l. 558 _merked_, ordained.
561 _raȝt_, extended to, gave.
566 _syt_, fault.
567 _quykeȝ_, living (things); _qued_, wickedness.
573 _vnhappen glette_, unfortunate filth, unhappy sin.
579 _heþyng of seluen_, contempt of [God’s] self.
583 _steppe yȝe_, bright eye; _steppe_ = _stepe_ is often explained
by steep, deep set; but we often meet with such phrases as
“_stepe_ stones,” bright stones, “_stepe_ starres,” bright stars.
586 _losed þe listen_, lost the hearing; _lysten_, in O.E. has
frequently the meaning of _to hear_.
587 _trave_ = _trawe_, trow, believe.
588
_þer is no dede so derne þat ditteȝ his yȝen_.
There is no deed so secret that closes His eyes
(_i.e._ that He does not see).