hˈaɪmɪskvˌɪdə stˈeɪts ðæt lˈoʊki wʌzðə kˈɔːz ʌvðə lˈeɪmɪŋ, bˌʌt ˈɛdʒɪl wʌz hˈɛld ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl sˈɪns ɪnðə nˈɛkst stˈænzə hɪz tˈuː tʃˈɪldɹən hˌuː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt nˈeɪmd ɑːɹ tˈeɪkən baɪ θˈoːɹ ˌɪntʊ hɪz sˈɜːvɪs dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə pˈoʊᵻm.
Hymiskvida states that Loki was the cause of the laming, but Egil was held responsible since in the next stanza his two children (who are not named) are taken by Thor into his service just before the end of the poem.