Skírnir kvað:
Sér þú þenna mæki, mær,
Do you see, girl, this sword
 
mióvan, málfán,
slim, sign-marked 
 
er ek hefi í hendi hér?
that I have in my hand here
 
Fyr þessom eggiom
By the edges of this blade
 
hnígr sá inn aldni iötunn,
the old giant will sink
 
verðr þinn feigr faðir.
your father will find his fate.