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[3]: The line cannot be reconstructed. Jón Helgason (Hl 1941) suggests þvít hildar hyrgaldr ‘because the incantation of battle’s fire [(lit. ‘fire-incantation of battle’) SWORD > BATTLE]’ as the object of vildi ‘wanted’ (l. 4).