{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a03_07.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a03_07.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a03_07.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n The Gifts of Men\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Fela bi\u00f0 on foldan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0gesynra \n geongra geofona, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00fea g\u00e6stberend\n wega\u00f0 in gewitte, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa her weoruda god,\n meotud meahtum swi\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monnum d\u00e6le\u00f0,\n- 5\n- \n syle\u00f0 sundorgiefe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sende\u00f0 wide \n agne spede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feara \u00e6ghwylc mot\n dryhtwuniendra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d\u00e6l onfon.\n Ne bi\u00f0 \u00e6nig \u00fe\u00e6s \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 earfo\u00f0s\u00e6lig\n mon on moldan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00fe\u00e6s medspedig,\n- 10\n- \n lytelhydig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00fe\u00e6s l\u00e6thydig, \n \u00fe\u00e6t hine se argifa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealles biscyrge\n modes cr\u00e6fta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fe\u00fee m\u00e6gend\u00e6da,\n wis on gewitte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fe\u00fee on wordcwidum,\n \u00fey l\u00e6s ormod sy \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealra \u00feinga,\n- 15\n- \n \u00feara \u00fee he geworhte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in woruldlife, \n geofona gehwylcre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\u00e6fre god deme\u00f0\n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00e6nig eft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s earm geweor\u00f0e.\n N\u00e6nig eft \u00fe\u00e6s swi\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh snyttrucr\u00e6ft\n in \u00feeode \u00ferym \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feisses lifes\n- 20\n- \n for\u00f0 gestige\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t him folca weard \n \u00feurh his halige giefe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hider onsende\n wise ge\u00feohtas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond woruldcr\u00e6ftas,\n under anes meaht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle forl\u00e6te,\n \u00fey l\u00e6s he for wlence \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wuldorgeofona ful,\n- 25\n- \n mon mode swi\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of gemete hweorfe \n ond \u00feonne forhycge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heanspedigran;\n ac he ged\u00e6le\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se \u00fee ah domes geweald,\n missenlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geond \u00feisne middangeard\n leoda leo\u00feocr\u00e6ftas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 londbuendum.\n- 30\n- \n Sumum her ofer eor\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6hta onlih\u00f0, \n woruldgestreona. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 wonspedig,\n heards\u00e6lig h\u00e6le, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bi\u00fe hw\u00e6\u00fere gleaw\n modes cr\u00e6fta. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum m\u00e6genstrengo\n fur\u00feor onfeh\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum freolic bi\u00f0\n- 35\n- \n wlitig on w\u00e6stmum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00fe wo\u00f0bora, \n giedda giff\u00e6st. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00fe gearuwyrdig.\n Sum bi\u00f0 on hunto\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hre\u00f0eadigra\n deora dr\u00e6fend. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum dyre bi\u00f0\n woruldricum men. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 wiges heard,\n- 40\n- \n beadocr\u00e6ftig beorn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r bord stuna\u00f0. \n Sum in m\u00e6\u00f0le m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 modsnottera\n folcr\u00e6denne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0 gehycgan,\n \u00fe\u00e6r witena bi\u00fe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worn \u00e6tsomne.\n Sum m\u00e6g wr\u00e6tlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weorc ahycgan\n- 45\n- \n heahtimbra gehw\u00e6s; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hond bi\u00f0 gel\u00e6red, \n wis ond gewealden, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa bi\u00f0 wyrhtan ryht,\n sele asettan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 con he sidne r\u00e6ced\n f\u00e6ste gefegan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00fe f\u00e6rdryrum.\n Sum mid hondum m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hearpan gretan,\n- 50\n- \n ah he gleobeames \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gearobrygda list. \n Sum bi\u00f0 rynig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sum ryhtscytte,\n sum leo\u00f0a gleaw, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sum on londe snel,\n fe\u00feespedig. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum on fealone w\u00e6g\n stefnan steore\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 streamrade con,\n- 55\n- \n weorudes wisa, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer widne holm, \n \u00feonne s\u00e6rofe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 snelle m\u00e6gne\n arum bregda\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 y\u00f0borde neah.