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The Lay of Havelok the Dane
The Lay of Havelok the Dane

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.
For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.
[Sidenote: [Fol.
215b, col.
2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.
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The Lay of Havelok the Dane

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Lay of Havelok the Dane is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.
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For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.
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[Sidenote: [Fol.
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215b, col.
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2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

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ben noun US /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

dun noun US /dʌn/

horse of a dull brownish grey color

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

king noun US /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

set verb US /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

sharp adjective US /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading “For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.”

shows noun US /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “[Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.”

Wit noun US /wɪt/

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading “For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.”

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104

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

2

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

215

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From this reading 215b, col.

2292

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

2296

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

2300

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

alnounUS /æl/

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

alle

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

bnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading 215b, col.

bennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

birkabeynes

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

colnoun

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading 215b, col.

dere

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

dunnounUS /dʌn/

horse of a dull brownish grey color

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

eyr

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

fayr

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

Fol

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From this reading [Sidenote: [Fol.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

gnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

genoun

a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

gret

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

haue

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

hauede

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Havelok

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

hise

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

hond

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

hw

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

Hwan

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

kinounUS /kiː/

the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

lo

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

lokes

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

lond

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

louerd

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

nou

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

seyde

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

shal

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

showsnounUS /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Sidenote

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Sikerlike

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From this reading 2.]] Lokes nou, hw he is fayr; 2300 Sikerlike he is hise eyr.

sonenoun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

spere

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

stonde

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

swerd

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

swiþe

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Ubbe

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

vmbe

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

Vre

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

wel

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

weren

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

WitnounUS /wɪt/

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

wone

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

yeme

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From this reading For he is birkabeynes sone, 2296 Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme, and wel were, Wit sharp[e][104] swerd, and lo{n}ge spere.

Þat

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

þe

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Þo

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From this reading [Sidenote: Ubbe shows Havelok to them all.] +Hwan he hauede{n} alle þe ki{n}g gret, And he weren alle dun set, Þo seyde ubbe, “lokes here, 2292 Vre louerd swiþe dere, Þat shal ben king of al þe lond, And haue us alle under hond.

Chapter 6 of The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Frederic [Editor] Madden holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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