Man ek valkyrjur Viðris nefna:
Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr,
Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul, Guðr, Herfjǫtur,
Skuld, Geirǫnul, Skǫgul ok Randgnið.
Ek man nefna valkyrjur Viðris: Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr, Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul, Guðr, Herfjǫtur, Skuld, Geirǫnul, Skǫgul ok Randgnið.
I can name Viðrir’s <= Óðinn’s> valkyries: Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr, Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul, Gunnr, Herfjǫtur, Skuld, Geirǫnul, Skǫgul and Randgnið.
[4] Hlǫkk: This name translates as ‘scream’ (cf. the common noun hlǫkk f. ‘crash’ and the weak verb hlakka ‘scream, screech’). It is also listed in Grí 36/5 and Þul Ásynja 4/4. The word is frequently used in poetry both as the name of a valkyrie and, less frequently, as a term for ‘battle’.