Beit at brynmóti
brún í rauðtúnum
egg of ódyggvar
aldar gunntjalda,
áðr en egghríðar
undan víglundum
skyndu ský-Þundar
skoskir alþroskins.
Brún egg beit í rauðtúnum gunntjalda of ódyggvar aldar at brynmóti, áðr en skoskir egghríðar ský-Þundar skyndu undan víglundum alþroskins.
The shining sword-edge bit in the red enclosures of battle-tents [SHIELDS > SHIELD-WALLS] around unfaithful men at the byrnie-meeting [BATTLE], before the Scottish Þundar <= Óðinn’s> of the cloud of the edge-storm [(lit. ‘cloud-Þundar of the edge-storm’) BATTLE > SHIELD > WARRIORS] hastened away from the slaughter-trees [WARRIORS] of the very manly one.
[2] brún í rauðtúnum: brunn í rauð tunnum Flat; rauð‑: rand‑ 8
[2] rauðtúnum ‘the red enclosures’: Hap. leg.