Hélir hlýr at stáli;
hafit fellr, en svífr þelli
— ferð dvǫl firrisk — harða
framm mót lagar glammi.
Vindr réttr váðir bendir;
vefr rekr á haf snekkjur;
— veðr þyrr — vísa iðjur
— varar fýsir skip — lýsa.
Hlýr hélir at stáli; hafit fellr, en þelli svífr harða framm mót glammi lagar; ferð firrisk dvǫl. Réttr vindr bendir váðir; vefr rekr snekkjur á haf; veðr þyrr; skip fýsir varar; iðjur lýsa vísa.
The prow becomes rime-covered at the stem; the ocean falls, and the fir-ship glides powerfully forwards against the roar of the sea; the crew is deprived of rest. The straight wind curves the sails; the sail-cloth drives the warships out to sea; the storm rushes along; the ship longs for the landing place; his actions glorify the leader.
[5] réttr: rekr U(51v)
[5] réttr ‘straight’: Rekr ‘drives’ (so U and, by correction, R (R*)) is possible syntactically (vindr rekr; váðir bendir ‘the wind drives; the sail is curved’ (if the latter clause is taken as impersonal)), but it fails to provide the antithesis that characterises refhvǫrf. The reading appears to be the result of syntactic simplification.