With his blood my blade so keen;
With the might of the dragon | my strength I matched,
While thou in the heather didst hide.”
Regin spake:
[a]27]. “Longer wouldst thou | in the heather have let
Yon hoary giant hide,
Had the weapon availed not | that once I forged,
The keen-edged blade thou didst bear.”
Sigurth spake:
[28]. “Better is heart | than a mighty blade