The Day of Forsaking

þ h þæt þ sumre tde dyde, þæt h forlt þæt hs þæs eborscipes, ond t wæs gongende t nata
scipene, þra heord him wæs þære neahte beboden.

One day it happened that he forsook his kinship, and it was going to the ship's place, which was near to him appointed.