Cead mere is lūh onmiddan Affrice drūgoðan, on sūþan þæs Dēadwylle Sand. Hē nimþ his wæter of Ceari ēa. For ofer þūsand gearum wæs Ceadmere sē stōwe þær gān camelgebornum ceapmannum of þæm Araba landum on Norþaffrice.
Sē mere licþ on fēower landa mearcum; Ceades þæs landes (hwærto Cead mere giefþ naman), Nigerie, Nigerlandes and Camerunes.
Tōdæg is sē mere lǣssa þonne geo, forþæm micel wæter tīeþ man of his strēamum for gebūra æccrum.