[471] [to-morrow morning.]
[472] [loth.]
[473] [to wet their cork-heeled shoes.]
[474] [long ere.]
[475] [above the water.]
[476] [combs.]
[477] [half over.]
[478] A village lying upon the river Forth, the entrance to which is sometimes denominated De mortuo mari.
[Finlay observes that Percy's note is incorrect. The truth is that De Mortuo Mari is the designation of a family (Mortimer) who were lords of Aberdour. They are believed to have received their name from the Dead Sea, in Palestine, during the times of the Crusades.]
[479] An ingenious friend thinks the author of Hardyknute has borrowed several expressions and sentiments from the foregoing and other old Scottish songs in this collection.