Kœnn njóti vel vænnar
vinr minn konu sinnar
— víst esat dapr of drósir
drengr — ok eigi lengi.
Njóti kœnn vinr minn vænnar konu sinnar vel ok eigi lengi; víst esat drengr dapr of drósir.
May my wise friend enjoy his fair wife well and keep [her] for a long time; indeed, the man is not downcast on account of women.
[4] ok eigi lengi ‘and keep [her] for a long time’: If this verb is taken as an adv. rather than as a verb (see Context above), the clause ok eigi lengi translates as ‘and not for a long time’. Cf. the almost similar ambiguity in Anon (TGT) 15.