IMHO,
it seems most likely that Loki was being a smart-ass and referring to Þórr as
feminine. He seems to have been pretty good at knowing just when and
for just how long he could get away with it. I am looking forward to
finding more of these little gems of subtlety when I can read the stories in the
language they were written!
<snip>
In my opinion Loki is
referring to Þórr - and teasing him
for being dressed up. We know from
earlier on in the poem
that Þórr would be sensitive to that:
"mik
munu Æsir
argan kalla" (the Æsir will call me
perverse)
Adding to this; Þórr's woman costume is described with
some
detail but Loki's is not (he just says: "I'll come with you and
be
your (female) slave").
Regards,
Haukur
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