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Þū,
you.nom.sg | you
eō-wyrhta,
shoe-worker
hwæt
what | fast, bold
wyrcst
to work.pres.2sg
þū
you.nom.sg | you
ūs
we.acc
nytwyrþnesse?
usefulness.gen
Witodlīċe,
truly
cræft
power
mīn
my
is
be.pres.3sg
behēfe
useful
þearle
severely
ēow
you.dat.pl
and
and
nēod-þearf.
necessity-need
Hū?
how

I
byċġ-e
to buy-pres.1sg
hȳd-a
skin-acc.pl
and
and
fell,
skin.acc
and
and
ġearci-e
to prepare-pres.1sg
hie
he.nom.pl
mid
with
cræft-e
power-DAT
mīn-um,
my-m.dat

and
and
wyrce
to work.pres.1sg
of
(away) from, off
him
he.dat
ġesċȳ
footwear
mistliċes
various.gen.sg.n
cynn-es,
lineage-GEN
swyftlēr-as
slipper-acc.pl
ond
and
sċẹōs,
shoe.acc.pl
leþerhosa
leather-pants.acc.pl
and
and
brīdel-þwang-as,
bridle-thong.acc.pl
flax-an
flask, bottle.acc.pl
and
and
fǣtelsas;
bag.acc.pl
and
and
nān
none
ēower
you.gen.pl
ne
not
mæġ
to be able to.pres.3sg
oferwintran
overwinter
būton
except
mīn-um
my-m.dat
cræfte.
power.dat
Sealtere,
salt-worker

how
ūs
we.acc
fremaþ
to help.pres.3pl
cræft
power | strength, force
þīn?
your
Þearle
severely
fremaþ
to help.pres.3pl
cræft
power | strength, force
mīn
my
ēow
you.dat.pl
eall-um.
all-m.dat.pl
Nān
none
ēower
you.gen.pl
blisse
happiness.dat
brȳc-þ
use-pres.3sg
on
on | on-
ġereordunge
prepared meal.dat
oþþe
or
mete,
food
būton
except
cræft-e
power-DAT
mīn-um.
my-m.dat
Hū?
how
Hwylċ
manna
person.gen.pl
þurh-werodum
mettum
food.dat.pl
þurh-brȳcþ
fully enjoy.pres.3sg
būton
except
swæcc-e
taste-DAT
sealt-es?
salt-GEN

Hwā
how
ġefylþ
ge-fill.pres.3sg
his
he.gen
cleafa-n
cellar-ACC
oþþe
or
hēddern-u
storeroom-acc.pl
būton
except
cræfte
power.dat
mīn-um?
my-m.dat
Efne,
indeed
buter-ġeþwēor
butter-curd
ǣ
each
ond
and
ċȳs-ġerunn
cheese-curd
losi-aþ
perish-pres.3pl
būton
except

I
hyrde
guard.dat
ætwes-e
to be present-pres.1sg
for
before
ēow,
you.dat.pl
þe
which
ne
not
furþon
even
nāne
wyrt-a
plant-gen.pl
ēowra
your.gen.pl
brūc-aþ
use-pres.3pl
būton
except
mē.
i.dat