Gramr skóp grund ok himna
glyggranns sem her dyggvan;
einn stillir má ǫllu
aldar Kristr of valda.
Gramr glyggranns skóp grund ok himna sem dyggvan her; einn stillir aldar, Kristr, má of valda ǫllu.
The ruler of the storm-house [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] created the earth and the heavens as well as faithful men; the one controller of people [= God (= Christ)], Christ, can govern everything.
[1, 2] gramr glyggranns ‘the ruler of the storm-house [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: In the prose of LaufE X, which does not cite the helmingr, this is given as a kenning for ‘Christ’ (see LaufE 1979, 285 and Note to l. 4 below).
case: nom.