‘Hvat hafim, Sjǫfn, at sitja,
seims’ (mælti þat) ‘heima?’
(elda njótr við ítra
ulfvíns konu sína).
‘Eigum oss at lægja,
einn réttr þvíat goð beinir,
— reyndrs, sás stríð má standask
stór — farnaði órum.’
‘Hvat hafim, Sjǫfn seims, at sitja heima?’; njótr elda ulfvíns mælti þat við ítra konu sína. ‘Eigum at lægja oss, þvíat einn réttr goð beinir farnaði órum; reyndrs, sás má standask stór stríð.’
‘What do we gain, Sjǫfn <goddess> of gold [WOMAN], by staying at home?’; the user of the fires of wolf-wine [BLOOD > SWORDS > WARRIOR] said that to his splendid wife. ‘We must humble ourselves because the one true God furthers our fortune; that one is well-proven who can endure great distresses.’
[6] beinir: ‘be(i)e(ck)’(?) 673b, ‘beteck’ 673bÞH, ‘beiegk’ 673bFJ
[6] beinir ‘furthers’: Emendation proposed by Kock (NN §2132). There may possibly have been a nasal stroke over the first ‘i’ which is no longer visible.