7 The word is doubtful.
8 See “Sigurþarkviða hin skamma,” St. 29.
9 In some German dialects the garlic still bears the name Gruserich, “King of the Grasses.” Compare the similes in “Helgakviða Hundingsbana” II, St. 38 and “Guðrúnarkviða” II, St. 2.