Hvat er þat undra, er ek úti sá
fyrir Dellings durum?
Hvítir fljúgendr hellu ljósta,
en svartir í sand grafaz.
Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
Hvat undra er þat, er ek sá úti fyrir durum Dellings? Hvítir fljúgendr ljósta hellu, en svartir grafaz í sand. Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
What is the wonder that I saw outside before Dellingr’s doors? White flying ones strike the rock-slab, but black ones bury themselves in the sand. King Heiðrekr, think about the riddle.
[3] Dellings: döglings 281ˣ, ‘d:’ 597bˣ
[3] Dellings ‘Dellingr’s’: Emended in keeping with the occurrence of this recurring formula in other riddles; other eds do the same. See Note to Heiðr 55/3.