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[^TEXT:  OHTHERE AND WULFSTAN (MS G).
KING ALFRED'S OROSIUS, PART I.
EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY, O.S. 79.
ED. H. SWEET.
LONDON, 1959 (1883).
PP. 18.3 - 21.17^]

<P 18>
[^B9.2.2^]
bi+d swi+de god to sciprapum.
<R 1.18.3>
Se hw+al bi+d micle l+assa +tonne o+dre hwalas: ne bi+d he
lengra +donne syfan elna lang.
<R 1.18.5>
Ac on his agnum lande is se betsta hw+alhunta+d: +ta beo+d
eahta and feowertiges elna lange, & +ta m+astan 
fiftiges elna lange.
<R 1.18.7>
+tara he s+ade +t+at he syxa sum ofsloge syxtig on twam dagum.
<R 1.18.8>
He w+as swy+de spedig man on +t+am +ahtum +te heora speda on
beo+d, +t+at is, on wildrum.
<R 1.18.9>
He h+afde +tagyt, +da he +tone cyningc sohte, tamra deora
unbebohtra syx hund.
<R 1.18.10>
+ta deor hi hata+d hranas; +tara w+aron syx st+alhranas; +da
beo+d swy+de dyre mid Finnum, for +d+am hy fo+d +ta 
wildan hranas mid.
<R 1.18.12>
He w+as mid +t+am fyrstum mannum on +t+am lande: n+afde he
+teah ma +donne twentig hry+dera, & twentig sceapa, 
& twentig swyna; & +t+at lytle +t+at he erede he erede mid
horsan.
<R 1.18.15>
Ac hyra ar is m+ast on +t+am gafole +te +da Finnas him
gylda+d.
<R 1.18.16>
+t+at gafol bi+d on deora fellum, & on fugela fe+derum, &
hwales bane, & on +t+am sciprapum, +te beo+d of hw+ales 
hyde geworht, & of seoles.
<R 1.18.19>
+aghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum.
Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fiftyne mear+des fell, & fif hranes,
& an [{beren{] fel, & tyn ambra fe+dra, &
 berenne kyrtel o+d+de yterenne, & twegen sciprapas; +ag+ter
sy syxtig elna lang, o+ter sy of hw+ales hyde 
geworht, o+ter of sioles.
<R 1.18.24>
He s+ade +d+at Nor+dmanna land w+are swy+te lang & swy+de
sm+al.
<R 1.18.25>
Eal +t+at his man a+ter o+d+de ettan o+d+de erian m+ag +t+at
li+d wi+d +da s+a; & +t+at is +teah on sumum stowum swy+de 
cludig; & licga+d wilde moras wi+d eastan & wi+d uppon
emnlange +t+am bynum lande.
<R 1.18.28>
On +t+am morum eardia+d Finnas.
<R 1.18.29>
& +t+at byne land is easteweard bradost, & symle swa nor+dor
swa sm+alre.
<R 1.18.30>
Eastewerd hit m+ag bion syxtig mila brad, o+t+te hwene
[{bradre{] ; & middeweard +tritig o+d+de bradre; & nor+deweard 
he cw+a+d, +t+ar hit smalost w+are, +t+at hit mihte
beon +treora mila brad to +t+am more; & se mor sy+d+tan, 
on sumum stowum, swa brad swa man m+ag on twam wucum
oferferan; & on sumum stowum swa brad swa
 man m+ag on syx dagum ofer feran.
<P 19>
<R 1.19.1>
+Donne is toemnes +t+am lande su+deweardum, on o+dre healfe
+t+as mores, Sweoland, o+t +t+at land nor+deweard;
 7 toemnes +t+am lande nor+deweardum Cwena land.
<R 1.19.3>
+ta Cwenas hergia+d hwilum on +da Nor+dmen ofer +done mor,
hwilum +ta Nor+dmen on hy.
