8 ǫnd hū hīe ǣgðer ge hiora sibbe ge hiora siodo[6] ge hiora

9 onweald innanbordes gehīoldon,[4] ǫnd ēac ūt hiora ēðel

10 gerȳmdon; ǫnd hū him ðā spēow ǣgðer ge mid wīge ge

11 mid wīsdōme; ǫnd ēac ða godcundan hādas hū giorne

12 hīe wǣron ǣgðer ge ymb lāre ge ymb liornunga, ge ymb

13 ealle ðā ðīowotdōmas ðe hīe Gode dōn scoldon; ǫnd hū

14 man ūtanbordes wīsdōm ǫnd lāre hieder on lǫnd sōhte,

15 ǫnd hū wē hīe nū sceoldon ūte begietan, gif wē hīe habban

16 sceoldon. Swǣ[7] clǣne hīo wæs oðfeallenu on Angelcynne

[17] ðæt swīðe fēawa wǣron behionan Humbre ðe hiora ðēninga