The wife we won | with subtle wiles?

From me she has | the oaths I made,

And kept not long; | they gladdened her little.”

Gripir spake:

[47]. “To Gunnar soon | his bride will say

That ill didst thou | thine oath fulfill,

When the goodly king, | the son of Gjuki,

With all his heart | the hero trusted.”

Sigurth spake:

[a]48]. “What sayst thou, Gripir? | give me the truth!