Nyt, Hrǫnn ok nauð, Nǫt, Slíðr ok Hríð,
Kǫrmt, Leiptr ok Ǫrmt, Kerlaugar tvær,
Gǫmul, Sylgr ok yn ok Geirvimul,
Ylgr, Vǫð ok flóð; Jorðán es á lesti.
Nyt, Hrǫnn ok nauð, Nǫt, Slíðr ok Hríð, Kǫrmt, Leiptr ok Ǫrmt, tvær Kerlaugar, Gǫmul, Sylgr ok yn ok Geirvimul, Ylgr, Vǫð ok flóð; Jorðán es á lesti.
Nyt, Hrǫnn and need, Nǫt, Slíðr and Hríð, Kǫrmt, Leiptr and Ǫrmt, two Kerlaugar, Gǫmul, Sylgr and yn and Geirvimul, Ylgr, Vǫð and flood; Jordan is the last.
[5] Sylgr: sylgir Tˣ
[5] Sylgr: Lit. ‘swallower’, from the Old Norse verb svelgja ‘swallow’. Cf. the Icelandic river-name Svelgsá and Svelga in Norway (Hale 1983, 179). This mythical name is listed in Grí 28/7 and Gylf (SnE 2005, 9) along with Ylgr, lit. ‘she-wolf’ (l. 7 below).