Nu ƿe herigan sculon heofonrices ƿeard,
metodes mihte, ond his modgeþanc,
ƿeorc ƿuldorgodes— sƿa[2] he ƿundra fela,
5 He ærest sceop eorðan bearnum
heofon to hrofe, halig scyppend
1a ƿe] -- T1 N O (Pre-Correction). 1a herigan sculon] sculon herigean T1 O To Ca N. 3a ƿeorc] ƿeoroda N ƿero O (Pre-Correction) ƿera O (Post-Correction) Ca. 3a ƿuldorgodes] ƿuldorfæder T1 N O Ca To. 3b ƿundra] ƿuldres Ca. 3b fela] gehƿæs T1 To O Ca N. 4b ord] or T1 N O (Pre-Correction) ær To. 4b astealde] onstealde T1 N O Ca. 5a sceop] gesceop O Ca. 5b eorðan] eorþum N. 6b scyppend] drihten To. 7a þe] þa T1 To N Ca O. 8b teode] eode N.
[1]The scribe of O has altered his text considerably by correction (see above, Chapter 4: Manuscripts (O) and Chapter 7: Editorial introduction, West-Saxon eorðan recension). Pre- and post-correction forms are collated separately (where applicable) except in the All Readings (parallel) apparatus.
[2]sƿa] Howlett suggests that sƿa may be intended as an adverb (“thus”) rather than a causal conjunction (“as, because”). For a discussion of the evidence, see above, § C.9. The punctuation here assumes sƿa is a conjunction.
[3]þe] þe is a relative pronoun, “who.”