l. 696 _fylter_, join.
698 _amed_, placed; _oddely dere_, singularly dear. _Oddely_ occurs
in some northern works with the sense of illustriously, nobly.
699 _drwry_, love; _doole alþer-swettest_, the sweetest of all gifts;
gift the sweetest of all.
703 _conne_ is probably an error for _come_, but it may signify, be
kindled, produced, begotten.
706 _stollen_, stealthy, secret.
711 _smod_ = the Scotch _smot_, _smad_, stain, filth.
719 _þe worre half_, the weaker portion, literally, the worse half.
723 _laue_, law.