<R 1.19.5>
& +t+ar sint swi+de micle meras fersce geond +ta moras; &
bera+d +ta Cwenas hyra scypu ofer land on +da meras, 
& +tanon hergia+d on +da Nor+dmen; hy habba+d swy+de
lytle scypa & swy+de leohte.
<R 1.19.9>
Ohthere s+ade +t+at sio scir hatte Halgoland +te he on bude.
<R 1.19.10>
He cw+a+d +t+at nan man ne bude be nor+dan him.
+tonne is an port on su+deweardum +t+am lande, [{+tone{] man
h+at Sciringes heal.
<R 1.19.12>
+tyder he cw+a+d +t+at man mihte geseglian on anum mon+de, gyf
man on niht wicode, & +alce d+age h+afde ambyrne 
wind; & ealle +da hwile he sceal seglian be lande.
<R 1.19.14>
& on +t+at steorbord him bi+d +arest Iraland, & +tonne +da
igland +te synd betux Iralande & +tissum lande.
<R 1.19.16>
+tonne is +tis land o+d he cym+d to Scirincges heale, & ealne
weg on +t+at b+acbord Nor+dweg.
<R 1.19.18>
Wi+d su+dan +tone Sciringes heal fyl+d swy+de mycel s+a up in
on +d+at lond; seo is bradre +tonne +anig man ofer seon m+age.
<R 1.19.19>
& is Gotland on o+dre healfe ongean, & [{si+d+dan{] Sillende.
<R 1.19.20>
Seo s+a li+d m+anig hund mila up in on +t+at land.
<R 1.19.22>
& of Sciringes heale he cw+a+d +t+at he seglode on fif dagan
to +t+am porte +te mon h+at +at H+a+tum; se stent
 betuh Winedum, & Seaxum, & Angle, & hyr+d in on Dene.
<R 1.19.24>
+da he +tiderweard seglode fram Sciringes heale, +ta w+as him
on +t+at b+acbord Denamearc, & on +t+at steorbord 
wids+a +try dagas; & +ta, twegen dagas +ar he to H+a+tum
come, him w+as on +t+at steorbord Gotland, & Sillende, 
& iglanda fela.
<R 1.19.28>
On +t+am landum eardodon Engle, +ar hi hider on land coman.
<R 1.19.29>
& hym w+as +da twegen dagas on +d+at b+acbord +ta igland +te
in Denemearce hyra+d.
<R 1.19.32>
Wulfstan s+ade +t+at he gefore of H+a+dum, +t+at he w+are on
Truso on syfan dagum & nihtum, +t+at +t+at scip w+as 
ealne weg yrnende under segle.
<R 1.19.34>
Weono+dland him w+as on steorbord, & on b+acbord him w+as
Langaland, & L+aland, & Falster, & Sconeg; & +tas 
land eall hyra+d to Denemearcan.
<R 1.19.36>
& +tonne Burgenda land 
<P 20>
w+as us on b+acbord, & +ta habba+d him sylf cyning.
<R 1.20.1>
+tonne +after Burgenda lande w+aron us +tas land, +ta synd
hatene +arest Blecingaeg, & Meore, & Eowland, 
& Gotland on b+acbord; & +tas land hyra+d to Sweon.
<R 1.20.4>
& Weonodland w+as us ealne weg on steorbord o+d Wislemu+dan.
<R 1.20.5>
Seo Wisle is swy+de mycel ea, & hio toli+d Witland &
Weonodland; & +t+at Witland belimpe+d to Estum; & seo 
Wisle li+d ut of Weonodlande, & li+d in Estmere; & se
Estmere is huru fiftene mila brad.
<R 1.20.8>
+tonne cyme+d Ilfing eastan in Estmere of +d+am mere +de Truso
stande+d in sta+de, & cuma+d ut samod in Estmere, 
Ilfing eastan of Estlande, & Wisle su+dan of Winodlande,
& +tonne benim+d Wisle Ilfing hire naman, 
& lige+d of +t+am mere west & nor+d on s+a; for +dy hit man
h+at Wislemu+da.
