[22]. “ ‘Calm’ men call it, | ‘The Quiet’ the gods,

The Wanes ‘The Hush of the Winds’;

‘The Sultry’ the giants, | elves ‘Day’s Stillness,’

The dwarfs ‘The Shelter of Day.’ ”

Thor spake:

[a]23]. “Answer me, Alvis! | thou knowest all,

Dwarf, of the doom of men:

What call they the sea, | whereon men sail,

In each and every world?”

Alvis spake: