Hringr ok Hálfdan, haukar báðir,
réttir dómendr, * Dagr inn prúði,
Stari ok Steingrímr, Styrr ok Gauti;
finnr þú aldri fríðari drengi.
Hringr ok Hálfdan, báðir haukar, réttir dómendr, * Dagr inn prúði, Stari ok Steingrímr, Styrr ok Gauti; þú finnr aldri fríðari drengi.
Hringr and Hálfdan, both hawks, just judges, Dagr inn prúði (‘the Courageous’), Stari and Steingrímr, Styrr and Gauti; you will never find finer lads.
[2] haukar ‘hawks’: For the sense of haukr as ‘brave young man’ see Note to Hálf 29/1.