Heyja réð hjǫrþey
Hjalmarr vígsnarr;
auðar vôru óleið
ǫrbrjót geirmót.
Vekja frák vítt mjǫk*
vápnþing dǫgling;
fella spurðak fǫrsnjǫll
fira kyn víghlyn.
Vígsnarr Hjalmarr réð heyja hjǫrþey; geirmót vôru óleið ǫrbrjót auðar. Frák dǫgling vekja vápnþing mjǫk* vítt; spurðak víghlyn fella fǫrsnjǫll kyn fira.
Battle-swift Hjálmarr waged a sword-wind [BATTLE]; spear-meetings [BATTLES] were not unpleasant to the generous breaker of wealth [GENEROUS MAN]. I heard that the hero stirred up weapon-assemblies [BATTLES] very far and wide; I learned that the battle-maple [WARRIOR] killed attack-clever kin of men.
[2] vígsnarr: ‘wignar’ papp25ˣ, ‘vig‑nar’ R683ˣ
[2] vígsnarr ‘battle-swift’: The ms. reading ‘wignar’ (papp25ˣ; ‘vig-nar’ R683ˣ) is not an Old Norse word and must be a misreading of vígsnarr ‘battle-swift’. For the possible loss of final ‑r see Note to st. 5/2.