2575 wealdan môste, swâ him Wyrd ne gescrâf hrêð ät hilde. Hond up âbräd Geáta dryhten, gryre-fâhne slôh incge lâfe, þät sió ecg gewâc brûn on bâne, bât unswîðor, 2580 þonne his þiód-cyning þearfe häfde, bysigum gebæded. Þâ wäs beorges weard äfter heaðu-swenge on hreóum môde, wearp wäl-fýre, wîde sprungon hilde-leóman: hrêð-sigora ne gealp 2585 gold-wine Geáta, gûð-bill geswâc nacod ät nîðe, swâ hyt nô sceolde, îren ær-gôd. Ne wäs þät êðe sîð, þät se mæra maga Ecgþeówes grund-wong þone ofgyfan wolde; 2590 sceolde wyrmes willan wîc eardian elles hwergen, swâ sceal æghwylc mon âlætan læn-dagas. Näs þâ long tô þon, þät þâ aglæcean hy eft gemêtton. Hyrte hyne hord-weard, hreðer æðme weóll, 2595 niwan stefne: nearo þrowode fýre befongen se þe ær folce weóld. Nealles him on heápe hand-gesteallan, äðelinga bearn ymbe gestôdon hilde-cystum, ac hy on holt bugon, 2600 ealdre burgan. Hiora in ânum weóll sefa wið sorgum: sibb æfre ne mäg wiht onwendan, þam þe wel þenceð. XXXVI. WIGLAF HELPS BEÓWULF IN THE FEUD. Wîglâf wäs hâten Weoxstânes sunu, leóflîc lind-wiga, leód Scylfinga, 2605 mæg Älfheres: geseah his mon-dryhten under here-grîman hât þrowian. Gemunde þâ þâ âre, þe he him ær forgeaf wîc-stede weligne Wægmundinga, folc-rihta gehwylc, swâ his fäder âhte; 2610 ne mihte þâ forhabban, hond rond gefêng, geolwe linde, gomel swyrd geteáh, þät wäs mid eldum Eánmundes lâf, suna Ôhteres, þam ät säcce wearð wracu wine-leásum Weohstânes bana 2615 mêces ecgum, and his mâgum ätbär brûn-fâgne helm, hringde byrnan, eald sweord eotonisc, þät him Onela forgeaf, his gädelinges gûð-gewædu, fyrd-searo fûslîc: nô ymbe þâ fæhðe spräc, 2620 þeáh þe he his brôðor bearn âbredwade. He frätwe geheóld fela missera, bill and byrnan, ôð þät his byre mihte eorl-scipe efnan, swâ his ær-fäder; geaf him þâ mid Geátum gûð-gewæda 2625 æghwäs unrîm; þâ he of ealdre gewât, frôd on forð-weg. Þâ wäs forma sîð geongan cempan, þät he gûðe ræs mid his freó-dryhtne fremman sceolde; ne gemealt him se môd-sefa, ne his mæges lâf 2630 gewâc ät wîge: þät se wyrm onfand, syððan hie tôgädre gegân häfdon. Wîglâf maðelode word-rihta fela, sägde gesîðum, him wäs sefa geômor: "Ic þät mæl geman, þær we medu þêgun, 2635 "þonne we gehêton ûssum hlâforde "in biór-sele, þe ûs þâs beágas geaf, "þät we him þâ gûð-geatwa gyldan woldon, "gif him þyslîcu þearf gelumpe, "helmas and heard sweord: þê he ûsic on herge geceás