Swear by the sacred | stone so white,

That nought was there | with Thjothmar’s son

That man or woman | may not know.

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[a]4]. “Nor ever once | did my arms embrace

The hero brave, | the leader of hosts;

In another manner | our meeting was,

When our sorrows we | in secret told.

[5]. “With thirty warriors | Thjothrek came,

Nor of all his men | doth one remain;