Slow Havamal: 97

In the 97th verse, Odin tells of the time he saw the fair daughter of Billing asleep on her bed, and remarked that the life of a lord seemed paltry to him if he couldn’t live beside her.

Crawford remarks that the word he translates as “daughter” simply means a young woman or girl, and can refer also to a romantic partner or a young wife. We don’t know who Billing is, or how this woman relates to him, but suffice to say, he wasn’t interested in loaning her out. ( Read more... )