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[1-2] hrauð glóðum hafs ‘the embers of the ocean were thrown’: The verb hrjóða
‘throw, fling’ is used impersonally with glóðum
‘embers’ as the dat. object. ‘The embers of the ocean’ refer to
phosphorescence
(ON mǫrueldr; see Context above).