Se man þe nafre nele don god ne nafre god lif lade.— Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
Mest ealle men he ȝíueð drinche. óf ane deofles scenche. hé sceal hi {m} cunne sculde wél. ȝíf hé híne nele screnche.— Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
He sal him cunnen silde wel ȝief hit him nele screnche.— Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
Þer is wéle ábute gane. ⁊ reste abuten swinche. þe mei ⁊ nele ðider cume. sare hit hi {m} sceal óf ðinche.— Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
Cat lufat visch, ac he nele his feth wete.— Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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