"Hwæt,” the first word of “Beowulf,” has no equivalent in modern English.
- Tolkien translated it as “Lo!”
- Mitchell avoided a single word
- Heaney went for “So”
- Others chose -- “Attend,” “Listen,” “Behold,” “Yes!”, “What ho!”
Headley went with "Bro!"
"Hwæt,” the first word of “Beowulf,” has no equivalent in modern English.
Headley went with "Bro!"