earme on eaxle ides gnornode,
meaning that the lady stood by the body (shoulder) of the corpse as it
lay on the pyre. Botkine makes of this--
‘Elle poussait des lamentations en s’appuyant sur le bras de son
fils.’ (p. 50.)
The rendering is not without its amusing features, chiefly illustrations
of the inability of the French language to accommodate itself to
typically Germanic expressions. Thus when Hrothgar says what is the
equivalent of ‘Thanks be to God for this blessed sight,’ Botkine puts
into his mouth the words: ‘Que le Tout-Puissant reçoive mes profonds
remercîments pour ce spectacle!’--which might have been taken from a
diplomatic note.
[Footnote 1: See infra, p. 123.] [[Sandras]]
[Footnote 2: Save Michel. An account of his work may be found in
Wülker’s _Grundriss_, § 102.]
[Footnote 3: _Analyse historique et géographique._ Paris, Leroux,
1876.]
[Footnote 4: p. 4.]
[Footnote 5: See supra, p. 55.] [[Grein]]
[Footnote 6: See supra, p. 63.] [[Heyne]]
[Footnote 7: See supra, p. 22.] [[Gruntvig]]
[Footnote 8: See supra, p. 37.] [[Ettmüller]]
[Footnote 9: See supra, p. 49.] [[Thorpe]]
[Footnote 10: See supra, p. 33.] [[Kemble]]
[Footnote 11: Omits mōdges mere-faran.]
[Footnote 12: Omits middan-geardes.]
[Footnote 13: Omits under heofonum.]
[Footnote 14: Omits lines 513-515a.]
[Footnote 15: Omits wintrys wylum.]
[Footnote 16: Omits lēof his lēodum.]