Hverr er sá, kominn ór Manheimum,
ungr at aldri, oss at kveðja?
Berr þú, inn ungi, ormfrán augu;
mun ek við brögðum búaz mega.
Hverr er sá, kominn ór Manheimum, ungr at aldri, at kveðja oss? Þú, inn ungi, berr ormfrán augu; ek mun mega búaz við brögðum.
Who is he, come from Manheimar, young in age, to greet us [me]? You, young one, have snake-flashing eyes; I will be able to prepare myself for tricks.
[6] ormfrán: örn framar papp6ˣ, orm framm ÍBR5ˣ
[6] ormfrán ‘snake-flashing’: An epithet invariably collocated with augu ‘eyes’, as here, and often applied to the terrifying glances of powerful rulers (cf. Marold 1998a); in Sigv ErfÓl 13/8I, for example, it is applied to the terror-inspiring eyes of King Óláfr Haraldsson.