Skal ek ykr báðum skjótliga heita
oddi ok eggju í upphafi.
Munu þá reyna Hrungnis mellur,
hvárt betr dugir broddr eða krumma.
Ek skal heita ykr báðum oddi ok eggju skjótliga í upphafi. Mellur Hrungnis munu þá reyna, hvárt broddr eða krumma dugir betr.
I will quickly promise you both at the outset weapon-point and blade. The female lovers of Hrungnir <giant> [GIANTESSES] will discover then whether weapon-point or claw is more effective.
[2] heita ‘promise’: Kock (NN §2396) interprets this word, not as the strong verb ‘name, promise’, but rather as the weak verb ‘heat, brew’. See Note to Ket 35/2.