Þats dullaust,
hvé Danir gerðu
dyggva fǫr
með dǫglingi.
Þar vas jarl
fyrst at upphafi,
ok hverr maðr,
es honum fylgði,
annarr drengr
ǫðrum betri.
Þats dullaust, hvé Danir gerðu dyggva fǫr með dǫglingi. Þar vas jarl fyrst at upphafi, ok hverr maðr, es fylgði honum, annarr drengr, betri ǫðrum.
It is without concealment, how the Danes made a faithful journey with the monarch [= Sveinn]. There the jarl [= Haraldr Þorkelsson] was first and foremost, and every man who followed him, each warrior, [was] better than the next.
[10] betri: nýtri Holm4, FskAˣ
Strong form: in -r
note the u-mutation in certain forms
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | langr langan langs lǫngum | lǫng langa langrar langri | langt langt langs lǫngu |
pl. | N A G D | langir langa langra lǫngum | langar langar langra lǫngum | lǫng lǫng langra lǫngum |