Old Norwegian
ᛒ Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma;
Loki bar flærða tíma.

Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub;
Loki was fortunate in his deceit.

Old Icelandic
ᛒ Bjarkan er laufgat lim
ok lítit tré
ok ungsamligr viðr.

Birch is a leafy twig
and little tree
and fresh young shrub.

Old English
ᛒ Beorc bẏþ bleda leas, bereþ efne sƿa ðeah
tanas butan tudder, biþ on telgum ƿlitig,
heah on helme hrẏsted fægere,
geloden leafum, lẏfte getenge.

The poplar bears no fruit;
yet without seed it brings forth suckers,
for it is generated from its leaves.
Splendid are its branches and gloriously adorned
its lofty crown which reaches to the skies.