Norse mythology; or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted

by Rasmus Björn Anderson

What the dwarf of Thodrœrer[^[51]] sang

Before Delling’s doors.

Strength he sang to the asas,

And to the elves prosperity,

Wisdom to Hroptatyr (Odin).

For the sixteenth I know,

If a modest maiden’s favor and affection

I desire to possess,

The soul I change

Of the white-armed damsel,