Nu ƿe sceolon[2]|| herıan heofanrıces ƿeard
metudes mıhte· ond hıs modreþanc
seorc ƿulderfæder|| sua ƿundre geƿas·
5 þa he ærest scop eorðe bearnum
þa mıddangeard moncynnes ƿeard
[1]A few insignificant differences in the transcription of manuscript word spacing among this transcription, Humphreys and Ross 1975, and Cavill 2000 have not been noted.
[2]Nu ƿe sceolon|] Added above final words (Nunc laudare) of manuscript line 23.
[3]fre almnhtyg|] See freall|mechtig· (Br 9b) for a similar error. Humphreys and Ross 1975 incorrectly read almihtyg for almnhtyg|. Cavill 2000, citing Latin filiis from the previous line as a parallel example, reads almiihtyg with <ii> after <m>. The minims after <m> in the Old English text are clearly joined at the top, however.
[4]halıg scyppend] Added above first two words (potens creauit) of manuscript line 30. Humphreys and Ross 1975 incorrectly read sceppend.