[2] = medu-.
[3] = gesprecen.
[4] = āglǣcan.
[5] = cwōmon.
[6] = ǣnigum.
[7] = mǣrþe (acc. sing.).
[8] = ealdre (instr. sing.).
The Fight Between Beowulf and Grendel. [Lines 740-837.]
[The warriors all retire to rest except Beowulf. Grendel stealthily enters the hall. From his eyes gleams “a luster unlovely, likest to fire.” The combat begins at once.]