…
hjǫrþings ǫr*u
réð byrbeiðir
brands huglandi.
…
almr hjǫrsalma
þjóð lofar þat ráð
…
… brands byrbeiðir réð ǫr*u huglandi hjǫrþings … almr hjǫrsalma … þjóð lofar þat ráð …
… the demander of the fair breeze of the sword [(lit. ‘sword’s fair-breeze-demander’) BATTLE > WARRIOR] ruled a brave mind-land [HEART] as to sword-assembly [BATTLE] … the elm-tree of sword-psalms [BATTLE > WARRIOR] … people praise that counsel …
[4] huglandi: ‘hug …’ papp25ˣ, R683ˣ
[4] huglandi ‘mind-land [HEART]’: The reading, which follows Hl 1941, is conjectural but reasonably certain in view of the internal rhyme.
case: dat.