hearde hilde-frecan, Heaðo-Scilfingas, nîða genægdan nefan Hererîces. Syððan Beówulfe brâde rîce on hand gehwearf: he geheóld tela 2210 fîftig wintru (wäs þâ frôd cyning, eald êðel-weard), ôð þät ân ongan deorcum nihtum draca rîcsian, se þe on heáre hæðe hord beweotode, stân-beorh steápne: stîg under läg, 2215 eldum uncûð. Þær on innan gióng niða nât-hwylces neóde gefêng hæðnum horde hond . d . . geþ . . hwylc since fâhne, he þät syððan . . . . . . . . þ . . . lð . þ . . l . g 2220 slæpende be fýre, fyrena hyrde þeófes cräfte, þät sie . . . . ðioð . . . . . . idh . folc-beorn, þät he gebolgen wäs. XXXII. THE FIRE-DRAKE. THE HOARD. Nealles mid geweoldum wyrm-horda . . . cräft sôhte sylfes willum, se þe him sâre gesceôd, 2225 ac for þreá-nêdlan þeów nât-hwylces häleða bearna hete-swengeas fleáh, for ofer-þearfe and þær inne fealh secg syn-bysig. Sôna in þâ tîde þät . . . . . þam gyste . . . . br . g . stôd, 2230 hwäðre earm-sceapen . . . . . . . . . ð . . . sceapen o . . . . i r . . e se fæs begeat, sinc-fät geseah: þær wäs swylcra fela in þam eorð-scräfe ær-gestreóna, swâ hy on geâr-dagum gumena nât-hwylc 2235 eormen-lâfe äðelan cynnes þanc-hycgende þær gehýdde, deóre mâðmas. Ealle hie deáð fornam ærran mælum, and se ân þâ gen leóda duguðe, se þær lengest hwearf, 2240 weard wine-geômor wîscte þäs yldan, þät he lytel fäc long-gestreóna brûcan môste. Beorh eal gearo wunode on wonge wäter-ýðum neáh, niwe be nässe nearo-cräftum fäst: 2245 þær on innan bär eorl-gestreóna hringa hyrde hard-fyrdne dæl fättan goldes, feá worda cwäð: "Heald þu nu, hruse, nu häleð ne môston, "eorla æhte. Hwät! hit ær on þe 2250 "gôde begeâton; gûð-deáð fornam, "feorh-bealo frêcne fyra gehwylcne, "leóda mînra, þâra þe þis lîf ofgeaf, "gesâwon sele-dreám. Nâh hwâ sweord wege "oððe fetige fäted wæge, 2255 "drync-fät deóre: duguð ellor scôc. "Sceal se hearda helm hyrsted golde "fätum befeallen: feormiend swefað, "þâ þe beado-grîman býwan sceoldon, "ge swylce seó here-pâd, sió ät hilde gebâd 2260 "ofer borda gebräc bite îrena, "brosnað äfter beorne. Ne mäg byrnan hring "äfter wîg-fruman wîde fêran "häleðum be healfe; näs hearpan wyn, "gomen gleó-beámes, ne gôd hafoc 2265 "geond säl swingeð, ne se swifta mearh "burh-stede beáteð. Bealo-cwealm hafað "fela feorh-cynna feorr onsended!" Swâ giômor-môd giohðo mænde, ân äfter eallum unblîðe hweóp, 2270 däges and nihtes, ôð þät deáðes wylm hrân ät heortan.