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F531.6.16.2. Giant’s animals help him in fight. Cf. B571.3. f>orstVlk 423 ch. 15:
dog; HålfdE XVII 1-XVIII 7 (FAS III 544-47): dog and wild boar; ÅsmFl
174-76: dog; cf. Blomst 38 ch. 24: pigs.
F531.6.16.3. Man as servant of giant. Cf. G672. Vols ch. 9 < HHu I st. 43: milked
the goats of Gullnir; EgÅsm IX 6 - X 12 (FAS III 383-86).
F531.6.17. Other acts of giants.
F531.6.17.7. Giants are wise. Cf. N812.1. Vafjjr; Hym 5; Gylf ch. 8 (15) and Ys
ch. 4: Mimir, cf. Vries 360-61; Gylf ch. 36 (50), Skåldsk ch. 4 (57), 27 (18) and
Ys ch. 4: Kvasir, Geirrodr; Grotta 1; OOdd 47 (ch. XII2; FAS II 518) and Gautr
12, 28 ch. 3, 7 (FAS III 15, 32): hundviss jotunn.
F533. Remarkably tall man. Eg LXXXVI 3; OOdd 197 (ch. XLVI 9); rør I 345;
Heimslysing in Hb 166.
F535. Pygmy. Sneglu-Halla \>. in Flb III 418-20 (FMS VI 362; Msk 236; Fjfsl 283
-84); SamsF 32, 42: Småmeyjaland; Heimslysing 1. c.
F540. Remarkable physical organs.
F541. Remarkable eyes. Cf. D993; F512; F642; H71.6.
F541.1. Flashing eyes.
F541.1.4. Serpent-eye. Vkv 17; RagnarL ch. 9 (8) (FAS I 257-58 ch. 8); Skjold ch.
27 (28); cf. Saxo lib. IX c. IV 12; I. Reichborn-Kjennerud: Ormen i nord. folke-
medisin, in Norges Apotekerforenings tidsskrift, farm.-vidensk. del, Kria. 1924
p. 14-15.
F543. Remarkable nose. Cf. F514.
F543.1. Remarkably long nose.
F543.1.1. Long nose used as poker. Cf. F531.1.6.6.1.
F544. Remarkable mouth.
F544.3. Remarkable teeth. Cf. F531.1.6.2.1. GHrolf 341 ch. 33: »tenntr sem villi-
goltr«.
F544.3.1. Golden teeth. Gylf ch. 15 (27); Vries 296: Heimdallr is also called Gullin-
tanni.
F544.3.3. Blue teeth. Ålafl ch. 4: »Blåtonn« as name of a witch.
F544.3.3.1. Blue, protruding teeth of one and a half elbow-length. t>orstVik 390 ch. 3.
F546. Remarkable breast.
F546.3. Star (cross) on breast. Cf. Lagerholm 87 n. ad Ålafl.
F547. Remarkable sexual organs.
F547.2. Hermaphrodite. Heimslysing in Hb 166.
F551. Remarkable feet. Cf. F517.
F551.1. Animal foot on human being. Cf. B635.2. Heimslysing in Hb 166.
F551.1.2. Person with horse's foot. Ector ch. 6.
F551.1.3. Man with dog’s feet. HrolfKr 54-57 ch. 20-21 (FAS I 55-58).
F551.2. Feet with unusual number of toes. Heimslysing 1. c.: tumed backward and
without nails.
F551.3. Remakarbly pretty white feet. Skåldsk ch. 3, cf. Vries 255, MC 103, H312.3;
rør I 333-34.