Skal ek trollkvenna telja heiti:
Gríðr ok Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja,
Glumra, Geitla, Gríma ok Bakrauf,
Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
Ek skal telja heiti trollkvenna: Gríðr ok Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja, Glumra, Geitla, Gríma ok Bakrauf, Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
I shall enumerate the names of troll-women: Gríðr and Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja, Glumra, Geitla, Gríma and Bakrauf, Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
[5] Geitla: Cf. Geitir among the names of giants and sea-kings (Þul Sækonunga 1/7; Þul Jǫtna I 3/3). The name probably means ‘female goatherd’ or ‘little goat’ (cf. names of troll-women such as Hyndla lit. ‘small dog’ and Grísla; see Note to l. 3 above). It is not otherwise attested in skaldic poetry, but it appears once in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: Geitla).