Cormac said he would have an axe both great and keen.
Dalla said he should see Skeggi of Midfiord and ask for the loan of his sword, Skofnung.

So Cormac went to Reykir and told Skeggi how matters stood, asking him to lend Skofnung.

Skeggi said he had no mind to lend it.

Skofnung and Cormac, said he, would never agree: "It is cold and slow, and thou art hot and hasty." Cormac rode away and liked it ill.

He came home to Mel and told his mother that Skeggi would not lend the sword.