Prose Edda — Old Norse facing a living language
Þá mælti Gangleri: "Hvat er at segja frá Skíðblaðni, er hann er beztr skipa, hvárt er ekki skip jafnmikit sem hann?" Hárr segir: "Skíðblaðnir er beztr skipanna ok með mestum hagleik gerr, en Naglfar er mest skip. Þat á Múspell. Dvergar nökkurir, synir Ívalda, gerðu Skíðblaðni ok gáfu Frey skipit.
Then Gangleri asked: "What is there to say about Skidbladnir, the best of ships — is there no ship as large?" High said: "Skidbladnir is the best of ships, and built with the greatest skill, but Naglfar is the largest ship — Muspell owns that one. Certain dwarves, sons of Ivaldi, built Skidbladnir and gave the ship to Freyr.
Hann er svá mikill, at allir æsir megu skipa hann með vápnum ok herbúnaði, ok hefir hann byr, þegar er segl er dregit, hvert er fara skal, en þá er eigi skal fara með hann á sæ, þá er hann gerr af svá mörgum hlutum ok með svá mikilli list, at hann má vefja saman sem dúk ok hafa í pungi sínum
It's so big that all the Aesir can board it fully armed for war, and it catches a fair wind the moment the sail is raised, wherever it's headed — but when there's no need to sail it, it's made with such skill, out of so many pieces, that it can be folded up like a cloth and carried in a pouch."