Dream (l. 44-69)

Question 1

Rōd wæs iċ ārǣred. Āhōf iċ rīċne Cyning

Answer 1

I was reared a cross. I raised the powerful King

Question 2

heofona Hlāford, hyldan mē ne dorste.

Answer 2

the lord of heaven, I did not dare to bend.

Question 3

Þurhdrifan hī mē mid deorcan næġlum.

Answer 3

They pierced me with dark nails.

Question 4

On mē syndon þā dolg ġesīene

Answer 4

On me the wound is visible.

Question 5

“dolg”

Answer 5

“wound”

Question 6

“gesiene”

Answer 6

“visible”

Question 7

opene inwidhlemmas

Answer 7

the open wounds of malice / hostile wounds

Question 8

Ne dorste iċ hira nǣnigum sceððan.

Answer 8

I did not dare to scathe any of them.

Question 9

Bysmeredon hīe unc būtū ætgædere.

Answer 9

They mocked we two both together.

Question 10

Eall iċ wæs mid blōde bestēmed

Answer 10

I was all soaked with blood (as it appears to the dreamer at l. 22-3)

Question 11

begoten of þæs guman sīdan siððan hē hæfde his gāst onsended.

Answer 11

drenched from that man’s side after he had sent forth his spirit.

Question 12

Feala iċ on þām beorge ġebiden hæbbe

Answer 12

I have endured on that hill many

Question 13

wrāðra wyrda.

Answer 13

cruelties of fate.

Question 14

Ġeseah iċ weruda God

Answer 14

I saw the company of God

Question 15

þearle þenian.

Answer 15

violently stretched out.

Question 16

“þearle”

Answer 16

“violently”, “severely”

Question 17

“þenian”

Answer 17

“stretched out”

Question 18

Þȳstro hæfdon

Answer 18

Darkness had

Question 19

bewriġen mid wolcnum Wealdendes hrǣw,

Answer 19

covered with clouds the Ruler’s corpse,

Question 20

“hrǣw”

Answer 20

“body”, “corpse”

Question 21

scīrne scīman; sceadu forðēode

Answer 21

the gleaming light; shadows came forth

Question 22

“scīrne”

Answer 22

“shining”, “resplendent”

Question 23

“scīman”

Answer 23

“brightness”, “splendour”

Question 24

wann under wolcnum.

Answer 24

dark under clouds.

Question 25

Wēop eal ġesceaft,

Answer 25

All of creation wept,

Question 26

cwīðdon Cyninges fyll.

Answer 26

lamenting the King’s fall.

Question 27

Crist wæs on rōde.

Answer 27

Christ was on the cross.

Question 28

Hwæðere þǣr fūse feorran cwōman

Answer 28

Yet eager ones came from afar there

Question 29

tō þām æðelinge; iċ þæt eall behēold.

Answer 29

to that prince; I beheld it all.

Question 30

Sāre iċ wæs mid sorgum ġedrēfed;

Answer 30

Sorely I was drenched in sorrows

Question 31

hnāg iċ hwæðre þām secgum tō handa,

Answer 31

yet I bowed down to the hands of the men,

Question 32

“hnāg”

Answer 32

“bent”

Question 33

“secgum”

Answer 33

“the men”

Question 34

ēaðmōd, elne myċle.

Answer 34

humble, with great courage.

Question 35

Ġenāmon hīe þǣr ælmihtiġne God,

Answer 35

They took almighty God,

Question 36

āhōfon hine of ðām hefian wīte.

Answer 36

raised him from the oppressive punishment.

Question 37

“hefian”

Answer 37

“heavy”, “oppressive”

Question 38

“wīte”

Answer 38

“punishment”, “torment”

Question 39

Forlēton mē þā hilderincas

Answer 39

The warriors abandoned me then

Question 40

“forlēton”

Answer 40

“abandoned”, “left”

Question 41

“hilderincas”

Answer 41

“warriors”

Question 42

standan stēame bedrifenne.

Answer 42

standing drenched in moisture.

Question 43

“stēame”

Answer 43

“moisture”, “blood”

Question 44

“bedrifenne”

Answer 44

“drenched”, “covered”

Question 45

Eall iċ wæs mid strǣlum forwundod.

Answer 45

I was all wounded with nails.

Question 46

“strǣlum”

Answer 46

“arrows”, “nails”

Question 47

Ālēdon hīe ðǣr limwēriġne,

Answer 47

They lay down the limb-weary one there,

Question 48

ġestōdon him æt his līċes hēafdum;

Answer 48

stood at the head of his body;

Question 49

“līċes”

Answer 49

“body”, “corpse” (gen. sg.)

Question 50

behēoldon hīe ðǣr heofenes Dryhten

Answer 50

beheld the Lord of heaven there

Question 51

ond hē hine ðǣr hwīle reste,

Answer 51

and he himself rested for a while,

Question 52

mēðe æfter ðām miċlan ġewinne.

Answer 52

weary after the great battle.

Question 53

“mēðe”

Answer 53

“weary”, “tired”

Question 54

“ġewinne”

Answer 54

“battle”, “war”, “strife”

Question 55

Ongunnon him þā moldern wyrċan

Answer 55

They began to make sepulchre for him

Question 56

“moldern”

Answer 56

“sepulchre”, “earthen house”

Question 57

beornas on banan ġesyhðe.

Answer 57

warriors in the sight of the slayer.

Question 58

“banan”

Answer 58

“slayer” (i.e. the killer of Christ is the cross itself)

Question 59

Curfon hīe ðæt of beorhtan stāne;

Answer 59

It was carved of bright stone;

Question 60

ġesetton hīe ðǣron sigora Wealdend.

Answer 60

which they therein set the Lord of victories.

Question 61

“sigora”

Answer 61

“of victories”

Question 62

Ongunnon him þā sorhlēoð galan

Answer 62

They began to sing the sorrow-song for him

Question 63

“galan”

Answer 63

“to sing”

Question 64

“sorhlēoð”

Answer 64

“sorrowful song”, “dirge”

Question 65

earme on þā ǣfentīde.

Answer 65

sorrow in the evening time.

Question 66

Þā hīe woldon eft sīðian

Answer 66

Then they wished to travel again

Question 67

“sīðian”

Answer 67

“travel”, “journey”

Question 68

mēðe fram þām mǣran þēodne;

Answer 68

weary from that glorious Lord;

Question 69

“mēðe”

Answer 69

“weary”, “tired”

Question 70

reste hē ðǣr mǣte weorode.

Answer 70

he rested there with a small company.

Question 71

“mǣte”

Answer 71

“small”

Question 72

“weorode”

Answer 72

“troop”, “host”, “company” -> Think of a troop of Weedle