Again, with the last foot, as in l. [3580], unless we read duste:—

And ſtíred | it ál | to dúſt | ſir ||

Very many other curious variations occur, which the reader will probably observe for himself with some interest. Thus, in l. [60], just above cited, the question arises whether or not the r in werld was pronounced with so strong a burr as to render the word dissyllabic, as is often the case in Scotch poetry with words containing rl, rn, etc.

CONTRACTIONS USED IN THE GLOSSARY.

A.S. Anglo-Saxon.

Da. Danish.

Du. Dutch.

Allit. Poems, Early English Alliterative Poems (Ed. Morris).

O.E. Old English.

Prov. E. Provincial English.