Mátta ek banorði fyr brögnum hrósa
snotra seggja, er til sævar kom.
Höfðum vit Hjálmarr haldit illa,
þá er Glámi stóð í gegnum spjör.
Ek mátta hrósa banorði snotra seggja fyr brögnum, er kom til sævar. Vit Hjálmarr höfðum haldit illa, þá er spjör stóð í gegnum Glámi.
I was able to boast about the death of wise men in the presence of warriors, when I came to the sea. Hjálmarr and I had taken it badly when a spear pierced Glámr.
[7] Glámi: Gláma 471, Glám 173ˣ
[7] Glámi ‘Glámr’: This appears to be a reference to a short form of the nickname of Þórðr stafngláma ‘Prow-gleam’, but the exact form of the name varies from one ms. to another. Ms. 343a has Glámi, presumably the dat. sg. of Glámr, m. (for the etymology cf. AEW: glámr). Ms. 471 has Gláma, possibly influenced by the name of one of Hjálmarr’s bench companions, listed in Hjálm Lv 15/5 (Ǫrv 25) as Gláma, a nickname possibly meaning ‘bald, barren tract’. Ms. 173ˣ has Glám, acc. sg. of Glámr.