Vas rǫnd roðin; riðu skelkingar;
fellu fyrðar í flogi vápna.
Ôtu ernir af jǫfurs dolgum;
hreyfðusk hrafnar of hrækesti.
Rǫnd vas roðin; skelkingar riðu; fyrðar fellu í flogi vápna. Ernir ôtu af dolgum jǫfurs; hrafnar hreyfðusk of hrækesti.
The shield-rim was reddened; swords swung; men fell in the flight of weapons. Eagles ate from the prince’s enemies; ravens gloated above the carrion-pile.
[5] Ôtu: ‘atto’ papp25ˣ, R683ˣ
[5] ôtu ‘ate’: The ms. form of this word (‘atto’) reflects a lack of u-umlaut (Norwegian) and the spelling <tt> for <t> (see Hl 1941, 106-9).