The Exeter Book (Jebson)/Deor

Ƿelund him be ƿyrman    ƿræces cunnade,
anhydiȝ eorl    earfoþa dreag,
hæfde him to ȝesiþþe    sorȝe and lonȝaþ,
ƿintercealde ƿrace,    ƿean oft onfond
siþþan hine Niðhad    on nede leȝde,
sƿoncre sconobende    on syllan monn.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

Beadohilde ne ƿæs    hyre broðra deaþ
on sefan sƿa sar    sƿa hyre sylfre þinȝ,
þæt heo ȝearolice    onȝietan hæfde
þæt heo eacen ƿæs;    æfre ne meahte
þriste ȝeþencan    hu ymb þæt scolde.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

Ƿe þæt Mæðhilde    mona ȝefruȝnon
ƿurdon ȝrundlease    Ȝeates friȝe,
þæt hi seo sorȝlufu    slæp ealle binom.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

Ðeodric ahte    þritiȝ ƿintra
Mærinȝa burȝ;    þæt ƿæs moneȝum cuþ.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

Ƿe ȝeascodan    Eormanrices
ƿylfenne ȝeþoht;    ahte ƿide folc
Ȝotena rices;    þæt ƿæs ȝrim cyninȝ.
Sæt secȝ moniȝ    sorȝum ȝebunden,
Ƿean on ƿenan,    ƿyscte ȝeneahhe
þæt þæs cynerices    ofercuman ƿære.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

Siteð sorgceariȝ,    sælum bidæled,
on sefan sƿeorceð,    sylfum þinceð
þæt sy endeleas    earfoða dæl,
mæȝ þonne ȝeþencan    þæt ȝeond þas ƿoruld
ƿitiȝ Dryhten    ƿendeþ ȝeneahhe,
eorle moneȝum    are gesceawað,
ƿislicne blæd,    sumum ƿeana dæl.

Ðæt ic bi me sylfum    secȝan ƿille,
þæt ic hƿile ƿæs    Heodoninȝa scop,
dryhtne dyre;    me ƿæs Deor noma.
Ahte ic fela ƿintra    folgað tilne,
holdne hlaford,    oþ þæt Heorenda nu,
leoðcræftiȝ monn,    londryht ȝeþah
þæt me eorla hleo    ær ȝesealde.
Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.

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