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Biþ
foldan dæl fægre gegierwed
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Part of the earth grows lovely and grim
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mid þy heardestan ond mid
þy scearpestan
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With the hardest and fiercest of bitter-sharp
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ond mid þy grymmestan gumena
gestreona--
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Treasures--felled, cut, carved,
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corfen, sworfen, cyrred, þyrred,
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Bleached, scrubbed, softened, shaped,
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bunden, wunden, blæced,
wæced,
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Twisted, rubbed, dried, adorned,
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frætwed, geatwed, feorran
læded
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Bound, and borne off to the doorways of
men--
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to durum dryhta. Dream bið
in innan
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This creature brings in hall-joy, sweet
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cwicra wihta, clengeð, lengeð,
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Music clings to its curves, live song
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þara þe ær lifgende
longe hwile
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Lingers in a body where before bloom-wood
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wilna bruceð ond no wið
spriceð,
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Said nothing. After death it sings
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ond þonne æfter deaþe
deman onginneð,
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A clarion joy. Wise listeners
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meldan mislice. Micel is
to hycganne
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Will know what this creature is called.
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wisfæstum menn, hwæt
seo wiht sy.
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