En stirðþinull starði
storðar leggs fyr borði
fróns á folka reyni
fránleitr ok blés eitri.
En fránleitr stirðþinull storðar starði á reyni folka leggs fróns fyr borði ok blés eitri.
And the flashing-eyed stiff cord of the earth [= Miðgarðsormr] stared at the tester of the peoples of the bone of the earth [ROCK > GIANTS > = Þórr] below the ship’s side and blew poison.
[4] frán‑: fram‑ 2368ˣ
[4] fránleitr ‘flashing-eyed’: The word fránn ‘flashing, gleaming’ is an adj. used especially in connection with serpents (Marold 1998a, 11-13).