SnSt Ht 19III/3 — of ‘around’
Segl skekr of hlyn Huglar
(hvast drífa skip) rasta,
en fǫll of gram Gylli
(grunn) djúp hata unna.
Né Rán viðr hafhreinum
(háraust skapar flaustum)
— hrǫnn fyr húfi þunnum
heil klofnar — frið (deilu).
Segl skekr of hlyn rasta Huglar, en djúp fǫll of gram hata Gylli unna; grunn skip drífa hvast. Né viðr Rán hafhreinum frið; háraust skapar flaustum deilu; heil hrǫnn klofnar fyr þunnum húfi.
The sail shakes above the maple-tree of Huglo’s <island’s> currents [SEA > SHIP], and the deep breakers around the lord do damage to the Gyllir <horse> of the waves [SHIP]; the shallow ships move speedily. Nor does Rán <sea-goddess> give peace to the sea-reindeer [SHIPS]; the loud-voiced one [= Rán] creates strife for the ships; an unbroken wave is split before the slender hull.
notes
[3] of gram ‘around the lord’: Skj B places this prepositional phrase in the first clause of the helmingr (so also Konráð Gíslason 1895-7), while SnE 1879-81 takes it with the second clause. In both cases this results in an unprecedented tripartite odd line. The present edn follows Skald and SnE 2007.