[122] Cf. l. 1825. We should otherwise be tempted to read sheld; especially as the shield is more appropriate to the left arm.
COMBAT BETWEEN UBBE AND GODRICH.
Hugh Raven seizes his sword,
Huwe rauen ne forgat nouth
Þe swerd he hauede þider brouth,
He kipte it up, and smot ful sore
An erl, þat he saw priken þore,
Ful noblelike upon a stede,
Þat with him wolde al quic wede.
and cleaves an earl’s head in two.