‘Es á hans dǫgum hǫggormr alinn,
sás fyrðum vill fjǫrspell gera.
Svá es hann langr, at of Lundúnir
heiðar hvalr hring of mælir
ok svá óðr, at urðar sigðr
umlíðendr alla gleypir.
‘Hǫggormr es alinn á dǫgum hans, sás vill gera fyrðum fjǫrspell. Hann es svá langr, at hvalr heiðar of mælir hring of Lundúnir, ok svá óðr, at sigðr urðar gleypir alla umlíðendr.
‘In his days a serpent will be born who will bring about an end to life for men. It is so long that the whale of the heath [SNAKE] will measure a circle around London and so ferocious that the sickle of the cairn [SNAKE] will devour all passers-by.