30. Astrild, Cupid.
32. fjärran myntat guld, gold coined far away, foreign money.
34. satt … vintern ut, remained to the end of winter.
CANTO XII.
Line 9. Ägirs döttrar, the waves. See canto X: 11.
19. dar, dagar.
21. växer ut, assumes the form.
84. Eriksgata, from edh-vreks-gata (ed-givar-gata), the journey of early kings to receive the homage of their subjects. Some authorities see the origin of the word in the fact that Erik the Saint was supposed to be the first king to take one of these royal trips.
91. Disardalen, the valley of the gods where Balder's temple lay.
108. Loke, the evil giant-god, the enemy of all that was good.