Gengu geðstrangir
gætis vegmæta
sárs of Sátíri
sunnan logrunnar.
Söddu svartklædda
sóknar dynhróka
bragnar byrgegnir
brands á Skotlandi.
Geðstrangir sárs logrunnar gætis vegmæta gengu sunnan of Sátíri. Bragnar, brands byrgegnir, söddu svartklædda dynhróka sóknar á Skotlandi.
The mind-strong bushes of the wound’s flame [(lit. ‘flame-bushes of the wound’) SWORD > WARRIORS] of the keeper of glorious treasures [KING] went from the south across Kintyre. The men, reliable in the fair wind of the sword [(lit. ‘fair-wind reliable of the sword’) BATTLE], sated black-coated din-cormorants of battle [RAVENS] in Scotland.
[6] ‑hróka: bróka F, ‑króka 8, Flat, flóka 325X
[6] dynhróka ‘din-cormorants’: The ms. variants (bróka ‘of trousers’ (so F), króka ‘hooks’ (so 8, Flat) and flóka ‘fish, felt, knot, tangle’ (so 325X)) make no sense in the context. The emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Hrókr is a type of cormorant (Phalacrocorax artistotelis). For dyn- ‘din-’ in this cpd, see Note to st. 1/3-4 above.
case: acc.
number: pl.