[851] fowre on-seken and fifue weren = four attack and five defend. on-seken = attack.
"heo wenden to beon sikere. They weened to be secure
þeo Belin heom on-sohte." when Belin attacked them.
—(Laȝ. i. 241.)
[864] witter of figt = skilled in fighting. See Gloss. to Allit. Poems, s.v. wyter, and Laȝ. i. 260, 409; ii. 247.
Abram let him tunde wel,
Abram caused himself to be well surrounded (well guarded).
[869] wenden, thought.