Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 7
XLII. WIGLAF’S SAD STORY.—THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.

Anonymous

C. proposes to take ‘weaxan’ = L. ‘vescor,’ and translate devour. This gives a parallel to ‘fretan’ above. The parenthesis would be discarded and the passage read: Now shall the fire consume, the wan-flame devour, the prince of warriors, etc.

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(The wan fire shall wax7) the warriors’ leader

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Note 7XLII. WIGLAF’S SAD STORY.—THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.

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