Menn sá ek þá, er af mikillæti
virðuz vánum framar;
klæði þeira váru kýmiliga
eldi um slegin.
Ek sá menn þá, er af mikillæti virðuz framar vánum; klæði þeira váru kýmiliga um slegin eldi.
I saw men then who from pride esteemed themselves beyond expectation; their clothes were amusingly set on fire.
[6] slegin: so papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, ‘skiginn’ 166bˣ, ausin 1441ˣ
[6] slegin eldi ‘set on fire’: 166bˣ’s ‘skigin’ occurs only in one other ms.; ausin ‘drenched, soaked’, unique to 1441ˣ, is a suggestive evocation of the flames permeating the garments of the proud.