Hvert er þat bákn, er í bjargi sitr
ok sér of konungs …?
Enga veit ek þér ámátligri
alna fyrir jörð ofan.
Hvert bákn er þat, er sitr í bjargi ok sér of … konungs? Ek veit enga alna ámátligri þér fyrir ofan jörð.
Who is that monster who sits on the rock and looks down on the king’s …? I know no female born more loathsome than you on the face of the earth.
[3] …: all
[3] …: There is no lacuna in any of the mss but l. 3 is hypometrical as it stands and obviously requires a monosyllabic noun alliterating on <s> or <k> to fill the gap. Most eds have supplied sveit ‘company’ (so Skj B, Skald and FSGJ; cf. NN §2614).