Konungr, heill ok svá snjallir,
sóknǫrr, (við lof gǫrvan
óð hafa menn í munni
mínn) húskarlar þínir.
Heill, sóknǫrr konungr, ok svá snjallir húskarlar þínir; menn hafa óð mínn í munni, gǫrvan við lof.
Good health to you, battle-eager king, and also to your valiant housecarls; men have my poem, replete with praise, in their mouths.
[1] heill ‘good health to you’: The adj. heill, lit. ‘whole, healthy, well’, is also used as a salutation or to wish someone good health or fortune (see LP: 1. heill).