The Dream of the Rood

Lines 123 - 156

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elne mycle, þær ic ana wæs
mæte werede. Wæs modsefa° spirit (ns)
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afysed° on forðwege°, feala ealra gebad°to impel (p ptc), departure (ds), to exprience (pret 3s)
langunghwila. Is me nu lifes hyht°hope (ns)
þæt ic þone sigebeam secan mote
ana oftor° þonne ealle men, often (comp.)
well weorþian. Me is willa to ðam
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mycel on mode, and min mundbyrd° ishope of protection (as)
geriht° to þære rode. Nah ic ricra fealato direct (p ptc)
freonda on foldan, ac hie forð heonon
gewiton° of worulde dreamum°, sohton him wuldres Cyning;to go (pret 3p), joy (dp)
lifiaþ° nu on heofenum mid Heahfædere, to live (pres 3p)
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wuniaþ on wuldre; ic wene° me to expect (pres 1s)
daga gehwylce hwænne me Dryhtnes rod,
þe ic her on eorðan ær sceawode,
on þysson lænan life gefetige,to fetch (pres. subj. 3s)
and me þonne gebringe þær is blis mycel,
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dream on heofonum, þær is Dryhtnes folc
geseted° to symle°, þær is singal° blis;to seat (p ptc), feast (ds), everlasting (ns)
and me þonne asette þær ic syþþan mot°to be able to (pres 1s)
wunian on wuldre, well mid þam halgum° saint (dp)
dreames brucan°. Si me Dryhten freond,to enjoy
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se ðe her on eorþan ær þrowode
on þam gealgtreowe° for guman synnum; gallows-tree (ds)
he us onlysde° us lif forgeaf, to redeem (pret 3s)
heofonlicne ham. Hiht wæs geniwad° to renew (p ptc)
mid bledum° mid blisse, þam þe þær bryne° þolodan°.glory (dp), fire (as), to suffer (pret 3p)
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Se Sunu wæs sigorfæst° on þam siðfate°,victorious (ns), journey (ds)
mihtig and spedig°, þa he mid manigeo° com,successful (ns), a multitude (ds)
gasta° weorode, on Godes rice, soul (gp)
Anwealda ælmihtig, englum to blisse
and eallum ðam halgum þam þe on heofonum ær

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wunedon on wuldre, þa heora Wealdend cwom,
ælmihtig God, þær his eðel° wæs.home (ns)