Hvé launa þér þínir
þingmæltir dýrlingar
— vestr bifask rengr í rǫstum —
— reyn oss jǫfurr! — hnossir?
Hvé launa þingmæltir dýrlingar þínir þér hnossir? Vestr bifask rengr í rǫstum; reyn oss, jǫfurr!
How do your assembly-eloquent darlings repay you for your treasures? In the west, ship-frames tremble in the currents; test us, prince!
[4] jǫfurr: konungr Bb, Flat, 325III α, R702ˣ
[4] jǫfurr ‘lord’: The variant konungr ‘king’ (so Orkn; Bb) is an equally plausible reading.