Hefir Auðun dýr sitt með sér, ok ætlar nú at fara suðr til Danmerkr á
Auðun has his bear with him, and intends to sail south to Denmark

fund Sveins konungs, ok gefa honum dýrit. Ok er hann kom suðr í
to visit King Svein, and to give him the beast. And when he comes south

landit, þar sem konungr var fyrir, þá gengr hann upp af skipi, ok
to land?, there when the king was before?, then he goes ashore off the
boat and

leiðir eptir sér dýrit, ok leigir sér herbergi.
leads the bear after him, and hires himself lodging.

Haraldi konungi var sagt brátt at þar var komit bjarndýri, gørsimi
It was quickly told to Harald the king, that there was come a bear, a

mikil, ok á Íslenzkr maðr. Konungr sendir þegar menn eptir honum; ok
great treasure, and man from Iceland. The King at once sends men after
him,

er Auðun kom fyrir konung, kveðr hann konung vel. Konungr tók vel
and when Auðun comes before the king, he greets him well. The king

kveðju hans ok spurði síðan: "Áttu gørsimi mikla í bjarndýri?" Hann
received his greeting well and afterwards asked, “Do you have a great
treasure in a bear?” He

svarar ok kvezk eiga dýrit eitthvert.
answered and said (he) owned that (same or very? - - I thought it must
be to emphasize) animal.

Grace

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Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.