  Þ com of mÔreunder mist-hleoÐum Grendel gongan,godes yrre bÄr. Mynte se mÂn-scaÐamanna cynnes sumne besyrwanin sele Þam heÁn; 715 wÔd under wolcnum,tÔ ÞÄs Þe he wÎn-reced, gold-sele gumena,gearwost wisse † fÄttum fÂhne.Ne wÄs ÞÄt forma sÎÐ, ÞÄt he HrÔÐgÂreshÂm gesÔhte: nÆfre he on aldor-dagumÆr ne siÐÐan †720 heardran hÄle,heal-Þegnas fand! Com Þ tÔ recederinc sÎÐian dreÁmum bedÆled.Duru sÔna onarn † fÝr-bendum fÄst,syÐÐan he hire folmum hrÂn; onbrÄd Þ bealo-hydig,Þ he Âbolgen wÄs, 725 recedes mÛÐan.RaÐe Äfter Þon on fÂgne flÔrfeÓnd treddode, † eode yrre-mÔd;him of eÁgum stÔd lÎge gelÎcostleÓht unfÄger. Geseah he in recederinca manige, 730 swefan sibbe-gedrihtsamod ÄtgÄdere, mago-rinca heÁp:Þ his mÔd ÂhlÔg, mynte ÞÄt he gedÆlde,Ær Þon dÄg cwÔme, atol aglÆca,Ânra gehwylces lÎf wiÐ lÎce,Þ him Âlumpen wÄs 735 wist-fylle wÊn.Ne wÄs ÞÄt wyrd Þ gen, ÞÄt he m mÔstemanna cynnes Þicgean ofer Þ niht.ÞrÝÐ-swÝÐ beheÓld mÆg HigelÂces,hÛ se mÂn-scaÐa under fÆr-gripumgefaran wolde. 740 Ne ÞÄt se aglÆcayldan ÞÔhte, ac he gefÊng hraÐeforman siÐe slÆpendne rinc,slÂt unwearnum, bÂt bÂn-locan,blÔd Êdrum dranc, syn-snÆdum swealh:sÔna hÄfde 745 unlyfigendeseal gefeormod fÊt and folma.ForÐ neÁr ÄtstÔp, nam Þ mid handahige-Þihtigne rinc on rÄste;rÆhte ongeÁn feÓnd mid folme,he onfÊng hraÐe 750 inwit-Þancumand wiÐ earm gesÄt. SÔna ÞÄt onfundefyrena hyrde, ÞÄt he ne mÊttemiddan-geardes eorÐan sceÁtaon elran men mund-gripe mÂran:he on mÔde wearÐ 755 forht on ferhÐe,nÔ ÞÝ Ær fram meahte; hyge wÄs him hin-fÛs,wolde on heolster fleÓn, † sÊcan deÓfla gedrÄg:ne wÄs his drohtoÐ ÞÆr, swylce he on ealder-dagumÆr gemÊtte. † Gemunde Þ se gÔdamÆg HigelÂces 760 Æfen-sprÆce,up-lang ÂstÔd and him fÄste wiÐfÊng.Fingras burston; † eoten wÄs Ût-weard,eorl furÐur stÔp. Mynte se mÆra,ÞÆr he meahte swÂ, wÎdre gewindanand on weg Þanon 765 fleÓn on fen-hopu;wiste his fingra geweald on grames grÂpum.ÞÄt wÄs geÓcor sÎÐ, ÞÄt se hearm-scaÐatÔ Heorute ÂteÁh: dryht-sele dynede,Denum eallum wearÐ, † ceaster-bÛendum,cÊnra gehwylcum, †770 eorlum ealu-scerwen.Yrre wÆron begen, † rÊÐe rÊn-weardas.Reced hlynsode; Þ wÄs wundor micel,ÞÄt se wÎn-sele wiÐhÄfde heaÐo-deÓrum,ÞÄt he on hrusan ne feÓl, fÄger fold-bold;ac he ÞÄs fÄste wÄs 775 innan and ÛtanÎren-bendum searo-Þoncum besmiÐod.ÞÆr fram sylle ÂbeÁg medu-benc monigmÎne gefrÆge, golde geregnad,ÞÆr Þ graman wunnon; ÞÄs ne wÊndon Ærwitan Scyldinga, 780 ÞÄt hit  mid gemetemanna Ænig betlÎc and bÂn-fÂgtÔbrecan meahte, listum tÔlÛcan,nymÐe lÎges fÄÐm swulge on swaÐule.SwÊg up ÂstÂg niwe geneahhe;NorÐ-Denum stÔd 785 atelÎc egesaÂnra gehwylcum ÞÂra Þe of weallewÔp gehÝrdon, gryre-leÓÐ galangodes andsacan, sige-leÁsne sang,sÂr wÂnigean helle hÄftan.HeÓld hine tÔ fÄste 790 se Þe manna wÄsmÄgene strengest on ÞÄm dÄgeÞysses lÎfes. |
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