Hjálmr ok Stafnglámr, hlífið ykkr báðir;
gefið rúm gömlum at ganga framar hóti.
Hjálmr ok Stafnglámr, hlífið báðir ykkr; gefið gömlum rúm at ganga hóti framar.
Hjálmr and Stafnglámr, both of you protect yourselves; give the old one room to go forward a bit.
[3] gömlum (m. dat. sg.) ‘the old one’: Ketill refers to himself in this somewhat self-deprecatory way, which highlights by implication the uselessness of his followers.