ät þam äðelinge ænige þinga,

þät he Heardrêde hlâford wære,

oððe þone cyne-dôm ciósan wolde;

hwäðre he him on folce freónd-lârum heóld,

êstum mid âre, ôð þät he yldra wearð,

Weder-Geátum weóld. Hyne wräc-mäcgas

ofer sæ sôhtan, suna Ôhteres:

häfdon hy forhealden helm Scylfinga,

þone sêlestan sæ-cyninga,

þâra þe in Swió-rîce sinc brytnade,