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I
eom
be.pres.1sg
ānhaga
recluse
īsern-e
iron-DAT
wund,
wounded
bille
sword.dat
ġebennad,
wound.pst.part
beadoweorca
battle-work.gen.pl
sæd,
sated
eċġ-um
edge-dat.pl
wēriġ.
weary
Oft
often

I
wīġ
war
sēo,
see.pres.1sg
frēcne
dangerous
feohtan.
to fight
Frōfr-e
comfort-GEN
ne
not
wēn-e,
expect-pres.1sg
þæt
that

i.dat
ġēoc
help
cyme
to come.subj.3sg
gūþġewinnes,
battle-war.gen
ǣr
before

I
mid
with
ældum
age.dat.pl
eal
all
forwurþ-e,
perish.pres.1sg
ac
and
meċ
i.acc
hnossi-aþ
strike-pres.3pl
homera
hammer.gen.pl
lāfe,
what is left, remainder.nom.pl
heard-eċġ,
hard-edge
heorosċearp,
sword-sharp
hond-weorc
hand-work
smiþ-a,
smith-gen.pl
bīt-aþ
to bite-pres.3pl
in
in
burgum;
city or town.dat.pl

I
ā-bīdan
wait
eal
be obliged.pres.1sg
lāþra
hated.m.gen.pl
ġemōtes.
ge-council.gen
Nǣfre
never
lǣċe-cynn
physician-lineage
on
on | on-
folc-stede
public place
findan
to find
meahte,
power.dat
þāra
the.m.gen.pl
þe
which
mid
with
wyrtum
plant.dat.pl
wunde
wound.nom.pl
ġehǣlde,
ac
and

i.dat
eċġ-a
edge-gen.pl
dolg
wound
ēacen
enlarged
weorþ-aþ
become-pres.3pl
þurh
through
dēaþ-sleġe
death-blow
dagum
day.dat.pl
ond
and
nihtum.
night.dat.pl