Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forþ onsended,
Giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende,
On Meduselde pæt he ma no wære,
His dryhtne dyrest and mæga deorost.
Bealo…

An evil death has set forth the noble warrior. 
song shall sing sorrowing minstrels, 
In Meduseld that he is no more, 
To his lord dearest and of kinsmen most beloved. 
An evil death…