Hróksv Hrkv 1VIII (Hálf 51)/5 — faðir ‘father’
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.
readings
[5] Var minn faðir: minn var faðir 2845
notes
[5] var minn faðir ‘my father was’: The ms. has these words in the unusual order minn var faðir; as this order makes the line unmetrical, the line has been emended here, as with most eds, to give a metrical line.