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.
[6] Arfr: Several explanations for this heiti have been suggested (see AEW: arfr 2). Most likely it is the same word as arfr m. ‘inheritance’, which is supported by ModSwed. dialects arv, orv ‘ox-yoke’ and OE orf ‘cattle’ (see NN §2158A; for the semantic development cf. fé ‘cattle’ > ‘property, money’). The name is also given in Þul Øxna 2/7 (cf. the next Note), but it is not otherwise attested in poetry as an ox-heiti.