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l. 905 _stemme no stepe_, stop (keep back), no step. Cf. our modern

phrase “_stem_ the tide.”

909 _losen_, destroy.

911 _gorde_, rush.

912 _clater_, shatter.

915 _kynned_, kindled.

916 _þe brath of his breth_, the fierceness of his wrath.

918 _foo-schip_, enmity.

921 _walle_ = _wale_, choose; _wonnyng_, dwelling, abode.

927 _vtter_, without.

928 _wore_ = _ware_ = were. Cf. _thore_ = _thare_ = there.

931 _agayn-tote_, looking back; _tote_ (toot) occurs frequently with

the sense of “to peep,” “look,” in Early English.

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