Óðharða spyrk eyða
egg fullhvǫtum seggjum;
dáðrǫkkum veldr dauða
dreng ofrhugaðr þengill.
Hamdøkkum fær Hlakkar
hauk munnroða aukinn
— veghrœsinn spyrk vísa —
valdr ógnþorinn skjaldar.
Spyrk óðharða egg eyða fullhvǫtum seggjum; ofrhugaðr þengill veldr dauða dáðrǫkkum dreng. Ógnþorinn valdr skjaldar fær aukinn munnroða hamdøkkum hauk Hlakkar; spyrk vísa veghrœsinn.
I hear that the terribly hard edge destroys very brave men; the high-mettled monarch causes the death of a deed-proud warrior. The battle-daring ruler of the shield [WARRIOR] increases the mouth-reddening of the dark-coated hawk of Hlǫkk <valkyrie> [RAVEN]; I hear that the leader is proud in glory.
[8] valdr (m. nom. sg.) ‘ruler’: So Tˣ. The R, U variant vald (m. acc. sg.) could be the base-word in a kenning (vald skjaldar ‘ruler of the shield’ i.e. ‘warrior’) functioning as an apposition to vísa ‘leader’ (l. 7), but that would leave the first clause of the helmingr without a subject.
case: nom.