⁸ Possibly, because the name given him at birth did not suit the nature of the indolent (?) and tongue-tied youth. He sits “on a hill,” here as a shepherd, being regarded as an “ashiepattle.”

⁹ “The Hallowed”; that is, one dedicated to the gods.

¹⁰ Eagles screaming early betoken the birth of a hero. See “Helgakviða Hundingsbana” I, St. 1.

¹¹ He who bestowed a name or cognomen, whether on a child or an adult, was expected to add a gift. This custom of “name-fastening” is frequently attested in the Northern monuments.