17, 18. _bold_ : _old_. Cf. ‘The Erl of Tolous’: _He was a feyr chyld and a bolde, Twenty wyntur he was oold_, 712-13; Reinbroun 4, 4. _Faire child he was and bolde, He was boute seue winter olde._ ‘Beues’ 3899-3900: _Be þat he was seue winter old, He was a fair child and a bold_. 19, 20. _iliche_. Cf. ‘Guy of Warwick’ 1336: _In all þys worlde ys none hym lyke_. 21, H. _tueye feren_. The H text here lacks one of the archaic features of the story, referring to only two companions, viz., Aþulf and Fikenhild. The other ten, save for the abrupt introduction of Arnoldin at the conclusion, play no active part in the present version. 23. _riche menne sones_. Cf. ‘Lay.’ 28932-3: _monies riches monnes sune, monie hæðene gume_. 25. _for to_ with infinitive. This is frequent, especially in H, and is probably due to French influence, _por à_. Cf. 166 L, 242 H, 388 C H, 902, 1011, 1186, etc. 27. _him het_. For frequent use of reflexives cf. 134 L, 140 C L, 147 C, 173 C, 233 L, 293 C, 294, 526 C, 307 C, 364, 398 C, 426, 806 L, 802 L, 1250, 1269, 1297-8, 1386, 1410, 1545. 27, H. _Athulf_. In the early part of the H text _th_ is used in proper names. 31-35. Cf. ‘Erl of Tolous’ 181-3: _So hyt befell upon a day, The erl and he went to play, Be a reuer syde_. Cf. also ‘Lyb. Disc.’ 25, 26 (Ritson): _As hyt befelle upon a day, To wode he wente on hys play_; also ‘Lay.’ 25661 A, _bi þere sæ side_; ‘Lyb. Disc.’ 645-6: _Yesterday yn the mornynge y wente on my playnge_. 42. _sarazins_. The conventional enemy in mediaeval romance. Probably due to French influence and ultimately due to the stories originating in the crusades and in the struggles between Mohammedans and Christians culminating in the Battle of Tours. 44. _Oþer to londe brohte_. Murry mistakes them for merchants (cf. also 637-8). The whole incident, vv. 39-62, reminds one of the quite parallel historical incident of the first landing of the Northmen in 787, and the death of Beaduheard and his retinue. 45. _Payn_. Cf. Note on _Sarazins_, 42. _of herde_, an unusual combination. This is the only instance cited in Bradley-Stratmann. 55. _gunne_ = ‘did’ intensive, as frequently. See _gan_ in Glossary, also _con_, _couþe_, _began_. 57. _vnder schelde_ means perhaps ‘in arms.’ Cf. ‘Rich. C. de L.’ 5691-3: _And yiff the sawdon off that land Myghte sloo Richard in that feeld With swerd or spere undyr scheeld_. Cf. also Wissmann’s note. 67-8. _libbe_ : _sibbe_. Cf. ‘Lay.’ 11605-6: _þenne maȝen we libben mid sæhten & mid sibben_ (Wissmann). 69. _hi here_. The representatives of the OE. forms of the personal pronouns are usually very strictly adhered to. _þei_, _þe_ occurs twice (55 L and 1557 C), _sche_ once (380 L), ‘their’ and ‘them,’ not at all. 69, 70. _asoke_ : _toke_. Cf. ‘Lay.’ 12114-16: _& sūme heo god wiðsoken & to haðenescipe token_ (Wissmann). Also ‘Lay.’ 29187-8: _for crist seolue he for soc, and to þon wursen he tohc_.