Dream of the Rood Flashcards
(149 cards)
1
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Ich swefna cyst secgan wylle
A
The choicest of visions I wish to tell
2
Q
reordberend
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voice-bearers
3
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þuhte me
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It seemed that
4
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syllicre treow
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most wondrous tree
5
Q
on lyft laedan
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born aloft
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bewunden
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wound round with
7
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begoten mid golde
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sprinkled with gold
8
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eaxlegespanne
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shoulder-span
9
Q
hunu fracodes gealga
A
no wicked one’s gallows
10
Q
halige gastas
A
holy souls
11
Q
sigebeam
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victory beam
12
Q
synnum fah
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stained with sins
13
Q
wuldres treow
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glory’s tree
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Q
waedum geweorðode
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honored with clothing/trappings
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gegyred mid
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decked with
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bewrigene
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wrapped around
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ongytan meahte
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clearly perceived
18
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earmra aergewin
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old strife of wretches
19
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swaetan
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bleed/sweat
20
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mid sorgum gedrefed
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troubled with sorrows
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þaere faegran gesyhðe
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that fair sight
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fuse beacen
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doom beacon
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wendan
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turn/change
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hwilum
A
sometimes
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mid waetan bestemed
with water wet
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beswyled
drenched
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mid since gegyrwed
decked with jewels
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þaer licgende
lying there
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hreorcearig
troubled
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haelendes treow
the Healer's tree
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hleoðrode
spoke/made a noise
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wudu selesta
best wood
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ic þaet gyta geman
I yet remember it
34
astyred of stefne minum
moved from my stem
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feondas
fiends
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wergas
criminals
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on beorg asetton
fixed me on a hill
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feondas genoge
fiends enough
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frean mancynnes
mankind's lord
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efstan elne mycle
come with great courage
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he me wolde on gestigan
he would mount on me
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ne dorste
did not dare
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bugan oððe berstan
bend or break
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ic faeste stod
I stood fast
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ic mihte
I could have
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ongyrende hine
he stripped himself
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geong healeð
young hero
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strang ond stiðmod
strong and stout-minded
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mancyn lysan
loose/free mankind
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ymbclypte
embraced/clasped
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bugan to earðan
bow to earth
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feallan to foldan sceatum
fall to earth's fields
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ic sceolde
I had to
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Ahof ic ricne cyning
I lifted a mighty king
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heofona hlaford
Lord of the heavens
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þurhdrifan hi me mid deorcan naeglum
They drove me through with dark nails
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dolg gesiene
sores are seen
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opene inwidhlemmas
open malice-wounds
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naenigum sceððan
injure anyone
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bysmeredon hie unc butu aetgaedere
they mocked us both, we two together
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his gast onsended
he gave up the ghost
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wraðra wyrda
of fierce fate
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þystro
darknesses/shadows
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wealdendes hraew
the corpse of the Wielder
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scirne sciman
bright radiance
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sceadu forðeode
a shadow went forth
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wann under wolcnum
dark under clouds/heaven
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cwiððon cyniges fyll
lamented the king's fall
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fuse feorran cwoman
eager ones came from afar
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aeðelinge
noble one
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mid sorgum gedrefed
with sorrows distressed
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eaðmod elne mycle
willing with great zeal
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genamon hie
they took
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hefian wite
grim torment
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forleton me þa hilderincas
those warriors abandoned me
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steame bedrifenne
blood drenched
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mid staelum forwundod
wounded with arrows
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aledon hie ðaer limwerigne
they laid there the limb-weary one
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he hine ðaer hwile reste
he himself rested there
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meðe aefter ðam miclan gewinne
worn from that great strife
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on banan gesyhðe
in the slayer's sight
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gesetton hie ðaeron sigora wealdend
set in it the Wielder of victories
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sorhleoð galan
sang a sorrow-song
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maeran þeodne
that great lord
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maete weorode
with little company
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greotende
lamenting
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up gewat
rose up (in reference to warrior's cry)
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faeger feorgbold
fair lifedwelling
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egeslic wyrd
a dreadful fate
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gefrunon
learned of me
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gyredon me golde ond seolfre
adorned me with silver and gold
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haeleð min se leofa
beloved man of mine
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bealuwara weorc
work of baleful ones
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gebiden haebbe sarra sorge
have endured of sore sorrows
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Is nu sael cumen
Now the time has come
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weorðiað wide ond side
honour me far and wide
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gebiddaþ him
will pray for themselves
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bearn godes
God's son
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þrowode hwile
suffered a while
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þrymfaest nu
glorious now
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hlifige under heofenum
rise under heaven
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ich haelan maeg
I may heal
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aeghwyclne anra
any of those
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bið egesa to me
are in awe of me
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wita heardost
hardest of torments
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lodum laðost
most loathly to men
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geweorðode
honoured
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ic þe hate
I command you
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secge mannum
tell unto men
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ealdgewyrhtum
ancient ill deeds
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Deað he þaer byrigde
Death he tasted there
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eft dryhten aras
the lord rose again
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on heofenas astag
rose to heaven
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se ah domes geweald
he holds power of doom
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geearnaþ
earned
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unforht wesan
be unafraid
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Frineð he
he asks
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deaðes wolde biteres onbyrigan
would gladly taste bitter death
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fea þencaþ
few think
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onginnen
answer
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in breostum bereð
bears in his breast
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rice gesecan
enter the kingdom
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of eorðwege
from the earth-way
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afysed
impelled
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lagungwhile
longing-while
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lifes hyht
life's hope
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mycel on mode
is much in mind
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mundbyrd
hope of portection
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geriht to þaere rode
reverts to the rood
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nah ic ricra feala freonda on foldan
I have not now many strong friends on this earth
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gewiton of worulde dreamum
have departed from world's joys
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wuniaþ on wuldre
dwell in glory
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aer sceowode
formerly saw
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gefetige
will fetch me away
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blis mycel
much bliss
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geseted to symle
is seated at a feast
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singal blis
bliss everlasting
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dreames brucan
delights to enjoy
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for guman synnum
for mankind's sins
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He us onlysde ond us lif forgeaf
He loosed/freed us and life gave
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heofonlicne ham
heavenly home
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Hiht was geniwad
hope was renewed
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mid bledum ond mis blisse
with glory and with gladness
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bryne þolodan
endured burning
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sigorfaest
victory-fast/sure
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siðfate
great venture
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mihtig ond spedig
with might and good speed
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gasta weorode
a vast host of souls
149
eðel
homeland
