- Original: Ōhthere sǣde his
hlāforde, Ælfrēde cyninge, ðæt hē
ealra Norðmonna norþmest būde. Hē cwæð þæt hē būde on þǣm
lande norþweardum wiþ þā Westsǣ...
- men /
heorte þē cēnre, / þē ūre mægen lȳtlað. / eall forhēaƿen, / ā mæg
gnornian / ƿendan þenceð. / fram ic ne ƿille, / mīnum
hlāforde, /
licgan þence....
- Ic ðæt maél
geman þaér wé medu þégun þonne wé gehéton ússum
hláforde in bíorsele ðé ús ðás béagas geaf þæt wé him ðá gúðgetawa gyldan...
- Lerate's
verse English (from the Spanish) Swa
begnornodon |
Geata leode hlafordes hryre, | heorðgeneatas. Cwædon þæt he wære | wyruldcyning,
manna mildust...
-
reported speech, as
exemplified by the
opening sentence: "Ohthere sæde his
hlaforde Ælfrede
kynincge þæt he
ealra Norðmanna norðmest bude." ("Ohthere told...
- And þonne þæt wíf séo mid
bearne and héo tó hyre
hláforde on
reste gá, þonne cweþe héo: Up ic gonge, ofer þé stæppe mid
cwican cilde, nalæs mid cwellendum...
