Gerðu, grœnnar jarðar,
gǫfug es …izk hǫfðu,
eklaust ítrum þakkir
ǫll … gram snjǫllum,
áðr til Rúms frá rómu
rekka sveit með teitri
sigrgladdr snilli prýddri
sóknstœrandi fœri.
Ǫll gerðu eklaust þakkir ítrum, snjǫllum gram … grœnnar jarðar, es gǫfug hǫfðu …izk, áðr sigrgladdr sóknstœrandi fœri frá rómu til Rúms með teitri, snilli prýddri sveit rekka.
They all gave thanks profusely to the glorious, brave ruler … of the green earth [SKY/HEAVEN? > = God], when the noble ones had …, before the victory-glad attack-increaser [WARRIOR] returned from the battle to Rome with the cheerful, courage-adorned band of men.
[4] ǫll …: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘[...]gu’ 673bFJ
[3] ǫll ‘all’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887. Although the ms. is illegible here, ǫll is very likely to be the correct reading on the basis of the rhyme and alliteration.