2841. _wencust_, vanquished. After this word we should perhaps insert
“at,” as in l. 3336.
[Footnote N1: But the MS. has “be;” also “melyhat” instead of
“Melyhalt.”]
P. 84, ll. 2877-2880. These lines were printed by me for the first time,
four lines having been here again omitted by Mr Stevenson.
2880. _but weyne_, without doubt.
2884. _to led and stere_, to lead and direct.
P. 85, l. 2893. _Endlong_, along.
2894. _weryne_, were.
2913. _let_, hinder.
P. 86, l. 2925. _dulay_, delay; as in several other places.
2938. _fek_, effect.
2944. _ȝude_, went.
2947. _fair_, welfare.
P. 87, l. 2964. _Whill_, until.
2970. _ho_, stop, pause.
2971. _veryng In affray_, were in terror.
2972. _rovm_, room.
2978. _socht_, made his way.
2984. _disponit_, intends; but we must insert “not,” to complete the
sense and the metre.
P. 88, l. 2998. _eschevit_ (used passively), is achieved.
3003. _o knycht_, a single knight.
3005. _tais_, takes.
3006. _fays_, foes.
3013. _onys or the nycht_, once ere the night.
3015. _that ȝhe have gilt to mend_, to amend that in which ye have
trespassed.
P. 89, l. 3052. _Do at I may_, Do that which I can.
P. 90, l. 3065. This line is printed by Mr Stevenson,
“Curag can [ ] encresing in[N2] his hart”;
but it is not clear that a word is wanting, for the metre is as complete
as in many other lines; whilst, as regards the sense, “the knycht” is
probably a nominative without a verb, and l. 3065 means, “Courage did
increase in his heart.” Or the reader may, if he pleases, insert “fele.”
Compare l. 3058.
3066. _lap_, leaped.
3079. Observe the omission of the word “neither” in this line.
3080. _persit_, pierced.
3086. _onan_, anon. A.S. _on-án_.
[Footnote N2: MS. has “to.”]
P. 91, l. 3093. _In samyne will_, with like intent.
3100. _bet axampil_, better example.
3104. _bot_, unless; _me fall_, befall me.
3108. _one vthir_, another.
3120. _send_, sent.
3121. _lewit one_, left one.
3122. _but mercy_, without mercy.
P. 92, l. 3134. _deliuer besynes_, clever readiness.
3136. _aray_, livery.
3140. _Ee_, eye.
3146. _the morow new_, the early morning.
3160. _deith_, dead.
3162. _Suppos_, although.
P. 93, l. 3178. _Nor_; we now use _but_.
3184. _ward_; see Glossary. _tho_, then.
P. 94, l. 3200. _relewit_, relieved.
3201. _diuerss placis sere_; as _sere_ = _diuerss_, one of these words
is redundant. So in l. 3266.
3207. _ewil awysit_, ill advised.
3217. “And if it so happen, that they be discomfited.”
P. 95, l. 3240. _leuch_, laughed; _sarues_, service.
3246. _al haill_, all whole.
3248. _x thousand mo_, ten thousand, and more.
3259. _abaid_, delay.
3263. _aucht_, eight.
3265. _petws for til her_, piteous to hear.
P. 96, l. 3297. _dreuch_, drew.
3299. _fellit_, fallen.
3304. _levyng_, leave.
P. 97, l. 3307. _sest_, ceased.
3321. _askit at_, asked of.
3331. _Wencussith_, vanquisheth.
3340. _in to one_, continually; which is sometimes the sense of A.S.
_on-án_.
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