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PROSE EDDA
Woman is called Forest; so sang Hallarsteinn:
- With the well-trained Plane of Singing,
- The tongue, I have planed, my Lady,
- Dame of the First Song's ale-vats,
- Forest fair of Flagons.
Fagot, as Steinn sang:
- Thou shalt, O fresh Sif-Tender
- Of the Flood's gold Fire, like other
- Fagots of Hjadnings' gravel,
- Break with thy good fortune.
Prop, as Ormr Steinthórsson sang:
- The Prop of Stone was clothèd
- In garments clean and seemly:
- A new cloak did the hero
- Cast o'er the Mead's bright Valkyr.
Post, as Steinarr sang:
- All my dreams of the gracious Goddess
- Of the bracelet-girded soft arms
- Have lied to me; the Stream-Moon's
- Unsteadfast Prop beguiled me.
Birch, as Ormr sang:
- For a mark of the Birch
- Of the bright hollow ring,
- The palm-flame, I laid
- On the dwarf-flagon, my song.
