古ノルウェー語（英語版）
ᚢ Úr er af illu jarne;
opt løypr ræinn á hjarne.

Dross comes from bad iron;
the reindeer often races over the frozen snow.

古アイスランド語（英語版）
ᚢ Úr er skýja grátr
ok skára þverrir
ok hirðis hatr.
umbre vísi

Rain is lamentation of the clouds
and ruin of the hay-harvest
and abomination of the shepherd.

古英語
ᚢ Ur bẏþ anmod ond oferhẏrned,
felafrecne deor, feohteþ mid hornum
mære morstapa; þæt is modig ƿuht.

The aurochs is proud and has great horns;
it is a very savage beast and fights with its horns;
a great ranger of the moors, it is a creature of mettle.