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Hwylc is hæleþa þæs horsc ond
þæs hygecræftig
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þæt þæt mæge asecgan, hwa
mec on sið wræce,
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þonne ic astige strong, stundum reþe,
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þrymful þunie, þragum wræce
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fere geond foldan, folcsalo bærne,
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ræced reafige? Recas stigað,
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haswe ofer hrofum. Hlin bið on eorþan,
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wælcwealm wera, þonne ic wudu hrere,
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bearwas bledhwate, beamas fylle,
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holme gehrefed, heahum meahtum
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wrecen on waþe, wide sended;
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hæbbe me on hrycge þæt ær hadas
wreah
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foldbuendra, flæsc ond gæstas,
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somod on sunde. Saga hwa mec þecce,
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oþþe hu ic hatte, þe þa hlæst
bere.
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