wi = wig = war. Cf. Semi-Sax. wiȝe, battle, conflict. (Laȝ. i. 201; ii. 260; iii. 5.) wi-ax, wi-eax, a battle-axe. (Laȝ. i. 67, 96, 166, 286.) [1855] bi-speken, blamed. Cf. bi-spac, l. [1444], p. 41.
P. 54. l. [1872] Gol prenes = golde prenes = gold brooches. Prene is connected with O.E. preonne, to sew up. (See O.E. Miscell, p. 172, l. 68.) Sc. prin, a pin.
[1873]-4
Deep he them buried under an oak,
No covetousness made him weak (disobedient) in heart.
[1877]-8
For Solomon shall find them,
And his temple deck withal.
[1887] merke dede, set up a mark (monument).
P. 55. ll. [1901]-2