Crooked noses are, in all stories, allowed to be an ingredient of
fiendish physiognomy.
{f:15} Svobt udi maard.--_Original_.
{f:16} Slaae mig et mit Ledemod sonder.
{f:17} Burly, strong.
{f:18} Rok og teen. The Rok is no longer used in England, though still
common in the North. It is a hazle stick, more than a yard long, round
which the wool is wound. It is affixed to the side of the spinner, under
the left arm.
{f:19} By scattering "Runes," or Runic letters, over graves, provided
they formed a particular rhyme, the ancient Scandinavians imagined that
the dead might be aroused.
{f:20} Han laerer de Kiaempers Ryg at verke.
{f:21} To ride at Dyst, to battle on horseback.
{f:22} It was formerly the custom in Denmark, upon St. John's day, to
celebrate the arrival of Summer, by troops of youths and maids going out
into the woods, and thence returning bedecked with leaves and branches.
This ceremony was called "bringing Summer to town."
{f:23} Blank, clear, shining.
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