Nægling ƿæs Bēoƿulfes ōðer sƿeord nægling gehāten þǣr ymbe in þǣre namlican bēc āƿriten is. Him hit ne dohte nān æt þearfe ac hēanlice formealt his ecg æt dracan hilde sƿā sƿā hrunting ǣror gesƿac æt mōdor Hilde; þā scolde hǣleþ handa dugan.