Þhorn Lv 1I/8 — manna
Hildr of réð, þvís heldu
Hǫrngráts fyr mér *látri
(því emk lystr at lasta)
†lestundir† (fǫr þessa).
Ok †liðbjúgrar leigrar†
lét æva mik †sævar†;
eigi mun * við ekkju
austmanna fǫr sannask.
Hildr Hǫrngráts of réð, þvís †lestundir† heldu *látri fyr mér; því emk lystr at lasta þessa fǫr. Ok †liðbjúgrar leigrar† lét mik æva †sævar†; fǫr austmanna við ekkju mun eigi * sannask.
The Hildr <valkyrie> of Hǫrn’s <= Freyja’s> weeping [GOLD > WOMAN] arranged it in such a way that … withheld a bed from me; for that reason I am keen to criticize this journey. And … never made me …; the journey of the Easterners to the widow will not come to pass.
readings
[8] austmanna fǫr sannask: ‘[…]a for s[…]na[…]’ Hb, ‘aust […] f[…]anar’ HbFms n. p., austmanna fǫr sannask HbSnE, HbFJ
notes
[8] fǫr austmanna ‘the journey of the Easterners’: The term austmaðr usually refers to a Norwegian in Icelandic and Orcadian texts (cf. Þfagr Sveinn 8/2II and Note), and is so understood in Þhorn Harkv 9/3 in this volume, where the term occurs in a kenning for Haraldr hárfagri, allvaldr austmanna ‘sovereign of the Norwegians’. Here, however, Þorbjǫrn may be referring to himself and his two companions as Easterners, suggesting their regional affiliation, possibly in contrast to the people of Nordmøre, where the encounter with the widow takes place.