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Him wæs metes micel lustHe had a great appetite for food
On ðæm dæge he gemette ane eaOn that day he came upon a river
Man brohte his heafod on anum disceThey brought his head on a platter (or: his head was brought on a platter)
Geweorðod ofer werþeodaHonoured among the nations of men
Þa se cyning ðæt anfunde, þæt him mon geswicen hæfde, he ða hiene selfne forbærndeWhen the king discovered that he had been deceived, he lit himself on fire
He wunode on dunum dæges and nihtesHe lived in the mountains by day and by night
On þysum geare wæs se mycla hungar geond AngelcynnIn this year there was the great hunger throughout the English people
Ða com Willelm eorl fram geondan sæThen Earl William came from across the sea
Þa gebundon hie hineThen they bound him
Se yrðling lufað þone æcerThe farmer loves the field
Sio tunge sendeð þa sawle in hellegrundThe tongue sends the soul into the abyss of hell
waldend þone godanthe good ruler ["ruler the good"]