{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a43_02.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a43_02.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a43_02.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 Metrical Charm 2: The Nine Herbs Charm\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Gemyne \u00f0u, mucgwyrt, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hw\u00e6t \u00feu ameldodest, \n hw\u00e6t \u00feu renadest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t Regenmelde.\n Una \u00feu hattest, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 yldost wyrta.\n \u00f0u miht wi\u00f0 III \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 XXX,\n- 5\n- \n \u00feu miht wi\u00fe attre \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 onflyge, \n \u00feu miht wi\u00fe \u00feam la\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0e geond lond f\u00e6r\u00f0.\n Ond \u00feu, wegbrade, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wyrta modor,\n eastan openo, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 innan mihtigu;\n ofer \u00f0e cr\u00e6tu curran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer \u00f0e cwene reodan,\n- 10\n- \n ofer \u00f0e bryde bryodedon, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer \u00fee fearras fn\u00e6rdon. \n Eallum \u00feu \u00feon wi\u00f0stode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0stunedest;\n swa \u00f0u wi\u00f0stonde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attre and onflyge\n and \u00fe\u00e6m la\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee geond lond fere\u00f0.\n Stune h\u00e6tte \u00feeos wyrt, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heo on stane geweox;\n- 15\n- \n stond heo wi\u00f0 attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stuna\u00f0 heo w\u00e6rce. \n Sti\u00f0e heo hatte, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0stuna\u00f0 heo attre,\n wrece\u00f0 heo wra\u00f0an, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weorpe\u00f0 ut attor.\n \u00feis is seo wyrt \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 seo wi\u00fe wyrm gefeaht,\n \u00feeos m\u00e6g wi\u00f0 attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heo m\u00e6g wi\u00f0 onflyge,\n- 20\n- \n heo m\u00e6g wi\u00f0 \u00f0am la\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0e geond lond fere\u00fe. \n Fleoh \u00feu nu, attorla\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 seo l\u00e6sse \u00f0a maran,\n seo mare \u00fea l\u00e6ssan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0\u00e6t him beigra bot sy.\n Gemyne \u00feu, m\u00e6g\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hw\u00e6t \u00feu ameldodest,\n hw\u00e6t \u00f0u ge\u00e6ndadest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t Alorforda;\n- 25\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t n\u00e6fre for gefloge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorh ne gesealde \n sy\u00fe\u00f0an him mon m\u00e6g\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to mete gegyrede.\n \u00feis is seo wyrt \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0e wergulu hatte;\n \u00f0as ons\u00e6nde seolh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer s\u00e6s hrygc\n ondan attres \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00feres to bote.\n- 30\n- \n \u00f0as VIIII magon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 nygon attrum. \n Wyrm com snican, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 toslat he man;\n \u00f0a genam Woden \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VIIII wuldortanas,\n sloh \u00f0a \u00fea n\u00e6ddran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t heo on VIIII tofleah.\n \u00fe\u00e6r ge\u00e6ndade \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ppel and attor,\n- 35\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t heo n\u00e6fre ne wolde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on hus bugan. \n Fille and finule, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 felamihtigu twa,\n \u00fea wyrte gesceop \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 witig drihten,\n halig on heofonum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea he hongode;\n sette and s\u00e6nde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on VII worulde\n- 40\n- \n earmum and eadigum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum to bote. \n Stond heo wi\u00f0 w\u00e6rce, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stuna\u00f0 heo wi\u00f0 attre,\n seo m\u00e6g wi\u00f0 III \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 XXX,\n wi\u00f0 feondes hond \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 f\u00e6rbregde,\n wi\u00f0 malscrunge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manra wihta.\n- 45\n- \n Nu magon \u00feas VIIII wyrta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 nygon wuldorgeflogenum, \n wi\u00f0 VIIII attrum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 nygon onflygnum,\n wi\u00f0 \u00f0y readan attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0y runlan attre,\n wi\u00f0 \u00f0y hwitan attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0y wedenan attre,\n wi\u00f0 \u00f0y geolwan attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0y grenan attre,\n- 50\n- \n wi\u00f0 \u00f0y wonnan attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0y wedenan attre, \n wi\u00f0 \u00f0y brunan attre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0y basewan attre,\n wi\u00f0 wyrmgebl\u00e6d, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 w\u00e6tergebl\u00e6d,\n wi\u00f0 \u00feorngebl\u00e6d, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00feystelgebl\u00e6d,\n wi\u00f0 ysgebl\u00e6d, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 attorgebl\u00e6d,\n- 55\n- \n gif \u00e6nig attor cume \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eastan fleogan \n o\u00f0\u00f0e \u00e6nig nor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cume\n o\u00f0\u00f0e \u00e6nig westan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer wer\u00f0eode.\n Crist stod ofer adle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ngan cundes.\n Ic ana wat \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ea rinnende\n- 60\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fea nygon n\u00e6dran \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nean behealda\u00f0; \n motan ealle weoda nu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wyrtum aspringan,\n s\u00e6s toslupan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eal sealt w\u00e6ter,\n \u00f0onne ic \u00feis attor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of \u00f0e geblawe.\n Mugcwyrt, wegbrade \u00fee eastan open sy, lombescyrse,\n- 65\n- \n attorla\u00f0an, mage\u00f0an, netelan, wudusur\u00e6ppel, fille and finul, \n ealde sapan. Gewyrc \u00f0a wyrta to duste, m\u00e6ngc wi\u00fe \u00fea\n sapan and wi\u00fe \u00fe\u00e6s \u00e6pples gor. Wyrc slypan of w\u00e6tere\n and of axsan, genim finol, wyl on \u00fe\u00e6re slyppan and be\u00fee mid\n \u00e6ggemongc, \u00feonne he \u00fea sealfe on do, ge \u00e6r ge \u00e6fter. Sing\n- 70\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t galdor on \u00e6lcre \u00feara wyrta, III \u00e6r he hy wyrce and \n on \u00feone \u00e6ppel ealswa; ond singe \u00feon men in \u00feone mu\u00f0 and\n in \u00fea earan buta and on \u00f0a wunde \u00fe\u00e6t ilce gealdor, \u00e6r he\n \u00fea sealfe on do.","title":"Metrical Charm 2: The Nine Herbs Charm","type":"page"}