[14] By this nose under the chin must be understood, that the elf has so long and crooked a nose, that it reaches and turns up under his chin. Crooked noses are, in all stories, allowed to be an ingredient of fiendish physiognomy.
[15] Svobt udi maard.—Original.
[16] Slaae mig et mit Ledemod sonder.
[17] Burly, strong.
[18] Rok og teen. The Rok is no longer used in England, though still common in the North. It is a hazle stick, more than a yard long, round which the wool is wound. It is affixed to the side of the spinner, under the left arm.
[19] By scattering “Runes,” or Runic letters, over graves, provided they formed a particular rhyme, the ancient Scandinavians imagined that the dead might be aroused.
[20] Han lærer de Kiæmpers Ryg at verké.
[21] To ride at Dyst, to battle on horseback.
[22] It was formerly the custom in Denmark, upon St. John’s day, to celebrate the arrival of Summer, by troops of youths and maids going out into the woods, and thence returning bedecked with leaves and branches. This ceremony was called “bringing Summer to town.”
[23] Blank, clear, shining.—Dan.