‘Heyrðir þú, í Hafrsfirði hvé hizug barðisk
konungr inn kynstóri við Kjǫtva inn auðlagða?
Knerrir kvômu austan kapps of lystir
með gínǫndum hǫfðum ok grǫfnum tinglum.
‘Heyrðir þú, hvé inn kynstóri konungr barðisk við Kjǫtva inn auðlagða hizug í Hafrsfirði? Knerrir kvômu austan, of lystir kapps, með gínǫndum hǫfðum ok grǫfnum tinglum.
‘Have you heard how the high-born king fought with Kjǫtvi inn auðlagði (‘the Wealthy’) there in Hafrsfjorden? Ships came from the east, eager for battle, with gaping figure-heads and graven prow-boards.
[7] gínǫndum hǫfðum ‘gaping figure-heads’: Prow-ornaments in the shape of dragon- or other animal-heads; see Jesch (2001a, 145-6).