ESk Lv 8III/3 — Vǫrðu ‘of Varða’
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
[3] Vǫrðu: ‘virda’ 743ˣ, RE 1665
notes
[3] Vǫrðu ‘of Varða <island>’: This island has not been identified, but the name is also given in this form (Varða) in Þul Eyja 3/4. The variant ‘virda’ (so LaufE and RE 1665) is of no help here.
kennings
- víðgyrðill Vǫrðu — the wide girdle of Varða <island> [SEA]