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[3, 4] heilög skorða ... palla ófnis ‘the holy prop of the benches of the serpent [GOLD > WOMAN]’:
‘The benches of the serpent’ is a somewhat strained kenning for gold, on the model of ‘lair of the serpent’ etc.