Heóro-worda grund, Módes snottor, Gleáw in gehygdum, Georn wísdómes: Swá he with aelde maege Eádes hleotan. 180 Ne beó thú ná tó taelende, Ne thé on móde laet Leoht on gehygdum; Bár breost-cófan. Swá thú, mín bearn, gemyne Fróde faeder-láre, And thec á with firenum geheald." XVIII. SELECTIONS FROM BEOWULF. Hwaet! we Gár-Dena, In geár-dagum, Theód-cyninga Thrym gefrunon, Hú thá aethelingas Ellen fremmedon. Oft Scýld Scéfing Manigum maegthum, 10 Meódo-setla of-teáh; Egsode eorl Syththan aerest wearth 20 Hýran scolde, Gomban gyldan : Thaet waes gód cyning! Thaem eafora waes Aefter cenned, Geong in geardum, Thone God sende 30 Aldor-leáse Him thaes Lif-freá, Woruld-áre forgeáf. Beowulf waes breme; Blaed wide sprang Scyldes eaforan Sceádo-landum in. Swá sceal wig-fruma 40 Góde gewircean, Frómum feóh-giftum, On faeder feorme, Thónne wig cume: Him thá Scýld gewat On Freán waere. Tó brimes farothe, Swá he selfa baed, Thendan wordum weold, 60 Wine Scýldinga, Leóf land-fruma; Lange áhte! Thaer aet hýthe stód Isig and út-fus, Aledon thá Leófne theóden, Beága brýttan, 70 On bearm scipes, Maerne bé maeste, Thaer waes mádma fela, Fraetwa, gelaeded. Ne hýrde ic cymlicor Hilde-waepnum And heatho-waedum, Thá him mid scoldon Feor gewítan. Ná-laes hí hine laessan Lacum teódon, Theód-gestreónum, The hine aet frum-sceafte 90 Forth onsendon, Aenne ofer ythe, Thá-gyt híe him asetton Segen gyldenne, Leton holm beran; Murnende mód. 100 Menn ne cuthon Secgan tó sóthe, Sele raedenne, Haeleth under heofenum, Hwá thaem hlaeste onfeng. I. Thá waes on burgum Beowulf Scýldinga Leóf leód-cyning, Lange thrage; Folcum gefraege;110 Faeder ellor hwearf, Aldor of earde,— In worold wócon, 120 Weoroda raeswan, Heórogár and Hróthgár, Hýrde ic thaet Elan cwen Thá waes Hróthgáre Wiges weorth-mynd, 130 Thaet him his wine-maegas Georne hýrdon, Oth-thaet seó geoguth geweox Mágo-driht micel. Him on mód be-arn, Thaet he heal-réced Hátan wolde, Médo-aern micel, Menn gewyrcean, Thone yldo-bearn 140 Aefre gefrunon; And thaer on-innan Eall gedaelan |