Gleipnir
Undan loka fenrir fæddist
Fullur hroka víst var sagt
Er var þoka þá hann læddist
Þungbært ok á heiminn lagt
Nú var gaumur að því gefinn
Greri aumur hvolpur fljótt
Tíminn naumur, enginn efinn
Á hann tauminn þyrfti skjótt
Fyrstan læðing fengu goðin
Fenri þræðI komu á
Úlfur skæður, ljótur, loðinn
Leikinn bræðI sleit hann þá
Þegar drómi fenri festi
Falskan dóm þá úlfur hlaut
Því með klóm og þrumubresti
Nánan fróma fjötur braut
Kattarins dynur, konunnar skegg
Kynngi mína yfir legg
Bjarnarins sinar, bjargsins rætur
Bíðum nú í skjóli nætur
Fuglsins hráki, fisksins andi
Fyrir dverg er hægur vandi
Mánuð gekk um margar götur
Mér að launum varð sá fjötur
Fjöturinn er fjötum grennri
Fágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð
Í lyngva þeir áður lögðu fenri
Laus hann nú veldur orrahríð
Hef ég í mínum höndum gleipni
Horfi á móti glyrnum tveim
Treysti á óðin, tý og sleipni
Takið mig þar og aftur heim
Fjöturinn er fjötum grennri
Fágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð
Í lyngva þeir áður lögðu fenri
Laus hann nú veldur orrahríð
Hef ég í mínum höndum gleipni
Horfi á móti glyrnum tveim
Treysti á óðin, tý og sleipni
Takið mig þar og aftur heim
Gleipnir
Under the lock, Fenrir was born
Full of mischief, it was said
In the mist, he then grew
Heavy and laid on the world
Now attention was given to it
Growing quickly, a fierce pup
Time scarce, no delay
Quickly needed to rein him in
The gods got the first leash
Fenrir's thread was spun
A fierce, ugly, hairy wolf
Playing, the gods then tore him apart
When Fenrir felt the dream
He received a false judgment
With claws and a loud snap
He broke the fetter close to freedom
The cat's purr, the woman's beard
Introduce my leg
The bear's claws, the mountain's roots
Now we wait in the shelter of the night
The bird's screech, the fish's breath
For a dwarf, trouble is slow
Many streets passed in a month
I earned that fetter as a reward
The fetter is stronger than fetters
Beautiful, golden dwarf-made
In the heather, they previously laid Fenrir
Now loose, causing chaos
I have in my hands Gleipnir
Facing the two gaping jaws
I trust in Odin, Tyr, and Sleipnir
Take me there and back home
The fetter is stronger than fetters
Beautiful, golden dwarf-made
In the heather, they previously laid Fenrir
Now loose, causing chaos
I have in my hands Gleipnir
Facing the two gaping jaws
I trust in Odin, Tyr, and Sleipnir
Take me there and back home