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1
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Ich swefna cyst secgan wylle

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The choicest of visions I wish to tell

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reordberend

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voice-bearers

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þuhte me

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It seemed that

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syllicre treow

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most wondrous tree

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5
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on lyft laedan

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born aloft

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bewunden

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wound round with

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begoten mid golde

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sprinkled with gold

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eaxlegespanne

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shoulder-span

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hunu fracodes gealga

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no wicked one’s gallows

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10
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halige gastas

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holy souls

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sigebeam

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victory beam

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synnum fah

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stained with sins

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wuldres treow

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glory’s tree

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waedum geweorðode

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honored with clothing/trappings

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gegyred mid

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decked with

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16
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bewrigene

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wrapped around

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17
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ongytan meahte

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clearly perceived

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18
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earmra aergewin

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old strife of wretches

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19
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swaetan

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bleed/sweat

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mid sorgum gedrefed

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troubled with sorrows

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21
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þaere faegran gesyhðe

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that fair sight

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22
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fuse beacen

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doom beacon

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23
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wendan

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turn/change

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24
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hwilum

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sometimes

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25
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mid waetan bestemed

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with water wet

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beswyled

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drenched

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27
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mid since gegyrwed

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decked with jewels

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28
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þaer licgende

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lying there

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29
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hreorcearig

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troubled

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30
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haelendes treow

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the Healer’s tree

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31
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hleoðrode

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spoke/made a noise

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32
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wudu selesta

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best wood

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33
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ic þaet gyta geman

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I yet remember it

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34
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astyred of stefne minum

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moved from my stem

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35
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feondas

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fiends

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36
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wergas

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criminals

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37
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on beorg asetton

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fixed me on a hill

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38
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feondas genoge

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fiends enough

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39
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frean mancynnes

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mankind’s lord

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40
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efstan elne mycle

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come with great courage

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41
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he me wolde on gestigan

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he would mount on me

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42
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ne dorste

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did not dare

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43
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bugan oððe berstan

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bend or break

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44
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ic faeste stod

A

I stood fast

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45
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ic mihte

A

I could have

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46
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ongyrende hine

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he stripped himself

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47
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geong healeð

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young hero

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48
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strang ond stiðmod

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strong and stout-minded

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49
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mancyn lysan

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loose/free mankind

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50
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ymbclypte

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embraced/clasped

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51
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bugan to earðan

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bow to earth

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52
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feallan to foldan sceatum

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fall to earth’s fields

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53
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ic sceolde

A

I had to

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54
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Ahof ic ricne cyning

A

I lifted a mighty king

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55
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heofona hlaford

A

Lord of the heavens

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56
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þurhdrifan hi me mid deorcan naeglum

A

They drove me through with dark nails

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57
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dolg gesiene

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sores are seen

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58
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opene inwidhlemmas

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open malice-wounds

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59
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naenigum sceððan

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injure anyone

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60
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bysmeredon hie unc butu aetgaedere

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they mocked us both, we two together

61
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his gast onsended

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he gave up the ghost

62
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wraðra wyrda

A

of fierce fate

63
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þystro

A

darknesses/shadows

64
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wealdendes hraew

A

the corpse of the Wielder

65
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scirne sciman

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bright radiance

66
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sceadu forðeode

A

a shadow went forth

67
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wann under wolcnum

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dark under clouds/heaven

68
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cwiððon cyniges fyll

A

lamented the king’s fall

69
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fuse feorran cwoman

A

eager ones came from afar

70
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aeðelinge

A

noble one

71
Q

mid sorgum gedrefed

A

with sorrows distressed

72
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eaðmod elne mycle

A

willing with great zeal

73
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genamon hie

A

they took

74
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hefian wite

A

grim torment

75
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forleton me þa hilderincas

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those warriors abandoned me

76
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steame bedrifenne

A

blood drenched

77
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mid staelum forwundod

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wounded with arrows

78
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aledon hie ðaer limwerigne

