Haraldr kunni gný gerva
(gekk hilmis lið vekja)
— menn ruðu geir at gunni —
(gráp smíðaðra vápna)
— háði herr við prýði
hjǫrþing með dǫglingi,
hinns skyndi* byr branda —
bendags inn hárfagri.
Haraldr inn hárfagri kunni gerva gný bendags; lið hilmis gekk vekja gráp smíðaðra vápna; menn ruðu geir at gunni; herr háði hjǫrþing við prýði með dǫglingi, hinns skyndi* byr branda.
Haraldr inn hárfagri (‘the Fair-haired’) could create clamour of the wound-daylight [SWORD > BATTLE]; the troop of the ruler went to stir up a hail-storm of forged weapons [BATTLE]; men reddened the spear in battle; the army waged sword-assemblies [BATTLES] with honour alongside the leader, the one who hastened the fair breeze of blades [BATTLE].
[7] skyndi*: skyndir papp25ˣ, ‘scijndr’ R683ˣ
[7] skyndi* (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘hastened’: Emended from skyndir (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) ‘hastens’ (‘scijndr’ R683ˣ) in keeping with all earlier eds. For the possible addition of the inorganic final <r>, see Note to st. 8/4.