P. 47.

l. 350 _with-outen þrep_, without contradiction, gainsaying.

354 _a rowtande ryge_, a rattling shower.

359 _stysteȝ_ = _stynteȝ_ stops, ceases.

362 _& alle woned in þe whichche_, and all abode in the ark.

_Whichche_ is another (and genuine) form of _hutch_.

364

_Waltes out vch walle-heued, in ful wode stremeȝ_,

Bursts out each well-head (spring, fountain) in full wild streams.

365 _brymme_, stream.

366 _þe mukel lauande loghe_, the great flowing deep.

369 _fon_, ceased.

373 _moon_, moan, sorrow.

374 _dowed_, availed.

375 _wylger_, wilder, fiercer.

376 _dowelled_ = _dwelled_.

377 _feng to þe flyȝt_, took to flight.

378 _Vuche burde with her barne_, each woman with her child (bairn).

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