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And full nine hundred    heads she had;
But the other fair    with gold came forth,
And the bright-browed one    brought beer to her son.

9."Kinsman of giants,    beneath the kettle
Will I set ye both,    ye heroes bold;
For many a time    my dear-loved mate
To guests is wrathful    and grim of mind."

10.Late to his home    the misshapen Hymir,
The giant harsh,    from his hunting came;
The icicles rattled    as in he came,
For the fellow's chin-forest    frozen was.

11."Hail to thee, Hymir!    good thoughts mayst thou have;
Here has thy son    to thine hall now come;
(For him have we waited,    his way was long;)
And with him fares    the foeman of Hroth,
The friend of mankind,    and Veur they call him.