ESk Lv 8III/7 — Bóknar ‘of Bokn’
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
[7] Bóknar: so 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, Bolmar A, Bókna papp10ˣ, RE 1665
notes
[7] Bóknar ‘of Bokn <island>’: So 2368ˣ, 743ˣ. Located in Boknafjorden east of Karmøy in Rogaland on the western coast of Norway (see also Þul Eyja 4/5 and Þul Islands l. 1). Einarr was clearly familiar with this part of Norway (see Lv 9/5 below and ESk Lv 6/4II, ESk Elfv 1/8II). Bolm (‘bolmar’) in A could either be Bolmsö in present-day Sweden (but that island is located in a lake, Bolmen) or an island off the coast of Hålogaland, North Norway, mentioned in Hervarar saga (see Hb 1892-6, 351: hann feck ser bvstað i ey þeiri a Halogalandi er Bolm heitir ‘he got a residence in Hålogaland on that island which is called Bolm’). Bolm is also given in Þul Eyja 4/5.
kennings
- baugi Bóknar; — the ring of Bokn <island> [SEA]