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BEÓWULF.
[95-125.
95 leóman tô leóhteland-bûendum,
and gefrätwadefoldan sceátas
leomum and leáfum;lîf eác gesceôp
cynna gehwylcum,þâra þe cwice hwyrfað.
Swâ þâ driht-gumandreámum lifdon
100 eádiglîce,ôð þät ân ongan
fyrene fremman,feónd on helle:
wäs se grimma gästGrendel hâten,
mære mearc-stapa,se þe môras heóld,
fen and fästen;fîfel-cynnes eard
105 won-sælig werweardode hwîle,
siððan him scyppendforscrifen häfde.
In Caines cynneþone cwealm gewräc,
êce drihten,þäs þe he Abel slôg;
ne gefeah he þære fæhðe,ac he hine feor forwräc,
110 metod for þŷ mâneman-cynne fram.
Þanon untydrasealle onwôcon,
eotenas and ylfeand orcnêas,
swylce gigantas,þâ wið gode wunnon
lange þrage;he him þäs leán forgeald.
and gefrätwadefoldan sceátas
leomum and leáfum;lîf eác gesceôp
cynna gehwylcum,þâra þe cwice hwyrfað.
Swâ þâ driht-gumandreámum lifdon
100 eádiglîce,ôð þät ân ongan
fyrene fremman,feónd on helle:
wäs se grimma gästGrendel hâten,
mære mearc-stapa,se þe môras heóld,
fen and fästen;fîfel-cynnes eard
105 won-sælig werweardode hwîle,
siððan him scyppendforscrifen häfde.
In Caines cynneþone cwealm gewräc,
êce drihten,þäs þe he Abel slôg;
ne gefeah he þære fæhðe,ac he hine feor forwräc,
110 metod for þŷ mâneman-cynne fram.
Þanon untydrasealle onwôcon,
eotenas and ylfeand orcnêas,
swylce gigantas,þâ wið gode wunnon
lange þrage;he him þäs leán forgeald.
III. Grendel's Visits.
115 Gewât þâ neósian,syððan niht becom,
heán hûses,hû hit Hring-Dene
äfter beór-þegegebûn häfdon.
Fand þâ þær inneäðelinga gedriht
swefan äfter symble;sorge ne cûðon,
120 won-sceaft wera.Wiht unhælo
grim and grædiggearo sôna wäs,
reóc and rêðe,and on räste genam
þritig þegna:þanon eft gewât
hûðe hrêmigtô hâm faran,
125 mid þære wäl-fyllewîca neósan.
heán hûses,hû hit Hring-Dene
äfter beór-þegegebûn häfdon.
Fand þâ þær inneäðelinga gedriht
swefan äfter symble;sorge ne cûðon,
120 won-sceaft wera.Wiht unhælo
grim and grædiggearo sôna wäs,
reóc and rêðe,and on räste genam
þritig þegna:þanon eft gewât
hûðe hrêmigtô hâm faran,
125 mid þære wäl-fyllewîca neósan.
