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the face. Grimner is a name of Odin from his traveling in disguise. Grimner.

[Icel. gróa; Anglo Sax. growan; Eng. grow; Lat. crescere, crev-i]. The giantess mother of Orvandel. Thor went to her to have her charm the flint-stone out of his forehead. Groa.

[Gold-mane]. The giant Hrungner's horse. Goldfax.

[Gold-comb]. A cock that crows at Ragnarok. Gullinkambe or Goldcomb. [Gold-top]. Heimdal's horse. Goldtop.

[Gold-drink, gold-thirst]. A personification of gold. She is pierced and thrice burnt, and yet lives. Gulveig.

[Golden bristles]. The name of Frey's hog. Gullinburste.

[Dan. gungre, to tremble violently]. Odin's spear. Gungner.


 * genitive [Icel. gunnr, war, battle; Anglo-Sax. gûð; Old High Germ. gundia; and Icel. löð (laða, to invite), invitation; Anglo-Sax. gelaðian, to invite]. One who invites war. She was daughter of the giant Suttung, and had charge of the poetic mead. Odin got it from her. Gunlad.

A king of Svithod, who visited Asgard under the name of Ganglere. The first part of the Younger Edda is called Gylfaginning, which means the Delusion of Gylfe. Gylfe.

[Golden]. One of the horses of the gods. Gyller.

A giant: the father of Gerd, the beloved of Frey. Gymer.

Another name of the ocean divinity Æger. Gymer.

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Another name of the god Heimdal. The possessor of the leaning (halla) way (skeið). Hallinskid.

[Hide-hardener]. A horse; the sire of Hofvarpner, which was Gnaa's horse. Hamskerper.

[Anglo.Sax. heáh; Eng. high; Ulfilas hauhs]. The High One, applied to Odin. Haar.

The name assumed by Odin in the Lay of Harbard. Harbard.

[Bright-running]. A goat that stands over Valhal. Heidrun.