Hlj\xf3\xf0s bi\xf0 ek allar helgar kindir,
meiri ok minni m\xf6gu Heimdallar;
viltu, at ek, Valf\xf6\xf0r! vel framtelja forn spj\xf6ll f\xedra,
\xfeau er fremst um man.

Ek man j\xf6tna \xe1r um borna,
\xfe\xe1 er for\xf0um mik fœdda h\xf6f\xf0u;
n\xedu man ek heima, n\xedu \xedvi\xf0i,
mj\xf6tvi\xf0 mœran fyr mold ne\xf0an.

\xc1r var alda \xfear er \xddmir byg\xf0i,
vara sandr n\xe9 s\xe6r n\xe9 svalar unnir,
j\xf6r\xf0 fannsk \xe6va n\xe9 upphiminn,
gap var ginnunga, en gras hvergi.

\xc1\xf0r Burs synir bj\xf6\xf0um um yp\xf0u,
\xfeeir er Mi\xf0gar\xf0 mœran sk\xf3pu;
s\xf3l skein sunnan \xe1 salar steina,
\xfe\xe1 var grund gr\xf3in grœnum lauki.

S\xf3l varp sunnan, sinni m\xe1na,
hendi inni hœgri um himinj\xf3dyr;
s\xf3l \xfeat ne vissi hvar hon sali \xe1tti,
m\xe1ni \xfeat ne vissi hvat hann megins \xe1tti,
stj\xf6rnur \xfeat ne vissu hvar \xfe\xe6r sta\xf0i \xe1ttu.