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Swa se ðeodkyning þeawum lyfde | ||
ealles ic ðam leanum forloren hæfde | ||
mægnes mede ac he me /<maðma>(s) geaf | 177v | |
sunu healfdenes on <min>ne sylfes dóm. | 2147 | |
ða ic ðe beorn(c)yning bringan wylle. | ||
estum ge(yw)an gen is eall æt ðe. | ||
lissa gelong (ic) lyt hafo. | ||
heafodmaga nefne (hy)gelac ðec. | ||
het ða in beran eafor (hea)fodsegn. | 2152 | |
heaðosteapne helm (ha)re byrnan | ||
guðsweord geatolic (gy)d æfter wræc. | ||
me ðis hildesceorp (h)roðgár sealde | ||
snotra fengel sume (w)orde het | ||
2157 | ||
(c)wæð
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(l)eod scyldunga lange hwile. | ||
no ðy (æ)r suna sinum syllan wolde | ||
hwatum (h)eorowearde þeah he him hold wære. | ||
breostgewædu bruc ealles well. | 2162 | |
hyrde ic
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lungre gelice last weardode. | ||
æppelfealuwe he him est geteah | ||
meara 7 maðma swa sceal/ mæg dón. | 178r | |
nealles inwitnet oðr(um) bregdon | 2167 | |
dyrnum cræfte deað ren<ian> | ||
hondgesteallan hygelace wæs | ||
(niða) heardum. nefa swyðe hold | ||
ond geh(wæðer) oðrum hroþra gemyndig. | ||
hyrd(e) ic
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wrætlicne wundur(maððum) ðone þe him wealhðeo geaf | ||
ðeo(d)<nes> dohtor þrio wicg somod | ||
swanco(r) 7 sadolbeorht hyre syððan wæs | ||
(æfter) beahðege br{e}ost geweorðod. | ||
swa (b)[eal]dode bearn ecgðeowes. | 2177 | |
guma gu(ð)[um]cuð godum dædum | ||
dreah æfter dom(e) nealles druncne slog. | ||
heorðgen(ea)tas næs him hreoh sefa. | ||
ac he ma(n)cynnes mæste cræfte. | ||
ginfæsta(n) gife þe him god sealde | 2182 | |
heold hildedeor hean wæs lange | ||
swa hyne geat(a) bearn godne ne tealdon. | ||
ne hyne on medobence micles wyrðne. | ||
/ [dri]hten wereda gedon wolde | 178v | |
swyðe <sæg>don |
2187 | |
æðeling un(fro)m edwenden cwom | ||
tireadigum (me)nn torna gehwylces. | ||
het ða eorla (hl)eo in gefetian. | ||
heaðorof cyning (hr)eðles lafe. | ||
golde gegyrede næs (mid) geatum ða | 2192 | |
sincmaðþum selra [o](n) sweordes had. | ||
7 him gesealde seofan (þ)usendo. | ||
bold 7 bregostól him wæs [b](a)m samod | ||
on ðam leodscipe [lo]nd gecynde | 2197 | |
eard eðelriht oðrum (s)wiðor. | ||
side rice þam ðær selra wæs. | ||
(e)ft
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hilde(h)læmmum syððan hygelac læg. | ||
7 hear{dr}ede hildemeceas | 2202 | |
under bordhreoðan to bonan wurdon. | ||
ða hyne gesohtan on sigeþeode | ||
hearde hildefrecan heaðo-scilfingas. | ||
niða genægdan. nefan hererices | ||
syððan / beowulfe br[æ]de rice | 2207 | 179r |
on hand ge[hwearf] he geheold tela | ||
fiftig wintra w(æs ða) frod cyning | ||
eald eþelweard oð ð(æt) ón ongan | ||
deorcum nihtum draca (rics<i>an) | ||
se ðe on hea<um> h<of>e hord beweot(ode) | 2212 | |
stanbeorh stear{c}ne stig under l(æg) | ||
eldum uncuð þær on innan giong. | ||
nið(a) nathwyl<c> <ond> <neah> gefeng | ||
hæðnum ho(rde) hond <gewriþenne> | ||
since fahne (he
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þ<eah> ð<e> <he> slæpende (be)syre<d> <hæf>de | ||
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b[u]folc beorn[a]
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