eafoð and ellen. He mid eotenum wearð
on feónda geweald forð forlâcen,
snûde forsended. Hine sorh-wylmas
lemede tô lange, he his leódum wearð,
eallum äðelingum tô aldor-ceare;
swylce oft bemearn ærran mælum
swîð-ferhðes sîð snotor ceorl monig,
se þe him bealwa tô bôte gelýfde,