- as of when) erst (first) [he]
worthed (became) fēasceaft funden, hē þæs
frōfre ġebād, [in]
fewship (destitute) found, he of this
frover (comfort) abode...
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meodosetla oftēah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ǣrest wearð fēasceaft funden, hē þæs
frōfre gebād, wēox
under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þāh, oðþæt him ǣghwylc þāra ymbsittendra...
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beadoweorca sæd,
ecgum wērig. Oft ic wīg sēo, frēcne feohtan,
frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē gēoc cyme gūðgewinnes, ǣr ic mid ældum eal forwurðe...
- ("young in the yards", i.e. "young in the courts"), and line 14's
folce to
frofre ("as a
comfort to his people").
Kennings are a
significant technique in...
- wearð [ˈej.zo.de eo̯rˠɫ ˈsɪθ.θɑn ˈæː.rest wæɑ̯rˠθ] fēasċeaft funden; hē þæs
frōfre ġebād, [ˈfæːɑ̯ˌʃæɑ̯ft ˈfun.den heː θæs ˈfroː.vre jeˈbɑːd] wēox
under wolcnum...
