Hveriar ro maeyiar
Ær at muni grata
Ok a himin Verpa
Halsa Skautvm?
The passage is a dark one. It probably alludes to the custom of the northern women, who uncovered their heads to mourn. These damsels did not uncover; they could weep at pleasure, that is, they were not afflicted. Were they the fatal sisters, who cannot be expected to feel sympathy for mortals? And was Vala their mother?
[49]. The meaning of these expressions will appear when we treat on the Scandinavian mythology.
[50]. DESCENT OF ODIN.
Up rose the king of men with speed,
And saddled straight his coal-black steed;
Down the yawning steep he rode,