Knáttu mǫrg á mergjar
mjǫðkarms furu hvarma
hirðsamnaðar himna
hrynregn sali dynja.
Mǫrg hrynregn hvarma furu mjǫðkarms knáttu dynja á sali mergjar himna hirðsamnaðar.
Many streaming rains of eyelids [TEARS] of the fir-tree of the mead-vessel [WOMAN = Mary] gushed onto the halls of marrow [LIMBS] of the convener of the retinue of the heavens [(lit. ‘heavens’ retinue-convener’) ANGELS > = Christ].
[3] himna hirðsamnaðar ‘of the convener of the retinue of the heavens [(lit. ‘heavens’ retinue-convener’) ANGELS > = Christ]’: A somewhat peculiar kenning for Christ (for kennings with an agent noun ending in -uðr as a base-word, see Meissner 376 as well Note to st. 2 [All] below).