Drink, on the other hand, occurs in its
primitive
varieties,--_ale_
(as here: ealu-wǣg), _mead, beer, wine, līð_ (cider?
Beowulf
weallan is often so used;
cf. ll. 2332, 2066, etc.
l. 2010. B. proposes fācne, = _in treachery_, for fenne. Cf. _Juliana_, l.
350; _Beit._ xii. 97.
l. 2022. Food of specific sorts is rarely, if at all, mentioned in the
poem.
Drink, on the other hand, occurs in its
primitive
varieties,--_ale_
(as here: ealu-wǣg), _mead, beer, wine, līð_ (cider?
Goth. _leiþus_, Prov.
Ger. _leit-_ in _leit-haus_, ale-house), etc.
l. 2025. Kl. proposes is for wæs.
l. 2027. Cf. l. 1599 for a similar use of weorðan, = _agree, be pleased
with_ (Ha.); _appear_ (Sw., Reader, 6th ed.
