Ælfric of Eynsham, Preface to Genesis 12 — ed. jjek5898
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Eft is seo halige ðrynnys geswutelod on ðisre bec, swa swa is on ðam worde, ðe God cwæð: Uton wyrcean mannan to ure anlicnisse. Mid ðam ðe he cwæð: Uton wyrcean, is seo ðrynnys gebicnod; mid ðam ðe he cwæð: to ure anlicnysse, is seo soðe annys geswutelod. He ne cwæð na menigfealdlice: to urum anlicnyssum, ac anfealdlice: to ure anlicnysse.
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