Beowulf by Unknown
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fyrena frôfre. He þät ful geþeah,
630 wäl-reów wîga ät Wealhþeón, and þâ gyddode gûðe gefýsed, Beówulf maðelode, bearn Ecgþeówes: "Ic þät hogode, þâ ic on holm gestâh, "sæ-bât gesät mid mînra secga gedriht, 635 "þät ic ânunga eówra leóda "willan geworhte, oððe on wäl crunge, "feónd-grâpum fäst. Ic gefremman sceal "eorlîc ellen, oððe ende-däg "on þisse meodu-healle mînne gebîdan." 640 Þam wîfe þâ word wel lîcodon, gilp-cwide Geátes; eode gold-hroden freólîcu folc-cwên tô hire freán sittan. Þâ wäs eft swâ ær inne on healle þryð-word sprecen, þeód on sælum, 645 sige-folca swêg, ôð þät semninga sunu Healfdenes sêcean wolde æfen-räste; wiste ät þäm ahlæcan tô þäm heáh-sele hilde geþinged, siððan hie sunnan leóht geseón ne meahton, 650 oððe nîpende niht ofer ealle, scadu-helma gesceapu scrîðan cwôman, wan under wolcnum. Werod eall ârâs. Grêtte þâ giddum guma ôðerne, Hrôðgâr Beówulf, and him hæl âbeád, 655 wîn-ärnes geweald and þät word âcwäð: "Næfre ic ænegum men ær âlýfde, "siððan ic hond and rond hebban mihte, "þryð-ärn Dena bûton þe nu þâ. |
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