and, thirdly, it is frequently added to words without cause, and is therefore mute, as in l. [60]—
ðat éu | ere ſpróng | in wérld | wíd ||
It seems to be sometimes mute after -ed, when -ede forms part of a verb. See ll. [1396], [1433], etc.
Attention to the metre may detect errors in the text. Thus, in l. [75], the word dais is missing:—
forð glód | ðat fír | me [dá | is] lígt ||
See l. [113], which proves the point.
In l. [1846] the definite form of the adjective is required, and strong should be stronge—
ðe stróng | e gód | of ýs | raél ||
It has been noted that the first foot of a line sometimes consists of one syllable only, and that one accented. By a bolder license, this is sometimes the case not only with the first foot, but with other feet, e.g. with the third foot. Line [2572]:—
Quan é | bru chíld | ſúld | be bóren ||