Hverr veldr eldi, hverr orrostu,
hverr jarls magni eggjum beitir?
Hof sviðnuðu, hörgar brunnu;
hverr rauð eggjar á yngva nið?
Hverr veldr eldi, hverr orrostu, hverr beitir eggjum magni jarls? Hof sviðnuðu, hörgar brunnu; hverr rauð eggjar á nið yngva?
Who is causing the fire, who [causes] the battle, who is swinging blades with the power of a jarl? Temples were ablaze, sanctuaries burned; who reddened blades on the descendant of a prince?
[7] hverr: Oddr 344a, 343a, 173ˣ
[7] hverr ‘who’: With the exception of 7 and 471, all the other mss read Oddr here, but this cannot be correct, as the answer to the question is given by Oddr, identifying himself, in the following stanza.