Hrauð ungr konungr átta snekkjur
— vargr gein of val — Vinða ferðar.
Hné fyr eggju óþjóðar lið.
Ungr konungr hrauð átta snekkjur ferðar Vinða; vargr gein of val. Lið óþjóðar hné fyr eggju.
The young king cleared eight warships of the force of the Wends; the wolf gaped over carrion. The host of evildoers fell before the sword-edge.
[2] átta snekkjur ‘eight warships’: For snekkja, see Note to st. 12/2 above. Hkr (ÍF 28, 309) also mentions the number of ships: hrauð þar átta snekkjur ‘he cleared eight warships there’.