Old English: Wæs þu hæl Þunor! Wæs þu hæl héahþunriend, halgiend, Heofones miht, maeran, mancynnes weard. Þu afiehtest wið aglæcan, Esa andsacan, and hie ðryscest mid ðære fyrenan æcxe.
Modern English: Wæs þu hæl Þunor! Wæs þu hæl High Thunderer, Hallower, The heavens’ might, great one, guardian of mankind. You fight against fierce monsters, the enemies of the gods, and thrash them with a fiery axe.