35 This was a board game, a kind of chess. Compare the German (Sckatb-)zabeln. It was a royal accomplishment, like those mentioned in St. 38.
36 The last two names are etymologically akin and signify “noble descendant.” In the original, Kon(r) ungr (Kon the Young) yields Old Norse konungr, “king,” by juxtaposition (and popular etymology).
37 For this and the following rune magic see “Hávamál,” St. 146 ff., and “Sigrdrífumál,” St. 6 ff.
38 Following Sijmon’s emendation.
39 That is, his father, the son of Ríg (Heimdall). He now bestows the title of Ríg, “king,” on Kon as his true heir.
40 Supplied from St. 36.