Hauksnjallr tók þá hersa stillir
hæra nafn en mundang væri;
Þrœndir efldu þengil reyndan;
þungr magnaðisk agi bragna.
Hauksnjallr stillir hersa tók þá hæra nafn en mundang væri; Þrœndir efldu reyndan þengil; þungr agi bragna magnaðisk.
The hawk-brave ruler of hersar [= Skúli] then took a higher title than was fitting; the Þrœndir supported the tried prince; the heavy turmoil of the people increased.
[2] mundang: ‘mdang’ 81a
[2] mundang ‘fitting’: Lit. ‘moderation, balance’, used adjectivally to mean ‘proper, fitting’. This is the sole occurrence of the word in poetry.