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Þá kemr þar bóndi ok bað Óláf gefa sér kýr þær, er hann áttiThen a farmer came there and asked Óláfr to give him what cows he had
Þat var mál manna, [...]It was said [...]
Ætlar þú til Grænlands í sumar?Do you intend to go to Greenland this summer?
Þeira sonr var KnútrTheir son was Knútr
Hann gékk til hennar ok spurði hvat ráðs hennar varHe went to her and asked what her advice was
Hann gef ek þér til þjónostumannsI will give him to you as a servant
Eiríkr segir, at hon er ekki þarEiríkr says that she is not there
Var þat skip allvel skipatThe ship was very well-manned
Ekki er hon svá stórborin sem ek emShe is not as nobly-born as I
Ek em konungs dóttir ok konungs systirI am a king's daughter and a king's sister
Fóru þeir um haustit norðr í landIn the autumn they travelled north (lit. "they went north into the land")
Ekki er þat ráð Sveins konungs at leggja til bardaga við þikIt is not King Sveinn's intention to engage in battle with you