Jón laut í höll hreinum
hjarta sals hins bjarta
meyjar mannvitsfrægrar
mildingi bragninga.
Jón laut hreinum mildingi bragninga í höll hins bjarta sals hjarta mannvitsfrægrar meyjar.
John bowed to the pure ruler of princes [= God (= Christ)] in the hall of the bright chamber of the heart [BREAST > WOMB] of the maiden famous of understanding.
[3] mannvitsfrægrar meyjar ‘of the maiden famous of understanding’: This is either a reference to John the Baptist’s mother Elizabeth, who conceived him late in life by her husband, Zacharias, following a visit from the angel Gabriel (Luke I.5-25), or to the Virgin Mary (see Note to [All] above).