‘Grenja gránir garmar slíðra;
bítr fránn freki ferð halsgerðar.
Rýfr gramr guma gollorhallir;
bregðr benlogi byggðum hjarna;
eru brotnar mjǫk borgir heila.
‘Gránir garmar slíðra grenja; fránn freki halsgerðar bítr ferð. Gramr rýfr gollorhallir guma; benlogi bregðr byggðum hjarna; borgir heila eru mjǫk brotnar.
‘The grey dogs of scabbards [SWORDS] growl; the piercing wolf of the neck-strap [SWORD] bites the army. The cruel one <sword> breaks men’s halls of the pericardium [BREASTS]; the wound-flame [SWORD] topples the settlements of brains [HEADS]; the strongholds of brains [HEADS] are smashed to pieces.