[Footnote 39: The number is that of the _first_ line of the
pair.]
[Footnote 40: "You have omitted the curious _harde, krakede_,
567, here; it is only an assonance, not a mistake, I believe."
--Ellis. But see note to l. 567.]
[Footnote 41: "On _i, e_ rhymes, see p. 271, last line and
following, of my Chap. IV. The _o, a_ depend on a provincialism,
and this applies to _sawe_, _wowe_; _beþe_, _rede_; _knaue_,
_plawe_; _sawe_, _hawe_; &c. _Bouth, oft_ is a case of assonance,
_bouth_ being _bought_, where properly the _ugh_ is the voiced
sound of Scotch _quh_, and easily passes into _f_. The assonance
is therefore nearly a rhyme. _Plattinde, gangande_ is probably a
scribal error. _Eir, toþer_ is certainly a mistake; read
Swanborow, helfled, his sistres fair." --Ellis.
We may then perhaps alter _gangande_ to _ganginde_. I do not
quite like writing the modern form _fair_ instead of the old
plural _fayre_ in order to gain a rime to _eir_. Cf. ll. 1095,
2300, 2538, 2768.]
[Footnote 42: "_Hon, lond_ may arise from a Danism, or from an
English custom at that time of not pronouncing _d_ after _n_ in
_nd_ final; Danish _Mand_ and German _Mann_ are identical."
--Ellis. I prefer to call it Danish; we English, now at least,
often _add_ a _d_, as in _sound_, _gownd_, from _soun_, _gown_.]
[Footnote 43: "_Johan_ is almost _Jon_ in Chaucer, however
written, but l. 177 wants a measure; read--
Bi [Jhesu] crist, and bi seint ion.