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Nu ƿe| sceolan herıgean heofonrıces ƿeard
metodes mıhte ond hıs modgeþanc·
ƿera| ƿuldorfæder· sƿa he ƿuldres gehƿæs
ece drıhten· ord onstealde
5 he æres ge|scóp eorðan[1] bearnum[2]
heofon to rofe halıg scyppend·
þa mıddangeard mon‑|cynnes ƿeard
ece drıhten æfter teode
fırum foldan frea[3] ælmıhtıg·
[1]ge|scóp eorðan] <e> added with caret in space between ge|scóp and orðan.
[2]bearnum] Written over bleed-through from f. 72r.
[3]frea] <fr> by overwriting from original <m>.