_ðus meðelike spac ðis em_,
thus kindly (mildly) spake this uncle.
1761-2
My relative, my nephew, my fellow (companion)
Thou oughtest not to do me such unlawfulness (wrong).
_mog._ See note to l. 1651.
1763-4
I was afraid it might occur to thee
To take thy daughters from me.
1765 _fro_ an error for _for_ (?).
1767
Theft I deny, that is my advice,
That he be dead (put to death) with whom thou findest them (thy gods).
1768-9 _is_ = them. 1771 _yuel ist bi-togen_, evil is there accused =
wrongfully has accusation been made, i. e. I am accused of a crime.
_bitogen_, the p.p. of _biteon_, signifies also _befallen_. _bitogen_ may
be an error for _bilogen_. 1772 My labour about thy property is drawn
(taken up), i. e. I am troubled about thy property. 1774 And to me was
thine honour dear; _wurðing_ = honour, respect, good opinion. 1775 _fend
sule wit ben_, friends shall _we two be_. 1776 And troth plight (pledge)
now _us two_ between. 1779 _glað_ = glad. 1782 Turned backward ere it was
light. 1783 _of weie rad_, quickly away. _of liues_ = alive; _of kin_ =
akin. 1784 Soon was he far from Laban separated. 1786 _Engel-wirð_ =
_engel-wird_, a troop, multitude of angels.
"Þer wes Bruttene _weored_
baldeliche isomned."—(Laȝ. ii. 412.)
1787 _wopnede here_, a weaponed (armed) host.
"_iwepned_ wel alle
heo wenden to þan walle."—(Laȝ. i. 401.)
"& sone anan se þiss wass seȝȝd
Þurrh an off Godess enngless,
A mikell _here_ off enngleþeod
Wass cumenn ut of heoffne,
& all þatt hirdeflocc hemm sahh
& herrde whatt teȝȝ sungenn."—(Orm. i. 115.)
"He comuth with so gret _here_
Wondur is the ground may heom beore."—(Kyng Alys., p. 91, l. 2101.)