Nu ƿe herigan sculon heofonrices ƿeard,
metodes mihte, ond his modgeþanc,
ƿeorc ƿuldorgodes— sƿa[2] he ƿundra fela,
5 He ærest sceop eorðan bearnum
heofon to hrofe, halig scyppend
1a Nu] {([Nu B1 Nu T1 Nu To Nu O Nu Ca])([Ne N])}.
1a ƿe] {([ƿe B1 ƿe To ⁁\ƿe/ O (Post-Correction) ƿe| Ca])}{([-- T1 -- N -- O (Pre-Correction)])}.
1a herigan sculon] {([herıgan sculon| B1])}{([sculon herıgean T1][sculan herıan O][sceolon herıan To][sceolan herıgean Ca][sculon her gean N])}.
1b heofonrices] {([heofonrıces B1 heofon|rıces T1 heofonrıces To heofon rıces N heofon|rıces O heofon rıces Ca])}.
1b ƿeard] {([ƿeard B1 ƿeard T1 ƿeard· To ƿe:|ard N ƿeard O ƿeard Ca])}.
2a metodes] {([metodes B1 metodes To metodes N metodes O metodes Ca][meotodes T1])}.
2a mihte] {([mıhte| B1 mıhte To mıhte· N mıhte O mıhte Ca][meahte T1])}.
2b ond] {([Ond N][⁊ B1 ⁊ T1 ⁊ To ⁊ O ⁊ Ca])}.
2b his] {([hıs B1 hıs T1 hıs To hıs N hıs O hıs Ca])}.
2b modgeþanc] {([mod ge þanc B1 〈mod〉geþanc T1 mod|geþanc· To mod ge þanc· Ca][mod geþonc N mod 〈g〉e þonc| O])}.
3a ƿeorc] {([ƿeorc B1 ƿeorc| T1 ƿeorc To])}{([ƿeoroda N])}{([ƿero O (Pre-Correction)])}{([ƿer{a} O (Post-Correction) ƿera| Ca])}.
3a ƿuldorgodes] {([ƿuldor godes| B1])}{([ƿuldor fæder T1 ƿul:|dor fæder N ƿuldor fæder O ƿuldor fæder· Ca][ƿulder fæder To])}.
3b sƿa] {([sƿa B1 sƿa T1 sƿa To sƿa N sƿa O sƿa Ca])}.
3b he] {([he B1 he T1 he To he N he O he Ca])}.
3b ƿundra] {([ƿund ra B1 ƿundra T1 ƿundra To ƿundra N ƿundra O])}{([ƿuldres Ca])}.
3b fela] {([fela B1])}{([gehƿæs T1 gehƿæs〈·〉 To ge hƿæs| O ge hƿæs Ca])([ge〈h〉{ƿ}hƿæs N])}.
4a ece] {([éce B1 ee{c}e T1 ece To ece N ece O ece Ca])}.
4a drihten] {([drıhten B1 〈ad〉rih〈t〉en T1 drıhten To drıhten N drıhten· Ca][dryhten O])}.
4b ord] {([ord| B1 ord Ca][oór⁁\d/ O (Post-Correction)])}{([or T1 or| N][oór O (Pre-Correction)])}{([ær| To])}.
4b astealde] {([astealde B1 astealde· To])}{([on|stealde· T1 onstealde N onstealde O onstealde Ca])}.
5a He] {([he B1 he T1 He To he N he O he Ca])}.
5a ærest] {([ærest B1 ærest T1 ærest N ærest O][ærost To])([æres Ca])}.
5a sceop] {([sceop B1 sceop T1 sceop〈·〉 To][scop N])}{([gesceop| O][ge|scóp Ca])}.
5b eorðan] {([eorðan B1 eorðan T1 eorðan To eorðan O ⁁|e|orðan Ca])}{([eorþū N])}.
5b bearnum] {([bear|num B1 bearnun{m}um{::} O][bearnū T1 bearnū To bearnū N bearnū Ca])}.
6a heofon] {([heofon B1 heofon T1 heofon To heofon N heofon O heofon Ca])}.
6a to] {([to B1 to T1 to To to N to O to Ca])}.
6a hrofe] {([hrofe B1 hrofe| T1 hrofe· To hrofe| N hrofe O])([rofe Ca])}.
6b halig] {([halıg B1 halıg T1 halıg| To halıg N halıg| O halıg Ca])}.
6b scyppend] {([scyp|pend B1 scyppend· T1 scyppend O scyppend· Ca][sc⁁\y/pend· N])}{([drıhten· To])}.
7a þe] {([þe B1])}{([þa T1 þa To þa N þa Ca][ða O])}.
7a middangeard] {([mıddan geard B1 mıddangeard T1 mıddan geard N mıddan geard Ca][mıddon geard O][mıddan eard To])}.
7b manncynnes] {([mann cynnes| B1][moncynnes T1 moncynnes N moncynnes O mon‑|cynnes Ca][mancynnes To])}.
7b ƿeard] {([ƿeard B1 ƿeard T1 ƿeard To ƿeard N ƿeard| O ƿeard Ca])}.
8a ece] {([éce B1 ece| T1 ece To ece| N ece O ece Ca])}.
8a drihten] {([drıhten B1 drıhten T1 drıhten To drıhten N][drıht̄ Ca][dryhten O])}.
8b æfter] {([æfter B1 æfter T1 æfter N æfter O][æfť To æft̄ Ca])}.
8b teode] {([teode| B1 teode T1 teode·| To teod{:}de O teode Ca])}{([eode N])}.
9a fyrum] {([fyrum B1][fın{r}um T1 fırum To fırum O][fırū Ca])([fınū N])}.
9a foldan] {([foldan B1 foldan T1 foldan· To foldan N folda⁁\n/ O (Post-Correction) foldan Ca])([folda O (Pre-Correction)])}.
9b frea] {([frea B1 frea T1 frea To frea N frea| O m{fr}ea Ca])}.
9b ælmihtig] {([ælmıhtıg| B1 ælmıhtıg· T1 ælmıhtıg·| To ælmıhtıg· N ælmıhtıg· O ælmıhtıg· Ca])}.
[1]The scribe of O has altered his text considerably by correction (see above, Chapter 4: Manuscripts (O) and Chapter 7: Editorial introduction, West-Saxon eorðan recension). Pre- and post-correction forms are collated separately (where applicable) except in the All readings (parallel) apparatus.
[2]sƿa] Howlett suggests that sƿa may be intended as an adverb (“thus”) rather than a causal conjunction (“as, because”). For a discussion of the evidence, see above, § C.9. The punctuation here assumes sƿa is a conjunction.
[3]þe] þe is a relative pronoun, “who.”