\n Sum bi\u00f0 syndig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sum searocr\u00e6ftig\n goldes ond gimma, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne him gumena weard\n- 60\n- \n hate\u00f0 him to m\u00e6r\u00feum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ma\u00fe\u00feum renian. \n Sum m\u00e6g w\u00e6pen\u00fer\u00e6ce, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wige to nytte,\n modcr\u00e6ftig smi\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monige gefremman,\n \u00feonne he gewyrce\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to wera hilde\n helm o\u00fe\u00fee hupseax \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0e hea\u00feubyrnan,\n- 65\n- \n scirne mece \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0e scyldes rond, \n f\u00e6ste gefeged \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 flyge gares.\n Sum bi\u00f0 arf\u00e6st \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00e6lmesgeorn,\n \u00feeawum ge\u00feyde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 \u00feegn gehweorf\n on meoduhealle. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 meares gleaw,\n- 70\n- \n wicgcr\u00e6fta wis. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum gewealdenmod \n \u00feafa\u00f0 in ge\u00feylde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he \u00feonne sceal.\n Sum domas con, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r dryhtguman\n r\u00e6d eahtia\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 hr\u00e6dt\u00e6fle.\n Sum bi\u00f0 gewittig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t win\u00feege,\n- 75\n- \n beorhyrde god. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 bylda til \n ham to hebbanne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 heretoga,\n fyrdwisa from. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00fe folcwita.\n Sum bi\u00fe \u00e6t \u00feearfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feristhydigra\n \u00feegn mid his \u00feeodne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum ge\u00feyld hafa\u00f0,\n- 80\n- \n f\u00e6stgongel fer\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 fugelbona, \n hafeces cr\u00e6ftig. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 to horse hw\u00e6t.\n Sum bi\u00f0 swi\u00f0snel, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hafa\u00f0 searolic gomen,\n gleod\u00e6da gife \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for gum\u00feegnum,\n leoht ond leo\u00feuwac. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 leofwende,\n- 85\n- \n hafa\u00f0 mod ond word \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monnum ge\u00few\u00e6re. \n Sum her geornlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g\u00e6stes \u00feearfe\n mode bewinde\u00fe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond him metudes est\n ofer eor\u00f0welan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealne geceose\u00f0.\n Sum bi\u00f0 deormod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deofles gewinnes,\n- 90\n- \n bi\u00f0 a wi\u00f0 firenum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in gefeoht gearo. \n Sum cr\u00e6ft hafa\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 circnytta fela,\n m\u00e6g on lofsongum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lifes waldend\n hlude hergan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hafa\u00f0 healice\n beorhte stefne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00f0 boca gleaw,\n- 95\n- \n larum leo\u00feuf\u00e6st. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sum bi\u00fe listhendig \n to awritanne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordgeryno.\n Nis nu ofer eor\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6nig monna\n mode \u00fe\u00e6s cr\u00e6ftig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00fe\u00e6s m\u00e6geneacen,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00e6fre anum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle weor\u00feen\n- 100\n- \n gegearwade, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fey l\u00e6s him gilp sce\u00f0\u00f0e, \n o\u00fe\u00fee fore \u00fe\u00e6re m\u00e6r\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mod astige,\n gif he hafa\u00fe ana \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer ealle men\n wlite ond wisdom \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond weorca bl\u00e6d;\n ac he missenlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monna cynne\n- 105\n- \n gielpes styre\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond his giefe brytta\u00f0, \n sumum on cystum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sumum on cr\u00e6ftum,\n sumum on wlite, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sumum on wige,\n sumum he syle\u00f0 monna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 milde heortan,\n \u00feeawf\u00e6stne ge\u00feoht, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sum bi\u00fe \u00feeodne hold.\n- 110\n- \n Swa weor\u00f0lice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wide tosawe\u00f0 \n dryhten his dugu\u00fee. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A \u00fees dom age,\n leohtb\u00e6re lof, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se us \u00feis lif giefe\u00f0\n ond his milde mod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monnum cy\u00fee\u00f0.","title":"The Gifts of Men","type":"page"}