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.
[5] mjǫk*: ‘miott’ papp25ˣ, R683ˣ
[5] mjǫk* ‘very’: The ms. reading ‘miott’ (mjót ‘narrow’) cannot be construed to make any sense. The emendation, in keeping with most earlier eds, also restores rhymes in the correct positions (1 and 5).