Vex iðn; vellir roðna;
verpr lind; þrimu snerpir;
fæsk gagn; fylkir eignask;
falr hitnar; sezk vitnir.
Skekr rǫnd; skildir bendask;
skelfr askr; griðum raskar;
brandr gellr; brynjur sundrask;
braka spjǫr; litask ǫrvar.
Iðn vex; vellir roðna; verpr lind; snerpir þrimu; gagn fæsk; fylkir eignask; falr hitnar; vitnir sezk. Skekr rǫnd; skildir bendask; askr skelfr; raskar griðum; brandr gellr; brynjur sundrask; spjǫr braka; ǫrvar litask.
Toil increases; fields are reddened; a linden-spear is thrown; battle becomes fierce; victory is gained; the ruler obtains [it]; a spear-socket grows hot; the wolf is sated. A shield-rim is shaken; shields are bent; an ash-spear trembles; truces are broken; a blade resounds; byrnies are sundered; spears crash; arrows are coloured.
[5] Skekr: so all others, skefr R
[5] skekr ‘is shaken’: Used impersonally with rǫnd ‘shield-rim’ as the acc. object. The R variant skefr (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic. of skafa ‘shave’ (?)) has been altered to ‘skekr’ (R*).