《Beowolf》节选: Hwæt! wē Gār-Dena in geār-dagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. 翻译成现代英语: Listen! We have heard of the glory of the Spear-Danes, of the kings of the people, in days of yore, and how those princes did deeds of glory.