Ek sé Hringju haug um orpinn,
en Hera hníga hvátinn spjóti.
Sé ek Hjörleifi haptbönd snúin,
en Hreiðari höggvinn gálga.
Ek sé haug um orpinn Hringju, en Hera hníga hvátinn spjóti. Ek sé haptbönd snúin Hjörleifi, en gálga höggvinn Hreiðari.
I see a burial mound thrown up for Hringja and [see] Heri fall dead, pierced by a spear. I see captive bonds twisted for Hjǫrleifr and gallows hewn for Hreiðarr.
[7-8] en gálga höggvinn Hreiðari ‘and gallows hewn for Hreiðarr’: After Hjǫrleifr has been freed from his bonds by Hildr, he takes his revenge on the sleeping Hreiðarr by stabbing him in the chest and then stringing him up on a gallows meant for himself (Hálf 1981, 176).