Wanderer
Part II: Universal Sorrow (lines 58-115)
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- Forþon ic geþencan ne mæg geond þas woruld
for hwan modsefa min ne gesweorce°, grows dark (pres subj 3s)
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- þonne ic eorla lif
eal geondþence°, meditate on (pres 1s)
hu hi færlice° flet° ofgeafon°, suddenly, hall (as), abandoned (pret 3p)
modge° maguþegnas°. Swa þes middangeard brave (npm), young retainers (np)
ealra dogra° gehwam
dreoseð° ond fealleþ, of days, declines (pres 3s)
forþon ne mæg weorþan wis wer, ær he age° passes (pres subj 3s)
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- wintra dæl° in woruldrice. Wita° sceal geþyldig°, portion (as), wise man (ns), patient (nsm)
ne sceal no to hatheort° ne to hrædwyrde°, impulsive (nsm), hasty of speech (nsm)
ne to wac° wiga ne to wanhydig°, feeble (nsm), reckless (nsm)
ne to forht° ne to fægen°,
ne to feohgifre° afraid (nsm), joyful (nsm), greedy (nsm)
ne næfre gielpes° to georn, ær he geare cunne. of boasting
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- Beorn sceal gebidan°, þonne he beot° spriceð, to wait, boast (as)
oþþæt collenferð° cunne° gearwe° stout-hearted (nsm), has knowledge of (pres subj 3s), clearly
hwider hreþra° gehygd°
hweorfan° wille. of hearts, intention (ns), to turn
Ongietan° sceal gleaw° hæle° hu gæstlic° bið, to perceive, wise (nsm), warrior (ns), spectral (nsn)
þonne ealre þisse worulde wela° weste° stondeð, wealth (ns), deserted (nsm)
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- swa nu missenlice°
geond þisne middangeard in various places
winde biwaune° weallas stondaþ, blown upon (p ptc npm)
hrime bihrorene°,
hryðge° þa ederas°. covered (p ptc npm), snow-swept (npm), buildings (np)
Woriað° þa winsalo°,
waldend licgað decay (pres 3p), halls (np)
dreame bidrorene°,
duguþ° eal gecrong°, deprived (p ptc npm), troop of retainers (ns), fallen (pret 3s)
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- wlonc° bi wealle. Sume wig fornom°, proud (nsf), took away (pret 3s)
ferede° in forðwege°,
sumne fugel oþbær° carried (pret 3s), the way forth, bore away (pret 3s)
ofer heanne° holm°, sumne se hara° wulf high (asm), sea (as), grey-haired (nsm)
deaðe gedælde°,
sumne dreorighleor° honoured (pret 3s), sad-faced (nsm)
in eorðscræfe° eorl gehydde. grave (ds)
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- Yþde° swa þisne eardgeard° ælda scyppend destroyed (pret 3s), dwelling place (as)
oþþæt burgwara° breahtma° lease° of the inhabitants, revelries (gp), without (npm + gen)
eald enta° geweorc idlu° stodon. of giants, idle (npn)
Se þonne þisne wealsteal° wise geþohte foundation (as)
ond þis deorce lif
deope geondþenceð,
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- frod° in ferðe, feor° oft gemon wise (nsm), from long ago
wælsleahta worn,°ond þas word acwið: large number (as)
"Hwær cwom mearg°? Hwær cwom mago°?
Hwær cwom maþþumgyfa°? horse (ns), young man (ns), treasure-giver (ns)
Hwær cwom symbla° gesetu°? Hwær sindon seledreamas°? of feasts, seats (np), revelries in hall (np)
Eala beorht bune°! Eala byrnwiga°! goblet (ns), mailed warrior (ns)
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- Eala þeodnes° þrym°!
Hu seo þrag° gewat°, of the prince, majesty (ns), time (ns), departed (pret 3s)
genap° under nihthelm°, swa heo no wære. grew dark (pret 3s), cover of night (as)
Stondeð nu on laste
leofre duguþe
weal wundrum° heah, wyrmlicum fah. astonishingly (dp as adv)
Eorlas fornoman asca° þryþe°, of spears, strength (np)
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- wæpen wælgifru°, wyrd seo mære°, greedy for slaughter (npn), notorious (nsf)
ond þas stanhleoþu° stormas cnyssað°, stony walls (ap), dash against (pres 3p)
hrið° hreosende° hrusan° bindeð, snowstorm (ns), falling (pres ptc nsf), earth (as)
wintres woma°, þonne won° cymeð, howling (ns), the dark [one] (nsm)
nipeð° nihtscua°, norþan° onsendeð grows dark (pres 3s), shadow of night (ns), from the north
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- hreo° hæglfare° hæleþum on andan°." fierce (asf), hailstorm (as), malice (ds)
Eall is earfoðlic°
eorþan rice, fraught with hardship (nsn)
onwendeð° wyrda gesceaft
weoruld under heofonum. changes (pres 3s)
Her bið feoh° læne°, her bið freond læne, money (ns), transitory (nsm)
her bið mon læne,
her bið mæg læne,
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- eal þis eorþan gesteal° idel weorþeð!' foundation (ns)
Swa cwæð snottor° on mode, gesæt him sundor° æt rune°. wise (nsm), apart, secret meditation (ds)
Til° biþ se þe his treowe° gehealdeþ, ne sceal næfre his torn° to rycene° good (nsm), truth (as), resentment (as), quickly
beorn of his breostum acyþan°, nemþe he ær þa bote cunne, to make known
eorl mid elne° gefremman. Wel bið þam þe him are° seceð, zeal (ds), mercy (as)
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- frofre° to Fæder on heofonum, þær us eal seo fæstnung° stondeð. consolation (as), permanence (ns)