Mg Oxford, Magdalen College, lat. 105

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Poem

Nu [1] ƿe sculon herıan heofon|rıces ƿeard·

metudes mıhte·| ond hıs modgeþanc·

ƿurc| ƿuldorfæder· sƿa he ƿun‑|dra gehƿılc

ece drıhten| ord astalde·

5 He ærest ge|scop ylda bearnum

heofon| to rofe· halıg scyppend·|

mıddangearde mancynnes| ƿeard

ece drıhten· Æfter| tıda

fırum on foldum| frea ælmıhtıg·|

Notes

[1]Nu] Initial <N> is in the “margin” of the poem’s writing area (i.e. just inside right margin of Latin main text). Illuminated with yellow wash.