Can You Do Anything?

Canst De unii Ding?
\nne cræft ih cann.
Hwelhne cræft canst De?
Ih eom hunta.
Hwæs hunta eart De?
Ih eom Dæs cyninges hunta.
He begust De Dcnne cræft?
Ih breide mb nett, and asette hce on iehæpre stdwe. Conne
ietyhte ih mcne hundas Dæt hce Dara wilddbora bhten, oD Dæt hce
unwærlche on Da nett becumen. Conne hce Dus ielæht sind, Donne
cume ih td, and hce on Dum nettum ofslba.
Ne canst De betan nettum huntian?
|iese, ih cann betan nettum huntian.
He?
Ih fd Da wilddbor mid swiftum hundum.
Hwelh wilddbor iefbhst De swcDost?
Ih iefd heorotas, and ran, and baras, and hwclum haran.
Wure De tddæi on huntoDe?
Nese, for Dum hit is sunnandæi; ac iiestrandæi ih wæs on
huntoDe.
Hwæt iefbnge De?
Ih iefbng twbien heorotas and anne bar.
He iefbnge De hce?
Ca heorotas on nettum ih iefbng, and Done bar ih ofsticode.
He wure De swa iedyrstii Dæt De bar ofsticodest?
Ca hundas hine bedrifon td mb, and ih

Can you do anything?
I can hunt.
What skill can you perform?
I am a hunter.
Whose hunter are you?
I am the king's hunter.
How do you pursue with that skill?
I spread my nets, and set bait in a clear place. I know
how to catch wild beasts by means of dogs, so that they
come into the net unawares. If these creatures be scared, then
I come too late, and slay them in the shallow waters.
Can you better catch them in nets?
Aye, I can better catch them in nets.
He?
I chase the wild beast with swift dogs.
What wild beast do you hunt most?
I hunt deer, and elk, and boars, and certain hares.
Were you out hunting today?
Nay, for today is Sunday; but yesterday I was on
a hunt.
What did you take?
I took two deer and one boar.
How did you take them?
The deer I caught in the nets, and the boar I speared.
Were you as expert that you speared the boar?