Hwæt!
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Translations of the first word of Beowulf. Created by @jesse.lansner.com. See more at https://hwaet.info.
"Ím" (Behold)
Beowulf, 1994
Szegő György 🇭🇺
Beowulf, 1994
Szegő György 🇭🇺
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Ím" (Behold)
Beowulf, 1994
Szegő György 🇭🇺
Beowulf, 1994
Szegő György 🇭🇺
"Voorwaar" (Verily)
Beówulf: Angelsaksisch Volksepos vertaald instafrijm en met inleiding en aanteekeningen, 1896
L. Simons 🇲🇽
Beówulf: Angelsaksisch Volksepos vertaald instafrijm en met inleiding en aanteekeningen, 1896
L. Simons 🇲🇽
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Voorwaar" (Verily)
Beówulf: Angelsaksisch Volksepos vertaald instafrijm en met inleiding en aanteekeningen, 1896
L. Simons 🇲🇽
Beówulf: Angelsaksisch Volksepos vertaald instafrijm en met inleiding en aanteekeningen, 1896
L. Simons 🇲🇽
"Lo!"
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Lo!"
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
"Voici!" (Behold)
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Voici!" (Behold)
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
"聽け！" [Ting ke] (Listen!)
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"聽け！" [Ting ke] (Listen!)
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
"Lo"
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Lo"
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
"Attenzione" (Attention)
Beowulf, 1987
Ludovica Koch 🇮🇹
Beowulf, 1987
Ludovica Koch 🇮🇹
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Attenzione" (Attention)
Beowulf, 1987
Ludovica Koch 🇮🇹
Beowulf, 1987
Ludovica Koch 🇮🇹
"Отже" [Otzhe] (So)
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 2012
Olena O'Lear [Олена О'Лір] 🇺🇦
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 2012
Olena O'Lear [Олена О'Лір] 🇺🇦
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Отже" [Otzhe] (So)
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 2012
Olena O'Lear [Олена О'Лір] 🇺🇦
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 2012
Olena O'Lear [Олена О'Лір] 🇺🇦
"Fam."
Gen Z Beowulf, 2024
John-Clark Levin 🇺🇸
Gen Z Beowulf, 2024
John-Clark Levin 🇺🇸
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Fam."
Gen Z Beowulf, 2024
John-Clark Levin 🇺🇸
Gen Z Beowulf, 2024
John-Clark Levin 🇺🇸
"What!"
Beowulf, an Old English Epic. The Earliest Epic of the Germanic Race, 1907
Wentworth Huyshe 🇬🇧
Beowulf, an Old English Epic. The Earliest Epic of the Germanic Race, 1907
Wentworth Huyshe 🇬🇧
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"What!"
Beowulf, an Old English Epic. The Earliest Epic of the Germanic Race, 1907
Wentworth Huyshe 🇬🇧
Beowulf, an Old English Epic. The Earliest Epic of the Germanic Race, 1907
Wentworth Huyshe 🇬🇧
"What!"
Beowulf, 2010
Sung-Il Lee 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 2010
Sung-Il Lee 🇺🇸
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"What!"
Beowulf, 2010
Sung-Il Lee 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 2010
Sung-Il Lee 🇺🇸
"Hwæt"
Beowulf: An Adaptation, 2000
Felix Nobis 🇬🇧
Beowulf: An Adaptation, 2000
Felix Nobis 🇬🇧
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Hwæt"
Beowulf: An Adaptation, 2000
Felix Nobis 🇬🇧
Beowulf: An Adaptation, 2000
Felix Nobis 🇬🇧
"Udite!" (Hear!)
Beowulf, 1934
Federico Olivero 🇮🇹
Beowulf, 1934
Federico Olivero 🇮🇹
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Udite!" (Hear!)
Beowulf, 1934
Federico Olivero 🇮🇹
Beowulf, 1934
Federico Olivero 🇮🇹
"Lyss!" (Listen!)
Beowulf Översatt i originalets versmått, 1953
Björn Collinder 🇸🇪
Beowulf Översatt i originalets versmått, 1953
Björn Collinder 🇸🇪
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Lyss!" (Listen!)
Beowulf Översatt i originalets versmått, 1953
Björn Collinder 🇸🇪
Beowulf Översatt i originalets versmått, 1953
Björn Collinder 🇸🇪
"What!"
Beowulf, 1921
Charles Scott Moncrieff 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1921
Charles Scott Moncrieff 🇬🇧
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"What!"
Beowulf, 1921
Charles Scott Moncrieff 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1921
Charles Scott Moncrieff 🇬🇧
"Stop me if you've heard this one before"
Beowulf, 2013
Meghan Purvis 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 2013
Meghan Purvis 🇬🇧
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Stop me if you've heard this one before"
Beowulf, 2013
Meghan Purvis 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 2013
Meghan Purvis 🇬🇧
"True it is"
Beowulf, A Current English Version, 2006
David Kaufman 🇺🇸
Beowulf, A Current English Version, 2006
David Kaufman 🇺🇸
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"True it is"
Beowulf, A Current English Version, 2006
David Kaufman 🇺🇸
Beowulf, A Current English Version, 2006
David Kaufman 🇺🇸
"Hear, Listen"
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Hear, Listen"
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
"Hwæt!"
After Beowulf, 2022
Nicole Markotić 🇨🇦
After Beowulf, 2022
Nicole Markotić 🇨🇦
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Hwæt!"
After Beowulf, 2022
Nicole Markotić 🇨🇦
After Beowulf, 2022
Nicole Markotić 🇨🇦
"Listen to me!"
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1978
Albert W. Haley, Jr. 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1978
Albert W. Haley, Jr. 🇺🇸
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Listen to me!"
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1978
Albert W. Haley, Jr. 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1978
Albert W. Haley, Jr. 🇺🇸
"Behold!"
Beowulf, 1997
Richard M. Trask 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1997
Richard M. Trask 🇺🇸
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Behold!"
Beowulf, 1997
Richard M. Trask 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1997
Richard M. Trask 🇺🇸
"Lo"
Beowulf: Translated into Modern English Rhyming Verse, 1925
Archibald Strong 🇬🇧
Beowulf: Translated into Modern English Rhyming Verse, 1925
Archibald Strong 🇬🇧
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Lo"
Beowulf: Translated into Modern English Rhyming Verse, 1925
Archibald Strong 🇬🇧
Beowulf: Translated into Modern English Rhyming Verse, 1925
Archibald Strong 🇬🇧
"Hoj!" (Ho!)
Béowulf, 2003
Jan Čermák 🇨🇿
Béowulf, 2003
Jan Čermák 🇨🇿
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Hoj!" (Ho!)
Béowulf, 2003
Jan Čermák 🇨🇿
Béowulf, 2003
Jan Čermák 🇨🇿
"Hear"
Beowulf: a translation and a reading, 2018
Chris McCully 🇬🇧
Beowulf: a translation and a reading, 2018
Chris McCully 🇬🇧
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Hear"
Beowulf: a translation and a reading, 2018
Chris McCully 🇬🇧
Beowulf: a translation and a reading, 2018
Chris McCully 🇬🇧
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