Of what are the strings of the harp?
Of the hairs of the courser of Hiisi. 240
Now the instrument was prepared,
The harp made ready,
A great instrument of pike-bone,
A harp of fish-fins.
[1] 3rd sing. imperf. of lähteä (rule [40]); lähti is also found. The lit. meaning of this word is to set out, but it is used sometimes with an object to mean to go after, to fetch.
[2] Ablative sing. of tuoni, death. Mana is a synonym.
[3] Part. plur. of sana, word (rule [7]), obj. of läksi.
[4] Ablative sing. of Manala, abode of death (v. p. [47] for the suffix).