Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 1
XLII. WIGLAF’S SAD STORY.—THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.

For ‘gehýdde,’ B. suggests ‘gehýðde’: the passage would stand as above except the change of ‘hidden’ (v. 2) to ‘plundered.’ The reference, however, would be to the thief, not to the dragon.

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Who wrongly within had the ornaments hidden1

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