[1] yfirpostulinn ástar ‘the chief apostle of love’: The poet seems to apply to Andrew an epithet usually reserved for John, who is regularly referred to as the ‘Apostle of love’ on account of his teachings on brotherly love (cf. 1 John IV.7-20), or because of his identification as ‘the beloved disciple’ (John XIII.23; cf. Note to Alpost 4/1).