Atla. One of Heimdal’s nine mothers. Atla.
Auðhumla; also written Auðhumbla. [The etymology of this word is uncertain. Finn Magnússon derives it from auðr, void, and hum, darkness, and expresses the name by aër nocturnus.] The cow formed from the frozen vapors resolved into drops. She nourished the giant Ymer. Audhumbla.
Aurboða [aurr, wet clay or loam; boða, to announce]. Gymer’s wife and Gerd’s mother. Aurboda.
Aurgelmir [aurr, wet clay or loam]. A giant; grandfather of Bergelmer; called also Ymer. Aurgelmer.
Austri. A dwarf presiding over the east region. Austre. East.
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Baldr. [Anglo-Sax. baldor, princeps, the best, foremost]. The god of the summer-sunlight. He was son of Odin and Frigg; slain by Hoder, who was instigated by Loke. He returns after Ragnarok. His dwelling is Breidablik. Balder.
Barrey [Needle-isle]. A cool grove in which Gerd agreed with Skirner to meet Frey. Barey.
Baugi. A brother of Suttung, for whom (Baugi) Odin worked one summer in order to get his help in obtaining Suttung’s mead of poetry. Bauge.
Beli. A giant, brother of Gerd, slain by Frey. Bele.