And her arms the third | of the sisters threw

Next round Völund’s | neck so white.

[5]. There did they sit | for seven winters,

In the eighth at last | came their longing again,

(And in the ninth | did need divide them).

The maidens yearned | for the murky wood,

The fair young maids, | their fate to follow.

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[6]. Völund home | from his hunting came,

From a weary way, | the weather-wise bowman,