He trusts thee well, | the prince who wills

That thou stand at the stem of his ship.”

Atli spake:

[15]. “Atli am I, | and ill shalt thou find me,

Great hate for witches I have;

Oft have I been | in the dripping bows,

And to dusk-riders death have brought.

[a]16]. “Corpse-hungry giantess, | how art thou called?

Say, witch, who thy father was! [[280]]

Nine miles deeper | down mayst thou sink,