CONTRACTIONS USED IN THE GLOSSARY.

The letters A. B. C. refer severally to the poems, entitled by me, “The

Pearl,” “Cleanness,” and “Patience.”

A.S. Anglo-Saxon.

Dan. Danish.

Du. Dutch.

E. English.

O.E. Old English.

Prov.E. Provincial English.

N.Prov.E. } North Provincial English.

N.P.E. }

Fr. French.

O.Fr. Old French.

Prov. Fr. Provincial French.

Fris. Frisian.

G. Doug. Gawin Douglas’s Æneid, published by the

Bannatyne Club, 2 vols.

Ger. German.

Goth. Gothic.

Icel. Icelandic.

Jam. Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary.

K. Alex. King Alexander, Romance of (Ed. Stevenson).

Met. Hom. Metrical Homilies (Ed. Small).

O.N. Old Norse.

O.S. Old Saxon.

Prompt. Parv. Promptorium Parvulorum (Ed. Way).

Sc. Scotch.

O.Sc. Old Scotch.

S.Sax. Semi-Saxon.

Sw. Swedish.

O.Sw. Old Swedish.

Town. Myst. Townley Mysteries.

T. B. Troy Book (Ed. Donaldson).

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