17. Then Loki spake, | the son of Laufey:
"Be silent, Thor, | and speak not thus;
Else will the giants | in Asgarth dwell
If thy hammer is brought not | home to thee."

18. Then bound they on Thor | the bridal veil,
And next the mighty | Brisings' necklace.

19. Keys around him | let they rattle,
And down to his knees | hung woman's dress;
With gems full broad | upon his breast,
And a pretty cap | to crown his head.

20. Then Loki spake, | the son of Laufey:
"As thy maid-servant thither | I go with thee;
We two shall haste | to the giants' home."

[16. Possibly a line has been lost from this stanza.

17. Laufey: Loki's mother, cf. Lokasenna, 52 and note.

18-19. The manuscript abbreviates all six lines, giving only the initial letters of the words. The stanza division is thus arbitrary; some editors have made one stanza of the six lines, others have combined the last two lines of stanza 19 with stanza 20. It is possible that a couple of lines have been lost.]

17. Þá kvað þat Þór, þrúðugr áss:
"Mik munu æsir argan kalla,
ef ek bindask læt brúðar líni!"

18. Þá kvað þat Loki Laufeyjar sonr:
"Þegi þú, Þórr, þeira orða.
Þegar munu jötnar Ásgarð búa,
nema þú þinn hamar þér of heimtir."

19. Bundu þeir Þór þá brúðar líni
ok inu mikla meni Brísinga,
létu und hánum hrynja lukla
ok kvenváðir um kné falla,
en á brjósti breiða steina,
ok hagliga um höfuð typpðu.

20. Þá kvað Loki Laufeyjar sonr:
"Mun ek ok með þér ambótt vera,
vit skulum aka tvær í Jötunheima."