Vana, Osk(long-o), Ond(hookedo), Huld(dh), Hjolp(hooked-o), Hlif(long-
i), Eira (from a Swedish inscription, airu, oblique), Heidr(dh), Audr
(dh), Aesa, Bot(long-o), Biorg(hooked-o). Dali informs us that there
are unseen things, and powers, which are important for his folk, and
that many of the local women are named after these things: Of or
related to the Vanir (fertility gods), Wish, Spirit, Secrecy, Help,
Protection, Of or related to Mercy, Eir, a goddess), Brightness
(relates to our light-names), Fate, Of or related to the Aesir, sky-
gods), Boot (improvement), Salvation (relates to Bergr, saver, and
rock). We understand that these things must be important to his folk,
and note that ON names compound in Van-, Hjalp-, Eir-, Heid- and -
heidr, Os- (hooked-o, later long a), Bot-, Bjarg- and -bjorg. We note
that the names Audr, Audi and fem. Auda relate to wealth, something
bestowed by Audr, fate, and that Aud- also compounds in ON names. We
ask especially about the strange name Ond, and Dali informs us that
it is un unseen part of a man, bestowed by his folk's father, who
made folk out of trees. We ask, 'Do only men have this thing?'. 'No',
Dali answers, 'it is found in all living things'. 'Living?', we
ask. 'Yes, living', Dali answers, 'as in the dale I come from'. We
note that dales are alive in Dali's culture. 'Everywhere', he tells
us. 'So?', we ask. 'Yes', he answers, and invites us to take a walk
in the wood and look at the many living things his gods made. He
tells us that his folk are called after these things, and that his
folk seek to transfer the qualities of these things to their
young. 'Come, I will show you', says Dali, and we follow.