344. #ende#: see 96/34. Nu nu q{uoð} fearlaic . T.

345. #lessere# &c., inferior in importance to that of mirth’s messenger;

so Morris, taking sondes as _s. gen._ balancing ‘mi’ after þen. T has

sonden.

346. #unbihefre#: see 91/108. #licwurðe ne icweme#: comp. ‘Hesteres bone

þe cwene was þe kinge Assuer licwurðe ⁊ icweme,’ AR 146/7, 120/25,

326/13.

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