37
Gerðr kvað:
Heill ver þú nú heldr, sveinn,
Be welcome now, boy,ok tak við hrímkálki,
and receive the crystal cup,fullom forns miaðar;
full of ancient mead,þó hafða ek þat ætlat,
yet I had intended,
at myndak aldregi
that I would never in this life,
unna vaningia vel.
love one of the Vaningiar well.

38.
Skírnir kvað:
Örindi mín
All my messagevill ek öll vita,
I want to know,áðr ek ríða heim heðan,
before I ride home from here,
nær þú á þingi
when at a meeting
munt enom þroska
you intend to favournenna Niarðar syni.
Njord´s thriving son.
39.
Gerðr kvað:
Barri heitir,
Barri is the name,

er vit bæði vitom,
which we two both know,
lundr lognfara;
of a peaceful grove,

en ept nætr nío
and after nine nights
þar mun Niarðar syni
there to the son of Njord
Gerðr unna gamans.
Gerd will grant love.
Þa reið Skírnir heim.
Then Skirnir rode home.
Freyr stóð úti ok kvaddi hann ok spurði tíðinda:
Frey stood outside and greeted him and asked for news.

40.
Segðu mér þat, Skírnir,
Tell me, Skirnir,

áðr þú verpir söðli af mar
before you toss saddle from steed
ok þú stigir feti framarr,
and you step one foot further
hvat þú árnaðir
what you achieved
í iötunheima
in Giantlands.
þíns eða míns munar.
for your desire or mine.




41.
Skírnir kvað:
Barri heitir,
Barri is the name,

er vit báðir vitom,
which we two both know,
lundr lognfara;
of a peaceful grove.

en ept nætr nío
And after nine nights
þar mun Niarðar syni
there to the son of Njord
gerðr unna gamans.
Gerd will grant love.



42.
Freyr kvað:
Löng er nótt,
Long is a night,
langar ro tvær,
long are two,
hvé um þreyiak þriár?
how can I bear three.
opt mér mánaðr
Often a month to me

minni þótti
seemed shorter
en siá hálf hýnott.
than half of this bridal night.