES
hurð Hrungnis
‘the doors of Hrungnir’ = STONES
the doors of Hrungnir → STONES
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