Lausavísur from Haralds saga Sigurðarsonar §
Edited by Kari Ellen Gade and Diana Whaley
þat ‘that one’
CloseHeiðabœr ‘Hedeby’
[4] Heiðabœr ‘Hedeby’: Town in North Schleswig, Germany (then a part of Denmark).
CloseSveini ‘to Sveinn’
[5] Sveini ‘to Sveinn’: Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark, Haraldr’s bitter opponent.
Closeá ‘on’
[8] á armi borgar ‘on the rampart of the stronghold’: Lit. ‘on the arm of the stronghold’. See Bǫlv Hardr 2/7, 8.
Closeborgar ‘of the stronghold’
borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold
[8] á armi borgar ‘on the rampart of the stronghold’: Lit. ‘on the arm of the stronghold’. See Bǫlv Hardr 2/7, 8.
Closearmi ‘the rampart’
1. armr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): arm
[8] á armi borgar ‘on the rampart of the stronghold’: Lit. ‘on the arm of the stronghold’. See Bǫlv Hardr 2/7, 8.
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