551. _hou it geþ—_: The sense is hard to convey without some cumbrous
paraphrase like 'the inexorable law of this world—'.
552. _It nis no bot of manes deþ_: 'There is no remedy for man's death',
i.e. violent grief will do no good. Note _it nis_ 'there is (not)'. In
ME. the anticipated subject is commonly _it_ where we use _there_.