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The Seafarer §39-43

Edited by Tarrin Wills

Forþon ‘For’

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nis ‘there is no’

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þæs ‘so’

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modwlonc ‘confident of temperament’

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mon ‘man’

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ofer ‘on’

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eorþan ‘earth’

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ne ‘nor’

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his ‘of his’

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gifena ‘gifts’

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þæs ‘so’

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god ‘generous’

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ne ‘nor’

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in ‘in’

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geoguþe ‘youth’

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to ‘’

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þæs ‘so’

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hwæt ‘bold’

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ne ‘nor’

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in ‘in’

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his ‘his’

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dædum ‘deeds’

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to ‘’

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þæs ‘so’

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deor ‘courageous’

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ne ‘nor’

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him ‘to him’

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his ‘his’

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dryhten ‘lord’

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to ‘’

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þæs ‘so’

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hold ‘gracious’

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þæt ‘that’

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he ‘he’

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a ‘about’

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his ‘his’

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sæfore ‘seafaring’

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sorge ‘worries’

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næbbe ‘never’

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to ‘as to’

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hwon ‘what’

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hine ‘him’

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dryhten ‘the Lord’

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gedon ‘send’

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wille ‘will’

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Forþon nis þæs modwlonc
mon ofer eorþan,
ne his gifena þæs god,
ne in geoguþe to þæs hwæt,
ne in his dædum to þæs deor,
ne him his dryhten to þæs hold,
þæt he a his sæfore
sorge næbbe,
to hwon hine dryhten
gedon wille.

33b-38The Seafarer44-47

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