[ 3 .] W. Sandys, “Christmastide: its History, Festivities, and Carols” (London, n.d.), 112.
[ 4 .] Chambers, “M. S.,” i. 133.
[ 5 .] J. A. H. Murray, “A New English Dictionary” (Oxford, 1888, &c.) iv. (1) 577.
[ 6 .] Addy, 103.
[ 7 .] Dawson, 254.
[ 8 .] Addy, 104.
[ 9 .] Burne and Jackson, 407.
[ 10.] Brand, 283.
[ 11.] Cf. Folk-Lore, vol. xi., 1900, 260.
[ 12.] Addy, 103.