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f. 83r, bottom margin
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1Nu ƿe sculun herıan heofon rıces ƿeard·2metudes mıchte· ⁊ hıs mod⟨t{g}⟩e þanc·[1] 3ƿeorc|
ƿuldor fæder·sƿa he ƿundra ge hƿylc· 4eche drıhten ord a stealde· 5He ærust ge scop|
ylda bearnum· 6heofon to hrofe· halı⟨g⟩[2] scyppend·7mıddan gearde|
mankynnes ƿearde{:}8eche[3] drıhten æfter tıda 9fırum on foldum|
frea ælmıhtıg·|

Notes

[1]mod⟨tg⟩e þanc·] <g> is ill-formed. Perhaps written over <t>.

[2]halı⟨g⟩] <g> ill-formed.

[3]ƿearde{:}eche] Erasure between words. Possibly of an <e>.

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