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 Thou wouldst thy wisdom make known: What name has the steed that from East anew Brings night for the noble gods?"

Othin spake: "Hrimfaxi name they the steed that anew Brings night for the noble gods; Each morning foam  from his bit there falls, And thence come the dews in the dales."

Vafthruthnir spake: "Speak forth now, Gagnrath, if there from the floor Thou wouldst thy wisdom make known: What name has the river  that 'twixt the realms Of the gods and the giants goes?"

Othin spoke: "Ifing is the river that 'twixt the realms Of the gods and the giants goes; For all time ever  open it flows, No ice on the river there is."

Vafthruthnir spake: "Speak forth now, Gagnrath, if there from the floor