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Stanza 16: Sun

semannum         symble biþ on hiht
ðonn hi hine feriaþ         ofer fisces beþ
oþ hibrim hengest         bringeþ to lande
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For mariners, it is always hoped upon
When they ferry hence over the fishes’ bath
Until their sea stallion brings them to land.