Skáldskapr er kallaðr sjár eða lǫgr dverganna, fyrir því at Kvasis blóð var lǫgr í Óðreri áðr mjǫðrinn væri gjǫrr, ok þar gerðisk hann í katlinum, ok er hann kallaðr fyrir því hverlǫgr Óðins svá sem kvað
Poesy is called Sea, or Liquid of the Dwarves, because Kvasir’s blood was liquid in Ódrerir before the mead was made, and then it was put into the kettle; wherefore it is called Odin’s Kettle-Liquor,