P. 4.

l. 99 _Þe derþe þer-of_, the value (preciousness) thereof.

101 _in wely wyse_, in joyful mood.

102 _dereȝ_, injuries, harms.

103 _fyrre_, farther.

105 _raweȝ & randeȝ_, borders and paths.

107 _I wan to_, I reached. _Winne_ in O.E. was used much in the same

way as we now employ the word _get_.

112

_Wyth a rownande rourde raykande aryȝt_,

With a murmuring (whispering) sound flowing aright.

113 _founce_, bottom; _stepe_, bright.

114 _glente_, shone; _glyȝt_, glistened.

115 _A[s] stremande sterneȝ_, as glittering stars; _stroþe_, stout,

brave.

119 _loȝe_, deep.

125 _dryȝly haleȝ_, strongly (_or_ deeply) flows.

126 _bred ful_ = _bred-ful_ = _bretful_ (?), full to the brim.

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