{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a03_25.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a03_25.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a03_25.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 Resignation\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Age mec se \u00e6lmihta god, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \n helpe min se halga dryhten! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feu gesceope heofon ond eor\u00fean\n ond wundor eall, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 min wundorcyning,\n \u00fee \u00fe\u00e6r on sindon, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ece dryhten,\n- 5\n- \n micel ond manigfeald. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ic \u00fee, m\u00e6re god, \n mine sawle bebeode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond mines sylfes lic,\n ond min word ond min weorc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 witig dryhten,\n ond eal min leo\u00feo, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leohtes hyrde,\n ond \u00fea manigfealdan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mine ge\u00feohtas.\n- 10\n- \n Getacna me, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tungla hyrde, \n \u00fe\u00e6r selast sy \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sawle minre\n to gemearcenne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 meotudes willan,\n \u00fe\u00e6t ic \u00fee ge\u00feeo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feinga gehwylce,\n ond on me sylfum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so\u00f0f\u00e6st cyning,\n- 15\n- \n r\u00e6d ar\u00e6re. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regn\u00feeof ne l\u00e6t \n on sceade sce\u00fe\u00fean, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00fee ic scyppendum\n wuldorcyninge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 waccor hyrde,\n ricum dryhtne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne min r\u00e6d w\u00e6re.\n Forgif me to lisse, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lifgende god,\n- 20\n- \n bitre bealod\u00e6de. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ic \u00fea bote gemon, \n cyninga wuldor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cume to, gif ic mot.\n Forgif \u00feu me, min frea, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fierst ond ondgiet\n ond ge\u00feyld ond gemynd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feinga gehwylces\n \u00feara \u00feu me, so\u00fef\u00e6st cyning, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sendan wylle\n- 25\n- \n to cunnunge. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu \u00feu const on mec \n firend\u00e6da fela, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorma mec hw\u00e6\u00fere,\n meotod, for \u00feinre miltse, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00fee ic ma fremede\n grimra gylta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne me god lyfde;\n h\u00e6bbe ic \u00feonne \u00feearfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic \u00feine se\u00feeah,\n- 30\n- \n halges heofoncyninges, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyldo getilge \n leorendum dagum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lif \u00e6fter o\u00ferum\n geseo ond gesece, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t me si\u00fe\u00fean \u00fe\u00e6r\n unne arf\u00e6st god \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ecan dreames,\n lif alyfe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00fee l\u00e6tlicor\n- 35\n- \n bette bealod\u00e6de \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne bibodu w\u00e6ron \n halgan heofonm\u00e6gnes. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hw\u00e6t, \u00feu me her fela\n ...... forgeafe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gesette minne hyht on \u00feec,\n forhte fore\u00feoncas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio f\u00e6stlice\n stonde gesta\u00f0elad. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Onstep minne hige,\n- 40\n- \n g\u00e6sta god cyning, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in gearone r\u00e6d. \n Nu ic fundige to \u00fee, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6der moncynnes,\n of \u00feisse worulde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu ic wat \u00fe\u00e6t ic sceal,\n ful unfyr faca; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorma me \u00feonne,\n wyrda waldend, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in \u00feinne wuldordream,\n- 45\n- \n ond mec geleoran l\u00e6t, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leofra dryhten, \n geoca mines g\u00e6stes. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne is gromra to fela\n \u00e6festum eaden, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6bbe ic \u00feonne\n \u00e6t frean frofre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00fee ic \u00e6r on fyrste lyt\n earnode arna. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forl\u00e6t mec englas se\u00feeah\n- 50\n- \n geniman on \u00feinne neawest, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nergende cyning, \n meotud, for \u00feinre miltse. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00f0e ic mana fela\n \u00e6fter dogrum dyde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne l\u00e6t \u00feu mec n\u00e6fre deofol se\u00feeah\n \u00fein lim l\u00e6dan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on la\u00f0ne si\u00f0,\n \u00fey l\u00e6s hi on \u00feone fore\u00feonc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gefeon motan\n- 55\n- \n \u00fey \u00fee hy him sylfum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sellan \u00feuhten \n englas oferhydige \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne ece Crist.\n Gelugon hy him \u00e6t \u00feam geleafan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00feon hy longe scul...,\n werge wihta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wr\u00e6ce \u00ferowian.