grund gilja
‘of the land of ravines’ = MOUNTAINS
the land of ravines → MOUNTAINS
vegr jǫtna
‘to the path of the giants’ = MOUNTAINS = Norway?
to the path of the giants → MOUNTAINS = Norway?
braut fannar
‘of the path of the snow-drift’ = MOUNTAINS
the path of the snow-drift, → MOUNTAINS
flugstallr
‘of precipice-altars’ = MOUNTAINS
precipice-altars → MOUNTAINS
hǫll gallópnis
‘of the halls of the shrill-crier’ = MOUNTAINS
the halls of the shrill-crier → MOUNTAINS
ver gunnvargs fríðrar himintǫrgu
‘to the sea of the battle-wolf of the splendid sky-shield’ = MOUNTAINS
the splendid sky-shield; [he] → SUN
the battle-wolf of the SUN → Fenrir
to the sea of FENRIR → MOUNTAINS
ver gaupu
‘the sea of the lynx’ = MOUNTAINS
the sea of the lynx. → MOUNTAINS
stǫð glamma
‘of the place of wolves’ = MOUNTAINS
the place of wolves → MOUNTAINS
arinbraut
‘of the hearth-stone-path’ = MOUNTAINS
the hearth-stone-path. → MOUNTAINS
Listi vallátrs
‘of the Lista of the falcon-lair’ = MOUNTAINS
the falcon-lair → ROCK
the Lista of the ROCK → MOUNTAINS
setr Iðja
‘towards the seat of Iði’ = MOUNTAINS
towards the seat of Iði. → MOUNTAINS
hallvǫllr
‘of the sloping-plain’ = MOUNTAINS
the sloping-plain → MOUNTAINS
mœrr fjarðeplis
‘of the land of the fjord-apple’ = MOUNTAINS
the fjord -apple → STONE
the land of the STONE → MOUNTAINS
hlunnr steina
‘of the slipway of rocks’ = MOUNTAINS
the slipway of rocks → MOUNTAINS
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