Hef eg margan heldr hála feitan
sauð snarliga sviftan lífi,
tínt kiðlinga, en týnt lambgymbrum,
gripið geldinga og gamalrollur.
‘Eg hef heldr snarliga sviftan margan hála feitan sauð lífi, tínt kiðlinga, en týnt lambgymbrum, gripið geldinga og gamalrollur.
‘I’ve rather swiftly deprived many a splendidly fat sheep of its life, picked lambs and killed young ewes, seized castrated rams and old feeble ewes.
[8] ‑rollur: ‘rottur’ Rask87ˣ
[8] gamalrollur ‘old feeble ewes’: I.e. old scruffy-looking ewes with thin wool and loose teeth.