Hildingr, harri ok hertogi,
mæringr, hilmir, mildingr ok Nórr,
lofðungr, niflungr ok landreki,
þengill, vísi, þjóðann, konungr.
Hildingr, harri ok hertogi, mæringr, hilmir, mildingr ok Nórr, lofðungr, niflungr ok landreki, þengill, vísi, þjóðann, konungr.
Warrior, lord and army-leader, illustrious one, helmet-provider, munificent one and Nórr, descendant of Lofði, one of the Niflungar and land-ruler, chieftain, leader, sovereign, king.
[6] landreki (m.) ‘land-ruler’: This is an agent-noun from the weak verb rekja ‘straighten out’ rather than from the strong verb reka ‘drive’ (so SnE 1998, I, 220; AEW: reki; Note to st. 1/4 above). Cf. OE gerec ‘rule’.