Wind is called the son of Fornjot, the brother of fire and sea, and the driving force of waves. Bragi explains how the skald may place wind within the cosmic kinship formed by the sons of Fornjot.
Vindr er sonr Fornjóts, þess jötuns er faðir var Ægis ok Loga. Því er vindrinn bróðir sævar ok elds. Hann heitir ok Hræsvelgr, þvíat örninn er sitr á himins enda ok gerir vindinn með fjöðrum sínum.
Wind is the son of Fornjot, that giant who was the father of Ægir and Logi. Therefore wind is the brother of sea and fire. He is also called Hræsvelg, for the eagle who sits at the edge of the sky creates wind with his wings.
Vindrinn heitir ok drifr bylgjanna ok óðr sjávar. Þá er hann er sterkr, má kalla hann stormr eða byr, en þá er hann er lægr, má kalla hann gola.
Wind is also called the driver of waves and the fury of the sea. When it is strong one may call it storm or fair-wind, but when it is mild one may call it a breeze.