And age came upon Isaac,

He became sightless and weak of (with) age.

elde swac = eldes wac, weak of (with) age. [1531] ðat, what. [1535] brogtes, brought them. [1536] And she well knew the father's choice; kire answers exactly to the later gloss, wune = what is chosen, selected; S. Sax. cure, choice.

"Þer stoden in þere temple

ten þusend monnen

þet wes þe bezste cure

Of al Brut-londe."—Laȝ. i. 345.

[1537] And made exceedingly good, or very opportunely, that meat; on sele = on-sele, good, literally timely, opportunely; S.Sax. on sele, safely. See [note] on l. 1542.

"Cnihtes fuseð me mid

leteð slæpen þene king