Prose Edda — Old Norse facing a living language
Forseti heitir sonr Baldrs ok Nönnu Nepsdóttur. Hann á þann sal á himni, er Glitnir heitir. En allir, er til hans koma með sakarvandræði, þá fara allir sáttir á braut. Sá er dómstaðr beztr með goðum ok mönnum. Svá segir hér: 41. Glitnir heitir salr, hann er gulli studdr ok silfri þakðr it sama; en þar Forseti byggvir flestan dag ok svæfir allar sakar
"One is called Forseti, son of Baldr and Nanna, daughter of Nep. He owns the hall in the sky called Glitnir, and everyone who comes to him with a dispute to settle leaves reconciled. It's the best court of judgment among gods and men. So it says here: Glitnir it's called, its pillars are gold, / and it's roofed with silver too; / there Forseti lives, most days, / and puts every quarrel to sleep.