And thence come the dews in the dales.”

Vafthruthnir spake:

[a]15]. “Speak forth now, Gagnrath, | if there from the floor

Thou wouldst thy wisdom make known:

What name has the river | that ’twixt the realms

Of the gods and the giants goes?”

Othin spake:

[16]. “Ifing is the river | that ’twixt the realms

Of the gods and the giants goes;

For all time ever | open it flows,