‘Kømr þar af lœgi landnyrðingr hvass;
lýstr hann illum byl einn af stofni.
Þar munu kvistir, es þruma eptir,
þess rúm taka; þat sék gǫrla.
‘Hvass landnyrðingr kømr þar af lœgi; hann lýstr einn af stofni illum byl. Kvistir, es þruma eptir, munu taka rúm þess þar; sék þat gǫrla.
‘A sharp northeast wind will come there from the sea; it will knock one [branch] from the trunk with a malevolent gust. The branches that remain afterwards will take up its space there; I see that clearly.
[4] einn: eik Hb
[4] einn ‘one’: Emended in Skj B, followed by Skald, from ms. eik ‘oak’ (not refreshed). This, despite speculations in Merl 2012 concerning the possible presence of three oaks, is necessary for sense.