Thám the, der forth-cumene,

20 Fraetwa leton

Licgan on laste,

Gewítan land tredan.

II.

Bíth foldan dael
Faegre gegyrwed

Mid thy heardestan,
And mid thy scearpestan,
And mid thý grymmestan
Gumena gestreóna;

Corfen, sworfen,

Cyrred, thyrred,

Bunden, wunden,
10 Blaeced, waeced,
Fraetwed, gaetwed,
Feorran laeded

Tó durum dryhta.
Dreám bíth on-innan

Cwicra wihta,

Clengeth, lengeth

Thára the aer lifgende
Lange hwile

Wilna bruceth,

20 And nó with-spriceth;

And thónne aefter deathe

Déman onginneth,

Meldan mislice.

Micel is tó hycganne

Wisfaestum men

Hwaet seó wiht sý.

III.

Wer saet aet wine
Mid his wífum twám,
And his twégen suna,
And his twá dóhtra,
Swaese gesweostra,
And hyra suna twégen,
Freolico frum-bearn.
Faeder waes thaer-inne
Thára aethelinga,

10 Aeghwaethres,

Mid eám and nefan.
Ealra waeron fífe

Eorla and idesa

In-sittendra.

IV.

Oft mec faeste beleác

Freolicu meowle,

Ides, on earce;

Hwílum up-ateáh
Folmum sínum,

And freán sealde,
Holdum theódne,

Swá heó háten waes;

Siththan me on hrethre

10 Heáfod sticade,

Niothan upweardne,
On nearo fegde.
Gif thaes onfengan
Ellen dohte,

The mec fraetwede,
Fyllan sceolde

Rúwes nát hwaet.

Raed hwaet ic maene.

V.

Ic waes faemne geong,

Feax-hár cwen,

And aenlic rinc,

On áne tíd;

Fleáh mid fuglum,
And on flóde swam,

Deaf under ythe,

Dead mid fiscum,

And on foldan stóp,

10 Haefde ferhth cwicne.

VI.

Theós lyft byreth

Lytle wihta

Ofer beorh-hleótho,

Thá sind blace swithe,

Swearte, salo-pade,
Sanges rówe;

Heápum ferath,

Hlúde cyrmath;

Traedath bearo-naessas,

10 Hwílum burh-sélo

Niththa bearna.

Nemnath hý sylfe.

NOTES.