Sámleitum rauð sveita
— sleit ǫrn Gera beitu —
— fekksk arnar matr jǫrnum —
Jarnsǫxu grǫn faxa.
Rauð grǫn sámleitum faxa Jarnsǫxu sveita; ǫrn sleit beitu Gera; matr arnar fekksk jǫrnum.
He reddened the whiskers of Jarnsaxa’s <troll-woman’s> swarthy steed [WOLF] with blood; an eagle tore Geri’s <wolf’s> bait [CORPSES]; food of the eagle [CORPSES] was provided by weapons.
[4] Jarnsǫxu ‘of Jarnsaxa’s <troll-woman’s>’: Jarnsǫxum ‘iron-swords’ (so A, B) is also a lectio facilior. For Jarnsaxa, see Note to Þul Trollkvenna 3/3.