Old English
Ac byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flæsces fodor,
fereþ gelome ofer ganotes bæþ;
garsecg fandaþ hwæþer ac
hæbbe æþele treowe.
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The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the children of men.
Often it traverses the gannet's bath,
and the ocean proves whether the oak
keeps faith in honourable fashion.
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