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f. 152v, inner margin

1[N]u[2]ƿescu[lonhe]an·|
[he]ofo[nr]ı[c]ae[sƿear]d·|
2[metodesmı]h[t]e hıs|
[modgeþanc3ƿ]e[or]c|
[ƿuldorfæders]ƿa|
[heƿundrage]hƿı{y}lı{c}·[3]|
4[ecedrıhten]ord[4]|
[astealde5Heæ]r[e]st|
[ges]eop[yl]dabearnū·|
6[heo]fon[to]hrofe·[5]|
[halıgscıp]pend|
7[mid]dan ea[r]de[mon]|
[cynnes
ƿeard8e]ce|
[drıhtenæfte]rtida|
9[fır]um onfoldum·|
[fre]a ælmıhtig·|


Notes

[1]The transcription in Frampton 1924 (4-5, n. 3) differs from that presented here in the interpretation of a number of damaged and partially visible letters. The poor quality of the surviving text makes final determination of letter forms next to impossible.

[2]Nu...ælmıhtig·|] Text has been badly damaged by trimming and attempt at erasure.

[3][ge]hƿı{y}lı{c}·|] With <y> corrected from <ı> and <c> corrected from <ı>.

[4]ord|] Impossible to say whether this word was preceded by a <ƿ> as in the probably related W. See above, Chapter 4: Manuscripts (Bd).

[5]hrofe·|] Descender of what is probably an initial <h> is visible to the left of the <r>.

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