On every ninth night.”

Gerth spake:

[a]22]. “The ring I wish not, | though burned it was

Of old with Othin’s son;

In Gymir’s home | is no lack of gold

In the wealth my father wields.”

Skirnir spake:

[a]23]. “Seest thou, maiden, | this keen, bright sword

That I hold here in my hand?

Thy head from thy neck | shall I straightway hew,