‘Freistuðu ins framráða, es þeim flýja kenndi,
allvalds austmanna, es býr at Útsteini.
Stóðum Nǫkkva brá stillir, es honum vas styrjar væni;
hlǫmmun vas á hlífum, áðr Haklangr felli.
‘Freistuðu ins framráða allvalds austmanna, es kenndi þeim flýja, es býr at Útsteini. Stillir brá stóðum Nǫkkva, es honum vas væni styrjar; hlǫmmun vas á hlífum, áðr Haklangr felli.
‘They tested the forward-striving mighty ruler of the Norwegians [NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr], who taught them to flee, who resides at Utstein. The ruler set in motion the stud-horses of Nǫkkvi <sea-king> [SHIPS] when he expected combat; there was thundering on shields before Haklangr fell.
[7] hlǫmmun: ‘glommon’ 51ˣ, FskBˣ, 302ˣ, ‘hlaumon’ FskAˣ