Slóttu við meyjar málþing, Sæólfr,
meðan loga létum leika of kynnum.
Unnum harðan Hadding drepinn,
ok Ölvi var aldrs um synjat.
Slóttu málþing við meyjar, Sæólfr, meðan létum loga leika of kynnum. Unnum harðan Hadding drepinn, ok Ölvi var um synjat aldrs.
You carried on assignations with girls, Sjólfr, while we made flames play around families. We killed the hardy Haddingr and Ǫlvir was deprived of life.
[2] mál‑: malm‑ 7
[2] málþing ‘assignations’: Lit. ‘speech-meetings’. Ms. 7’s reading málmþing ‘weapon-meetings [BATTLES]’ rather than the málþing ‘speech-meetings’ of all the other mss is inappropriate in the context of Sjólfr’s supposed dalliance with girls.