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 onfondsiþþan hine Niðhad    on nede leȝde,sƿoncre sconobende    on syllan monn.Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.
Beadohilde ne ƿæs    hyre broðra deaþon sefan sƿa sar    sƿa hyre sylfre þinȝ,þæt heo ȝearolice    onȝietan hæfdeþæt heo eacen ƿæs;    æfre ne meahteþriste ȝeþencan    hu ymb þæt scolde.Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.
Ƿe þæt Mæðhilde    mona ȝefruȝnonƿurdon ȝrundlease    Ȝeates friȝe,þæt hi seo sorȝlufu    slæp ealle binom.Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.
Ðeodric ahte    þritiȝ ƿintraMærinȝa burȝ;    þæt ƿæs moneȝum cuþ.Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.
Ƿe ȝeascodan    Eormanricesƿylfenne ȝeþoht;    ahte ƿide folcȜotena 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 þinceðþæt sy endeleas    earfoða dæl,mæȝ þonne ȝeþencan    þæt ȝeond þas ƿoruldƿitiȝ 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 ȝeþahþæt me eorla hleo    ær ȝesealde.Ðæs ofereode,    þisses sƿa mæȝ.
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