Breiðleita gat brúði
Báleygs at sér teygja
stefnir stǫðvar Hrafna
stála ríkismôlum.
Stefnir Hrafna stǫðvar gat teygja breiðleita brúði Báleygs at sér ríkismôlum stála.
The steerer of the Hrafnar <legendary horses> of the harbour [SHIPS > SEAFARER] managed to allure to himself the broad-faced bride of Báleygr <= Óðinn> [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)] with sovereign speeches of swords [BATTLE].
[3] Hrafna ‘of the Hrafnar <legendary horses>’: Hrafn is the horse of the legendary King Áli (cf. Note to Anon Kálfv 3 [All], as well as Þul Hesta 3/2 and Anon Þorgþ I 1/1). The base-word could alternatively be hrafn ‘raven’, although ship-kennings based on birds are rare (cf. Meissner 210, 216). For another instance in which the horse-name occurs in the pl. in a kenning, see Eskál Vell 9/1, 3, 4I and Note there.
case: gen.
number: pl.