Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 3
XV. HROTHGAR’S GRATITUDE.

The H.-So punctuation has been followed; but B. has been followed in understanding ‘gehwylcne’ as object of ‘wíd-scofen (hæfde).’ Gr. construes ‘wéa’ as nom abs.

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