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 he ne wandode na 83t fam wigplegan, ac he lysde for5 flan genehe ; hwilon he on bord sceat, hwilon beorn tsesde ; gefre embe stunde he sealde sume wunde, 5 fa hwile Se he wgepna wealdan moste. Da gyt on orde stod Eadweard se langa, gearo and geornf ul ; gylpwordum sprsec, fset he nolde fleogan fotmsel landes, ofer bsec bugan, fa his b^tera lAg : 10 he brsec fone bofctweall, and wi$ 8a beornas feaht, o$ fset he his sincgyfan on fain seemannum wurftlice wrsec, ser he on wsele Isege. Swa dyde ^Eferlc, sefele gefera, ' ' f us and forSgeorn, feaht .eornoste, Q Sibyrhtes bro^or and: switSe msenig ofer clufon celled bord, cene hi w^redon : 'gryreleo'Sa'Sum. pa- set guSe sloh Offa fone sselidan, fset he on eort5an feoll, 20 and fiser Gaddes rnseg grund gesohte : ra^e wearS &st hilde Offa forheawen; u he hsefde Seah geforfod fset he his frean gehet, swa he beotode ser wi^ his teahgif an, > fset nl sceoldon begen on burh ridan, 25 hale to hame, o^Se on h^re cringan, on wselstowe wundum sweltan f> he Iseg Segenllce Seodne geh^nde. Da weart5 borda^ gebrsec ; brimm^n wodon, gu^e gegr^mode ; gar oft f urhwod feorhhus. ForS fa code Wistan,
 * bserst bordes Iserig, and seo byrne sang