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þær gumena sum æl-wihta eard 3000 ufan cunno[de]: gráp þá tó-geanes, gúð-rinc ge-feng át[olan] clommum ; no þý ær in ge-scód halan líce,

hring útan ymb-beárh, heo pone fyrd-hom Surh-fón ne mihte, locene leód-syrcan 3010 láþan fingrum ; bær þá seó brim-wyl, þá heó tó botme com, hringa pengel tó hófe sínum, swá he ne mihte,

nó he þæm módig was, wapna ge-wealdan ; ac hine wundra þæs fela swecte on sunde, 3020 sæ-deór monig hilde-tuxum here-syrcan bræc, ehton æg-læcan; dá se eorl on-geat he níð-sele

3010 wylf.

nát hwylcum was,
þær him nænig wæter
wihte ne scepede,

né him for hróf-sele 3030 hrínan ne méhte

fær-grípe flódes,
[fýr-leó]ht ge-seah,
blácne leóman.
beorhte [scínan]:
on-geat þá se góda
grund-wyrgenne,
mere-wíf mihtig

mægen-ræs for-geaf
hilde bille,

3040 hord-swenge ne of-teáh
hire on hafelan
hring-mál á-gól

grædig gúð-leóð:
[b]á se gist on-fand
Pse beado-leóma
bítan nolde,
aldre scepðan,
ac seó ecg ge-swác
[p]eódne æt þearse,
3050 olode ær fela
hond-[ge]-móta,
helm oft ge-scær
fæges fyrd-[hr]ægl,
dá was forma síð
deórum mádme

[163b.]

his dôm á-læg] eft was an-ræd, nalas elnes [1]æt; mærða ge-myndig, 3060 mæg Hy-láces

wearp da wundel-mæl,
wrættum ge-bunden,
yrre oretta,

hit on eordan læg
stíð and styl-ecg,
strenge ge-trúwode,
mund-gripe mægenes,
swá sceal man dón
þon he æt gúðe
3070 ge-gán pences
long-sumne lóf,

ná ymb his líf cearað.
Ge-feng á be eaxle,
nalas for fæhode mearn,
gúð-Geáta leód
Grendles módor;
brægd þa beadwe-heard
þá he ge-bolgen was
feorh-ge-niðlan

3080 heó on flet ge-beáh;
heo him eft hrape
hand-leán for-geald

3060 Hige-láces.

3065 stillicg, or stillig. T.

3061 wunden.

grimman grápum,

and him tó-geanes feng;
ofer-wearp þá wérig-mód
wígena strengest,
fepe cempa,

he on fylle weard;
of-sæt þá þone sele-gyst
3090 and hyre seaxe ge-teáh,
brád brûn ecg,

wolde hire bearn wrecan,
ángan eaferan;

him on eaxle læg
breóst-net broden,
ge-beárh feore

wid ord and wið ecge,
. in-gang for-stóde :
hæfde dá for-sí dod

3100 sunu Ecg-beowes
und[er] gynne-grund,
Geáta cempa,

nemne him heado-byrne
helpe ge-fremede,
here-net hearde,
and hálig Gód
ge-weold wig-sígor,
wítig drihten,

rodera rædend,

3110 hit on ryht ge-sced

3099 fors. T.

[f. 16+]

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Ge-seah dá on searwum

síge-eádig bil,

eald sweord eótenisc,

ecgum þyhtig,

wígena weord-mynd,

wæpna cyst,

[buton hit wæs mære donne

3120 ænig mon óðer
tó beadu-láce

æt-beran meahte,]
gôd and geato-líc,
giganta ge-weorc:
he ge-feng þa fetel-hilt,
freca Scyldinga,

hreoh and heoro-grim
hring-mal ge-brægd,
aldres or-wéna

3130 yrringa [s]lóh,
hire wið halse
heard grápode;
bán-hringas bræc,
bil eal purh-wód
fægne flæsc-homan;
heó on flet ge-crong:

3118 was w. C.

[f. 164 b.]

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