Sótti breiða borg Jórsala
ǫrr oddviti út í lǫndum,
áðr í vatni, þvís vígði guð,
Sigurðr af sér synðir þvægi.
Ǫrr oddviti sótti breiða borg Jórsala út í lǫndum, áðr Sigurðr þvægi af sér synðir í vatni, þvís guð vígði.
The brave leader visited the large city of Jerusalem in distant lands, before Sigurðr washed away his sins in the water which God had consecrated.
[7] Sigurðr: The form is unmetrical and requires suspension of resolution. See Note to st. 6/1 above.