Heldr vas honum, es seldi,
harðkeypt, — sonu jarðar
oss stillir þat alla —
auðugt líf fyr dauða.
Vas heldr harðkeypt honum, es seldi auðugt líf fyr dauða; þat stillir oss, alla sonu jarðar.
It was a very hard bargain for him who sold his precious life in return for death; that regulates us, all the sons of the earth [HUMANS].
[4] auðugt: auðigt 2368ˣ
[4] auðugt ‘precious’: Lit. ‘wealthy’. The 2368ˣ reading auðigt is a variant form and also possible.