His life, methinks, | as thou shalt lose,

(His fortune lose | and the lives of his sons;)

Him shall Guthrun, | grim of heart,

With the biting blade | in his bed destroy.

[60]. “It would better beseem | thy sister fair [[439]]

To follow her husband | first in death,

If counsel good | to her were given,

Or a heart akin | to mine she had.

[61]. “Slowly I speak,— | but for my sake

Her life, methinks, | she shall not lose;