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.