Prose Edda — Old Norse facing a living language
Bragi heitir einn. Hann er ágætr at speki ok mest at málsnilld ok orðfimi. Hann kann mest af skáldskap, ok af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, ok af hans nafni er sá kallaðr bragr karla eða bragr kvinna, er orðsnilld hefir framar en aðrir, kona eða karlmaðr. Kona hans er Iðunn.
"One is called Bragi. He's renowned for his wisdom, and above all for his fluent, skillful speech — he knows more about poetry than anyone, and poetry itself is called 'bragr' after him, and anyone with more eloquence than others, man or woman, is called a 'bragr' of men or women. His wife is Idunn.
Hon varðveitir í eski sínu epli þau, er goðin skulu á bíta, þá er þau eldast, ok verða þá allir ungir, ok svá mun vera allt til ragnarökrs." Þá mælti Gangleri: "Allmikit þykkir mér goðin eiga undir gæzlu eða trúnaði Iðunnar." Þá mælti Hárr ok hló við: "Nær lagði þat ófæru einu sinni. Kunna mun ek þar af at segja, en þú skalt nú fyrst heyra fleiri nöfn ásanna
She keeps, in her ash-wood chest, the apples the gods must eat as they grow old, and then they all become young again — and so it will be, right up until the doom of the gods." Then Gangleri said: "It seems to me the gods have staked a great deal on Idunn's care and good faith." Then High said, laughing: "It nearly ended in disaster once — I can tell you that story, but first you should hear more of the Aesir's names.