1540 brägd þâ beadwe heard, þâ he gebolgen wäs, feorh-genîðlan, þät heó on flet gebeáh. Heó him eft hraðe and-leán forgeald grimman grâpum and him tôgeánes fêng; oferwearp þâ wêrig-môd wîgena strengest, 1545 fêðe-cempa, þät he on fylle wearð. Ofsät þâ þone sele-gyst and hyre seaxe geteáh, brâd and brûn-ecg wolde hire bearn wrecan, ângan eaferan. Him on eaxle läg breóst-net broden; þät gebearh feore, 1550 wið ord and wið ecge ingang forstôd. Häfde þâ forsîðod sunu Ecgþeówes under gynne grund, Geáta cempa, nemne him heaðo-byrne helpe gefremede, here-net hearde, and hâlig god 1555 geweóld wîg-sigor, witig drihten; rodera rædend hit on ryht gescêd, ýðelîce syððan he eft âstôd. XXIV. BEÓWULF SLAYS THE SPRITE. Geseah þâ on searwum sige-eádig bil, eald sweord eotenisc ecgum þyhtig, 1560 wîgena weorð-mynd: þät wäs wæpna cyst, bûton hit wäs mâre þonne ænig mon ôðer tô beadu-lâce ätberan meahte gôd and geatolîc giganta geweorc. He gefêng þâ fetel-hilt, freca Scildinga, 1565 hreóh and heoro-grim hring-mæl gebrägd, aldres orwêna, yrringa slôh, þät hire wið halse heard grâpode, bân-hringas bräc, bil eal þurh-wôd fægne flæsc-homan, heó on flet gecrong; 1570 sweord wäs swâtig, secg weorce gefeh. Lixte se leóma, leóht inne stôd, efne swâ of hefene hâdre scîneð rodores candel. He äfter recede wlât, hwearf þâ be wealle, wæpen hafenade 1575 heard be hiltum Higelâces þegn, yrre and ân-ræd. Näs seó ecg fracod hilde-rince, ac he hraðe wolde Grendle forgyldan gûð-ræsa fela þâra þe he geworhte tô West-Denum 1580 oftor micle þonne on ænne sîð, þonne he Hrôðgâres heorð-geneátas slôh on sweofote, slæpende frät folces Denigea fýf-tyne men and ôðer swylc ût of-ferede, 1585 lâðlîcu lâc. He him þäs leán forgeald, rêðe cempa, tô þäs þe he on räste geseah gûð-wêrigne Grendel licgan, aldor-leásne, swâ him ær gescôd hild ät Heorote; hrâ wîde sprong, 1590 syððan he äfter deáðe drepe þrowade, heoro-sweng heardne, and hine þâ heáfde becearf, Sôna þät gesâwon snottre ceorlas, þâ þe mid Hrôðgâre on holm wliton, þät wäs ýð-geblond eal gemenged, 1595 brim blôde fâh: blonden-feaxe gomele ymb gôdne ongeador spræcon, þät hig þäs äðelinges eft ne wêndon, þät he sige-hrêðig sêcean côme mærne þeóden; þâ þäs monige gewearð, 1600 þät hine seó brim-wylf âbroten häfde. Þâ com nôn däges. Näs ofgeâfon hwate Scyldingas; gewât him hâm þonon gold-wine gumena. Gistas sêtan, môdes seóce, and on mere staredon,