Menn sá ek þá, er mörgum hlutum
véltu um annars eign;
flokkum þeir fóru til Fégjarns borgar
ok höfðu byrðar af blýi.
Ek sá menn þá, er véltu um eign annars mörgum hlutum; þeir fóru flokkum til borgar Fégjarns ok höfðu byrðar af blýi.
I saw men then, who had defrauded another of property in many things; they travelled in crowds to Fégjarn’s fortress, and carried burdens of lead.
[6] blýi: ‘býi’ papp15ˣ, ‘[…]’ 167b 6ˣ
[6] blýi ‘lead’: The final –i is unlikely to have been pronounced (ANG §135). The lead is the hellish equivalent of the gold which the avaricious coveted in life.