rei Hermr aptr lei sna ok kom sgar ok sagi ll tindi au er hann hafi st ok heyrt. 'v nst sendu sir um allan heim rindreka at bija at Baldr vri grtinn r Helju. En allir geru at, menninir ok kykvendin ok jrin ok steinarnir ok tr ok allr mlmr, sv sem munt st hafa at essir hlutir grta er eir koma r frosti ok hita. er sendimenn fru heim ok hfu vel rekit sn eyrindi, finna eir helli nokkvorum hvar ggr sat. Hon nefndisk kk. eir bija hana grta Baldr r Helju. Hon segir: kk mun grta urrum trum Baldrs blfarar. Kyks n daus nautka ek karls sonar: haldi Hel v er hefir. 'En ess geta menn at ar hafi verit Loki Laufeyjarson er flest hefir illt gert me sum.'