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accursed spirit æfter pon ærest Alfwold Anglo-Saxon ansyne Apelbaldes Athelbald awyrgedan Beccel beon biscopes blessed man Guthlac broðor Ceolred cloth comon Cristes Crowland cuman cwæð dæge dagas Drihtnes eadiga wer Guðlac eadigan eagum ealle eallum edition ferde ferdon foresprecena forpon fram fultume gast gasta gehyrde geleafan gemynde geseah Godes hæfde halgan heom heora holy man Guthlac hwæt Ibid J. O. HALLIWELL JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL læs þæt Latin lichaman line 14 mannum mid pan mid þam Mid þy mihte mihton mycel næfre nænig Næs nihte pære pæs pæt pone halgan ponne post 8vo purh sæde semninga sona spake spræce spræcon swá Swylce eac swype sylfe sylfne thee thou Verc wære wæron wæs waron westenes wið wilderness wolde word wordum worulde ylcan þær þære þæs þæs halgan þæt þam þan þara þing þingum þurh
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