[4] faðir lǫgseims ‘the father of the sea-thread [= Miðgarðsormr > = Loki]’: The Miðgarðsormr-kenning is based on the idea that the serpent encircles the whole world; cf. Meissner 114 for further examples. According to Gylf (SnE 2005, 27), Loki begot Hel, Fenrir and Miðgarðsormr with the giantess Angrboða.