Var mér Hárekr hollr fulltrúi,
er hann festi mér fóstru sína.
Átta ek hoska hilmis dóttur;
réðum snót saman sigri ok löndum.
Hárekr var mér hollr fulltrúi, er hann festi mér fóstru sína. Ek átta hoska dóttur hilmis; snót réðum saman sigri ok löndum.
Hárekr was a faithful patron to me when he betrothed his foster-daughter to me. I married the wise daughter of the ruler; the lady and I ruled together over victory and lands.
[3] festi: so 471, 173ˣ, fastnaði 7, 343a
[3] er hann festi mér ‘when he betrothed to me’: Here the readings of 471 and 173ˣ have been preferred over those of 7 and 343a, because þá er ... fastnaði ‘when ... betrothed’ produces a hypermetrical line and causes mér to belong syntactically to l. 4 rather than l. 3.