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[“Bade I the middling mighty]

[Gunnlaug.]
“Bade I the middling mighty
To have a mark of waves' flame;
Giver of grey seas' glitter,
This gift shalt thou make shift with.
If the elf-sun of the waters
From out of purse thou lettest,
O waster of the worm's bed,
A waits thee sorrow later.”