Eyv Hák 9I/2 — of
Sôtu þá dǫglingar með sverð of togin,
með skarða skjǫldu ok skotnar brynjur.
Vasa sá herr í hugum ok átti
til Valhallar vega.
Þá sôtu dǫglingar með sverð of togin, með skarða skjǫldu ok skotnar brynjur. Sá herr vasa í hugum ok átti vega til Valhallar.
Then kings were sitting with swords drawn, with hacked shields and pierced mail-shirt. That army was not in good spirits and was on its way to Valhǫll.
readings
[2] sverð of (‘sverð um’): sverðum J1ˣ, J2ˣ
notes
[2] of togin ‘drawn’: Although it might appear strange for the kings to sit with their swords drawn (and Sahlgren 1927-8, I, 78 proposes emendation), Wolff (1952, 105) argues that the point is that the kings are so fierce that even in death they are prepared for battle. Of is the expletive particle.