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On Herodes dagum Iudea cyninges, wæs sum sacerd on naman Zacharias, of Abian tune: and his wif wæs of Aarones dohtrum, and hyre nama wæs Elizabeth.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

We habba� gehyred urne naman, "Ge �e synt yfele."

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Ne mihte se dumba f�der cy�an his wife hu se engel his cilde naman gesette, ac, �urh Godes Gastes onwrigenysse, se nama hire wear� cu�.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Nu ealle �as �ing synd mid anum naman genemnode, gesceaft.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Ac he sette gec�mp geleaffullum sawlum, ��t hi gelyfon to geagenne �a ecan welan, �a �e for his naman �a hwilwendan speda forh�gia�.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham