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XII
Nolde eorla hleo   ænige þinga 791
þone cwealmcuman    cwicne forlætan.
ne his lifdagas   leoda ænigum
nytte tealde    þær genehost brægd
eorl beowulfes    ealde lafe
wolde freadrihtnes    feorh ealgian 796
mæres þeodnes     ðær hie meahton swa.
hie þ ne wiston    þa hie gewin drugon
heardhicgende   hildemecgas.
7 on healfa gehwone    heawan þohton
sawle secan    þone synscaðan. 801
ænig ofer eorþan     irenna cyst
guðbilla nan    gretan nolde.
ac he sigewæpnum   / (fo)rsworen hæfde 147v
ecga gehwylcre    scolde (h)is aldorgedal
on ðæm dæge    þysses (lif)es 806
earmlic wurðan    7 se ellor. gast
(on) feonda geweald    feor siðian.
ða þæt (o)nfunde    se þe fela æror
modes myrðe    (m)anna cynne
fyrene gefremede.    he (f)ag wið god 811
þ him se lichoma    læstan (n)olde
ac hine se modega    mæg hygela(c)es
hæfde be honda    wæs gehwæþer oðrum
lifigende lað    licsar gebad
atol æglæca     him on eaxle wearð 816
syndolh sweotol    seonowe onsprungon
burston banlocan    beowulfe wearð
guðhreð gyfeþe     scolde grendel þonan
feorhseoc fleon    under fenhleoðu
secean wynleas wíc    wiste þe geornor 821
þ his aldres wæs    ende gegongen.
dogera dægrim    denum eallum wearð
æfter þam wælræse    willa gelumpen.
hæfde þa gefælsod    se þe ær feorran com
snotor 7 swyðferhð     sele hroðgares 826
genered wið / niðe     nihtweorce gefeh 148r
ellenmær(þum)     hæfde east-denum
geatmecga leod    gilp gelæsted.
Swylce oncyþðe    ealle ge(bette)
inwidsorge    þe hie ær drugon 831
7 for (þrea)nydum    þolian scoldon
torn unlyt(el)    þ wæs tacen sweotol
syþðan hildedeor    hond alegde
earm 7 eaxle    þær wæs eal geador
grendles grape    under geapne h<rof> 836