Skaut ek ei skemra en skilfingar;
var léttskafin lind í hendi.
Réðum síðan sunds at kosta;
lét ek báða þá blóði snýta.
Ek skaut ei skemra en skilfingar; léttskafin lind var í hendi. Réðum síðan at kosta sunds; ek lét þá báða snýta blóði.
I did not shoot shorter than the princes; a lightly shaved linden spear-shaft was in my hand. Then we contended in swimming; I gave both of them bloody noses.
[4] lind ‘the linden spear-shaft’: Lind more often refers to a shield made of linden wood, but here the hap. leg. adj. léttskafin ‘lightly shaved’ makes it more likely that a spear-shaft is meant.