Vafði lítt, es virðum mœtti,
vígrœkjandi framm at sœkja;
skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar
Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum merkjum.
Ruddisk land, en ræsir Þrœnda
Ribbungum skóp bana þungan;
Gunnarr skaut und Gera fótar
grimsetta il hjarna kletti.
Vígrœkjandi vafði lítt at sœkja framm, es mœtti virðum; skerðir serks Skǫglar gekk í skúrum Hlakkar fyr roðnum merkjum. Land ruddisk, en ræsir Þrœnda skóp Ribbungum þungan bana; Gunnarr skaut kletti hjarna und grimsetta il fótar Gera.
The battle-promoter [WARRIOR] hesitated little to rush forward when he met the men; the notcher of Skǫgul’s <valkyrie’s> shirt [BYRNIE > WARRIOR] advanced in Hlǫkk’s <valkyrie’s> showers [BATTLE] before the reddened banner. The land was cleared, and the ruler of the Þrœndir [NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli] created a harsh death for the Ribbungar; Gunnarr pushed his crag of the brain [HEAD] beneath the grim-set sole of Geri’s <wolf’s> foot.
Strong form: in -ll
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | gamall gamlan gamals gǫmlum | gǫmul gamla gamallar gamalli | gamalt gamalt gamals gǫmlu |
pl. | N A G D | gamlir gamla gamalla gǫmlum | gamlar gamlar gamalla gǫmlum | gǫul gǫmul gamalla gǫmlum |