Skal ek eitrfáa orma telja:
óinn ok Ófnir, œlir, japra,
fúrr, flugdreki, Fáfnir, óri,
fræningr ok áll, feginn ok ornir.
Ek skal telja eitrfáa orma: óinn ok Ófnir, œlir, japra, fúrr, flugdreki, Fáfnir, óri, fræningr ok áll, feginn ok ornir.
I shall enumerate venomous serpents: fearful one and Ófnir, feeder, japra, fire, flying dragon, Fáfnir, raver, flashing one and eel, cheerful one and one warming itself.
[3] óinn: ornir B
[3] óinn (m.) ‘fearful one’: Cf. the weak verb óask ‘dread, fear’, óan (or óun) f. ‘fear, distress’. This word is not found elsewhere as a serpent-heiti, but Óinn is the name of a dwarf (Þul Dverga 3/8).