13.[°] Draupnir's beautiful blood, a kenning for 'gold rings.' Draupnir was the name of Othin's ring which was made by the smith Eitri and sent to Othin by his brother Brokk. Its special value lay in the fact that every ninth night, eight gold rings dropped from it. Cf. Skáldskaparmál, ch. 35. Cf. also Völuspá, str. 15, where Draupnir is mentioned in the list of dwarfs.
THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST[°]
Refrain. According to Lyngbye the refrain should be:
You dare not give counsel in trouble, etc.
Others have it
Let them have help in trouble.
Schrøter took down the first two verses as follows:
A ballad there is of Nornagest,—
You dare not give counsel in trouble—