Meyjar ek sá moldu líkar,
váru þeim at beðjum björg,
svartar ok sámar í sólviðri,
en þess at fegri, er færra um sér.
Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
Ek sá meyjar líkar moldu, björg váru at þeim beðjum, svartar ok sámar í sólviðri, en þess at fegri, er færra um sér. Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
I saw girls like dust, rocks were beds to them. [They are] black and swarthy in sunny weather, but the brighter, the less is seen of them. King Heiðrekr, think about the riddle.
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘heidr: kr:’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘hc K:’ 597bˣ