Far þú eigi svá, Friðþjófr, heðan,
dýrstr döglinga, í döprum hug.
Mun ek þér gjafir þínar launa
víst betr, en þik um varir sjálfan.
Far þú eigi svá heðan, Friðþjófr, dýrstr döglinga, í döprum hug. Ek mun víst launa þér gjafir þínar betr, en þik sjálfan um varir.
Do not go from here in this way, Friðþjófr, most splendid of princes, in a downcast mood. I will reward you for your gifts certainly better than you yourself expect.
[8] varir sjálfan: sjálfan varir Holm10 VI, 568ˣ
[7-8] betr, en þik sjálfan um varir ‘better than you yourself expect’: The main ms. (510) here has the more archaic reading of varir, which has been normalised to um varir (see Note to Ásm 1/3, 5). The verb vara ‘expect’ is used impersonally, with acc. of the person who expects something and gen. of what is expected.