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Ic
eom wunderlicu wiht, wifum on hyhte,
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I am a wonderful help to women,
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neahbuendum nyt. Nængum
sceþþe
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The hope of something to come. I
harm
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burgsittendra nymþe bonan
anum.
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No citizen except my slayer.
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Staþol
min is steapheah; stonde ic on bedde,
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Rooted I stand on a high bed.
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neoþan ruh nathwær.
Neþeð
hwilum
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5 |
I am shaggy below.
Sometimes the beautiful
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ful cyrtenu ceorles dohtor,
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Peasant's daughter, an eager-armed,
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modwlonc meowle, þæt
heo on mec gripeð,
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Proud woman grabs my body,
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ræseð mec on reodne,
reafað min heafod,
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Rushes my red skin, holds me hard,
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fegeð mec on fæsten. Feleþ
sona
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Claims my head. The curly-haired
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mines gemotes seo þe mec
nearwað,
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10 |
Woman who catches me fast will feel
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wif wundenlocc-- wæt bið
þæt eage.
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Our meeting. Her eye will be
wet.
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