[30]. “Be silent, Freyja! | for fully I know thee,

Sinless thou art not thyself; [[162]]

Of the gods and elves | who are gathered here,

Each one as thy lover has lain.”

Freyja spake:

[a]31]. “False is thy tongue, | and soon shalt thou find

That it sings thee an evil song;

The gods are wroth, | and the goddesses all,

And in grief shalt thou homeward go.”

Loki spake: