wommum gewitnad, se þone wong strâde. 3075 Näs he gold-hwät: gearwor häfde âgendes êst ær gesceáwod. Wîglâf maðelode, Wihstânes sunu: "Oft sceall eorl monig ânes willan "wræc âdreógan, swâ ûs geworden is. 3080 "Ne meahton we gelæran leófne þeóden, "rîces hyrde ræd ænigne, "þät he ne grêtte gold-weard þone, "lête hyne licgean, þær he longe wäs, "wîcum wunian ôð woruld-ende. 3085 "Heóldon heáh gesceap: hord ys gesceáwod, "grimme gegongen; wäs þät gifeðe tô swîð, "þe þone þeóden þyder ontyhte. "Ic wäs þær inne and þät eall geond-seh, "recedes geatwa, þâ me gerýmed wäs, 3090 "nealles swæslîce sîð âlýfed "inn under eorð-weall. Ic on ôfoste gefêng "micle mid mundum mägen-byrðenne "hord-gestreóna, hider ût ätbär "cyninge mînum: cwico wäs þâ gena, 3095 "wîs and gewittig; worn eall gespräc "gomol on gehðo and eówic grêtan hêt, "bäd þät ge geworhton äfter wines dædum "in bæl-stede beorh þone heán "micelne and mærne, swâ he manna wäs 3100 "wîgend weorð-fullost wîde geond eorðan, "þenden he burh-welan brûcan môste. "Uton nu êfstan ôðre sîðe "seón and sêcean searo-geþräc, "wundur under wealle! ic eów wîsige, 3105 "þät ge genôge neán sceáwiað "beágas and brâd gold. Sîe sió bær gearo "ädre geäfned, þonne we ût cymen, "and þonne geferian freán ûserne, "leófne mannan, þær he longe sceal 3110 "on þäs waldendes wære geþolian." Hêt þâ gebeódan byre Wihstânes, häle hilde-diór, häleða monegum bold-âgendra, þät hie bæl-wudu feorran feredon, folc-âgende 3115 gôdum tôgênes: "Nu sceal glêd fretan "(weaxan wonna lêg) wîgena strengel, "þone þe oft gebâd îsern-scûre, "þonne stræla storm, strengum gebæded, "scôc ofer scild-weall, sceft nytte heóld, 3120 "feðer-gearwum fûs flâne full-eode." Hûru se snotra sunu Wihstânes âcîgde of corðre cyninges þegnas syfone tôsomne þâ sêlestan, eode eahta sum under inwit-hrôf; 3125 hilde-rinc sum on handa bär äled-leóman, se þe on orde geóng. Näs þâ on hlytme, hwâ þät hord strude, syððan or-wearde ænigne dæl secgas gesêgon on sele wunian, 3130 læne licgan: lyt ænig mearn, þät hi ôfostlice ût geferedon dýre mâðmas; dracan êc scufun, wyrm ofer weall-clif, lêton wæg niman, flôd fäðmian frätwa hyrde. 3135 Þær wäs wunden gold on wæn hladen, æghwäs unrîm, äðeling boren, hâr hilde-rinc tô Hrones nässe.

XLIII. BEÓWULF'S FUNERAL PYRE.

Him þâ gegiredan Geáta leóde âd on eorðan un-wâclîcne, 3140 helmum behongen, hilde-bordum, beorhtum byrnum, swâ he bêna wäs; âlegdon þâ tô-middes mærne þeóden häleð hiófende, hlâford leófne. Ongunnon þâ on beorge bæl-fýra mæst 3145 wîgend weccan: wudu-rêc âstâh sweart ofer swioðole, swôgende lêg, wôpe bewunden (wind-blond geläg) ôð þät he þâ bân-hûs gebrocen häfde, hât on hreðre. Higum unrôte 3150 môd-ceare mændon mon-dryhtnes cwealm; swylce giômor-gyd + lat . con meowle . . . . . wunden heorde . . . serg (?) cearig sælde geneahhe þät hio hyre . . . . gas hearde 3155 . . . . . ede wälfylla wonn . . hildes egesan hyðo haf mid heofon rêce swealh (?) Geworhton þâ Wedra leóde hlæw on hliðe, se wäs heáh and brâd, 3160 wæg-lîðendum wîde gesýne, and betimbredon on tyn dagum beadu-rôfes bêcn: bronda betost wealle beworhton, swâ hyt weorðlîcost fore-snotre men findan mihton. 3165 Hî on beorg dydon bêg and siglu, eall swylce hyrsta, swylce on horde ær nîð-hydige men genumen häfdon; forlêton eorla gestreón eorðan healdan, gold on greóte, þær hit nu gen lifað 3170 eldum swâ unnyt, swâ hit æror wäs. Þâ ymbe hlæw riodan hilde-deóre, äðelinga bearn ealra twelfa, woldon ceare cwîðan, kyning mænan, word-gyd wrecan and ymb wer sprecan, 3175 eahtodan eorl-scipe and his ellen-weorc duguðum dêmdon, swâ hit ge-dêfe bið, þät mon his wine-dryhten wordum hêrge, ferhðum freóge, þonne he forð scile of lîc-haman læne weorðan. 3180 Swâ begnornodon Geáta leóde hlâfordes hryre, heorð-geneátas, cwædon þät he wære woruld-cyning mannum mildust and mon-þwærust, leódum lîðost and lof-geornost.

