Magni fýsir engi við mik at deila,
þvíat mér var ungum aldr skapaðr.
Ek hefi hjarta hart í brjósti,
sízt mér í æsku Óðinn framði.
Engi fýsir at deila magni við mik, þvíat aldr var skapaðr mér ungum. Ek hefi hart hjarta í brjósti, sízt Óðinn framði mér í æsku.
Nobody is eager to pit his strength against me, for a long life was fated to me as a young man. I have a firm heart in my breast, since Óðinn furthered it for me in my youth.
[3] ungum: ‘angum’ 2845
[3] ungum ‘young’: All eds have emended the ms.’s ‘angum’, which is clearly a scribal error.