[2] reikan svaranna ‘the wavering of her replies’: The account in Stjórn provides an excellent parallel. Eve concludes her reply, Ok efandi madr uikr higat ok þigat ok er i o᷎ngu o᷎ruggr. þa þottiz fiandinn o᷎ruggr at faa þat er hann uilldi ‘and the undecided man moves back and forth and is in no way certain. Then the enemy knew clearly that he would get what he wanted’ (Unger 1862, 35).