Stormas þǣrstānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beatstone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.