B1 Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 41

A semi-diplomatic transcription of the final scribal state

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    Nu ƿe herıgan sculon|      heofonrıces ƿeard

    metodes hte[1]|      ond hıs modgeþanc

    ƿeorc ƿuldorgodes|      sƿa he ƿundra fela

    éce[2] drıhten      ord| astealde

5     he ærest sceop      eorðan bear|num

    heofon to hrofe      halıg scyp|pend

    þe mıddangeard      manncynnes| ƿeard

    éce[3] drıhten      æfter teode|

    fyrum foldan      frea ælmıhtıg[4]|


Notes

[1]hte|] <h> written over ink smudges.

[2]éce] With accent over first <e> in lighter ink.

[3]éce] With accent over first <e> in lighter ink.

[4]ælmıhtıg|] Dobbie 1937 reads a point after this word.