Var Víkari vegs um auðit,
en Herþjófi heiptir goldnar.
Særðum seggi en suma drápum;
stóðkat ek fjarri, þá er fell konungr.
Var Víkari um auðit vegs, en Herþjófi heiptir goldnar. Særðum seggi en drápum suma; ek stóðkat fjarri, þá er konungr fell.
Honour was ordained for Víkarr and hostilities repaid to Herþjófr. We wounded men and killed some; I was standing not far away when the king fell.
[4] heiptir goldnar ‘hostilities repaid’: A common formula in eddic poetry; cf. Guðr II 28/2, Ív Sig 31/8III.