Practice Typing

4 I believe this translation brings out the meaning of the poet, without departing seriously from the H. So. text. Oft frequently means constantly, continually, not always often. Why an on wg gearwe should be written nwg gearwe ready for single combat, I cannot see. Gearwe occurs quite frequently with on; cf. B. 1110 ready for the pyre, El. 222 ready for the glad journey. Moreover, what has the idea of single combat to do with B. 1247 ff..