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.
[3] Þrœndir: þrætur Flat
[3] Þrœndir efldu reyndan þengil ‘the Þrœndir supported the tried prince’: See Note to st. 2/1 above.