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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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) |
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| syþðan hildedeor hond alegde | ||
| earm 7 eaxle þær wæs eal geador | ||
| grendles grape under geapne h<rof> | 836 |