Prose Edda — Old Norse facing a living language
Sá er enn talðr með ásum, er sumir kalla rógbera ásanna ok frumkveða flærðanna ok vömm allra goða ok manna. Sá er nefndr Loki eða Loftr, sonr Fárbauta jötuns. Móðir hans heitir Laufey eða Nál. Bræðr hans eru þeir Býleistr ok Helblindi. Loki er fríðr ok fagr sýnum, illr í skaplyndi, mjök fjölbreytinn at háttum. Hann hafði þá speki um fram aðra menn, er slægð heitir, ok vélar til allra hluta.
"There's one more counted among the Aesir, though some call him the slanderer of the gods, the father of lies, the shame of every god and man. He's named Loki, or Lopt, son of the giant Farbauti. His mother is called Laufey, or Nal. His brothers are Byleist and Helblindi. Loki is handsome and fair to look at, but evil-natured, and wildly changeable in his habits. He had a cleverness beyond other men, called cunning, and tricks for every occasion.
Hann kom ásum jafnan í fullt vandræði, ok oft leysti hann þá með vélræðum. Kona hans heitir Sigyn, sonr þeira Nari eða Narfi
He was always getting the Aesir into deep trouble, and just as often getting them out of it again with some crafty scheme. His wife is called Sigyn; their son is Nari, or Narfi.