Bragi explains the circumlocutions for earth. Earth is called the flesh of Ymir, the bride of Odin, and the mother of Thor. These designations draw their power from the cosmogony of the creation narrative and the bonds of the divine family.
Jörð er kend sem hold Ymis, þvíat Óðinn ok bræðr hans gerðu jörðina af líkama Ymis eptir at þeir drápu hann. Hún heitir ok brúðr Óðins, þvíat Óðinn er faðir allra hluta ok jörðin berr allt.
Earth is described as the flesh of Ymir, for Odin and his brothers made the earth from the body of Ymir after they slew him. She is also called the bride of Odin, for Odin is the father of all things and earth bears all.
Jörð heitir móðir Þórs, þvíat Þórr er sonr Óðins ok Jarðar. Svá má kalla hana fold, grund, iðja, bygð, ok heim kvenna.
Earth is called the mother of Thor, for Thor is the son of Odin and Earth. So one may call her fold, ground, domain, settlement, and the home of women.