PERIPHRASTIC EXPRESSIONS IN THE SONGS.

An Axe: Battle ogress, rock-troll,

[38]

Blood: Rain of swords,

[15]

Cave (Hallmund's): Kettle, where waters fall from great

ice-wall, [160]

Fight: Dart's breath,

[15]

Dart-shower, [43]

Gale of death, [15]

Gale of swords, [95]

Hilda's[22] weather, [95]

Iron-rain, [234]

Mist's[[22]] mystery, [95]

Odin's gale; Odin's storm, [143], [190]

Shield-fire's thunder, [6]

Shield-rain, [215]

Spears' breath, [170]

Spear-shower, [138]

Spear-storm, [234]

Sword-shower, [81]

Gallows: Sigar's meed for lovesome deed, (Sigarr hung Hag-bard

the Viking for having befooled his daughter), [157]

Gold: Deep sea's flame, 137

Dragon's lair, [49]

Serpent's bed, [215]

The flame of sea, [49]

Wave's flashing flame, [49]

Worm's bed, [41]

Worm-land, [131]

Grettir (an Eddaic name for a serpent): Fell-creeping lad,

[86]

Head: Thoughts' burg,

[76]

Man: Elm-stalk,

[136]

Gold-scatterer, [131]

Helm-stalk, [136]

Jewel-strewer, [30]

Lessener of the flame of sea, [49]

Lessener of waves' flashing flame, [49]

Ring-bearer, [68]

Ring-strewer, [30]

Scatterer of serpent's bed, [215]

Wormland's haunter, [137]

Snatcher of worm's bed, [41]

Mouth: Tofts of tooth-hedge,

[124]

Sailor: He who decks the reindeer's side that 'twixt ness and

ness doth glide, [43]

Rider of wind-driven steed,

[41]

Sea-steeds' rider,

[81]

; Shield: Roof of war,

[215]

Spear-walk,

[12]

Ship: Reindeer that 'twixt ness and ness doth glide,

[43]

43

Sea-steed, [81]

Steed of the rollers, [17]

Wind-driven steed, [41]

Skald: Giver forth of Odin's mead (Svein of Bank),

[41]

Sword: Byrni's flame, [76]

[302]

Sword: Helmfire,

[50]

,

[136]

Man's-bane, [41]

War-flame, [199]

Whiting of the shield, [21]

Wound-worm, [114]

Thor: Sifs lord,

[157]

Warrior: Arrow-dealer,

[114]

Axe-breaker, [2]

Begetter of fight, [49]

Brand-whetter, [17]

Breaker of the bow, [50]

Foreteller of spear-shower, [138]

Warrior: Grove of Hedin's maid,

[125]

Raiser-up of roof of war, [215]

Spear-grove, [59]

Stem of shield, [190]

Sword-player, [199]

War-god, [66]

Wound-worm's tower, [114]

Wool-combe: Hook-clawed bird,

[31]

Woman: Giver forth of gold,

[59]

Goddess of red gold, [137]

Ground of gold, [30]

Son of golden stall, [190]

Warder of horns' wave, [181]

[303]