{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a03_19.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a03_19.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a03_19.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 Soul and Body II\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Huru, \u00f0\u00e6s behofa\u00fe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6le\u00fea \u00e6ghwylc \n \u00fe\u00e6t he his sawle si\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sylfa bewitige,\n hu \u00fe\u00e6t bi\u00f0 deoplic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne se dea\u00f0 cyme\u00f0,\n asundra\u00f0 \u00fea sibbe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00fee \u00e6r somud w\u00e6ron,\n- 5\n- \n lic ond sawle! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long bi\u00f0 si\u00fe\u00fean \n \u00fe\u00e6t se g\u00e6st nime\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t gode sylfum\n swa wite swa wuldor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa him in worulde \u00e6r\n efne \u00fe\u00e6t eor\u00f0f\u00e6t \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r geworhte.\n Sceal se g\u00e6st cuman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geh\u00feum hremig,\n- 10\n- \n symle ymb seofon niht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sawle findan \n \u00feone lichoman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee heo \u00e6r longe w\u00e6g,\n \u00fereo hund wintra,\n butan \u00e6r wyrce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ece dryhten,\n \u00e6lmihtig god, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ende worlde.\n- 15\n- \n Cleopa\u00f0 \u00feonne swa cearful \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 caldan reorde, \n sprice\u00f0 grimlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g\u00e6st to \u00feam duste:\n \"Hw\u00e6t, drug \u00feu dreorga, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to hwon dreahtest \u00feu me,\n eor\u00fean fylnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eal forweornast,\n lames gelicnes! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lyt \u00feu ge\u00feohtes\n- 20\n- \n to won \u00feinre sawle si\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00fe\u00fean wurde, \n si\u00fe\u00fean heo of lichoman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u00e6ded w\u00e6re!\n Hw\u00e6t, wite \u00feu me, werga! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hw\u00e6t, \u00feu huru wyrma gifl\n lyt ge\u00feohtes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hu \u00feis is long hider,\n ond \u00fee \u00feurh engel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ufan of roderum\n- 25\n- \n sawle onsende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh his sylfes hond, \n meotud \u00e6lmihtig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of his m\u00e6gen\u00ferymme,\n ond \u00fee \u00fea gebohte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blode \u00fey halgan,\n ond \u00feu me \u00fey heardan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hungre gebunde\n ond geh\u00e6ftnadest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 helle witum!\n- 30\n- \n Eardode ic \u00fee in innan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No ic \u00fee of meahte, \n fl\u00e6sce bifongen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond me firenlustas\n \u00feine ge\u00ferungon. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t me \u00feuhte ful oft\n \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6re \u00feritig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feusend wintra\n to \u00feinum dea\u00f0d\u00e6ge. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hw\u00e6t, ic uncres gedales bad\n- 35\n- \n earfo\u00f0lice. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nis nu se ende to god! \n W\u00e6re \u00feu \u00fee wiste wlonc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond wines s\u00e6d,\n \u00ferymful \u00feunedest, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond ic of\u00feyrsted w\u00e6s\n godes lichoman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g\u00e6stes drinces.\n \u00fe\u00e6r \u00feu \u00feonne hogode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 her on life,\n- 40\n- \n \u00feenden ic \u00fee in worulde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wunian sceolde, \n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00feu w\u00e6re \u00feurh fl\u00e6sc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00feurh firenlustas\n stronge gestyred \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond gesta\u00feelad \u00feurh mec,\n ond ic w\u00e6s g\u00e6st on \u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from gode sended,\n n\u00e6fre \u00feu me swa heardra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 helle wita\n- 45\n- \n ned gearwode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh \u00feinra neoda lust. \n Scealt \u00feu nu hw\u00e6\u00fere minra gescenta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scome \u00ferowian\n on \u00feam miclan d\u00e6ge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne monna cynn\n se ancenda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle geg\u00e6dra\u00f0.\n Ne eart \u00feu nu \u00feon leofre \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 n\u00e6ngum lifgendra,\n- 50\n- \n menn to gem\u00e6ccan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne medder ne f\u00e6der, \n ne n\u00e6ngum gesibbra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne se swearta hrefn,\n si\u00fe\u00fean ic ana of \u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ut si\u00feade\n \u00feurh \u00fe\u00e6s sylfes hond \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ic \u00e6r onsended w\u00e6s.\n Ne magon \u00fee nu heonan adon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyrste \u00fea readan,\n- 55\n- \n ne gold ne sylfor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00feinra goda nan, \n ac her sculon abidan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ban bireafod,\n besliten seonwum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00fee \u00fein sawl sceal\n minum unwillan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oft gesecan,\n wemman mid wordum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa \u00feu worhtest to me.