i veit hvar óskytja ör geigar = none can tell where a spear ill-shot may stray to

allan vetr í gögnum = all the winter long

gaman = game, sport, pleasure, amusement

svefnhvild = the rest of sleep

í stað = on the spot, at once, presently

láta leikinn, to lose the game

glaðmæltr = (adj.) talking cheerfully

gullritinn = written in gold

draga bust ór nefi = to draw a bristle out of one's nose, to cheat someone

jarðhús = an earth-house, an underground home

fitja upp á nef sér = to knit or screw up the nose in anger

Föstunátt = Friday night

kunna þökk fyrir = to be thankful

matannungr = a 'meat-earner,' a person who earns their food, but gets no wages

kyrrlátr = calm, peaceful, gentle

lauðrungr = löðrungr = a box on the ear, probably metaphorically from washing and lathering the head (lauðr is a kind of soap, sometimes used for cleaning one's head)

talhlýðinn = listening to talk, credulous, easily swayed (not in a good sense)

svengjask = to grow thin in the belly or waist

svað = svaði = a slippery place, a slide, as of frozen ground with a half-thawed muddy surface

léttabragð = cheerfulness