Ok gangs vanir gingu
gunnvargs himintǫrgu
fríðrar vers; til fljóða
frumseyris kom dreyra,
þás bǫlkveitir brjóta
bragðmildr Loka vildi
bræði vændr á brúði
bág Sefgrímnis mága.
Ok vanir gangs gingu vers gunnvargs fríðrar himintǫrgu; kom til dreyra frumseyris fljóða, þás bragðmildr, bræði vændr bǫlkveitir Loka vildi brjóta bág á brúði mága Sefgrímnis.
And the ones accustomed to walking went to the sea of the battle-wolf of the splendid sky-shield [SUN > = Fenrir > MOUNTAINS]; [he] came to the blood of the foremost harasser of women [GIANT > RIVER], when the action-liberal, rage-familiar misfortune-destroyer of Loki [= Þórr] wanted to open hostilities on the bride of the in-laws of Sefgrímnir <giant> [GIANTS > GIANTESS].
[5] ‑kveitir: so W, ‘‑kvetir’ R, ‘‑kneutir’ Tˣ
[5, 6] bǫlkveitir Loka ‘misfortune-destroyer of Loki [= Þórr]’: This kenning refers to a group of myths in which Þórr must prevent or repair Loki’s mischief, e.g the story of the master-builder giant (Vsp 25-6; Gylf, SnE 2005, 35) and also the Geirrøðr myth told here.
case: nom.