Heofona r[=i][.c]e is [.g]e.l[=i]c th[=ae]m h[=i]redes ealdre, the on
[=ae]rnemer[.g]en
[=u]t [=e]ode [=a].h[=y]ran wyrhtan on his w[=i]n-[.g]eard.
[.G]e.wordenre 60
[.g]e.cwid-r[=ae]denne th[=ae]m wyrhtum, h[=e] sealde [=ae]lcum [=a]nne
th[e,]ning with his dae[.g]es weorce, and [=a].s[e,]nde h[=i]e on his
w[=i]n[.g]eard.
And th[=a] h[=e] [=u]t [=e]ode ymbe undern-t[=i]d, h[=e] [.g]e.seah
othre on str[=ae]te [=i]dle standan. Th[=a] cwaeth h[=e]: 'G[=a] [.g][=e]
on
m[=i]nne w[=i]n[.g]eard, and ic s[e,]lle [=e]ow thaet riht bith.' And
h[=i]e th[=a] 65
f[=e]rdon. Eft h[=e] [=u]t [=e]ode ymbe th[=a] siextan and nigothan
t[=i]d, and dyde th[=ae]m sw[=a] [.g]e.l[=i]ce. Th[=a] ymbe th[=a]
[e,]ndlyftan
t[=i]d h[=e] [=u]t [=e]ode, and funde [=o]thre standende, and th[=a]
sae[.g]de h[=e]:
'Hw[=y] stande [.g][=e] h[=e]r ealne dae[.g] [=i]dle?' Th[=a] cw[=ae]don
h[=i]e:
'For th[=ae]m the [=u]s n[=a]n mann ne h[=y]rde.' Th[=a] cwaeth h[=e]:
'And 70
g[=a] [.g][=e] on m[=i]nne w[=i]n[.g]eard.'
S[=o]thl[=i]ce th[=a] hit waes [=ae]fen [.g]e.worden, th[=a] sae[.g]de se
w[=i]n[.g]eardes
hl[=a]ford his [.g]e.r[=e]fan: 'Clipa th[=a] wyrhtan, and [=a].[.g]ief
him
hiera m[=e]de; on.[.g]inn fram th[=ae]m [=y]t.emestan oth thone
fyrmestan.'
Eornostl[=i]ce th[=a] th[=a] [.g]e.c[=o]mon the ymbe th[=a] [e,]ndlyftan
75
t[=i]d c[=o]mon, th[=a] on.f[=e]ngon h[=i]e [=ae]lc his p[e,]ning. And
th[=a] the
{65}
th[=ae]r [=ae]rest c[=o]mon, w[=e]ndon thaet h[=i]e scolden m[=a]re
on.f[=o]n; th[=a]
on.f[=e]ngon h[=i]e syndri[.g]e th[e,]ningas. Tha on.gunnon h[=i]e
murcnian
on.[.g][=e]an thone h[=i]redes ealdor, and thus cw[=ae]don: 'Th[=a]s
[=y]temestan worhton [=a]ne t[=i]d, and th[=u] dydest h[=i]e
[.g]e.l[=i]ce [=u]s, 80
the b[=ae]ron byrthenna on thisses dae[.g]es h[=ae]tan.' Th[=a] cwaeth
h[=e]
and-swariende hiera [=a]num: '[=E]al[=a] th[=u] fr[=e]ond, ne d[=o] ic
th[=e]
n[=a]nne t[=e]onan; h[=u], ne c[=o]me th[=u] t[=o] m[=e] t[=o]
wyr[.c]enne with
[=a]num p[e,]ninge? Nim thaet th[=i]n is, and g[=a]; ic wile thissum
[=y]temestum s[e,]llan eall sw[=a] mi[.c]el sw[=a] th[=e]. Oththe ne
m[=o]t ic 85
d[=o]n thaet ic wile? Hwaether the th[=i]n [=e]age m[=a]nfull is for
th[=ae]m
the ic g[=o]d eom? Sw[=a] b[=e]oth tha fyrmestan [=y]temeste, and th[=a]
[=y]temestan fyrmeste; s[=o]thl[=i]ce mani[.g]e sind [.g]e.clipode, and
f[=e]a [.g]e.corene.'