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Exile Quotes
Ic þæt secgan mæg, hwæt ic yrmþa gebad, siþþan ic up weox, niwes oþþe ealdes, no ma þonne nu. A ic wite wonn minra wræcsiþa. I am able to tellall the hardships I've suffered since...
Love Quotes
ða ic me ful gemæcne monnan funde, heardsæligne, hygegeomorne, mod miþendne, morþor hycgendne. Bliþe gebæro ful oft wit beotedan þæt unc ne gedælde nemne deað ana owiht elles;...
Sadness Quotes
Ic þis giedd wrece bi me ful geomorre, I make this song of myself, deeply sorrowing (1)
Women and Femininity Quotes
Ic þis giedd wrece bi me ful geomorre, minre sylfre sið. I make this song of myself, deeply sorrowing,my own life's journey. (1-2)