Aurboða
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Aurboða (also Aurboda; Old Norse: "gravel-bidder" or "gravel-offerer") is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is married to the jötunn Gymir and is the mother of Gerðr.
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Aurboða (also Aurboda; Old Norse: "gravel-bidder" or "gravel-offerer") is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is married to the jötunn Gymir and is the mother of Gerðr.
== Name == The origin of the name is unclear. The second part is certainly related to the Old Norse verb ('to offer'), but the meaning of the first element has been debated.
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