> I wonder if Haukur has a preference.

I prefer: "Poor me, I'm always too small."
Understanding 'æ' as "alas" hadn't occurred to me.
That doesn't mean it's impossible, of course.

> Hey, I've just noticed,
> dative 'í Vatnsdal', rather than -dali. Seems to be normal judging
> by Google.

Yeah, that's normal. I think "í dali" is very archaic.

Kveðja,
Haukur