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Wē
we
ċildra
child.nom.pl
bidd-aþ
ask-pres.1pl
þē,
you.acc.sg
ēa
lo
lārēow,
teacher
þæt
that
þū
you.nom.sg
tǣċ-e
teach-subj.2sg
ūs
we.acc
sprecan
speak
for-þām
because
unġelǣrede
unlearned.m.nom.pl

we
sindon
be.pres.pl
and
and
ġewæmmodlīċe
corruptly

we
sprec-aþ.
speak-pres.1pl
Hwæt
what
will-e
want-pres.2pl
ġē
you
sprecan?
speak
Hwæt
what | fast, bold
rēċe
care for.pres.1pl

we
hwæt
what | fast, bold

we
sprecan,
speak
būton
except
hit
it
riht
proper
sprǣċ
speech
sie
be.subj.3sg
and
and
behēfe,
useful
næs
not at all
īdel
idle
oþþe
or
fracod.
worthless
Wille
want.pres.2pl
ġē
you
bēon
be
beswungen
beat.pst.part
on
on
leornung-e?
learning-DAT
Lēofre
loved.comp.n.nom
is
be.pres.3sg
ūs
we.acc
bēon
be
beswungen
beat.pst.part
for
before
lār-e
learning-DAT
þonne
than
hit
it
ne
not
cunnan.
know

Ac
and

we
wit-on
know-pres.1pl
þæt
that
þū
you.nom.sg
eart
be.pres.2sg
bilewit
honest
and
and
nelle
not-want.pres.2pl
onbelǣdan
deliver
swingl-a
blow-acc.pl
ūs,
we.acc
būton
except
þū
you.nom.sg
sīe
be.subj.3sg
tōġenȳdd
force.pst.part
fram
from
ūs.
we.acc