He said, He saede theah thaet thaet land | though, that that land was sie swithe lang north thonan; | [or extended] much north ac hit is eall weste, buton on | thence; eke it is all waste, feawum stowum styccemaelum | but [except that] on few stows wiciath Finnas, on huntothe | [in a few places] piecemeal on wintra, and on sumera on | dwelleth Finns, on hunting on fiscathe be thaere sae.

He | winter, and on summer on saede thaet he aet sumum cirre | fishing by the sea.

He said wolde fandian hu longe thaet | that he at some time [on one land northryhte laege, oththe | occasion] would seek how long hwaether aenig monn be northan | that land lay northright [due thaem westenne bude.

Tha | north], or whether any man by for he northryhte be thaem | north of the waste abode.
lande: let him ealne weg | Then fore [fared] he northright, thaet weste land on thaet steorbord, | by the land: left all the and tha wid-sae on thaet | way that waste land on the baecbord thrie dagas.

Tha | starboard of him, and the wide waes he swa feor north swa tha | sea on the backboard [port, hwael-huntan firrest farath.