Lík hans þeir drógu á leynigötu
ok brytjuðu í brunn niðr;
dylja þeir vildu, en dróttinn sá
heilagr himni af.
Þeir drógu lík hans á leynigötu ok brytjuðu niðr í brunn; þeir vildu dylja, en heilagr dróttinn sá af himni.
They dragged his body along a secret path and dismembered it [putting it] down into a well; they wanted to conceal it, but the holy Lord saw it from heaven.
[6] himni: himnum papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 1441ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ
[6] himni (dat. sg.) ‘heaven’: Either 166bˣ’s reading or the dat. pl. reading of the other mss is possible.