Þat kvað valda verdags hǫtuðr,
at þar undir vas ólítit vatn.
Bauð grund grafa gumna stjóri;
reynisk spaklig spámanns saga.
Hǫtuðr verdags kvað þat valda, at ólítit vatn vas þar undir. Stjóri gumna bauð grafa grund; saga spámanns reynisk spaklig.
The hater of the sea-day [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN = Merlin] said the cause was that a not small lake lay underneath. The commander of men [RULER = Vortigern] ordered the ground to be dug up; the prophet’s account turns out to be percipient.