Transcription of Bilingual Beowulf - MIT
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High o'er his head they hoist the standard, þa gyt hie him asetton segen geldenne a gold-wove banner; let billows take him, heah ofer heafod, leton holm beran, ... he breaks o gold from the spiral rings often worn on the arm and so rewards his followers. 2. Wide, I heard, was the work commanded, ða ic wide gefrægn weorc gebannan ...
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