Hvarf ek frá fögrum fljóða söngvi,
alltrauðr gamans, austr við Sóta.
För skundaðak, ok fórk í lið
hinzta sinni frá hollvinum.
Ek hvarf austr við Sóta, alltrauðr gamans, frá fögrum söngvi fljóða. Skundaðak för, ok fórk í lið hinzta sinni frá hollvinum.
I went east in company with Sóti, completely averse to pleasure, away from the beautiful singing of women. I speeded my journey and joined a warband for the last time away from my loyal friends.
[7] hinzta: so 471, inzta 2845, R715ˣ, seinsta 344a, fyrsta 343a, mesta 173ˣ
[7] hinzta ‘last’: The spellings of 2845 and R715ˣ, inzta, are variants of hinzta, but the form with initial <h>, found only in 471, is needed for alliteration with holl- in l. 8.