[1] í helju ‘in Hel’: As the priestess is a pagan, the Hel referred to here is probably that of Old Norse myth, though a connection with the punishments of the Christian Hell would have likely been in the poet’s and audience’s minds. The rest (hvíld) she speaks of is doubtless ironically meant. Some eds (e.g. StSt 1694) follow 30ˣ and 56ˣ in reading í hömlu ‘in a strap, oar-loop’ instead of í helju.