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hann sier nu eitt mikit tre standa frami a arbackanum.
þat uar suo hát at uar uel tÍRætt nedan under limar.
en þær voru bædi hafar og breidar. þat tekur hann s
Rada at hann hauggr treid nidri uid RÖtina allar þær
táger sem fra horfdu anni. og uar þat suo mikit eruidi
at hann uar at þui þria daga adr enn eikin halladizt. en «
er hun tok til at hallazt |ia lietti hann hauggua. enn
táger margar og seigar uoru under þeim hluta tresins
sem ohaugginn uar. og tok þa eikin at siga og halladizt ■>
hun at biorgunum hinumegin og vard þa dykur mikill
enn suo mikit vedr stod af limum hennar at allt skalf
so at uida hrundu hamrarner ofan. dualdizt þar enn
um nottina j þessum stad. enn at morni dags uar hann
snemma afotum og m(ælti) uid dyr sitt. “Nu skaltu
hier epter vera og bida min. hier skulu og epter uera 15
herklædi min aull og hestur minn og saudull. enn
suerdit skal eg med mier hafa. enn ef ek kem eigi
aptur at sumri til fundar uid þig. þa skaltu leita þier is
at audrum husbonda og (uisa) þeim til uopna minna
þiki honum sóma at bera”. sidan kysti hann dyrit og
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catches sight of a great tree by the river-bank. The trunk
beneath the branches, which are both high and broad, is
about one hundred (ells, fathoms, or the like) tall. He
now begins to chop all its roots over on the side facing
inland. This is a tremendous task and takes three days.
At last, however, the tree totters and falls over towards
the cliffs on the opposite bank with such a commotion
and rush of wind that pieces of the rock break away and
fall down. The next morning he arises early. He leaves
behind the lion together with his armour, horse and
saddle but takes his sword with him. He tells the lion to
seek another master, if he does not return before summer.
He kisses it and they both weep bitterly as they take leave