God aged Gautr
and prince of Ásgarðr
and lord of Vallhalla.The mouth is the source of all language,
a pillar of wisdom and a comfort to wise men,
a blessing and a joy to every knight.Estuary is the way of most journeys;
but a scabbard is of swords***
Óss er algingautr
ok ásgarðs jöfurr,
ok valhallar vísi.
Jupiter oddviti.”
“Os byþ ordfruma ælere spræce,
wisdomes wraþu ond witena frofur
and eorla gehwam eadnys ond tohiht.”“Óss er flæstra færða
fo,r; en skalpr er sværða.
– Icelandic Rune Poem
A pillar of wisdom and a comfort to wise men
