Ǫrn drekkr undarn;
ylgr fær af hræum sylg;
opt rýðr ulfr kjǫpt;
ari getr verð þar.
Ǫrn drekkr undarn; ylgr fær sylg af hræum; ulfr rýðr opt kjǫpt; ari getr verð þar.
The eagle drinks breakfast; the she-wolf gets a sip from corpses; the wolf often reddens its jaw; the eagle gets food there.
[3] kjǫpt ‘jaw’: The mss present a range of spellings here (‘keypt’ (R), ‘kept’ (Tˣ), ‘kæpt’ (A),‘kíappt’ (B) and ‘kiopt’ (C), and see also LP: kjǫptr). Skj B and Skald both print kjǫpt, as here, though SnE 1998 prefers the unbroken form køpt. See also ANG §§91, 93 and AEW: kjapta.