Small gain from silence I got;

Full many a word, | my will to get,

I spoke in Suttung’s hall.

[105]. The mouth of Rati | made room for my passage,

And space in the stone he gnawed; [[51]]

Above and below | the giants’ paths lay,

So rashly I risked my head.

[106]. Gunnloth gave | on a golden stool

A drink of the marvelous mead;

A harsh reward | did I let her have