Note 48 — INTRODUCTION. (continued 2)
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Hveriar ro maeyiar
Ær at muni grata
Ok a himin Verpa
Halsa Skautvm?
The passage is a dark one. It probably alludes to the custom of the northern women, who uncovered their heads to mourn. These damsels did not uncover; they could weep at pleasure, that is, they were not afflicted. Were they the fatal sisters, who cannot be expected to feel sympathy for mortals? And was Vala their mother?