| En pat er at segja fra Hermodi at hann reid niu naetr dokkva dala ok djupa sva at hann sa ekki fyrr en hann kom til arinnar Gjallar ok reid
| But it is safe to say from Hermod that he rode nine nights in dark valleys and deep so that he did not see until he came to the river Gjallar and rode
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| a Gjallar bruna. | a Gjallar bruna. |
| Hon er pokd lysigulli. | She is packed with light gold. |
| Modgudr er nenfd maer su er gaetir
| Modgudr er nenfd maer su er gaetir
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| bruarinna. | the bridge. |
| Hon spurdi hann at nafni eda aett ok sagdi at hinn fyrra dag ridu
| She asked him his name or something and said that he had ridden the previous day
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| um bruna fimm fylki drauda manna,
| about the burning of five counties of ghosts,
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| en eigi dyrn bruin minnr undir einum per ok eigi hefir pu lit daudra manna. | but my door is not broken under one door, and you have no color of dead men. |
| Hvi ridr pu her a Helveg?
| Why are you riding here in Hell?
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| 'Hann svarar at ek skal rida til Helja at leita Baldrs.
| 'He answers that I shall ride to Hell to look for Baldr.
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| Eda hvart hefir pu makkvat set Baldr a Helvegi?
| Or where did you put Baldr in Hell?
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| 'En hon sagdi at Baldr hafdi par ridit um Gjallar bru, en nidr ok nordr Liggr
| 'En hon sagdi at Baldr hafdi par ridit um Gjallar bru, en nidr ok nordr Liggr
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| Helvegr.
| Helvegr.
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| 'Pa reid Hermodr par til er hann kom at Helgrindum. | 'Hermodr rode a couple to when he came to Helgrindur. |
| Pa ste af hestinum ok gyrdi hann fast, steig upp ok keyrdi hann sporum. | He got off the horse and fastened it, got up and drove the tracks. |
| En hestrinn hljop sva hart
| But the horse ran so hard
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| ok yfir grindina at hann kom hvergi naer. | and over the frame that he came nowhere near. |
| Pa reid Hermodr heim til hallarinar
| Then Hermodr rode home to the palace
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| ok steig af hesti, gekk inn I hollina. | and dismounted, went into the hall. |