Feoh by� frofur fira gehwylcum;

sceal �eah manna gehwylc miclun hyt d�lan
gif he wile for drihtne domes hleotan.

Ur by� anmod ond oferhyrned,

felafrecne deor, feohte� mid hornum
m�re morstapa; ��t is modig wuht.

�orn by� �earle scearp; �egna gehwylcum

anfeng ys yfyl, ungemetum re�e
manna gehwelcum, �e him mid reste�.

Os by� ordfruma �lere spr�ce,

wisdomes wra�u ond witena frofur
and eorla gehwam eadnys ond tohiht.

Rad by� on recyde rinca gehwylcum

sefte ond swi�hw�t, �am�e sitte� on ufan
meare m�genheardum ofer milpa�as.

Cen by� cwicera gehwam, cu� on fyre

blac ond beorhtlic, byrne� oftust
��r hi ��elingas inne resta�.

Gyfu gumena by� gleng and herenys,

wra�u and wyr�scype and wr�cna gehwam
ar and �twist, �e by� o�ra leas.

Wenne bruce�, �e can weana lyt

sares and sorge and him sylfa h�f�
bl�d and blysse and eac byrga geniht.

H�gl by� hwitust corna; hwyrft hit of heofones lyfte,

wealca� hit windes scura; weor�e� hit to w�tere sy��an.

Nyd by� nearu on breostan; weor�e� hi �eah oft ni�a bearnum

to helpe and to h�le gehw��re, gif hi his hlysta� �ror.

Is by� ofereald, ungemetum slidor,

glisna� gl�shluttur gimmum gelicust,
flor forste geworuht, f�ger ansyne.

Ger by� gumena hiht, �onne God l�te�,

halig heofones cyning, hrusan syllan
beorhte bleda beornum ond �earfum.

Eoh by� utan unsme�e treow,

heard hrusan f�st, hyrde fyres,
wyrtrumun underwre�yd, wyn on e�le.

Peor� by� symble plega and hlehter

wlancum [on middum], �ar wigan sitta�
on beorsele bli�e �tsomne.

Eolh-secg eard h�f� oftust on fenne

wexe� on wature, wunda� grimme,
blode brene� beorna gehwylcne
�e him �nigne onfeng gede�.

Sigel semannum symble bi� on hihte,

�onne hi hine feria� ofer fisces be�,
o� hi brimhengest bringe� to lande.

Tir bi� tacna sum, healde� trywa wel

wi� ��elingas; a bi� on f�rylde
ofer nihta genipu, n�fre swice�.

Beorc by� bleda leas, bere� efne swa �eah

tanas butan tudder, bi� on telgum wlitig,
heah on helme hrysted f�gere,
geloden leafum, lyfte getenge.

Eh by� for eorlum ��elinga wyn,

hors hofum wlanc, ��r him h�le� ymb[e]
welege on wicgum wrixla� spr�ce
and bi� unstyllum �fre frofur.

Man by� on myrg�e his magan leof:

sceal �eah anra gehwylc o�rum swican,
for�um drihten wyle dome sine
��t earme fl�sc eor�an bet�can.

Lagu by� leodum langsum ge�uht,

gif hi sculun ne�an on nacan tealtum
and hi s�y�a swy�e brega�
and se brimhengest bridles ne gym[e�].

Ing w�s �rest mid East-Denum

gesewen secgun, o� he si��an est
ofer w�g gewat; w�n �fter ran;
�us Heardingas �one h�le nemdun.

E�el by� oferleof �ghwylcum men,

gif he mot ��r rihtes and gerysena on
brucan on bolde bleadum oftast.

D�g by� drihtnes sond, deore mannum,

m�re metodes leoht, myrg� and tohiht
eadgum and earmum, eallum brice.

Ac by� on eor�an elda bearnum

fl�sces fodor, fere� gelome
ofer ganotes b��; garsecg fanda�
hw��er ac h�bbe ��ele treowe.

�sc bi� oferheah, eldum dyre

sti� on sta�ule, stede rihte hylt,
�eah him feohtan on firas monige.

Yr by� ��elinga and eorla gehw�s

wyn and wyr�mynd, by� on wicge f�ger,
f�stlic on f�relde, fyrdgeatewa sum.

Iar by� eafix and �eah a bruce�

fodres on foldan, hafa� f�gerne eard
w�tre beworpen, ��r he wynnum leofa�.

Ear by� egle eorla gehwylcun,

�onn[e] f�stlice fl�sc onginne�,
hraw colian, hrusan ceosan
blac to gebeddan; bleda gedreosa�,
wynna gewita�, wera geswica�.

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