Þat frák víg á vatni
verðung jǫfurs gerðu,
nadda él en, nýla,
næst telk eigi in smæstu.
Frák verðung jǫfurs gerðu nýla þat víg á vatni, en telk næst eigi in smæstu él nadda.
I heard the prince’s retinue recently fought that battle on the water, and next I will recount not the smallest storms of barbs [BATTLES].
[4] næst ‘next’: This is taken as the sup. adv. ‘next, later, afterwards’, qualifying the whole second clause (cf. derefter ‘afterwards’, Skj B). It could alternatively be the sup. adj. ‘closest, second in importance’ used predicatively, hence the solution of Faulkes noted in the Note to l. 3 en above.