34 As it should go with him if he violated these oaths.
35 Óthin. See the similar oath in “HelgakviÖa Hundingsbana” II, St. 30.
36 Kenning for “couch”: The bedposts were carved in the likeness of horseheads. The horse was sacred to Óthin—Following the explanation of Holtsmark in Maal og Minne, 1941 (XXIII), 1 ff.
37 See “Grímnismál,” St. 5, Note 9.
38 According to the paraphrase of the Vǫlsunga saga, Chap. 37, it was Guthrún who conveyed the harp to him. See also “Oddrúnargrátr,” St. 26 ff.
39 She expresses herself ambiguously on purpose—she has slaughtered her “cubs.”
40 Transferred here (with Grundtvig) from its original position in St. 45. Myrkheim, “the Dark Abode,” is possibly identical with the Myrkvith above.
41 Supplied freely by the Translator.