Hervarðr, Hjörvarðr, Hrani, Angantýr,
svá sé yðr öllum innan rifja,
sem þér í maura mornið haugi,
nema sverð selið, þat er sló Dvalinn;
samira draugum dýr vápn fela.
Hervarðr, Hjörvarðr, Hrani, Angantýr, svá sé yðr öllum innan rifja, sem þér mornið í maurahaugi, nema selið sverð, þat er Dvalinn sló; samira draugum fela dýr vápn.
Hervarðr, Hjǫrvarðr, Hrani, Angantýr, may it be to you all within your ribs as if you rot in an anthill, unless you give [me] the sword, which Dvalinn forged; it is not fitting for revenants to hide precious weapons.
[10] fela: bera 2845
[10] fela ‘to hide’: Ms. 2845’s reading, bera ‘bear’, is an acceptable alternative and favoured by Skj B, Skald and the eds following 2845, but the other mss agree on the reading chosen here, which might also be supported by comparison to Herv Lv 15/8 (Heiðr 38), in which Hervǫr also speaks of Angantýr hiding the sword (at leyna ‘hide’).