Skók veðrvita í vôtum byr
gulli glæstan of grams skipi.
Kløkkar urðu, en konungr stýrði,
snekkju sneisar of Sigurði.
Veðrvita skók í vôtum byr, glæstan gulli, of skipi grams. Sneisar snekkju urðu kløkkar of Sigurði, en konungr stýrði.
The weather-vane shook in the wet wind, adorned with gold, above the lord’s ship. The thin planks of the warship became pliable around Sigurðr, and the king was steering.
[7] sneisar snekkju ‘the thin boards of the warship’: For snekkja, see Note to st. 12/2 above.