Vítt fór vǫlsungs heiti;
varð marglofaðr harða,
sás skaut ór Nið nýtla
norðan herskips borði.
Heiti vǫlsungs fór vítt; varð harða marglofaðr, sás skaut nýtla borði herskips norðan ór Nið.
The [great] name of the sovereign went far and wide; he was most highly praised, who launched skilfully the warship’s plank from the north out of Nidelven.
[3] nýtla ‘skilfully’: This adv. is unique, but the adj. nýtligr ‘profitable’ occurs in Ótt Hfl 3/5I, applied to fǫr ‘journey’. The notion common to both is ‘useful’.