APPENDIX

THE ATTACK IN FINNSBURG. [Footnote: See v. 1069 _seqq._]

". . . . . . . . . . . näs byrnað næfre." Hleoðrode þâ heaðo-geong cyning: "Ne þis ne dagað eástan, ne her draca ne fleógeð, "ne her þisse healle hornas ne byrnað, 5 "ac fêr forð berað fugelas singað, "gylleð græg-hama, gûð-wudu hlynneð, "scyld scefte oncwyð. Nu scýneð þes môna "waðol under wolcnum; nu ârîsað weá-dæda, "þe þisne folces nîð fremman willað. 10 "Ac onwacnigeað nu, wîgend mîne, "hebbað eówre handa, hicgeað on ellen, "winnað on orde, wesað on môde!" Þâ ârâs monig gold-hladen þegn, gyrde hine his swurde; þâ tô dura eodon drihtlîce cempan, 15 Sigeferð and Eaha, hyra sweord getugon, and ät ôðrum durum Ordlâf and Gûðlâf, and Hengest sylf; hwearf him on lâste. Þâ git Gârulf Gûðere styrode, þät hie swâ freólîc feorh forman sîðe 20 tô þære healle durum hyrsta ne bæran, nu hyt nîða heard ânyman wolde: ac he frägn ofer eal undearninga, deór-môd häleð, hwâ þâ duru heólde. "Sigeferð is mîn nama (cwäð he), ic eom Secgena leód, 25 "wrecca wîde cûð. Fela ic weána gebâd, "heardra hilda; þe is gyt her witod, "swäðer þu sylf tô me sêcean wylle." Þâ wäs on wealle wäl-slihta gehlyn, sceolde cêlod bord cênum on handa 30 bân-helm berstan. Buruh-þelu dynede, ôð þät ät þære gûðe Gârulf gecrang, ealra ærest eorð-bûendra, Gûðlâfes sunu; ymbe hine gôdra fela. Hwearf flacra hræw hräfn, wandrode 35 sweart and sealo-brûn; swurd-leóma stôd swylce eal Finns-buruh fýrenu wære. Ne gefrägn ic næfre wurðlîcor ät wera hilde sixtig sige-beorna sêl gebæran, ne næfre swânas swêtne medo sêl forgyldan, 40 þonne Hnäfe guldon his häg-stealdas. Hig fuhton fîf dagas, swâ hyra nân ne feól driht-gesîða, ac hig þâ duru heóldon. Þâ gewât him wund häleð on wäg gangan, sæde þät his byrne âbrocen wære, 45 here-sceorpum hrôr, and eác wäs his helm þyrl. Þâ hine sôna frägn folces hyrde, hû þâ wîgend hyra wunda genæson oððe hwäðer þæra hyssa . . . . . . .

LIST OF NAMES; NOTES; AND GLOSSARY.

ABBREVIATIONS

m.: masculine. f.: feminine. n.: neuter. nom., gen.: nominative, genitive, etc. w.: weak. w. v.: weak verb. st.: strong. st. v.: strong verb. I., II., III.: first, second, third person. comp.: compound. imper.: imperative. w.: with. instr.: instrumental. G. and Goth.: Gothic. O.N.: Old Norse. O.S.: Old Saxon. O.H.G.: Old High German. M.H.G.: Middle High German.

The vowel ä = _a_ in _glad_ }