Ek sé lýsa langt suðr í haf;
vill danskr konungr dóttur hefna.
Hann hefir úti ótal skipa;
býðr hann Hjörleifi hólmstefnu til.
Ek sé lýsa langt suðr í haf; danskr konungr vill hefna dóttur. Hann hefir ótal skipa úti; hann býðr Hjörleifi til hólmstefnu.
I see a glitter a long way south in the sea; a Danish king wants to avenge his daughter. He sails with countless ships; he challenges Hjǫrleifr to a duel.
[1] lýsa ‘a glitter’: Lýsa is here a verb ‘glitter, gleam’ without a specified subject.