Þar sák hann
at hǫfuðkirkju
siklings vin
sandi ausinn.
Nú þrumir grund
grýtt of hônum
sólu birt
á suðrvegum.
Þar sák hann, vin siklings, ausinn sandi at hǫfuðkirkju. Nú þrumir grýtt grund, birt sólu, of hônum á suðrvegum.
There I saw him, friend of the prince, sprinkled with sand at the chief church. Now stony ground, brightened by the sun, lies still over him in southern parts.
[7] birt: signuð Flat
[7] birt ‘brightened’: The Flat variant, signuð ‘blessed’, is unmetrical, as kviðuháttr is characterised by its three-syllable odd-numbered ll.