Hwær cwóm helm?
Where is the helm?
Hwær cwóm byrne?
Where is the hauberk?
Hwær cwóm feax flowende?
Where is the flowing bright hair?1
Hwær cwóm hand on hearpestrenge?
Where is the hand on the harp string?
Hwær cwóm scir fýr scinende?
Where is the glowing red fire?2
Héo dréag ðá losinga
She felt the loss
Earla ðinga ðe héo forléas.
Of everything that had been missed.