. . . . . . . .

ȝyf thou hy gnaȝst and flagȝst eke,

Ryȝt hys that fendes fleathe."

P. 21. l. [713] hicte = higte, was called, named. [724] wol wel = wel wel = very well, extremely well. Cf. the O.E. expressions wel ald, wel lang, etc., very old, very long, etc.; wol wel corresponds exactly to the O.H.G. and M.H.G. vil wol; Mod. Ger. sehr wohl. See Erec. (ed. Haupt. 1839), 2017.

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Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam,

Terah left Ur, and thence he went.

let (pret. of lete) = left; nam, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went. See ll. [744], [745]. [727] burgt, an error for burg.

P. 22. l. [743] for, went. See l. [763].

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