Auð þættumk ek eiga nógan,
ef ek inn ágæta Álf um fyndak.
Blót gaf ek honum ok bú fjogur;
hann mun yðr alla í eld draga.
Ek þættumk eiga nógan auð, ef ek um fyndak inn ágæta Álf. Ek gaf honum blót ok fjogur bú; hann mun draga yðr alla í eld.
I would consider myself to have wealth enough, if I could recover the excellent Álfr. I gave sacrifices for him and four farms; he will fling you all into the fire.
[5] ek gaf ‘I gave’: Ms. 344a’s ek gaf ‘I gave’ reflects its version of the following stanza, whereas the other mss’ use of the pres. tense ek gef ‘I [will] give’ is consistent with their version of Ǫrv 65.