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| Konungr fær honum menn, ok ríða þeir á fund Hákonar gamla | The king gathers men, and they ride to meet Hákon the old |
| Hon skal hér svá vel sett sem hon væri mín dóttir, en systir þín | She will [be] as well accommodated as if she were my daughter and your sister |
| "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" |
| Bjóð þú honum at þiggja skipit at þér | Offer him to receive the ship from you |
| Vill hann fara á fund þeira | He wants to go to meet them |
| Konungr var allmjǫk drukkinn, ok bæði þau | The king was very drunk, and they both were [i.e. the king and a woman] |
| 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 |
| Ekki er hon svá stórborin sem ek em | She is not as nobly-born as I |
| Mun ek fá þér fǫruneyti gott | I will get you good travel-companions |
| Hann gékk til hennar ok spurði hvat ráðs hennar var | He went to her and asked what her advice was |
| þeir menn Gunnhildar kómu á Ofrustaði snimma um morgin | Gunnhildr's men came to Ofrustaðir early in the morning |
| "Ek em útlendr maðr hér," segir hann | "I am a foreigner here", he says |