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Poem

f. 146r, line 25

1[ Approx. 18 characters omitted ] Ne sculon her gean heofon rıces ƿe:|
ard 2 metodes mıhte· Ond hıs mod geþonc 3 ƿeoroda ƿul:|
dor fæder sƿa he ƿundra ge~~〈h〉~~{ƿ}hƿæs [1] 4 ece drıhten or|
onsteald|

f.146v, line 1

onstealde [2] 5 he ærest scop eorþū bearnū 6 heofon to hrofe|
halıg sc⁁\y/pend·[3] 7 þa mıddan geard moncynnes [4] ƿeard 8 ece|
drıhten æfter eode 9 fınū foldan frea ælmıhtıg· [ Approx. 3 characters omitted ]

Notes

[1]ge~~〈h〉~~{ƿ}hƿæs] First <ƿ> written over unidentified character (perhaps an <h> or <s>).

[2]or| onsteald| onstealde] Catchword (onsteald|) at foot of f. 146r corresponds with onstealde, f. 146v.

[3]sc⁁\y/pend·] <y> added above the line with caret between <c> and <p>.

[4]moncynnes] Oddly formed <y>. The same form is also found in ƿyrþes, manuscript line 6.