iddle 43

Ic on wincle gefrægn    weaxan nathwæt,

 

I heard of something rising in a corner,

 

þindan ond þunian,     þecene hebban;

 

Swelling and standing up, lifting its cover.

 

on þæt banlease     bryd grapode,

 

The proud-hearted bride grabbed at that boneless

 

hygewlonc hondum,     hrægle þeahte

 

Wonder with her hands; the prince's daughter

 

þrindende þing    þeodnes dohtor.

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Covered that swelling thing with a swirl of cloth.

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