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purslanes sunu,^[1] wi$ þas senegas feaht;
lie wses cp geprange^[2] hyra preora bana,
ger him Wigelmes beam on }>am wsele liege.
pser waes strS gemot : stodon faeste
wigan on gewinne, wigend crancon,
wundum werige ; wsel feol on eor]?an.
Oswold and Ealdwold ealle hwile,
begeii pa gebropru, beornas trymedon, ~
hyra wineinagas wordon bsedon
set hi peer set ftearfe polian sceoldon,
unwaclice w^epna neotan.
Byrhtwold maj?elode, bord hafenode,
se wses eald geneat, aesc acw^hte,
he ful baldlice beornas leerde :
'Hige sceal J7 heardra, heorte J>e cenre,
mod sceal pe mare, J?e ure msegeu lytlaS.
her 115 fire ealdor eall forheawen,
god on greote ; a meeg gnornian
se Se nu fram )>is wigplegan w^ndan
Ic com frod f cores : fram ic ne wille,
ac ic me })e healfe minuin hlaforde
be swa'leofan m$n licgan J)^nce. 7
Swa hi ^Epelgares beam ealle bylde,
Godric to gupe ; oft he gar forlet
wselspere windan on J>a wlcingas,
swa he on pam folce fyrmest eode,
heow andliynde, o^^[3] pset he on hilde gecranc.
Nses ]>8et na se Godric pe M gu^e forbeah

1. suna.
2. geþrang.
3. od.