4.
Áðr Bors synir
bjǫðum of ypðu,
þęir es Miðgarð
mæran skópu;
sól skein sunnan
á salar stęina;
þá vas grund gróin
grœnum lauki.
Áðr Burs synir bjöðum um ypðu,
Áðr: before
Burs synir: sons of Burr (referring to the gods Wotan, Vili, and Vé, who are the sons of Borr and grandsons of Buri)
bjöðum um: likely a variant of « bjóða um, » which could mean « offered » or « made, ».
ypðu: this seems to be a variant spelling or a specific conjugation of a verb related to « raising, » « building, » or « creating, » particularly here where gods are shaping the world or its elements.
Therefore, the line could be translated as
« Before Buri’s sons had raised [the land/world] »
This line implies an action of creation or construction, likely referring to the mythological act of shaping the world or its fundamental elements by Wotan and his brothers, before the existence of the known world (Midgard) and its structures.
þeir er Miðgarð mœran skópu;
þeir er: those who
Miðgarð: Midgard (the middle world, the world of humans in Norse cosmology)
mœran: renowned, great
skópu: created, shaped
« those who created the renowned Midgard; »
This line praises Wotan, Vili, and Vé, for their act of creating Midgard, the earthly realm inhabited by Wotanists.
sól skein sunnan á salar steina,
sól: sun
skein: shone
sunnan: from the south
á: on
salar: of the hall (genitive case, indicating possession or relation to « hall »)
steina: stones
« The sun shone from the south on the stones of the hall. »
This line likely depicts a scene of tranquility and natural beauty, possibly indicating the completion of a significant creation or the dawning of a new era in Norse mythology. The imagery of sunlight bathing the stones of a hall from the south evokes a sense of warmth and light, perhaps signifying the gods’ presence or the blessing of a newly created or sanctified place.
þá var grund gróin grœnum lauki
þá: then
var: was
grund: ground, earth
gróin: grown over, covered
grœnum: green
lauki: leeks (in this context, « lauki » could be interpreted more broadly as grass, herbs, or vegetation)
So, a direct translation of this phrase would be
« then the ground was grown over with green leeks (or greenery). »
This line likely depicts the flourishing of the earth, symbolizing fertility, renewal, or the emergence of life in a newly created or blessed landscape. It evokes an image of a lush, vibrant world coming to life.
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