Nu ƿe sceolon herian heofonrices ƿeard,
metudes mihte, ond his modgeþanc,
Þa middangeard, moncynnes ƿeard,
1a Nu] Nu Hr \Nu/ CArms Nu Ld.
1a ƿe] ƿe Hr \ƿe/ CArms ƿe Ld.
1a sceolon] sceolan Hr \sceolon/| CArms sceolan Ld.
1a herian] herıan Hr herıan CArms herıan herıan Ld.
1b heofonrices] hel{o}fon|rıces Hr heofanrıces CArms heo|〈f〉on rıces Ld.
1b ƿeard] ƿeard Hr ƿeard CArms ƿeard· Ld.
2a metudes] metudes Hr metudes CArms metudes Ld.
2a mihte] mıhte Hr mıhte· CArms mıhte| Ld.
2b his] hıs| Hr hıs CArms hıs Ld.
2b modgeþanc] mod〈g〉e þanc Hr modre þanc CArms modgeþanc· Ld.
3a ƿeorc] ƿeorc Hr seorc CArms ƿeorc Ld.
3a ƿulderfæder] ƿulder fæ|der Hr ƿulder fæder| CArms ƿulder fæ|〈d〉er· Ld.
3b sƿa] sƿa Hr sua CArms Sƿa Ld.
3b he] he Hr ƿundre geƿas· ecedrıhten þa he CArms he ƿundra ge〈hƿæ〉s ece| drıhten þa he Ld.
4a ærest] ærest Hr ærest CArms ærest Ld.
4a sceop] sceop Hr scop CArms sceop Ld.
4b eorðe] eorðe| Hr eorðe CArms eorðe| Ld.
4b bearnum] bearnū Hr bearnū CArms bearnū Ld.
5a heofon] heofon Hr heofon CArms heofon Ld.
5a hrofe] hrofe· Hr rofe| CArms hrofe· Ld.
6a middangeard] mıddan geard Hr mıddan geard CArms mıd|dan geard Ld.
6b moncynnes] moncynnes| Hr moncynnes CArms moncynnes Ld.
6b ƿeard] ƿeard Hr ƿeard CArms ƿeard Ld.
7a ece] ece Hr ece CArms ece| Ld.
7a drihten] drıhten Hr drıhten CArms drıhten Ld.
7b æfter] t efter| Hr æfter CArms æfter Ld.
7b teode] teode Hr -- CArms teode Ld.
8a fyrum] fyrū Hr sysū CArms fyrum Ld.
8a folden] folden Hr folden CArms folden Ld.
8b frea] frea| Hr fre CArms frea Ld.
8b ælmihtig] ælmıhtıg Hr almnhtyg| CArms ælmıhtıg Ld.
9a halig] halıg Hr halıg Ld \halıg/ CArms.
8b scyppend] scyppeod·| Hr \scyppend/ CArms |scyp|〈p〉eod·| Ld.
[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.