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Ic eom byledbreost, belcedsweora,
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I am puff-breasted, proud-crested,
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heafod hæbbe ond heane steort,
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Swollen-necked. I strut on one foot.
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eagan ond earan ond ænne foot,
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I sport a fine head, high tail,
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hrycg ond heardnebb, hneccan steapne
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Eyes, ears, back, beak, two sides.
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ond sidan twa, sag on middum,
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I ride a stiff nail, my perch above men.
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eard ofer ældum. Aglac dreoge,
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I twist in torment when the forest-shaker
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þær mec wegeð se þe wudu hrereð,
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Whips and shoves; where I stand the storm
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ond mec stondende streamas beatað,
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Wind-waters roll, hail stones,
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hægl se hearda, ond hrim þeceð,
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Sleet shrouds, frost slips freezing,
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...orst ...eoseð, ond fealleð snaw
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Snow drifts down. One-foot, hole-belly,
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on þyrelwombne, ond ic þæt ...ol...
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I mark the seasons with a twist of fate
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mæ... wonsceaft mine.
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I cannot change. My stake is grim.
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