Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard,
metudæs maecti end his modgidanc,
uerc uuldurfadur, sue he uundra gihwaes,
eci dryctin, or astelidæ.
He aerist scop aelda barnum
heben til hrofe, haleg sceppend;
tha middangeard moncynnæs uard,
eci dryctin, æfter tiadæ
firum foldan, frea allmectig.