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.
CANTO XVIII.
Stanza 6. Sleipner, the eight-footed steed of Odin, which was swifter than the wind and never grew tired.
CANTO XIX.
Stansa 2. med kappor över öga. The falcons were trained for the hunt by starving them and keeping a hood over their eyes. This was removed just before the bird was released. It then rose perpendicularly and started in pursuit of its prey.