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Ic
seah wyhte wrætlice twa
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Two feathered flappers came together,
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undearnunga ute plegan
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Panting and pushing in the open air.
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hæmedlaces; hwitloc
anfeng
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The bright-haired girl, flushed and proud,
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wlanc under wædum,
gif þæs weorces speow,
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Grew big in the belly if the work was
good.
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fæmne fyllo. Ic on flette
mæg
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5 |
Now scholars may need these letters to know
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5 |
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þurh runstafas rincum
secgan,
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What I'm talking about: O and C,
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þam þe bec witan,
bega ætsomne
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N and E,
K
and H,
and another C.
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naman þara wihta. Þær
sceal Nyd
wesan
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The
tumblers twist to the letters' key
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twega oþer ond se torhta Æsc
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As the treasure-door swings open
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an an linan, Acas twegen,
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10 |
So that solvers can see in the heart
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10 |
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Hægelas
swa some. Hwylc
þæs hordgates
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Of the riddle, craft and play. Carousing
men
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cægan cræfte þa clamme onleac
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May know the names of the low-down lovers!
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þe þa rædellan wið rynemenn
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hygefæste heold heortan bewrigene
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orþoncbendum? Nu is undyrne
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werum æt wine hu þa wihte mid us,
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heanmode twa, hatne sindon.
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