• : Sawyer 860, MS 1: London, British Library, Add. 15350
  • : Winchester, Old Minster
  • : Staffordshire
  • : Wolverhampton
  • : 1

Ærest þer1 gose broc scyt on sæffan mor þa non on gean stream of seofan ƿyllan bróc · of þam broce ón ane ƿyllan of þære ƿyllan on oðre ƿyllan óf þære ƿyllan innan þa díc and lang dic on ane mære óf þam mære on bilsatena ge mæro · ða none on secges leage ge mæra <7>lang ge mære · <ŧ> on sceorfes mor óf þam more on hlyðe bróc <7> lang broc <ŧ> ón ƿæte leáhe óf ƿæte leáhe upƿeard on ðone snapana 2 · óf þam snapanb on ge rihte ofer þone feld hit cymð þer seo stige scyt on þa stræte þe liggeð fram byrngyðe stane æfter þære stige <ŧ> on geaggan treóƿ of þam treóƿe on þa bradan stræte þæt hit cymdc 3 on med ƿe þonne æfter med ƿé sice <ŧ> hít cymð on tresel úpp and lang tresel <ŧ> heft þer gosebroc scyt on sæffan mor ·

 

1
Corrected from 'ker' by erasing lower right branch
2
'ƿ' and 'p' are confused in this text, so graphically at least, this could equally be 'ƿ'
3
Sic 'd' here

Variant Readings from Kemble, no. 650

a
snawan
b
snawan
c
cymð