[3, 4] hlaupár hjalts ‘the fast-flowing streams of the sword’: The present edn connects hjalts with hlaupár because of the structurally analogous expression for ‘river’ in st. 9/1, 4, sverðrunnit fen Fríðar ‘sword-filled fen of Fríðr <female mythical being> [RIVER]’ (see Note there; see also st. 10/5). Underlying this is an image of Slíðr, an underworld river swollen with swords, in Vsp 36/1-4 (also mentioned in Grí 28/6). This comparison serves to emphasise the threatening nature of the river.