From: Haukur Þorgeirsson
Message: 5780
Date: 2005-12-03
> hjarna kleifar
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> "cliffs of the brain" = head?
> "cliffs of the head" = shoulders?
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> I just noticed Skáldskaparmál 69: "Höfuð heitir ókent: hauss,
> hjarni, ...", "Simple/base terms for the head are: skull, brain," etc.
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