<R 1.20.14>
+t+at Estland is swy+de mycel, & +t+ar bi+d swy+de manig burh,
& on +alcere byrig bi+d cyningc.
<R 1.20.15>
& +t+ar bi+d swy+de mycel hunig & fiscna+d; & se cyning & +ta
ricostan men drinca+d myran meolc, & +ta unspedigan 
& +ta +teowan drinca+d medo.
<R 1.20.17>
+t+ar bi+d swy+de mycel gewinn betweonan him.
<R 1.20.18>
& ne bi+d +d+ar n+anig ealo gebrowen mid Estum, ac +t+ar bi+d
medo genoh.
<R 1.20.19>
& +t+ar is mid Estum +deaw, +tonne +t+ar bi+d man dead, +t+at
he li+d inne unforb+arned mid his magum & freondum 
mona+d, ge hwilum twegen; & +ta kyningas, & +ta o+dre
heah+dungene men, swa micle lencg swa hi maran 
speda habba+d, hwilum healf gear +t+at hi beo+d unforb+arned,
& licga+d bufan eor+dan on hyra husum.
<R 1.20.24>
& ealle +ta hwile +te +t+at lic bi+d inne, +t+ar sceal beon
gedrync & plega, o+d +done d+ag +te hi hine forb+arna+d.
<R 1.20.26>
+tonne +ty ylcan d+age [{+te{] hi hine to +t+am ade beran
wylla+d, +tonne tod+ala+d hi his feoh, +t+at +t+ar to lafe
 bi+d +after +t+am gedrynce & +t+am plegan, on fif o+d+de syx,
hwylum on ma, swa swa +t+as feos andefn bi+d.
<R 1.20.30>
Alecga+d hit +donne forhw+aga on anre mile +tone m+astan d+al
fram +t+am tune, +tonne o+derne, +donne +t+ane +triddan, 
o+t +te hyt eall aled bi+d on +t+are anre mile; & sceall
beon se l+asta d+al nyhst +t+am tune +de se deada 
man on li+d.
<R 1.20.33>
+donne sceolon beon gesamnode ealle +da menn +de swyftoste
hors habba+d on +t+am lande, for hw+aga on fif 
milum o+d+de on syx milum fram +t+am feo.
<R 1.20.36>
+tonne +arna+d hy ealle toweard +t+am feo; +donne cyme+d se
<P 21>
man se +t+at [{swiftoste{] hors hafa+d to +t+am +arestan 
d+ale & to +t+am m+astan, & swa +alc +after o+drum, o+t hit
bi+d eall genumen; & se nim+d +tone l+astan d+al se 
nyhst +t+am tune +t+at feoh ge+arne+d.
<R 1.21.4>
& +tonne ride+d +alc hys weges mid +dan feo, & hyt motan
habban eall; & for +dy +t+ar beo+d +ta swiftan hors
 ungefoge dyre.
<R 1.21.6>
& +tonne hys gestreon beo+d +tus eall aspended, +tonne byr+d
man hine ut, & forb+arne+d mid his w+apnum & hr+agle.
<R 1.21.8>
& swi+dost ealle hys speda hy forspenda+d mid +tan langan
legere +t+as deadan mannes inne, & +t+as +te hy be 
+t+am wegum alecga+d, +te +da fremdan to +arna+d, & nima+d.
<R 1.21.10>
& +t+at is mid Estum +teaw +t+at +t+ar sceal +alces ge+deodes
man beon forb+arned; & gyf +tar man an ban finde+d 
unforb+arned, hi hit sceolan miclum gebetan.
<R 1.21.13>
& +t+ar is mid [{Estum{] an m+ag+d +t+at hi magon cyle
gewyrcan; & +ty +t+ar licga+d +ta deadan men swa lange & ne 
fulia+d, +t+at hy wyrca+d +tone cyle [{him{] on.
<R 1.21.15>
& +teah man asette twegen f+atels full eala+d o+d+de w+ateres,
hy gedo+d +t+at [{+ag+ter{] bi+d oferfroren, sam hit 
sy sumor sam winter.



