Meremægden is gelēaflic wæterwiht mid menniscum hēafde and bodige, and þǣm tægle wæterdēores, swylce fisc. Þæt ƿord meremægden wearþ mermaid on Nīwum Englisce gecweden. Se werlic efengemæcca is merewer, þēah man brȳceþ ēac þone wordcwide meremægden for werlicum wihtum. Mænig land þǣre worulde gelīca wihta habbaþ, gemǣne būtan clāðas.