XXII
‘It was na wer-wolf into the wood,
Nor was it mermaid into the sea,
But and it was my vile stepmother,
And wae and weary mote she be!
XXIII
‘O a heavier weird shall light her on,
Her hair sall grow rough an’ her teeth grow lang,
And [aye] on her four feet sall she gang,
And aye in Wormeswood sall she won[131]!’
FOOTNOTES:
[120] dee = do.
[121] craig = rock.
[122] Kemp = champion, knight.
[123] borrow = ransom.
[124] siccan = such.