| Dream
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wraðra
wyrda. |
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Geseah
ic weruda god |
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þearle
þenian. |
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þystro
hæfdon |
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bewrigen
mid wolcnum |
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wealdendes
hræw, |
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scirne
sciman, |
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sceadu
forðeode, |
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| 55 |
wann
under wolcnum. |
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Weop
eal gesceaft, |
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cwiðdon
cyninges fyll. |
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Crist
wæs on rode. |
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Hwæðere
þær fuse |
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feorran
cwoman |
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to
þam æðelinge. |
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Ic
þæt eall beheold. |
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Sare
ic wæs mid sorgum gedrefed, |
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hnag
ic hwæðre þam secgum to handa, |
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| 60 |
eaðmod
elne mycle. |
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Genamon
hie þær ælmihtigne god, |
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ahofon
hine of ðam hefian wite. |
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Forleton
me þa hilderincas |
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standan
steame bedrifenne; |
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eall
ic wæs mid strælum forwundod. |
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Aledon
hie ðær limwerigne, |
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gestodon
him æt his lices heafdum, |
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beheoldon
hie ðær heofenes dryhten, |
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ond
he hine ðær hwile reste, |
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| 65 |
meðe
æfter ðam miclan gewinne. |
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Ongunnon
him þa moldern wyrcan |
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beornas
on banan gesyhðe; |
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curfon
hie ðæt of beorhtan stane, |
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gesetton
hie ðæron sigora wealdend. |
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Ongunnon
him þa sorhleoð galan |
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earme
on þa æfentide, |
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þa
hie woldon eft siðian, |
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meðe
fram þam mæran þeodne. |
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Reste he ðær mæte weorode. |
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| 70 |
Hwæðere
we ðær greotende |
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gode
hwile |
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stodon
on staðole, |
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syððan
stefn up gewat |
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hilderinca. |
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Hræw
colode, |
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fæger
feorgbold. |
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þa
us man fyllan ongan |
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ealle
to eorðan. |
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þæt
wæs egeslic wyrd! |
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| 75 |
Bedealf
us man on deopan seaþe. |
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Hwæðre
me þær dryhtnes þegnas, |
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freondas
gefrunon, |
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ond
gyredon me |
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golde
ond seolfre. |
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Nu
ðu miht gehyran, |
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hæleð
min se leofa, |
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þæt
ic bealuwara weorc |
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gebiden
hæbbe, |
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| 80 |
sarra
sorga. |
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Is
nu sæl cumen |
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þæt
me weorðiað |
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wide
ond side |
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menn
ofer moldan, |
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ond
eall þeos mære gesceaft, |
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gebiddaþ
him to þyssum beacne. |
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On
me bearn godes |
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þrowode
hwile. |
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Forþan
ic þrymfæst nu |
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| 85 |
hlifige
under heofenum, |
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ond
ic hælan mæg |
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æghwylcne
anra, |
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þara
þe him bið egesa to me. |
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Iu
ic wæs geworden |
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wita
heardost, |
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leodum
laðost, |
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ærþan
ic him lifes weg |
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rihtne
gerymde, |
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reordberendum.
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| 90 |
Hwæt,
me þa geweorðode |
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wuldres
ealdor |
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ofer
holmwudu, |
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heofonrices
weard! |
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Swylce
swa he his modor eac, |
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Marian sylfe, |
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ælmihtig
god |
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for
ealle menn |
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geweorðode |
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ofer
eall wifa cynn. |
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| 95 |
Nu
ic þe hate, |
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hæleð min se leofa, |
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þæt
ðu þas gesyhðe |
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secge
mannum, |
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onwreoh
wordum |
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þæt
hit is wuldres beam, |
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se
ðe ælmihtig god |
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on
þrowode |
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for
mancynnes |
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manegum
synnum |
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| 100 |
ond
Adomes |
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ealdgewyrhtum. |
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