Bid him to parley, and inquire
’Gainst whom he teems with sullen ire.
SKIRNER:
Ill words I fear my lot will prove,
If I your son attempt to move;
If I bid parley, and inquire
Why teems his soul with savage ire.
Reluctantly Skirner then proceeded to Frey, and thus addressed him:
SKIRNER:
Prince of the gods, and first in fight!