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Iċ
I
ācsiġe
ask.pres.1sg
ēow,
you.dat.pl
for-hwī
why
swā
so
ġeornlīċe
eagerly
leorni-e
learn-pres.2pl
ġē?
you
For-þām
because
we
we
nellaþ
not-want.pres.1pl
wesan
be
swā
so
stunt-e
foolish-n.nom.pl
nȳtenu,
cattle.nom.pl
þā
that
nān
none
þing
thing
witaþ,
know.pres.3sg
būton
except
gærs
grass
ond
but
wæter.
water
Ond
and
hwæt
what | fast, bold
wille
want.pres.2pl
ġē?
you

we
willaþ
want.pres.1pl
wesan
be | feast
wīse.
way
On
on | on-
hwilcum
what kind.m.dat
wīsdome?
wisdom.dat
Wille
want.pres.2pl
ġē
you
bēon
be
prættiġe
cunning.m.nom.pl
oþþe
or
þūsenthīw-e
shifty-m.nom.pl
on
on | on-
lēasung-um,
deceit-dat.pl
lytiġ-e
crafty-m.nom.pl
on
on | on-
sprǣcum,
speech.dat.pl
onglǣwlīċ-e,
artful-m.nom.pl
hinderġēp-e,
wily-m.nom.pl

wel
well
spreċende
speak.part
ond
and
yfele
evil.dat
þenċ-ende,
to think-PART
swǣs-um
sweet-dat.pl.n
wordum
word.dat.pl
underþēodde,
to subject.pst.part
fācn
deceit.acc
wiþinnan
within
tȳddri-ende,
to produce-PART
swā
so
swā
so
byrgels
tomb
mēttum
oferġeweorce,
wiþinnan
within
full
full
stenċ-e?
stench-DAT

we
nellaþ
not-want.pres.1pl
swā
so
wesan
be | feast
wīs-e,
wise-m.nom.pl
for-þām
because

he
nis
not-be.pres.3sg
wīs,
wise
þe
which
mid
with
dydrunge
deceit.dat
hine
he.acc
self-ne
self-m.acc
beswīċeþ.
to betray.pres.3sg
Ac
and
hū
how
wille
want.pres.2pl
ġē
you
wesan?
be
We
we
will-aþ
want-pres.1pl
bēon
be
bilewite
honest.m.nom.pl
būton
except
līċetunge,
deceit.dat
ond
and
wīs-e
wise-m.nom.pl
þæt
that

we
būg-en
to turn away from-subj.1pl
fram
from
yfele
evil.dat
ond
and
dōn
do
gōd.
good