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"[Os] byþ ordfruma ælcre spræce, wisdomes wraþu and witena frofur, and eorla gehwam, eadnys and tohiht." [Mouth/God (Woden)] is the source of every statement, Wisdom's support and a comfort to the wise, And the joy and delight of the nobleman.' Ðas VIIII agon wið nygon attrum. These 9 have strength against nine poisons. Wyrm com snican, toslat he an; A worm came creeping, he tore a man in two ða genam Woden VIIII wuldortanas, then Woden took 9 Glory-Twigs, sloh ða þa næddran, þæt heo on VIIII tofleah. struck the adder then, that it flew apart into 9 (bits). Þær geændade æppel and attor, There brought about the apple and poison...
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