  Him se yldestaandswarode, werodes wÎsa,word-hord onleÁc: 260 "We synt gum-cynnesGeÁta leÓde "and HigelÂcesheorÐ-geneÁtas. "WÄs mÎn fÄderfolcum gecÝÐed, "ÄÐele ord-frumaEcgÞeÓw hÂten; "gebÂd wintra worn,Ær he on weg hwurfe, 265 "gamol of geardum;hine gearwe geman "witena wel-hwylcwÎde geond eorÐan.— "We Þurh holdne higehlÂford Þinne, "sunu Healfdenes,sÊcean cwÔmon, "leÓd-gebyrgean:wes Þu Ûs lÂrena gÔd! 270 "HabbaÐ we tÔ ÞÄm mÆranmicel Ærende "Deniga freÁn;ne sceal ÞÆr dyrne sum "wesan, ÞÄs ic wÊne.Þu wÂst, gif hit is, † "sw we sÔÐlicesecgan hÝrdon, "ÞÄt mid ScyldingumsceaÐa ic nÂt hwylc, †275 "deÓgol dÆd-hata,deorcum nihtum "eÁweÐ Þurh egsanuncÛÐne nÎÐ, "hÝnÐu and hrÂ-fyl.Ic ÞÄs HrÔÐgÂr mÄg "Þurh rÛmne sefanrÆd gelÆran, "hÛ he frÔd and gÔdfeÓnd oferswÝÐeÐ, †280 "gyf him ed-wendanÆfre scolde "bealuwa bisigu,bÔt eft cuman "and Þ cear-wylmascÔlran wurÐaÐ; "oÐÐe  syÐÐanearfoÐ-Þrage, "ÞreÁ-nÝd ÞolaÐ,Þenden ÞÆr wunaÐ 285 "on heÁh-stedehÛsa sÊlest." Weard maÐelode,ÞÆr on wicge sÄt † ombeht unforht:"ÆghwÄÐres sceal "scearp scyld-wÎgagescÂd witan, "worda and worca,se Þe wel ÞenceÐ. 290 "Ic ÞÄt gehÝre,ÞÄt Þis is hold weorod "freÁn Scyldinga.GewÎtaÐ forÐ beran † "wÆpen and gewÆdu,ic eÓw wÎsige: "swylce ic magu-ÞegnasmÎne hÂte "wiÐ feÓnda gehwoneflotan eÓwerne, 295 "niw-tyrwednenacan on sande "Ârum healdan,ÔÐ ÞÄt eft byreÐ "ofer lagu-streÁmasleÓfne mannan "wudu wunden-halstÔ Weder-mearce. "GÛÐ-fremmendraswylcum gifeÐe biÐ, 300 "ÞÄt Þone hilde-rÆshÂl gedÎgeÐ." Gewiton him Þ fÊran(flota stille bÂd, seomode on sÂlesÎd-fÄÐmed scyp, † on ancre fÄst);eofor-lÎc scionon † ofer hleÓr-berangehroden golde †305 fÂh and fÝr-heard,ferh wearde heÓld. GÛÐmÔde grummon,guman onetton, sigon Ätsomne,ÔÐ ÞÄt hy sÄl timbred geatolÎc and gold-fÂhongytan mihton; ÞÄt wÄs fore-mÆrostfold-bÛendum 310 receda under roderum,on ÞÄm se rÎca bÂd; † lixte se leÓmaofer landa fela. Him Þ hilde-deÓrhof mÔdigra torht getÆhte,ÞÄt hie him tÔ mihton gegnum gangan;gÛÐ-beorna sum 315 wicg gewende,word Äfter cwÄÐ: "MÆl is me tÔ fÊran;fÄder alwalda "mid Âr-stafumeÓwic gehealde † "sÎÐa gesunde!ic tÔ sÆ wille, "wiÐ wrÂÐ werodwearde healdan." |
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