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1722 APPENDIX.
Fredwine rests tlieu on the siugle auth. of the Chron., and even
there some MSS. have Frealafiug, Frealaf. In the following,
there is one link wanting :
Chron. (Northumb.) : .... Freodholaf Fridhowulf
Nennius
.... Frealof Fredulf
William : Fridewald Frealaf ....
Henry
.... Frealof Fredulf
Alberic
Frithewaldus Frelasius ....
And some have only one name to shew :
Chron. (Deira) .... .... Fridhowulf
Flor. (Northumb.) .... Frithalaf ....
But as some retain one name and some another, it is plain
that the Wessex genealogy of the Chronicle is the complete and
correct thing.
Fredwine and Frealaf may be regarded as identical,
no matter that Freawine occurs again in the
descending series of
the Wessex line, for certain names often repeat themselves. If
we accept the Frithalaf of Florence [and Freodholaf in the Chron.
under Northumb.] , we have then Frldho-y^oXdi, Fridho-laf, Fridhowulf
in immed. succession.^
Finn and Gudwulf oxe thrown into one as Fingodwnlf in Asser,
F'mgondwlf in Ethelred, Fingoldwlf in John, Fringoldwif in
Ralph [Fyngoldioelth in Otterb.]. Both are wanting in Simeon,
Finn in Matthew, Godwulf in Nennius and Henry. Instead of
Godwulf, Nennius gives
and William Godwine.
a Folegiiald (Folcwald), Henry Flocwald
Gedt (Geata, Geta, Jeta, Gesius) is present in all.
Tcetva, Tetwa, Tectius appears also
as Ctetwa, Cetwa, Cethwa,
Cedwa, Cetirwa, and Getwa, Geatwa, Gearwa, Rethlius.
Beav, Beaw, Beau, Beawa, Beu, Beo, Beowinus, Bedvius, Beir.
Sceldva, Sceldwa, Scyld, Sceldwius, Sceldius, Seldwa, Seldua,
Celdwa, Celdewa.
HeremSd remains unaltered wherever it occurs, except that
Otterb. has Herecude; but it is wanting in Ethelwerd.
Itermon, Itermod, Idermod, Btermode, Stermon ; wanting in
Ethelw.
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[Fri^leif suggests the jomfrue Fridlefshorg ' ' iu tlie Dan. song of Tord af
Hafsgaard, where the Swed. has jungfru Froijcnhory.'—EHM.J
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