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The poetic Edda

Note 2 — The Lay of Hymir

Henry Adams Bellows translation

Mountain-dweller: the giant (Ægir). Line 2: the principal word in the original has defied interpretation, and any translation of the line must be largely guesswork. Ygg: Othin; his son is Thor. Some editors assume a gap after this stanza.

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