FriðÞ Lv 16VIII (Frið 18)/1 — átta ‘eight’
Ek bar átta til eldstóar
dæsta drengi í drifaveðri.
Nú hefi ek segli á sand komit;
erat hafs megin hægt at reyna.
Ek bar átta drengi dæsta í drifaveðri til eldstóar. Nú hefi ek komit segli á sand; megin hafs erat hægt at reyna.
I carried eight fellows, exhausted in the storm of sea-spray, to a fireplace. Now I have brought the sail onto the beach; the power of the ocean is not easy to experience.
readings
[1] átta: upp papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
notes
[All]: The order of Frið 18 and 19 is reversed in the B redaction, with 19 preceding 18. In terms of the narrative sequence this is illogical, as Frið 19 clearly relates to the men’s situation after they have come safely ashore, whereas Frið 18 describes Friðþjófr’s heroic behaviour in bringing them to land.