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(6.) Peorth; in the poem a " chess pawn" is certainly- 
intended, but the Icelandic ^;ec/, Italian peclone, and Persian 
piadeh all want the r. I take it to be another word for a 
horse," Mod, (aQYm. pferd ; Holl. peerd; Lat. veredus (from 
the Celtic). 
(7.) Eolhx; "sedge." The old English supplies eoloc a 
" reed," eolh, elch an " elk," and eluh myrrh." I prefer the 
second. 
(8.) Sigil; in the old English poem explained as if it were 
segel, a " sail," in the Norse jjoem sol, the " sun." I cannot 
help thinking that it was originally the symbol of a " serpent." 
III. — (1.) Tir ; explained in the old English poem as a 
" constellation always visible and moving at night," i.e., cer- 
tainly six stars of Ceorl's or Woden's wain, lines connecting 
which would give the form of this character. I think, 
however, it must be an "arrow." 
(2.) Beorc; a "birch" tree. Originally, I think, herg, a 
"hill" or "fortress." 
(3.) Eh; a "horse." Rather eh, the "sea" or water." 
(4.) Man ; a " man." The Norse madr^ is the same. The 
resemblance between this rune and dceg suggests that it may 
have been also a symbol of a measure of time, a "moon " or 
"month." 
(5.) Lagu ; "water." The character seems to be intended 
for a whip, the symbol of lagu, " law." 
(6.) Ing ; instead of explaining this word, the author of 
the poem has favoured us with a valuable notice of a hero of 
this name. The resemblance of this symbol to oethel suggests 
that its meaning may be a " field," for which ing remains in 
provincial use. This will explain the interchange of these 
two symbols in the futhorc {h.) 
(7.) Bceg; a "day." 
(8.) Oethel; "patrimonial land." It is the symbol of an 
enclosure. 
