Gamalla øxna nǫfn hefk gǫrla fregit:
þeira Rauðs ok Hœfis, Rekinn ok Kýrr,
Himinhrjóðr ok Apli, Arfr ok Arfuni.
Hefk gǫrla fregit nǫfn gamalla øxna: þeira Rauðs ok Hœfis, Rekinn ok Kýrr, Himinhrjóðr ok Apli, Arfr ok Arfuni.
I have learned precisely the names of ancient oxen: of Rauðr and Hœfir, Rekinn and Kýrr, Himinhrjóðr and Apli, Arfr ok Arfuni.
[4] Rekinn: Reginn U
[4] Rekinn: Lit. ‘driven one’, from the p. p. of the strong verb reka ‘drive’ (see also rekningr ‘driven one’, Þul Øxna 1/7 and Note to [All] above). The U variant, Reginn ‘potent one’, is also listed as a heiti in Þul Øxna 1/5 (cf. regin n. pl. ‘gods, divine powers’ and Reginn, a dwarf-name in Þul Dverga 6/4). None of these variants occurs in other sources.