His wife walked him with, with a long goad,
13) worfeltuch (zum worfeln [werfen— reinigen] des getreides) 14) sie vor dem wetter wahren 15) stand 16) wiege (crumb-bowl) In a cutted coat, cutted full high,
Wrapped in a winnow-sheet13) to wearen her fro weders,14)
Barefoot on the bare ice, that the blood followed.
And at the loud’s end lath15) a little crom-bolle,16)
And thereon lay a little child lapped in clouts,
And tweyn of twey years old opon another side.
And all they songen o song that sorrow was to hearen;
They crieden all o cry, a careful note,
The seely man sighed sore, and said, „Children, beth still!“