Húf lét hilmir svífa
hafkaldan — lof skaldi
esat of allvalds risnu
einfalt — í Griksalti,
áðr við einkar breiða
auðlestir skip festi
(ǫld beið ǫll með stilli)
Akrsborg (feginsmorgin).
Hilmir lét hafkaldan húf svífa í Griksalti—esat skaldi einfalt lof of risnu allvalds—, áðr auðlestir festi skip við einkar breiða Akrsborg; ǫll ǫld beið feginsmorgin með stilli.
The lord let the sea-cold ship-side rock in the Aegean—the poet’s praise of the mighty ruler’s magnificence is not one-sided—, before the wealth-destroyer [GENEROUS MAN] moored the ship by the exceedingly large city of Acre; all people awaited that morning of joy with the leader.
[8] Akrs‑: ‘akus’ Hr
[8] Akrsborg ‘city of Acre’: Located in the district of Galilee, present-day north-western Israel. The Crusaders captured the city from the Arabs in 1104, and it became their most important port and stronghold in Palestine.