L151.0.01

  • : Sawyer 151, MS 1: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
  • : St Albans
  • : Hertfordshire
  • : Pinesfield («Pinnelesfeld») in Rickmansworth
  • : 2

Ærst ofhæmedforda , andlang colanea , oþhit cymeþ onbradan pol , sƿaþær sƿifta burna ut sceot , þæt ogrændeles ƿere , beneoþan grændeles ƿere þæt uprihte onþæt fulesloch uel mærtines sol , þonon rihte on heanƿic suðeƿearde bufan nætuc1 dæne þeligeð ut on standæne , sƿa ofer þæt ƿætergefeal , þæt on cealcfimtinga2 gemetr3 hagan up and lang hagan <ŧ> niðer instandæne sƿatoþæm rradan4 ofer buntan hrge5 þæt mugræfes6 stoc , ofþam stocce onþæne læfrihtan nætuc7 , ofþam nectuce , onþæne haran þorn æt necelham stede , on pihtles burnan ·

 

1
This scribe represents 'æ' by the letters 'et', so this is written, and may be intended as, 'nettuc'
2
Clear dot on the first 'i'
3
The deleted 't' suggests that this is 'e' altered from 'æ', 'æ' being represented by this scribe by the graphs 'et'
4
Sic, and there is a section of text missing after this word
5
Sic
6
Three minims with no dots where 'i' is elsewhere consistently dotted in this text, plus 'u' which is unambiguous due to its characteristic diacritic
7
Or 'nettuc'

Variant Readings from ASCharters St Albans, no. 4

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