Heldum allir ór höfn skipum,
þegar fullhugar fengjar væntum.
Hræddumz ekki, meðan höfðingjar
heilir réðu fyr herskipum.
Allir heldum skipum ór höfn, þegar fullhugar væntum fengjar. Hræddumz ekki, meðan heilir höfðingjar réðu fyr herskipum.
We all steered the ships out of the harbour, as soon as we, courageous ones, expected booty. I was not afraid as long as upright chieftains controlled the warships.
[1] ór höfn ‘out of the harbour’: The reading of 471 and 173ˣ has been chosen over 343a’s ór hafi ‘out of the ocean’, because the latter makes poor sense in context.