Kosti alls af ástum
— einsætt er þat — hreinum
(magn stýri því) meira
maðr hverr (svika þverris);
þvít margfalda mildi,
minn lausnari, þína
hverja stund at höndum
hlífrunnum lætr svífa.
Hverr maðr kosti alls meira af hreinum ástum; þat er einsætt; magn þverris svika stýri því; þvít, minn lausnari, lætr þína margfalda mildi svífa hverja stund at höndum hlífrunnum.
Let each man strive all the more out of pure loves; that is the only choice; may the power of the diminisher of falsehoods [VIRTUOUS RULER = Christ] govern it; because, my Saviour, you allow your manifold mercy to glide every hour into the hands of shield-bushes [WARRIORS].
[4] þverris: ‘þu[...]e’ B, ‘þuerre’ 399a‑bˣ
[4] þverris svika ‘diminisher of falsehoods [VIRTUOUS RULER = Christ]’: Restoration of ‘err’ based upon 399a-bˣ, supported by traces of the missing letters around the lacuna and by aðalhending. Skj B, followed by Skald, emends ms. acc. (or dat.) to gen. þverris. Cf. angrþverrir ‘grief-diminisher’ (of the Holy Ghost) Heildr 15/2 and þverrir flærðar ‘diminisher of falsehood’ Pl 7/3 (both C12th).
case: gen.