Sturl Hryn 10II/4 — gandr ‘wolf’
Hæstan kyndu hirðmenn traustir
heitan eld í Danaveldi;
skæriligr gekk húsum hæri
hallar gandr á sviðnu landi.
Víða fór um búkarls búðir
birkisótt, en hræddar dróttir
— bragnar eyddu báli slegnu
brunnit land — til skógar runnu.
Traustir hirðmenn kyndu hæstan heitan eld í Danaveldi; skæriligr gandr hallar gekk hæri húsum á sviðnu landi. Birkisótt fór víða um búðir búkarls, en hræddar dróttir runnu til skógar; bragnar eyddu land brunnit slegnu báli.
The trusty retainers kindled the highest hot fire in the realm of the Danes; the bright wolf of the hall [FIRE] leapt higher than the houses on the scorched land. The sickness of the birch-tree [FIRE] went far and wide through the dwellings of the farmer, but the frightened people fled to the wood; men devastated the land burnt by the kindled fire.
notes
[4] gandr (m.) ‘wolf’: The exact meaning of the word is not clear, but gandr must mean ‘wolf’ here. It can mean, among other things, ‘staff’, ‘stick’ or ‘stake’, ‘magic wand’ or ‘the ride of witches and sorcerers’ or ‘witchcraft’, ‘wolf’ or ‘horse’. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 20/5.
kennings
- skæriligr gandr hallar — the bright wolf of the hall [FIRE]
grammar
case: nom.