\n Forstond \u00feu mec ond gestyr him, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne storm cyme\n- 60\n- \n minum g\u00e6ste ongegn; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geoca \u00feonne, \n mihtig dryhten, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 minre sawle,\n gefreo\u00fea hyre ond gefeorma hy, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6der moncynnes,\n h\u00e6dre gehogode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6l, ece god,\n meotod meahtum swi\u00fe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Min is nu \u00fea\n- 65\n- \n sefa synnum fah, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond ic ymb sawle eom \n feam si\u00feum forht, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00feu me fela sealde\n arna on \u00feisse eor\u00fean. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee sie ealles \u00feonc\n meorda ond miltsa, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feara \u00feu me sealdest.\n No \u00f0\u00e6s earninga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6nige w\u00e6ron mid;\n- 70\n- \n hw\u00e6\u00fere ic me ealles \u00fe\u00e6s \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ellen wylle \n habban ond hlyhhan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond me hyhtan to,\n fr\u00e6twian mec on fer\u00f0weg \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond fundian\n sylf to \u00feam si\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ic asettan sceal,\n g\u00e6st gearwian, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond me \u00fe\u00e6t eal for gode \u00feolian\n- 75\n- \n bli\u00fee mode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu ic gebunden eom \n f\u00e6ste in minum fer\u00fee. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Huru me frea wite\u00f0\n sume \u00feara synna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ic me sylf ne conn\n ongietan gleawlice. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gode ic h\u00e6bbe\n abolgen, brego moncynnes; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00feon ic \u00feus bittre wear\u00f0\n- 80\n- \n gewitnad for \u00feisse worulde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa min gewyrhto w\u00e6ron \n micle fore monnum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic martirdom\n deopne adreoge. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne eom ic dema gleaw,\n wis fore weorude; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00feon ic \u00feas word spr\u00e6ce\n fus on fer\u00fee, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa me on frym\u00f0e gelomp\n- 85\n- \n yrm\u00feu ofer eor\u00fean, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic a \u00feolade \n geara gehwylce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (gode ealles \u00feonc!)\n modearfo\u00fea \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ma \u00feonne on o\u00ferum,\n fyrhto in folce; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00feon ic afysed eom\n earm of minum e\u00fele. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne m\u00e6g \u00fe\u00e6s anhoga,\n- 90\n- \n leodwynna leas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leng drohtian, \n wineleas wr\u00e6cca, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (is him wra\u00f0 meotud),\n gnorna\u00f0 on his geogu\u00fee,\n ond him \u00e6lce m\u00e6le \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 men fullesta\u00f0,\n yca\u00f0 his yrm\u00feu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond he \u00fe\u00e6t eal \u00feola\u00f0,\n- 95\n- \n sarcwide secga, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond him bi\u00f0 a sefa geomor, \n mod morgenseoc. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ic bi me tylgust\n secge \u00feis sarspel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond ymb si\u00fe spr\u00e6ce,\n longunge fus, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond on lagu \u00feence,\n nat min\n- 100\n- \n hwy ic gebycge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bat on s\u00e6we, \n fleot on faro\u00f0e; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nah ic fela goldes\n ne huru \u00fe\u00e6s freondes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee me gefylste\n to \u00feam si\u00f0fate, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu ic me sylf ne m\u00e6g\n fore minum won\u00e6htum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 willan adreogan.\n- 105\n- \n Wudu mot him weaxan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wyrde bidan, \n tanum l\u00e6dan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ic for t\u00e6le ne m\u00e6g\n \u00e6nigne moncynnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mode gelufian\n eorl on e\u00fele. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eala dryhten min,\n meahtig mundbora! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic eom mode seoc,\n- 110\n- \n bittre abolgen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 is seo bot \u00e6t \u00fee \n gelong \u00e6fter life. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ic on leohte ne m\u00e6g\n butan earfo\u00feum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6nge \u00feinga\n feasceaft h\u00e6le \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 foldan ...unian;\n \u00feonne ic me to frem\u00feum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 freode h\u00e6fde,\n- 115\n- \n cy\u00f0\u00feu gecwe... \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 me w\u00e6s a cearu symle \n lufena to leane, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa ic alifde nu.\n Giet bi\u00fe \u00fe\u00e6t selast, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne mon him sylf ne m\u00e6g\n wyrd onwendan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he \u00feonne wel \u00feolige.","title":"Resignation","type":"page"}