Section 60. Occupation of the Anglo-Saxons

Fishing (S. 40, N. 9) was a principal occupation, owing⁠ to the frequent abstinences from flesh-meat, enjoined⁠ by (S. 59, N. 13) a superstitious ritual⁠. Eels were taken⁠ in immense numbers in the marsh lands of the Eastern counties; salmon in the river Dee; herrings along the shores of Suffolk, Kent, and Sussex, in⁠ their annual migration; while larger species, as⁠ the whale and grampus⁠, were captured in the open sea. Hunting and falconry were the field-sports⁠ of the great. The beasts of the forest or chase, which were protected by fines, and reserved⁠ for privileged persons, were the⁠ stag, roebuck, hare, and rabbit. The wolf, fox, and boar might⁠ be killed by⁠ any one with impunity, if (S. 27, N. 7) found without⁠ the limits of the chase or forest. The wild duck and heron were the⁠ common quarry.—Milner, History of England.

Say ‘in consequence of the frequent fasting’.

an´ordnen. See S. 7, N. 3, B.

Ritus, m.

‘to take’, here = to catch; numbers = multitudes, Menge, f.; marsh lands, Marschgegenden.

in = upon.

as = like, wie.

der Schwertfisch (Delphinus orca).

Vergnügungen.

reservieren.

I propose to use the following seven nouns in the plural and without the article, in order to avoid the frequent repetition of the same.

Use the Imperf. of dürfen.

by — impunity, von jedermann ungestraft.

without = outside, außerhalb.

Say ‘the booty of all’.