Skal ek trollkvenna telja heiti:
Gríðr ok Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja,
Glumra, Geitla, Gríma ok Bakrauf,
Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
Ek skal telja heiti trollkvenna: Gríðr ok Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja, Glumra, Geitla, Gríma ok Bakrauf, Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
I shall enumerate the names of troll-women: Gríðr and Gnissa, Grýla, Brýja, Glumra, Geitla, Gríma and Bakrauf, Guma, Gestilja, Grottintanna.
[4] Grýla: grýla ok C, ‘[…]ry[…]a’ B, grýla 744ˣ
[4] Grýla: As the name of a troll-woman, the word must be the same as grýla, a vixen that, according to popular belief, steals children (see Þul Grýlu l. 4 and Note there).