To Nithuth’s wife | so wise he gave them.

[26]. And from the teeth | of the twain he wrought

A brooch for the breast, | to Bothvild he sent it;

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[27]. Bothvild then | of her ring did boast,

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. . . . . . . . | “The ring I have broken,

I dare not say it | save to thee.”

Völund spake:

[a]28]. “I shall weld the break | in the gold so well