Old English (Rohirric)
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Original English
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| Héo naefre wacode
dægréd |
She never watched the morning
rising, |
| Tó bisig mid
dægeweorcum |
Too busy with the day's first
chores, |
| Ac oft héo wacode
sunnanwanung |
But oft she would watch the sun's
fading, |
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Thonne nihtciele créap
geond móras |
As the cold of night crept across
the moors. |
| And on thaere hwile |
And in that moment |
| Héo dréag
thá losinga
|
She felt the loss |
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Earla thinga the héo
forléas.
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Of everything that had been
missed. |
| Héo swá oft dréag hire
sáwle sincende |
So used to feeling the spirit
sink, |
| Héo ne cúthe hire
heortan lust.
|
She had not felt her own heart's
wish. |
