Eode þâ tô setle. Þær wäs symbla cyst,

druncon wîn weras: wyrd ne cûðon,

geó-sceaft grimme, swâ hit âgangen wearð

eorla manegum, syððan æfen cwom

and him Hrôðgâr gewât tô hofe sînum,

rîce tô räste. Reced weardode

unrîm eorla, swâ hie oft ær dydon:

benc-þelu beredon, hit geond-bræded wearð

beddum and bolstrum. Beór-scealca sum

fûs and fæge flet-räste gebeág.