Síðla ek kom snemma kallaðr
til dómsvalds dura;
þangat ek ætlumz; því mér heitit var;
sá hefr krás, er krefr.
Ek kom síðla, kallaðr snemma til dura dómsvalds; ek ætlumz þangat; því var mér heitit; sá hefr krás, er krefr.
I came late, [I was] called early to the doors of the ruler of judgement; I intend to go there; that was promised to me; he who asks gets the delicacy.
[2] kallaðr: so papp15ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, ek kallaði 166bˣ, ek kollaðusk 214ˣ
[2] kallaðr ‘called’: 166bˣ has ek kallaði ‘I called’, but the verb has no object; the contrast between being called early and coming late seems to be what is intended.