Sjólfr, vartu eigi, þar er sjá knátti
brynjur manna, blóði þvegnar.
Hrukku oddar í hringserkjum,
en höll konungs heldr kannaðir.
Sjólfr, vartu eigi, þar er knátti sjá brynjur manna þvegnar blóði. Oddar hrukku í hringserkjum, en kannaðir heldr höll konungs.
Sjólfr, you were not there where one could see the mail-coats of men washed with blood. Weapon-points struck on mail-shirts, but you preferred to explore the king’s hall.
[6] hring‑: so 343a, járn‑ 7, 471, ‘hill’ 344a
[6] hringserkjum ‘mail-shirts’: The reading of 343a, which gives alliteration in ll. 5-6; 7 and 471 have the non-alliterating járnserkjum ‘iron shirts’.