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Gripisspo

  Geitir spake:"Gripir the name  of the chieftain goodWho holds the folk  and the firm-ruled land."
  Sigurth spake:2. "Is the king all-knowing  now within,Will the monarch come  with me to speak?A man unknown  his counsel needs,And Gripir fain  I soon would find."
  Geitir spake:3.[1] "The ruler glad  of Geitir will askWho seeks with Gripir  speech to have."
  Sigurth spake:"Sigurth am I,  and Sigmund's son,And Hjordis the name  of the hero's mother."
4.[2] Then Geitir went  and to Gripir spake:"A stranger comes  and stands without;Lofty he is  to look upon,And, prince, thyself  he fain would see."
5.[3] From the hall the ruler  of heroes went,
  1. ↑ Sigurth: a few editions use in the verse the older form of this name, "Sigvorth," though the manuscript here keeps to the form used in this translation. The Old High German "Sigifrid" ("Peace-Bringer through Victory") became the Norse "Sigvorth" ("Victory-Guarder"), this, in turn, becoming "Sigurth."
  2. ↑ Bugge thinks a stanza has been lost after stanza 4, in which Geitir tells Gripir who Sigurth is.
  3. ↑

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