Þás fyr borð á barða
* bǫðvar fangs at ganga
veðrmagnanda Viðris
virðendr Búa kenndu.
Mikinn gerði herr hjǫrva
hljóm*; runnu þá sunnan
bauga skeiðr at breiðu
Baldrs Hôkunar valdi.
Þás virðendr fangs * bǫðvar á barða kenndu Viðris veðrmagnanda, Búa, at ganga fyr borð. Herr gerði mikinn hljóm* hjǫrva; skeiðr Baldrs bauga runnu þá sunnan at breiðu valdi Hôkunar.
When the guardians of the tunic of battle [MAIL-SHIRT > WARRIORS] on the ship taught the strengthener of the storm of Viðrir <= Óðinn> [(lit. ‘storm-strengthener of Viðrir’) BATTLE > WARRIOR], Búi, to go overboard. The army made a great tumult of swords [BATTLE]; the warships of the Baldr <god> of rings [MAN] then ran from the south towards the wide domain of Hákon.
[4] kenndu ‘taught’: It is unclear why Búi’s men are said to ‘teach’ him here. In later accounts (e.g. ÞGísl Búdr 11, Bjbp Jóms 36 and their Contexts) Búi leaps overboard, calling to his men to follow him.