"syððan he môd-sefan mînne cûðe,
"wið his sylfes sunu setl getæhte.
"Weorod wäs on wynne; ne seah ic wîdan feorh
"under heofenes hwealf heal-sittendra
"medu-dreám mâran. Hwîlum mæru cwên,
"friðu-sibb folca flet eall geond-hwearf,
"bædde byre geonge; oft hió beáh-wriðan
"secge sealde, ær hió tô setle geóng.