ESk Lv 14III/5 — Brimlar ‘of Briml’
Stórt fellr gyrðill Garta;
grefr vindr Þrumu linda;
þýtr svalfjǫturr Selju;
svellr undrum men Hrundar.
Allt skelfr Brimlar belti;
brestr ern sili Hernar;
œst ferr umbgerð Hristar;
óðrs hringrinn Þrymlinga.
Gyrðill Garta fellr stórt; vindr grefr linda Þrumu; svalfjǫturr Selju þýtr; men Hrundar svellr undrum. Allt belti Brimlar skelfr; ern sili Hernar brestr; umbgerð Hristar ferr œst; óðrs hringrinn Þrymlinga.
The girdle of Garten <island> [SEA] crashes mightily; the wind carves the band of Tromøy <island> [SEA]; the cool fetter of Selja <island> [SEA] roars; the necklace of Runde <island> [SEA] swells terribly. The entire belt of Briml <island> [SEA] trembles; the vigorous harness-strap of Hernar <island> [SEA] bursts; the sheath of Riste <island> [SEA] moves madly; furious is the ring of Tromlingene <island> [SEA].
notes
[5] Brimlar ‘of Briml <island>’: This island has not been identified. Skj B emends to Bumlar, a reading adopted by Skald. That p. n. is unattested, however, and there is no entry for Buml in LP, which has Briml (or Brimul). The ON Brimilsey was an unknown island in Troms (see Heggstad et al. 2008: Briml), but it is not clear whether that island, whose first element must be derived from brimill (a species of seal, Phoca major), is the same as Briml in the present stanza.
kennings
- Allt belti Brimlar — The entire belt of Briml <island> [SEA]