Old English Reading 1: Appendix, Texts
Ælfric's Colloquy: The Opening

Source: Wikisource, Ælfric's Colloquy, the opening thirteen lines as used in Old English Reading 1, Chapter 6.
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Note: The speaker labels (Teacher, Student A, Student B) are as shown in Old English Reading 1, Chapter 6. The text has no punctuation or capitals.
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Teacher: hwæt hæfst þu weorkes
Student A: ic eom geanwyrde monuc ond sincge ælce dæg seofon tida mid gebroþrum ac þeahhwæþere ic wolde betwenan leornian sprecan on leden gereorde
Teacher: hwæt cunnon þas þine geferan
Student A: summe synt yrþlincgas sume scephyrdas sume oxanhyrdas sume eac swylce huntan sume fisceras sume fugleras sume cypmenn sume scewyrhtan sealteras bæceras
Teacher: hwæt sægest þu yrþlingc hu begæst þu weorc þin
Student B: eala leof hlaford þearle ic deorfe ic ga ut on dægræd þywende oxan to felda ond iugie hie to syl nys hit swa stearc winter þæt ic durre lutian æt ham for ege hlafordes mines ac geiukodan oxan ond gefæstnodon sceare ond cultre mid þære syl ælce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oþþe mare
Teacher: hæfst þu ænigne geferan
Student B: ic hæbbe sumne cnapan þywende oxan mid gadisene