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| Gerði hann ráð fyrir þeim | He gave them counsel |
| þá kom hann í eyjar þær er Syllingar heita | Then he came to the islands called the Syllingar |
| "Sigurð kalla menn mik," segir hann, "ok em ek kenningarson Búa" | "People call me called Sigurðr", he said, "and I am said to be Búi's son" |
| Ekki er hon svá stórborin sem ek em | She is not as nobly-born as I |
| Ek mun segja þér þat, er þú spyrr | I will tell you what you are asking for |
| Konungr var allmjǫk drukkinn, ok bæði þau | The king was very drunk, and they both were [i.e. the king and a woman] |
| Þá vil ek bjóða þér hólmgǫngu ok þat, at vit berimsk hér á þinginu | Then I want to challenge you to a duel, and [I stipulate] that we should fight here at the assembly |
| Skilja þeir þá rœðu sína | Then they end their conversation |
| Ek em konungs dóttir ok konungs systir | I am a king's daughter and a king's sister |
| Vill hann fara á fund þeira | He wants to go to meet them |
| Þá sendi hon Hákon ok gott fǫruneyti með honum austr til Eiríks Svíakonungs | Then she sent Hákon, and good travel-companions with him, east to King Eiríkr of Sweden |
| Ek vil, at dóttir þín fari heim með mér | I want your daughter to come home with me |