Eldr brennat sá sjaldan,
— svíðr dyggr jǫfurr byggðir —
— blása rǫnn fyr ræsi
reyk — es Magnús kveykvir.
Sá eldr, es Magnús kveykvir, brennat sjaldan; dyggr jǫfurr svíðr byggðir; rǫnn blása reyk fyr ræsi.
That fire, which Magnús kindles, does not burn seldom; the reliable prince torches settlements; buildings belch smoke before the ruler.
[1] brennat sá sjaldan: ‘brenn en sio sannan’ C
[1] brennat sjaldan ‘does not burn seldom’: An example of litotes, meaning that the fire kindled by Magnús burns frequently. Brennat ‘does not burn’ is formed from brenn (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) plus the negative suffixed particle -at.