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f. 129r, bottom margin
Detail of manuscript page showing Cædmon’s Hymn
1Nu ƿe sculon herıan heofon rıces ƿeard· 2metudes myhte· ⁊hıs mod ge þanc‑|
3ƿurc ƿuldu{a}r fæder·[1] sƿa he ƿundra ge hƿılc 4ece drıhten ord astealde· 5He|
ærest ge sceop ylda bearnū 6heofon to hrofe· halıg scyppend 7mıddan gearde|
man cynnes ƿeard 8éce[2] drıhten· Æfter tıda 9fırum on foldum frea ælmyhtıg[3]|

Notes

[1]ƿuldu{a}r fæder·] <a> corrected from <u>. Perhaps intended as <o>.

[2]éce] A very light accent (but in same colour ink) appears over the first <e>. Not in Dobbie 1937, 39.

[3]ælmyhtıg|] Dobbie 1937 reads ælmyhtig· (39). There is no final point in the manuscript.

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