N London, British Library, Additional 43703

A semi-diplomatic transcription of the final scribal state

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    Ne sculon hergean      heofonrıces ƿe:|ard

    metodes mıhte·      Ond hıs modgeþonc

    ƿeoroda ƿul:|dorfæder      sƿa he ƿundra geƿhƿæs[1]

    ece drıhten      or| onstealde[2]

5     he ærest scop      eorþum bearnum

    heofon to hrofe|      halıg scypend·[3]

    þa mıddangeard      moncynnes[4] ƿeard

    ece| drıhten      æfter eode

    fınum foldan      frea ælmıhtıg·


Notes

[1]geƿhƿæs] First <ƿ> written over unidentified character (perhaps an <h> or <s>).

[2]or| onstealde] Catchword (onsteald|) at foot of f. 146r corresponds with onstealde, f. 146v.

[3]scypend·] <y> added above the line with caret between <c> and <p>.

[4]moncynnes] Oddly formed <y>. The same form is also found in ƿyrþes, manuscript line 6.