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stefn æfter stefne,      stigað to wuldrestefn æfter stefne,      stigað to wuldre
scufan scyldigne      (scealcas ne gældon)scufan scyldigne      (scealcas ne gældon)
þa ðe mid tungan      treowa gehataþþa ðe mid tungan      treowa gehataþ
sum brun, sum basu,      sum blacum splottumsum brun, sum basu,      sum blacum splottum
scyldum sceððan,      ac gescylded ascyldum sceððan,      ac gescylded a
gehroden hyhtlice     haliges meahtumgehroden hyhtlice     haliges meahtum
se ðe her on eorþan      ær þrowodese ðe her on eorþan      ær þrowode
uppe mid englum      agan motonuppe mid englum      agan moton
spreceð fægere beforan,      ond þæt facen swa þeahspreceð fægere beforan,      ond þæt facen swaþeah
Stephanus wæs      stanum worpodStephanus wæs      stanum worpod
gehealden stod      hreora wægagehealden stod      hreora wæga
oðscufeð scearplice,      þæt he in scade weardaðoðscufeð scearplice,      þæt he in scade weardað