Nu ƿe sculan[1] herıan heofon|rıces ƿeard
metodes mıhte ond hıs mod〈g〉eþonc|
ƿera[2] ƿuldorfæder sƿa he ƿundra gehƿæs|
5 he ærest gesceop| eorðan bearnum[4]
heofon to hrofe halıg| scyppend
[1]Nu ƿe sculan] ƿe added above the line with caret between Nu and sculan.
[2]ƿera] <o> corrected to <a> by overwriting.
[3]oórd] <d> added above the line with caret after <r>.
[4]bearnum] Word is followed by erasure of two or three letters. The original reading appears to have been bearnunum with <um> subsequently erased and the <n> changed to <m>.
[5]teode] With erasure between <o> and final <d>.
[6]foldan frea|] <n> added above the line with caret between folda and frea.