Hilmir hjálma skúrir
herðir sverði roðnu;
hrjóta hvítir askar;
hrynja brynju spangar.
Hnykkja Hlakkar eldar
harða svarðar landi;
remma rimmu glóðir
randa grand of jarli.
Hilmir herðir skúrir hjálma roðnu sverði; hvítir askar hrjóta; spangar brynju hrynja. Eldar Hlakkar hnykkja harða landi svarðar; glóðir rimmu remma grand randa of jarli.
The ruler strengthens showers of helmets [BATTLES] with the reddened sword; white ash-spears soar; the thin plates of the byrnie jingle. Fires of Hlǫkk <valkyrie> [SWORDS] tug forcefully at the land of the scalp [HEAD]; embers of battle [SWORDS] intensify the injury of shields [BATTLE] around the jarl.
[8] grand randa ‘the injury of shields [BATTLE]’: This is a regular kenning for ‘sword’ and an odd battle-kenning, but the latter is demanded by the context.