Bjǫrn ǫrn bræddi; fjǫrnis
beit reit firum hneitir;
bauðsk — rauðsk brynju váði —
bjǫrg mǫrg frekum vargi.
Ypt lypt átti at skipta
egg legg í tvau seggja;
hrátt brátt hafði at slíta
hrafn tafn af því jafnan.
Bjǫrn bræddi ǫrn; hneitir beit reit fjǫrnis firum; mǫrg bjǫrg bauðsk frekum vargi; váði brynju rauðsk. Ypt, lypt egg átti at skipta legg seggja í tvau; hrafn hafði jafnan hrátt tafn at slíta brátt af því.
Bjǫrn fed the eagle; the sword bit men’s land of the helmet [HEAD]; much nourishment was offered to the greedy wolf; the danger of the byrnie [SWORD] was reddened. The drawn, uplifted edge divided men’s legs in two; the raven always had raw food to tear quickly because of that.
[5] lypt: ‘lijst’ papp25ˣ, ‘list’ R683ˣ
[5] ypt, lypt ‘the drawn, uplifted’: With most earlier eds, opt ‘often’ has been emended to ypt ‘drawn’ and ‘lijst’ (papp25ˣ) or ‘list’ (R683ˣ) has been emended to lypt ‘uplifted’ to restore the aðalhending.