‘Illr es annarr; allir svelta,
þeirs af bekki bergja drekku.
Þós inn þriðja þyngst at reyna;
deyja þeir allir, es þar drekka af;
né hræ guma hyljask foldu.
‘Annarr es illr; allir svelta, þeirs bergja drekku af bekki. Þós inn þriðja þyngst at reyna; allir deyja, þeir es þar drekka af; né hyljask hræ guma foldu.
‘The second is bad; all those who taste a drink from the stream will die. Yet the third is most grievous to try; all those who drink from it will die; nor will men’s corpses be covered with earth.
[9] guma (gen. pl.) ‘men’s’: This form is not uncommon, beside gumna; cf. ANG §401. 3. Gen. pl. guma also occurs at II 16/10 and II 35/5.