ESk Lv 8III/2 — Raðar ‘of Radøy’
Brattrs baldrekr Þjóttu;
berr vindr Raðar linda;
víðgyrðill þýtr Vǫrðu;
veltr Fenhringar belti.
Yglisk umbgerð Huglar;
olmrs grásili Stolmar;
fleygir Bóknar baugi;
brakar Lygru men nǫkkvat.
Brattrs baldrekr Þjóttu; vindr berr linda Raðar; víðgyrðill Vǫrðu þýtr; belti Fenhringar veltr. Umbgerð Huglar yglisk; olmrs grásili Stolmar; fleygir baugi Bóknar; men Lygru brakar nǫkkvat.
Steep is the baldric of Tjøtta <island> [SEA]; the wind lifts the band of Radøy <island> [SEA]; the wide girdle of Varða <island> [SEA] roars; the belt of Askøy <island> [SEA] rolls. The sheath of Huglo <island> [SEA] becomes fierce; grim is the grey harness-strap of Stolmen <island> [SEA]; the ring of Bokn <island> [SEA] is flung out; the necklace of Lygra <island> [SEA] thunders somewhat.
readings
[2] Raðar: ‘herdar’ papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, ‘herlar’ RE 1665
notes
[2] Raðar ‘of Radøy <island>’: Located off the coast of Hordaland, northwest of Bergen on the western coast of Norway (see also Þul Eyja 3/2 and Þul Islands l. 5). The variant ‘herdar’ (so LaufE; ‘herlar’ in RE 1665 must be a scribal error) is unmetrical (the syllable in metrical position 3 must be short). There is no island in Norway with such a name (the closest would be Herdla, ON Herðla, but Herðlu is still unmetrical).
kennings
- linda Raðar; — the band of Radøy <island>; [SEA]