fira fyrn-geweorc forman sîðe.
Þâ se wyrm onwôc, wrôht wäs geniwad;
stonc þâ äfter stâne, stearc-heort onfand
feóndes fôt-lâst; he tô forð gestôp,
dyrnan cräfte, dracan heáfde neáh.
weán and wräc-sîð, se þe waldendes
hyldo gehealdeð. Hord-weard sôhte
georne äfter grunde, wolde guman findan,