Nú lætk skóg af skógi
skreiðask lítils heiðar;
hverr veit, nema verðak
víða frægr of síðir?
Nú lætk skreiðask skóg af skógi lítils heiðar; hverr veit, nema verðak víða frægr of síðir?
Now I’m slinking from wood to wood with little honour; who knows if I won’t become famous far and wide in the end?
[3] veit: ‘vit’ 972ˣ(537va), veit ek Bb
[3] hverr veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’: The l. is unmetrical and the insertion of the expletive particle of would restore the reading (hverr of veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’).