Fœrir bjǫrn, þars bára
brestr, undinna festa
opt í ægis kjapta
úrsvǫl Gymis vǫlva.
Úrsvǫl vǫlva Gymis fœrir opt bjǫrn undinna festa í kjapta ægis, þars bára brestr.
The spray-cold vǫlva <seeress> of Gymir <sea-giant> [= Rán] often leads the bear of twisted moorings [SHIP] into the jaws of the sea, where the wave breaks.
[2] brestr: brest W, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ
[1-2] þars bára brestr ‘where the wave breaks’: This must refer to the offshore shallows where waves break and ships are in the greatest danger.