sund wið sande; secgas bæron

on bearm nacan beorhte frätwe,

gûð-searo geatolîc; guman ût scufon,

weras on wil-sîð wudu bundenne.

Gewât þâ ofer wæg-holm winde gefýsed

flota fâmig-heals fugle gelîcost,

ôð þät ymb ân-tîd ôðres dôgores

wunden-stefna gewaden häfde,

þät þâ lîðende land gesâwon,

brim-clifu blîcan, beorgas steápe,