Nordidthecreaturekeephimwaiting butstrucksuddenlyandstartedin; hegrabbedandmauledamanonhisbench, bitintohisbonelappings,bolteddownhisblood andgorgedonhiminlumps,leavingthebody utterlylifeless,eatenup handandfoot. SeamusHeaney,Beowulf,pp.4951.

N t se glca

nor that (thing) the adversary

yldan hte forman se

(on the) near side

to await thought

ac h gefng hrae
but he snatched quickly

slpende rinc bt bnlocan

bit bonelocks

(a) sleeping warrior

slt unwearnum
slit unexpectedly,

bld drum dranc

blood (from) veins drank,

synsndum swealh: unlyfigendes

(of the) unliving

(in) sin-gobbets swallowed: all

sona hfde

straightway (he) had consumed,

eal gefeormod,

ft ond folma.
feet and hands,

Beowulf, ll. 739-45