‘Þá mun hann gjalda grimmra ráða;
es hans tíundat tálaukit kyn.
Verðr hann grœna grund at vinna,
ok hann upp frá því aldri ríkir.
Tekr hann svá fyr svik sárar hefnðir.
‘Þá mun hann gjalda grimmra ráða; tálaukit kyn hans es tíundat. Hann verðr at vinna grœna grund, ok hann ríkir aldri upp frá því. Svá tekr hann sárar hefnðir fyr svik.
‘Then he will pay for his savage actions; his treacherous kindred will be decimated. He will have to work the green earth and from that time onwards he will reign no more. Thus he will incur grievous retributions for his treachery.
[6] grund at vinna: grund at vinna HbJS, ‘[…]nna’ Hb