贝奥武夫:
行    原始    直译
[1]    Hwaet! wē Gār-Dena in geār-dagum,    What! We [of] Gar-Danes (lit. spear-danes) in yore-days,
[2]    ?eod-cyninga, ?rym gefrunon,    [of] people-kings, trim (glory) afrained (have learned of by asking),
[3]    hu ?a ae?elingas ellen fremedon.    how those athelings (princes) arm-strong feats framed (made/performed).
[4]    Oft Scyld Scefing scea?ena ?reatum,    Oft Scyld Scefing, [from] scathers (enemies) [in] threats (armed bands),
[5]    monegum maeg?um, meodosetla ofteah,    [from] many magths (clans, groups of sons, cf. Irish cogna孤影te Mac-), mead-settles took,
[6]    egsode eorl. Sy??an aerest wear?    awed earls (leaders of men). Sith (since) erst (first) [he] worth (came to be)
[7]    feasceaft funden, he ?aes frofre gebad,    fewshiped (helpless, in "fewship") founden, he [in a state of] loving care abode (lived),
[8]    weox under wolcnum, weor?myndum ?ah,    wex (waxed) under welkin (the clouds), [in] mind's-worth (honour) thrived,
[9]    o??aet him aeghwylc ?ara ymbsittendra    oth that (until that) [to] him each [of] those [who were] by-sitting ("sitting" or dwelling roundabout)
[10]    ofer hronrade hyran scolde,    over whale-road (kenning for sea) hear (obedience) should (owed),
[11]    gomban gyldan. ?aet waes god cyning!    gifts [to] yield. That was [a] good king!
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FROM 185.176.76.*