Chapter III: Old Testament Pieces

The first two pieces are taken from Aelfric's translation of the Heptateuch, first published by Thwaites in his Heptateuchus, and afterwards by Grein as vol. i. of his _Bibliothek der angelsaechsischen Prosa_--Genesis xi. and xxii. The other three are from Aelfric's Homilies (edited by Thorpe)--ii. 584 foll., i. 570, ii. 432.

l. 4. him betw[=e]onan. Gr. 51. 5.

l. 13. laeden. This word is the Latin _latina_ (= _lingua latina_) used first in the sense of 'Latin language,' then of language generally. {94}

l. 17. for th[=ae]m ... for th[=ae]m the, correlative, the first demonstrative, the second relative.

l. 28. t[=o] scoldon. This use of _s[.c]eal_ with a verb of motion understood is very common.

l. 36. him self. _him_ is the reflexive dative of interest referring to _God_--literally, 'God him-self will appoint for him-self.' In such constructions we see the origin of the modern _himself_, _themselves_.

ll. 46, 47. n[=u] ... n[=u], correlative, = now ... now that, the second _n[=u]_ being almost causal (since).

l. 51. haefde ... t[=o], took ... for.

l. 52. Gode t[=o] l[=a]ce. Gr. 40. (1).

l. 57. m[=i]n [e,][.g]e, objective genitive, 'the fear of me.'

m[=a]re, neut. 'a greater thing,' 'something more important.'

l. 81. m[=a]re. Cp. l. 57.

l. 82. w[=ae]re. Gr. 49. (7).

l. 89. hwaes is governed by _[.g]iernde_, by 'attraction.'

l. 135. mi[.c]le, adverb.

l. 137. w[=ae]re. Gr, 49. (7).

l. 153. bel[=i]efan is a later form for _[.g]el[=i]efan_.

l. 156. t[=o] handum. Cp. l. 122 above.

l. 174. [=ae]r [.g]enam. Gr. 46. 6.

l. 200. fram mannum. _fram_ here, as usual, denotes the agent 'by' in passive constructions.

l. 202. wite. Compare Gr. 48. (3) and 49. (8).