A

they laid there the limb-weary one

79
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he hine ðaer hwile reste

A

he himself rested there

80
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meðe aefter ðam miclan gewinne

A

worn from that great strife

81
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on banan gesyhðe

A

in the slayer’s sight

82
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gesetton hie ðaeron sigora wealdend

A

set in it the Wielder of victories

83
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sorhleoð galan

A

sang a sorrow-song

84
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maeran þeodne

A

that great lord

85
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maete weorode

A

with little company

86
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greotende

A

lamenting

87
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up gewat

A

rose up (in reference to warrior’s cry)

88
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faeger feorgbold

A

fair lifedwelling

89
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egeslic wyrd

A

a dreadful fate

90
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gefrunon

A

learned of me

91
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gyredon me golde ond seolfre

A

adorned me with silver and gold

92
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haeleð min se leofa

A

beloved man of mine

93
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bealuwara weorc

A

work of baleful ones

94
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gebiden haebbe sarra sorge

A

have endured of sore sorrows

95
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Is nu sael cumen

A

Now the time has come

96
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weorðiað wide ond side

A

honour me far and wide

97
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gebiddaþ him

A

will pray for themselves

98
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bearn godes

A

God’s son

99
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þrowode hwile

A

suffered a while

100
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þrymfaest nu

A

glorious now

101
Q

hlifige under heofenum

A

rise under heaven

102
Q

ich haelan maeg

A

I may heal

103
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aeghwyclne anra

A

any of those

104
Q

bið egesa to me

A

are in awe of me

105
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wita heardost

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hardest of torments

106
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lodum laðost

A

most loathly to men

107
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geweorðode

A

honoured

108
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ic þe hate

A

I command you

109
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secge mannum

A

tell unto men

110
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ealdgewyrhtum

A

ancient ill deeds

111
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Deað he þaer byrigde

A

Death he tasted there

112
Q

eft dryhten aras

A

the lord rose again

113
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on heofenas astag

A

rose to heaven

114
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se ah domes geweald

A

he holds power of doom

115
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geearnaþ

A

earned

116
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unforht wesan

A

be unafraid

117
Q

Frineð he

A

he asks

118
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deaðes wolde biteres onbyrigan

A

would gladly taste bitter death

119
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fea þencaþ

A

few think

120
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onginnen

A

answer

121
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in breostum bereð

A

bears in his breast

122
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rice gesecan

A

enter the kingdom

123
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of eorðwege

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from the earth-way

124
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afysed

A

impelled

125
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lagungwhile

A

longing-while

126
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lifes hyht

A

life’s hope

127
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mycel on mode

A

is much in mind

128
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mundbyrd

A

hope of portection

129
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geriht to þaere rode

A

reverts to the rood

130
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nah ic ricra feala freonda on foldan

A

I have not now many strong friends on this earth

131
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gewiton of worulde dreamum

A

have departed from world’s joys

132
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wuniaþ on wuldre

A

dwell in glory

133
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aer sceowode

A

formerly saw

134
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gefetige

A

will fetch me away

135
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blis mycel

A

much bliss

136
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geseted to symle

A

is seated at a feast

137
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singal blis

A

bliss everlasting

138
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dreames brucan

A

delights to enjoy

139
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for guman synnum

A

for mankind’s sins

140
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He us onlysde ond us lif forgeaf

A

He loosed/freed us and life gave

141
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heofonlicne ham

A

heavenly home

142
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Hiht was geniwad

A

hope was renewed

143
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mid bledum ond mis blisse

A

with glory and with gladness

144
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bryne þolodan

A

endured burning

145
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sigorfaest

A

victory-fast/sure

146
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siðfate

A

great venture

147
Q

mihtig ond spedig

A

with might and good speed

148
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gasta weorode

A

a vast host of souls

149
Q

eðel

A

homeland

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