\n- 60\n- \n Eart \u00feu dumb ond deaf, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne sindan \u00feine dreamas wiht. \n Sceal ic \u00fee nihtes se\u00feeah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nyde gesecan,\n synnum gesargad, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond eft sona from \u00f0e\n hweorfan on honcred, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne halege menn\n gode lifgendum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lofsong do\u00f0,\n- 65\n- \n secan \u00fea hamas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00feu me \u00e6r scrife, \n ond \u00fea arleasan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eardungstowe,\n ond \u00fee sculon moldwyrmas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monige ceowan,\n seonowum beslitan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swearte wihte,\n gifre ond gr\u00e6dge. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne sindon \u00feine geah\u00fee wiht,\n- 70\n- \n \u00fea \u00feu her on moldan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monnum eawdest. \n For\u00feon \u00fee w\u00e6re selle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swi\u00fee micle\n \u00feonne \u00fee w\u00e6ran ealle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eor\u00fean spede,\n (butan \u00feu hy ged\u00e6lde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dryhtne sylfum),\n \u00fe\u00e6r \u00feu wurde \u00e6t frumsceafte fugel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fe\u00fee fisc on s\u00e6,\n- 75\n- \n o\u00f0\u00f0e eor\u00fean neat \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6tes tiolode, \n feldgongende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feoh butan snyttro,\n ge on westenne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wildra deora\n \u00fe\u00e6t grimmeste, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r swa god wolde,\n ge \u00feeah \u00feu w\u00e6re wyrmcynna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t wyrreste,\n- 80\n- \n \u00feonne \u00feu \u00e6fre on moldan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mon gewurde, \n o\u00fe\u00fee \u00e6fre fulwihte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 onfon sceolde.\n \u00feonne \u00feu for unc bu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ondwyrdan scealt\n on \u00feam miclan d\u00e6ge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne eallum monnum beo\u00f0\n wunde onwrigene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00fee in worulde \u00e6r\n- 85\n- \n firenfulle menn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fyrn geworhton, \n \u00f0onne wile dryhten sylf \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d\u00e6da gehyran,\n \u00e6t ealra monna gehwam \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mu\u00fees reorde\n wunde wi\u00feerlean. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ac hw\u00e6t wilt \u00feu \u00fe\u00e6r\n on domd\u00e6ge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dryhtne secgan?\n- 90\n- \n \u00feonne ne bi\u00f0 n\u00e6nig to \u00fe\u00e6s lytel li\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on lime geweaxen, \n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00feu ne scyle for \u00e6ghwylc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anra onsundran\n ryht agieldan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0onne re\u00fee bi\u00f0\n dryhten \u00e6t dome. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ac hw\u00e6t do wit unc,\n \u00feonne he unc hafa\u00f0 geedbyrded \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00fere si\u00fee?\n- 95\n- \n Sculon wit \u00feonne \u00e6tsomne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00fe\u00fean brucan \n swylcra yrm\u00fea, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa \u00feu unc \u00e6r scrife.\"\n Firena\u00fe \u00feus \u00fe\u00e6t fl\u00e6schord, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sceal \u00feonne feran on weg,\n secan helle grund, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nales heofondreamas,\n d\u00e6dum gedrefed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lige\u00f0 dust \u00fe\u00e6r hit w\u00e6s,\n- 100\n- \n ne m\u00e6g him ondsware \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6nige secgan, \n ne \u00fe\u00e6r edringe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6nge gehatan\n g\u00e6ste geomrum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geoce o\u00fe\u00fee frofre.\n Bi\u00fe \u00fe\u00e6t heafod tohliden, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 honda tohleo\u00feode,\n geaflas toginene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 goman toslitene,\n- 105\n- \n seonwe beo\u00f0 asogene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sweora bicowen; \n rib reafia\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 re\u00fee wyrmas,\n drinca\u00f0 hlo\u00feum hra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heolfres \u00feurstge.\n Bi\u00f0 seo tunge totogen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on tyn healfe\n hungrum to hro\u00feor. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u00feon heo ne m\u00e6g horsclice\n- 110\n- \n wordum wrixlan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00feone wergan g\u00e6st. \n Gifer hatte se wyrm, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feam \u00fea geaflas beo\u00f0\n n\u00e6dle scearpran. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Se gene\u00fee\u00f0 to\n \u00e6rest ealra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00feam eor\u00f0scr\u00e6fe;\n he \u00fea tungan totyh\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00fea to\u00feas \u00feurhsmyh\u00f0,\n- 115\n- \n ond to \u00e6twelan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00ferum geryme\u00f0, \n ond \u00fea eagan \u00feurhite\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ufon on \u00fe\u00e6t heafod\n wyrmum to wiste, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne bi\u00fe \u00fe\u00e6t werge\n lic acolad \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he longe \u00e6r\n werede mid w\u00e6dum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bi\u00f0 \u00feonne wyrmes giefl,\n- 120\n- \n \u00e6t on eor\u00fean. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t m\u00e6g \u00e6ghwylcum \n men to gemyndum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 modsnotterra.","title":"Soul and Body II","type":"page"}