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Wrætlic
hongað bi weres þeo,
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A small miracle hangs near a man's thigh,
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frean under sceate. Foran
is þyrel.
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Full under folds. It is stiff, strong,
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Bið
stiþ ond heard, stede hafað godne;
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Bold, brassy, and pierced in front.
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þonne se esne his agen hrægl
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When a young lord lifts his tunic
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ofer cneo hefeð, wile þæt
cuþe hol
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Over his knees, he wants to greet
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mid his hangellan heafde gretan
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With the hard head of this hanging creature
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þæt he efenlang ær
oft gefylde.
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The hole it has long come to fill.
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