l. 50. bēo. Gr. [48]. (6).
l. 52. tō, for.
l. 56. twęntiġ wintra. Gr. [18].
l. 58. Dēofol. Gr. [44]. 1.
l. 60. scortan. Gr. [43]. (2).
l. 61. fisca. Gr. [41]. 3.
l. 63. pǣm, those.
hider on land, lit. hither on to land, = to this land.
l. 74. blētsian. The older form of this word is bledsian. It is a derivative of blōd, like rīċsian from rīċe, with mutation of the root vowel. Its original meaning was to 'sprinkle with blood,' and hence, in heathen times, to 'consecrate,' especially to consecrate an altar by sprinkling it with the blood of the victim.
l. 80. godspell. The original form of this word was probably gōdspell = 'good tidings,' a literal translation of the Greek euaggélion.