Braut es svarri ok sæta;
sveimar rýgr ok feima;
brúðrs í fǫr með fljóði;
fatk drós ok man kjósa.
Þekkik sprund ok sprakka;
sparik við hæl at mæla;
firrumk snót ok svarra;
svífr mér langt frá vífi.
Braut es svarri ok sæta; rýgr ok feima sveimar; brúðrs í fǫr með fljóði; fatk kjósa drós ok man. Þekkik sprund ok sprakka; sparik við hæl at mæla; firrumk snót ok svarra; mér svífr langt frá vífi.
The haughty woman and the grass-widow are away; the mighty woman and the lass are wandering about; the bride has gone travelling with the matron; I did choose the girl and the maid. I catch sight of the dame and lively one; I refrain from talking with the widow; I am shunning snót and the haughty woman; I am drifting far away from the wife.