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.
[4] kveykvir: kveykir Tˣ, A, B, C, kveikir U
[4] kveykvir ‘kindles’: The variant forms kveykir (so Tˣ, A, B, C) and kveikir (so U) are also possible (from kveykja and kveikja respectively; see ANG §§82.13, 516 Anm. 2 and AEW: kveika).