Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
friðstøkkvir (því nøkkvat).
Drengr getr þeygi vesa lengi með þér, þýðr friðstøkkvir baugs; búum elg flóðs, nema nøkkvat fylgi því.
The man certainly cannot remain long with you, kind truce-banisher of the ring [GENEROUS MAN]; we’ll ready the elk of the flood [SHIP] unless something follows [in return] for that.
[1, 4] friðstøkkvir baugs ‘truce-banisher of the ring [GENEROUS MAN]’: A man who banishes the truce of rings is a person who violates their peace by distributing them as gifts. Alternatively, baugr ‘ring’ could be taken as pars pro toto for ‘shield’ (see LP: baugr 4), in which case friðstøkkvir baugs ‘truce-banisher of the shield’ would be a kenning for ‘warrior’.