twǣm fōtum hæfde þæt hēafod be·clypped, grǣdiġ and hungriġ,
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and for Gode ne dorste þæs hēafdes on·byrġan, ac
hēold hit wiþ dēor. Þā wurdon hīe of·wundrode þæs
wulfes hierd-rǣdenne, and þæt hāliġe hēafod hām fęredon
mid him, þanciende þǣm Ælmihtigan ealra his wundra.
Ac se wulf folgode forþ mid þǣm hēafde, oþ þæt hīe tō
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tūne cōmon, swelce hē tam wære, and ġe·węnde eft siþþan
tō wuda on·ġēan.