Margr ríss, en drífr dorgar
dynstrǫnd í svig lǫndum,
(spend verða stǫg stundum)
stirðr keipr (fira greipum).
Margr stirðr keipr ríss, en dynstrǫnd dorgar drífr í svig lǫndum; stǫg verða stundum spend greipum fira.
Many a firm rowlock lifts, and the roaring beach of the trolling-line [SEA] surges into the bays of the lands; the stays are at times strained in men’s grips.