Hókr Eirfl 7I/1 — vítt ‘from afar’
Drógusk vítt at vígi
Vinða skeiðr, ok ginðu
Þriðja hauðrs á þjóðir
þunn gǫlkn éarnmunnum.
Gnýr varð á sæ sverða;
sleit ǫrn Gera beitu;
dýrr vá drengja stjóri;
drótt kom mǫrg á flótta.
Skeiðr Vinða drógusk vítt at vígi, ok þunn gǫlkn hauðrs Þriðja ginðu éarnmunnum á þjóðir. Gnýr sverða varð á sæ; ǫrn sleit beitu Gera; dýrr stjóri drengja vá; mǫrg drótt kom á flótta.
The warships of Wends came from afar to the fight, and slender monsters of the land of Þriði <= Óðinn> [SHIELD > AXES] yawned with iron-mouths at people. There was a din of swords [BATTLE] at sea; an eagle tore the food of Geri <wolf> [CORPSES]; the worthy leader of warriors [RULER = Eiríkr] fought; many a company took to flight.
readings
[1] vítt: vitr 325VIII 2 g, Bb
notes
[1] vítt ‘from afar’: This adv. usually means ‘far and wide, widely’ (see LP: víðr), but the prose implies that Sigvaldi and his troops waited together for the battle to end. Vítt in the sense ‘from afar’ could have been used ironically here.