Brustu báðir hálsar
í báru hafs stórri;
sukku sveinar fjórir
í sæ ógrunnan.
Báðir hálsar brustu í stórri báru hafs; fjórir sveinar sukku í ógrunnan sæ.
Both sides of the bow broke apart in the enormous wave of the ocean; four men sank into the deep sea.
[4] í ógrunnan sæ ‘into the deep sea’: The line is hypometrical, and both Skj B and Skald emend to sæ enn ógrunna, which provides an extra syllable, but produces a structurally irregular Type B-line.