Dúrnir

:Dúrnis niðja

:salvörðuðr

:Sveigði vétti,

:þá er í stein

:enn stórgeði

:Dusla konr

:ept dvergi hljóp,

:ok salr bjartr

:þeira Sökmímis

:jötunbyggðr

:við jöfri gein.{{Cite web |url=http://www.heimskringla.no/original/heimskringla/ynglingasaga.php |title=Ynglinga saga at Norrøne Tekster og Kvad |access-date=2006-11-03 |archive-date=2005-12-31 |archive-url=http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20051231070651/http://www.heimskringla.no/original/heimskringla/ynglingasaga.php |url-status=dead }}[http://www.home.no/norron-mytologi/sgndok/kvad/yngli.htm A second online presentation of Ynglingatal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928181924/http://www.home.no/norron-mytologi/sgndok/kvad/yngli.htm |date=September 28, 2006 }}

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:By Diurnir's elfin race,

:Who haunt the cliffs and shun day's face,

:The valiant Swegde was deceived,

:The elf's false words the king believed.

:The dauntless hero rushing on,

:Passed through the yawning mouth of stone:

:It yawned{{spaced ndash}}it shut{{spaced ndash}}the hero fell,

:In Saekmime's hall, where giants dwell.[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/heim/02ynglga.htm Laing's translation at the Internet Sacred Text Archive][http://www.northvegr.org/lore/heim/001_05.php Laing's translation at Northvegr] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311071027/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/heim/001_05.php |date=March 11, 2007 }}

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A more literal translation:

:The day-fearing

:spawn of Durnir

:warden of the hall

:betrayed Sveigdir

:who into stone

:the rash hero

:ran after the dwarf.

:The bright hall

:of Soekmimir

:built of giants

:was enriched

:by the chieftain`s presence.