THE LAY OF THE DWARF ALVIS
Vingthor.
24. Tell me, Alvis! etc., what the sea is called, which men row over in every world.
Alvis.
25. Sær 'tis called by men, but silægia with the gods; the vanir call it vagr, the Jotuns alheimr, the Alfar lagastafr, the Dwarfs call it diupan mar.
Vingthor.
26. Tell me, Alvis! etc., how the fire is called, which burns before men's sons in every world.
Alvis.
27. Eldr 'tis called by men, but by the Æsir funi; the Vanir call it vagr, the Jotuns frekr, but the Dwarfs forbrennir; in Hel they call it hrodudr.
Vingthor.
28. Tell me, Alvis! etc., how the forest is called, which grows for the sons of men in every world.
Alvis.
29. Vidr 'tis called by men, but vallarfax by the gods, Hel's inmates call it hlidthangr, the Jotuns eldi, the Alfar fagrlimi; the Vanir call it vondr.
Vingthor.
30. Tell me, Alvis! etc., how the night is called, that Norvi's daughter hight, in every world.
Alvis.
31. Nott it is called by men, but by the gods niol; the
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