{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a03_17.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a03_17.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a03_17.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 Whale\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Nu ic fitte gen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ymb fisca cynn \n wille wo\u00f0cr\u00e6fte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordum cy\u00fean\n \u00feurh modgemynd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bi \u00feam miclan hwale.\n Se bi\u00f0 unwillum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oft gemeted,\n- 5\n- \n frecne ond fer\u00f0grim, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fare\u00f0lacendum, \n ni\u00fe\u00fea gehwylcum; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feam is noma cenned,\n fyrnstreama geflotan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fastitocalon.\n Is \u00fe\u00e6s hiw gelic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hreofum stane,\n swylce worie \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bi w\u00e6des ofre,\n- 10\n- \n sondbeorgum ymbseald, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u00e6ryrica m\u00e6st, \n swa \u00fe\u00e6t wena\u00fe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6gli\u00feende\n \u00fe\u00e6t hy on ealond sum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eagum wliten,\n ond \u00feonne gehyda\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heahstefn scipu\n to \u00feam unlonde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oncyrrapum,\n- 15\n- \n setla\u00fe s\u00e6mearas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sundes \u00e6t ende, \n ond \u00feonne in \u00fe\u00e6t eglond \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 up gewita\u00f0\n collenfer\u00fee; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ceolas stonda\u00f0\n bi sta\u00fee f\u00e6ste, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 streame biwunden.\n \u00f0onne gewicia\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 werigfer\u00f0e,\n- 20\n- \n faro\u00f0lacende, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 frecnes ne wena\u00f0, \n on \u00feam ealonde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6led wecca\u00f0,\n heahfyr \u00e6la\u00f0; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6le\u00fe beo\u00fe on wynnum,\n reonigmode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 r\u00e6ste geliste.\n \u00feonne gefele\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 facnes cr\u00e6ftig\n- 25\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t him \u00fea ferend on \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste wunia\u00fe, \n wic weardia\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wedres on luste,\n \u00f0onne semninga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on sealtne w\u00e6g\n mid \u00fea no\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ni\u00feer gewite\u00fe\n garsecges g\u00e6st, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grund gesece\u00f0,\n- 30\n- \n ond \u00feonne in dea\u00f0sele \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 drence bif\u00e6ste\u00f0 \n scipu mid scealcum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swa bi\u00f0 scinna \u00feeaw,\n deofla wise, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi drohtende\n \u00feurh dyrne meaht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dugu\u00f0e beswica\u00f0,\n ond on teosu tyhta\u00fe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tilra d\u00e6da,\n- 35\n- \n wema\u00f0 on willan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hy wra\u00fee secen, \n frofre to feondum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fe\u00fe\u00e6t hy f\u00e6ste \u00f0\u00e6r\n \u00e6t \u00feam w\u00e6rlogan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wic geceosa\u00f0.\n \u00feonne \u00fe\u00e6t gecnawe\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of cwicsusle\n flah feond gemah, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6tte fira gehwylc\n- 40\n- \n h\u00e6le\u00fea cynnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on his hringe bi\u00fe \n f\u00e6ste gefeged, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he him feorgbona\n \u00feurh sli\u00feen searo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00fe\u00fean weor\u00fee\u00f0,\n wloncum ond heanum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee his willan her\n firenum fremma\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid \u00feam he f\u00e6ringa,\n- 45\n- \n heolo\u00fehelme bi\u00feeaht, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 helle sece\u00f0, \n goda geasne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grundleasne wylm\n under mistglome, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa se micla hw\u00e6l,\n se \u00fee bisence\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u00e6li\u00feende\n eorlas ond y\u00f0mearas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He hafa\u00f0 o\u00fere gecynd,\n- 50\n- \n w\u00e6ter\u00feisa wlonc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wr\u00e6tlicran gien. \n \u00feonne hine on holme \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hungor bysga\u00f0\n ond \u00feone agl\u00e6can \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6tes lyste\u00fe,\n \u00f0onne se mereweard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mu\u00f0 ontyne\u00f0,\n wide weleras; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cyme\u00f0 wynsum stenc\n- 55\n- \n of his inno\u00fee, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6tte o\u00fere \u00feurh \u00feone, \n s\u00e6fisca cynn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beswicen weor\u00f0a\u00fe,\n swimma\u00f0 sundhwate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r se sweta stenc\n ut gewite\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi \u00fe\u00e6r in fara\u00f0\n unware weorude, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fe\u00fe\u00e6t se wida ceafl\n- 60\n- \n gefylled bi\u00f0; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne f\u00e6ringa \n ymbe \u00fea herehu\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hlemme\u00f0 tog\u00e6dre\n grimme goman. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swa bi\u00fe gumena gehwam,\n se \u00fee oftost his \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unw\u00e6rlice\n on \u00feas l\u00e6nan tid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lif bisceawa\u00f0,\n- 65\n- \n l\u00e6te\u00f0 hine beswican \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh swetne stenc, \n leasne willan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he bi\u00fe leahtrum fah\n wi\u00f0 wuldorcyning. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Him se awyrgda ongean\n \u00e6fter hinsi\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 helle ontyne\u00f0,\n \u00feam \u00fee leaslice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lices wynne\n- 70\n- \n ofer ferhtgereaht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fremedon on unr\u00e6d. \n \u00feonne se f\u00e6cna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in \u00feam f\u00e6stenne\n gebroht hafa\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bealwes cr\u00e6ftig,\n \u00e6t \u00feam edwylme \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00fee him on cleofia\u00f0,\n gyltum gehrodene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00e6r georne his\n- 75\n- \n in hira lifdagum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 larum hyrdon, \n \u00feonne he \u00fea grimman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 goman bihlemme\u00f0\n \u00e6fter feorhcwale \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste tog\u00e6dre,\n helle hlinduru; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nagon hwyrft ne swice,\n utsi\u00fe \u00e6fre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00fe\u00e6r in cuma\u00f0,\n- 80\n- \n \u00feon ma \u00fee \u00fea fiscas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fara\u00f0lacende \n of \u00fe\u00e6s hw\u00e6les fenge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hweorfan motan.\n For\u00feon is eallinga\n dryhtna dryhtne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond a deoflum wi\u00f0sace\n wordum ond weorcum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t we wuldorcyning\n- 85\n- \n geseon moton. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Uton a sibbe to him \n on \u00feas hwilnan tid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6lu secan,\n \u00fe\u00e6t we mid swa leofne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in lofe motan\n to widan feore \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wuldres neotan.","title":"The Whale","type":"page"}