Nu ƿe sceolon herian heofonrices ƿeard,
metudes mihte, ond his modgeþanc,
Þa middangeard, moncynnes ƿeard,
[1]The text of the West-Saxon eorðe recension is corrupt. Lineation in this edition and associated apparatus is based on that of the base text, Hr. Ld and CArms have an extra line between the equivalent of 3 and 4 in this edition. See Chapter 7: Editorial introduction, West-Saxon eorðe recension for a discussion.