CANTO XVII.
Stanza 6. helt mycket, a great deal.
6. I Ånger är jag uppfödd, seq. Fritiof's dejection blinds his eyes to the happy conditions of his boyhood and youth. What he says is not true. Compare with cantos I and III.
7. bränner salt vid strand, boils the sea water to get a residue of salt. This occupation was carried on by the poor and the aged and was considered a very menial service.
14. nu var löftets timme, och in bärs Frejers galt. The yule time marked the return of light and was therefore an occasion for great rejoicing and sacrificing to Frej, the sun god. In his honor a roasted boar was placed on the table and with their hands on its head the warriors vowed that they would perform certain heroic deeds.
15. vinna, conquer.
18. i vinter, this winter.
24. helt skarpt, quite liberally, profusely.
24. ett ärligt julerus, a good yuletide spree.