Þats orðslœgjum eigi
aldrbót konungs skaldi.
Þats eigi aldrbót orðslœgjum skaldi konungs.
That is not fame for the king’s word-cunning skald.
[1] orðslœgjum: ‘vslǫgum’ corrected from ‘vrslǫgum’ W
[1] orðslœgjum ‘word-cunning’: This word is used elsewhere with strong negative connotations and only in religious contexts, including Jón Lv 1/4IV, referring to the devil, and in Konungs skuggsjá (Holm-Olsen 1983, 76, 83) where it describes the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The cpd does not necessarily have these connotations in the present context.