…
…
þá vas rít
roðin hvít.
Hjǫrva hríð
…
… skjǫld
siklings ǫld.
… þá vas hvít rít roðin. Hríð hjǫrva … skjǫld ǫld siklings.
… then the white shield was reddened. The storm of swords [BATTLE] … the shield the lord’s life.
[8] ǫld ‘life’: This can also mean ‘people’, but the word usually occurs in the pl. (aldir) with that meaning.