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The Lay of Havelok the Dane

Note 3 — PREFACE. (continued 2)

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MS. “Rirth wise.”

4 Supplied from conjecture. Cf. v. 653, 787. A few more instances will be found where a similar liberty has been taken, for the purpose of completing the sense.

5 MS. athayse.

* For the MS. reading here Mr Garnett proposed to read othere, which is clearly right.

† For his soule (as in the MS.) we should probably read of his soule.

‡ For wo diden (as in the MS.) we should read wo so dide.

6 MS. Ke.

7 MS. Ke waste.

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