The first two pieces are taken from Aelfric's translation of the
Heptateuch, first published by Thwaites in his Heptateuchus, and afterwards
by Grein as vol. i. of his _Bibliothek der angelsaechsischen
Prosa_--Genesis xi. and xxii. The other three are from Aelfric's Homilies
(edited by Thorpe)--ii. 584 foll., i. 570, ii. 432.
l. 4. him betw[=e]onan. Gr. 51. 5.
l. 13. laeden. This word is the Latin _latina_ (= _lingua latina_) used
first in the sense of 'Latin language,' then of language generally. {94}
l. 17. for th[=ae]m ... for th[=ae]m the, correlative, the first
demonstrative, the second relative.
l. 28. t[=o] scoldon. This use of _s[.c]eal_ with a verb of motion
understood is very common.
l. 36. him self. _him_ is the reflexive dative of interest referring to
_God_--literally, 'God him-self will appoint for him-self.' In such
constructions we see the origin of the modern _himself_, _themselves_.
ll. 46, 47. n[=u] ... n[=u], correlative, = now ... now that, the second
_n[=u]_ being almost causal (since).
l. 51. haefde ... t[=o], took ... for.
l. 52. Gode t[=o] l[=a]ce. Gr. 40. (1).
l. 57. m[=i]n [e,][.g]e, objective genitive, 'the fear of me.'
m[=a]re, neut. 'a greater thing,' 'something more important.'
l. 81. m[=a]re. Cp. l. 57.
l. 82. w[=ae]re. Gr. 49. (7).
l. 89. hwaes is governed by _[.g]iernde_, by 'attraction.'
l. 135. mi[.c]le, adverb.
l. 137. w[=ae]re. Gr, 49. (7).
l. 153. bel[=i]efan is a later form for _[.g]el[=i]efan_.
l. 156. t[=o] handum. Cp. l. 122 above.
l. 174. [=ae]r [.g]enam. Gr. 46. 6.
l. 200. fram mannum. _fram_ here, as usual, denotes the agent 'by' in
passive constructions.
l. 202. wite. Compare Gr. 48. (3) and 49. (8).