And so are its boundaries set.”

Vafthruthnir spake:

[19]. “Wise art thou, guest! | To my bench shalt thou go,

In our seats let us speak together;

Here in the hall | our heads, O guest,

hall we wager our wisdom upon.”

Othin spake:

[20]. “First answer me well, | if thy wisdom avails,

And thou knowest it, Vafthruthnir, now:

In earliest time | whence came the earth,