Ræsir glæsir
Rǫkkva stǫkkva
hvítum rítum
hreina reina.
Skreytir hreytir
skafna stafna
hringa stinga
hjǫrtum svǫrtum.
Ræsir glæsir stǫkkva hreina reina Rǫkkva hvítum rítum. Hreytir hringa skreytir skafna stafna svǫrtum hjǫrtum stinga.
The ruler adorns the swift reindeer of Rǫkkvi’s <sea-king’s> land-strips [SEA > SHIPS] with white shields. The scatterer of rings [GENEROUS MAN] decorates the smoothed bows of the black deer of rods [SHIPS].
Strong form: in -r
note the u-mutation in certain forms
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | langr langan langs lǫngum | lǫng langa langrar langri | langt langt langs lǫngu |
pl. | N A G D | langir langa langra lǫngum | langar langar langra lǫngum | lǫng lǫng langra lǫngum |