‘Dregr él yfir ógnar ljóma;
gerir drjúgan dyn dýrra malma.
Gnýr es á glæstum Gǫndlar himni
ok í hǫrðum hlam Hlakkar tjǫldum.
Erut skjólsamar Skǫglar kápur;
hrýtr hagl boga hlíf í gegnum.
‘Él ljóma ógnar dregr yfir; gerir drjúgan dyn dýrra malma. Gnýr es á glæstum himni Gǫndlar ok hlam í hǫrðum tjǫldum Hlakkar. Kápur Skǫglar erut skjólsamar; hagl boga hrýtr í gegnum hlíf.
‘A blizzard of the light of terror [SWORD > BATTLE] is blowing; it causes a mighty din of precious weapons. There is a clashing on the shining heaven of Gǫndul <valkyrie> [SHIELD] and a thudding against the tough awnings of Hlǫkk <valkyrie> [SHIELDS]. The capes of Skǫgul <valkyrie> [MAIL-SHIRTS] are not protective; the hail of bows [ARROWS] pierces through armour.
[3-4] drjúgan dyn dýrra malma ‘a mighty din of precious weapons’: This phrase could be construed as a battle-kenning but is here taken as a literal description of the noise of battle, dependent on the metaphorical battle-kenning él ljóma ógnar ‘a blizzard of the light of terror [SWORD > BATTLE]’ (ll. 1-2), in which the base-word él ‘blizzard’ is said to blow and cause the din of weapons.