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[The winding sea-snake's father

Did wile from home the slayer

Of the life of the gods' grim foemen;

—(Ever was Loptr a liar)—

The never faithful Searcher

Of the heart of the fearless Thunderer

Declared green ways were lying

To the walled stead of Geirrödr.

No long space Thor let Loki

Lure him to the going:

They yearned to overmaster

Thorn's offspring, when the Seeker

Of Idi's garth, than giants

Greater in might, made ready

In ancient days, for faring

To the Giants' Seat, from Odin's.

Further in the faring

Forward went warlike Thjálfi

With the divine Host-Cheerer

Than the deceiving lover

Of her of enchanted singing:

—(I chant the Ale of Odin)—

The hill dame's Mocker measured

The moor with hollow foot-soles.

And the war-wonted journeyed

Till the hill-women's Waster

Came to Gangr's blood, the Vimur;

Then Loki's bale-repeller,

Eager in anger, lavish

Of valor, longed to struggle

Against the maid, kinswoman

Of the sedge-cowled giant.