Þvít ríkr konungr rekka,
reyr undlagar dreyra
morðs þás merkja þorðu
magnendr, bjósk at fagna.
Þvít ríkr konungr rekka bjósk at fagna, þás magnendr morðs þorðu merkja reyr undlagar dreyra.
Because the powerful king of warriors prepared to rejoice when the quickeners of slaughter [WARRIORS] dared to stain the reed of the wound-sea [BLOOD > SWORD] with blood.
[4] bjósk: ‘(b)io(sc)’(?) 75c
[4] bjósk ‘prepared’: Though unclear in the ms., this is the reading also tentatively printed (as non-normalised ‘biosc’) in Skj A and ÓH 1941.