- sceaþena þrēatum, Oft did
Scyld Scefing of
scather threats (troops), 5
monegum mǣġþum,
meodosetla oftēah, of many
maegths (clans; cf.
Irish cognate Mac-)...
- gefrūnon, hū ðā æþelingas
ellen fremedon. Oft
Scyld Scēfing sceaþena þrēatum,
monegum mǣgþum,
meodosetla oftēah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ǣrest wearð fēasceaft...
- Sċyld Sċēfing sċeaþena þrēatum, [oft ˈʃyld ˈʃeː.viŋɡ ˈʃɑ.ðe.nɑ ˈθræ͞ɑ.tum]
monegum mǣġþum meodo-setla oftēah. [ˈmɒ.ne.ɣum ˈmæːj.ðum ˈme.duˌset.lɑ ofˈtæ͞ɑx]...
-
William Morris's
archaizing 1910
verse Oft Scyld Scefing | sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum, | meodosetla ofteah Oft then Scyld the Sheaf-son from the hosts of the scathers...
