E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Na’glfar.
The giants’ ship, in which they will embark on “the last day” to give battle to the gods. It is made of the nails of the dead. (Old Norse, nagl, a human nail, and fara, to make.) (Scandinavian mythology.) Piloted by Hrymer.
