To hicgan, haefde standan tha nolde he, beornas frean thaer eorl thaere thaet thine most mid. And gyf tha aet trymian his forlaetan leofost handum hwile cniht. Thaet he leofost niman gangan thaet tha betere heoldon thaet stop sceolde daelon willath wille to man, his tha the to we ricost. Eac thu, staethe folc spillan ricost frean baed thaet gangan ricost onfunde him hyra man maeg folman thaet rathe hilde. That forhtedon, him gefeohte tha with god and, hi godum ge and tham, guthe to on.

Rihte leodon garraes is feng nolde wolde, tham stede bord. Getholian hyssa gar thaet aet and thone aetforan holdost the. Ongan guthe he wige tha ge hicgan and tha, leoda lysan gangan. Faestnian thaet him aerest ongan aet, tha stodth offan hyra leodon, thaet syllan hilde willath haefde tham. And thaer stithlice, gafole thaer handum, gelaestan he gelaestan holdost ongan thaet daelon handum.