Nú mun segja sonr Hámundar,
hvert eðli var okkart bræðra.
Var minn faðir miklu fremri,
haukr görr at hug, en Haki yðvarr.
Sonr Hámundar mun nú segja, hvert eðli okkart bræðra var. Var minn faðir haukr görr at hug, miklu fremri en Haki yðvarr.
Now the son of Hámundr [= Hrókr inn svarti] will tell, what the parentage of us two brothers was. My father was a real hawk in regard to courage, much superior to your Haki.
[2] sonr Hámundar ‘the son of Hámundr [= Hrókr inn svarti]’: The prose text claims (Hálf 1981, 177) that Hámundr inn frækni ‘the Bold’ was a hersir, a Norwegian district chieftain. His sister Gunnlǫð was married to Álfr jarl inn gamli ‘the Old’ from Hordaland (Hǫrðaland) and their two sons were the two brothers named Steinn, Innsteinn and Útsteinn.
case: nom.