Jǫrð vas forðum fyrr kend Bretum,
sús Englum es eignuð síðan,
þvíat in enska þjóð áðan vélti
breks ósama brezka lýði.
Jǫrð, sús es eignuð Englum síðan, vas fyrr kend Bretum forðum, þvíat in enska þjóð vélti áðan brezka lýði ósama breks.
The land, which has since been assigned to the English, was previously called after the Britons in former days, for the English people beforehand deceived the British people, [who were] averse to the extortion of land.