Genesis A, B

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1100
micel æfter mane. Min sceal swiðor
1101
mid grimme gryre golden wurðan
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fyll and feorhcwealm, þonne ic forð scio."
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þa wearð Adame on Abeles gyld
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eafora on eðle oþer feded,
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soðfæst sunu, þam wæs Seth noma.
1106
Se wæs eadig and his yldrum ðah
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freolic to frofre, fæder and meder,
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Adames and Euan, wæs Abeles gield
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on woruldrice. þa word acwæð
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ord moncynnes: "Me ece sunu
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sealde selfa sigora waldend,
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lifes aldor on leofes stæl,
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þæs þe Cain ofsloh, and me cearsorge
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mid þys magotimbre of mode asceaf
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þeoden usser. Him þæs þanc sie!"
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Adam hæfde, þa he eft ongan
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him to eðelstæfe oðres strienan
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bearnes be bryde, beorn ellenrof,
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XXX and C þisses lifes,
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wintra on worulde. Us gewritu secgað
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þæt her eahtahund iecte siððan
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mægðum and mæcgum mægburg sine
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Adam on eorðan; ealra hæfde
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nigenhund wintra
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and XXX eac, þa he þas woruld
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þurh gastgedal ofgyfan sceolde.
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Him on laste Seth leod weardode,
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eafora æfter yldrum; eþelstol heold
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and wif begeat. Wintra hæfde
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fif and hundteontig þa he furðum ongan
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his mægburge men geicean
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sunum and dohtrum. Sethes eafora
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se yldesta wæs Enos haten;
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se nemde god niðþa bearna
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ærest ealra, siððan Adam stop
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on grene græs gaste geweorðad.
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Seth wæs gesælig; siððan strynde
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seofon winter her suna and dohtra
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ond eahtahund. Ealra hæfde
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XII and nigonhund, þa seo tid gewearð
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þæt he friðgedal fremman sceolde.
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Him æfter heold, þa he of worulde gewat,
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Enos yrfe, siððan eorðe swealh
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sædberendes Sethes lice.
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He wæs leof gode and lifde her
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wintra hundnigontig ær he be wife her
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þurh gebedscipe bearn astrynde;
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him þa cenned wearð Cainan ærest
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eafora on eðle. Siððan eahtahund
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and fiftyno on friðo drihtnes
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gleawferhð hæleð geogoðe strynde,
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suna and dohtra; swealt, þa he hæfde,
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frod fyrnwita, V and nigonhund.
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þære cneorisse wæs Cainan siððan
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æfter Enose aldordema,
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weard and wisa. Wintra hæfde
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efne hundseofontig ær him sunu woce.
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þa wearð on eðle eafora feded,
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mago Cainanes, Malalehel wæs haten.
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Siððan eahtahund æðelinga rim
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and feowertig eac feorum geicte
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Enoses sunu. Ealra nigonhund
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wintra hæfde þa he woruld ofgeaf
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and tyne eac, þa his tiddæge
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under rodera rum rim wæs gefylled.
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Him on laste heold land and yrfe
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Malalehel siððan missera worn.
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Se frumgara fif and sixtig
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wintra hæfde þa he be wife ongann
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bearna strynan. Him bryd sunu
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meowle to monnum brohte. Se maga wæs
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on his mægðe, mine gefræge,
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guma on geogoðe, Iared haten.
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Lifde siððan and lissa breac
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Malalehel lange, mondreama her,
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woruldgestreona. Wintra hæfde
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fif and hundnigontig, þa he forð gewat,
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and eahtahund; eaforan læfde
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land and leodweard. Longe siððan
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Geared gumum gold brittade.
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Se eorl wæs æðele, æfæst hæleð,
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and se frumgar his freomagum leof.
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Fif and hundteontig on fyore lifde
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wintra gebidenra on woruldrice
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and syxtig eac þa seo sæl gewearð
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þæt his wif sunu on woruld brohte;
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se eafora wæs Enoc haten,
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freolic frumbearn. Fæder her þa gyt
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his cynnes forð cneorim icte,
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eaforan eahtahund; ealra hæfde
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V and syxtig, þa he forð gewat,
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and nigonhund eac nihtgerimes,
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wine frod wintres, þa he þas woruld ofgeaf
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ond Geared þa gleawum læfde
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land and leodweard, leofum rince.
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Enoch siððan ealdordom ahof,
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freoðosped folces wisa, nalles feallan let
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dom and drihtscipe,
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þenden he hyrde wæs heafodmaga.

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