‘Borg mun falla, — veitk bana þjóðum —
þvíat hon eiðrofa áðr of gerðisk.
Munu griðbítar gǫrla drepnir;
geldr Vintóna vándra manna.
‘Borg mun falla, þvíat hon áðr of gerðisk eiðrofa; veitk bana þjóðum. Griðbítar munu gǫrla drepnir; Vintóna geldr vándra manna.
‘The city will fall, because it had previously perjured itself; I know of death for the people. The breakers of the truce will [be] comprehensively put to death; Winchester will pay for the wicked men.