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BIBLIOTHEK 

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GESAMMTEN  DEUTSCHEN 

NATIONAL -LITERATIJR 

VON    DER    ^ELTESTEN    BIS    AUF    DIE    NEUERE    ZEIT. 


xxviii.  band: 

ENGLA  AND  SEAXNA 

SCOPAS  AND  BOCERAS. 


ANGLOSAXONUM 

POKTAE  ATQUE  SCRIPTORES  PROSAIC1. 

KDIDIT 

M  MOV.   ETT111LLLRIS. 


QUEDLINBURG  UND  LEIPZIG. 

DMJCK    UM)    VERLAG    VON    GOTTFR.    BASSF. 

MDCCCL. 


MMiA  AKD  SEAXIA 


Sl'Ol'lS  AND  KIM  1,11  \N. 


ANGLOSAXONIM 

POETAE  ATftUE  SCR1PTORES  PROSAICI, 

PARTIM  INTEGRA  OPERA,  PARTIM  LOCA  SELECTA 

COLLEGIT,    CORREXIT,    EDIDIT 

i,i  norm s  mTiiu^uis. 

PHIL.  DR.  LL.  AA.  MAG.  LITERARUM  GERMANICARUM  PROFESSOR  IN  CVMN.  IV- 
KIC,  ACADKMIAE  ARCHAEOLOG.  BELGICAE  ET  SOCIETATIS  LITERARUM  GORLI- 
CIENSIS  SOCK'S  EPISTOLARUM  COMMERCIO  JUNCTUS ,  SOCIETATUM  HISTOR.  BA- 
BEXBERGENSIS  ET  HERBIPOLITANAE  SOCIUS  HOXOR.  SOCIETT  ANTIQUAR.  TURI- 
CENSIS,  MOGUM'IXAE,   NOKIXBERGENSIS,  DRESDENSIS   ET  MEININGEIVSIS   SOUALIS. 


QUEDLINRURGII  ET  LIPSIAE. 

TV  PIS    ET    EXPENSIS    «ODOFREDI    BASSil. 
LONMlVi:     WILLIAMS    ET    NOIIGATE. 

MDCCCL. 


TIUBIIS 

LITERARUM   ANGLOSAXONICARUM 

VIRIS    PERITISS1MIS, 

DEQUE    IIS     OPTIME    MERITIS, 

JACOBO  GRMMIO 

CHATTO, 

JOHANM  M.  KEMBLIO 
BENJAMINO  THORPIO 

ANGLIS 
D.  O.  D. 

EDITOR. 


JPraefaiio. 


JLnylorum  Saxonumque  yloriam  literariis  bene  comparatam  stttdiis,  ex- 
orti  sunt  nttper,  qui  justis  laudibus  auyerent.  Et  prof'ecto,  qui  car  mi- 
lium operumque  prosaicorum  dialecto  Anylosaxonica  conscriptorum  non 
solum  numerum  sed  etiam  perfectionem  coynoverit ,  iis  lauream  non  de- 
neyabit.  Nee  Gothi  enim  neque  Alamanni  Francique  nee  Bajovarii  Any- 
losaxonibus,  quod  liter  arum  curam  vernacularum  attineat,  aequiparari 
possunt;  a  Scandinaviis  tantum  his  in  artibus  non  modo  attinguntur  ve- 
rum  etiam  superantur.  Quod  qua  ratione  effectum  sit,  si  quaerimus, 
Anylosaxones  et  terrae  suae  situ  naturaque  et  aliis  multis  rebus  in  tuen- 
dis  prisca  coyitandi  ayendique  ratione  priscisque  moribus  minus  quidem 
quam  Scandinavii,  sed  lonye  mayis  quam  consanyuinei  eorum,  qui  in 
continente  deyebant,  adjutos  fuisse  corroboratosque,  confiteri  debemus. 
Reyes  quidem  plurimi  septem  reynorum,  quo  ex  tempore  ad  fidem  chri- 
stianam  erant  cotwersi,  episcoporum  Romanorum,  qui  ecclesiae  tantum 
suumque  ipsorum  lucrum  quaerebant,  filios  sese  obedientissimos  exhibue- 
runt;  non  pauci  quoque  Anyliae  episcopi  patrios  mores,  qui  a  reliyione 
Christiana  abhorruerant,  scriptaque  vernacula  tarn  propter  reliyionis 
christianae  sustentationem  quam  ipsorum  dominationis  causa  satis  solli- 
cite  et  radicitus  exstirpare  moliebantur:  sed  unus  non  omnia  perficere 
valuit,  et  quod  hi  perdiderunt,  alii  restituerunt.  Plurimum  veruntamen 
ad  sustentandos  priscos  populi  mores  usque  ad  Nordmannorum ,  qui  in 
Gallia  sermonem  moresque  patrios  jamjam  amiserant,  invasionem  con- 
tulit,  quod  nobiles  liberique  vitae  publicae  privataeque  institutiones  ab 
avis  acceptas  ilia  Saxonum  inveterata  quasi  tenacitale  inviolatas  con- 
servarunt.  Nee  minus  Danorum  invasiones  rapinaeque  frequentes ,  qui 
postea  totam  insulae  partem  septentrionalem  sibi  subjecerunt,  quicquid 
etiam  mali  sinyulis  intulerint  civibus ,  tamen  etiam  ad  Germanicorum 
morum  in  Anylia  conservationem  non  pauca  contulerttnt,  quum  iidem 
terrae  occupatores  non  solum  Anylorum  Saxonumque  essent  consanyui- 
nei, sed  ab  omnibus  etiam  moribus  alienis  puros  sese  adhuc  servassent. 
Denique  complures  Anylorum  Saxonumque  clerici  vehementer  laudandi 
sunt,  quippe  qui  sine  fidei  christianae  laesione  rel  corruplione  patriae 
partim  amore ,  alii  eruditione  liberaliori  et  multiplice  Theodiscos  seculi 
octavi  nonique  sacerdotes  lonye  superaverint.  Immo  nonnulli,  quamvis 
Graecis  Uteris  imbuti,  non  usque  eo  proyrediebantur,  ut  linyuam  patriam 


viii  Praefatio. 

contemnerent,  sed  summa  ope  nitebantur ,  ut  et  in  poesi  et  in  oratione 
excelleret.  Quae  cum  ita  sint,  ttnde  jam  seculo  octavo  ex  mytholoyicis 
et  epicis  cantilenis  ilia  rerum  a  diis  heroibusque  gestarum  ampla  enar- 
ratio,  quae  epopoeae  nomine  insiynitur ,  quaeque  in  Scandinavia  nun- 
quam, in  Germania  propria  autem  non  ante  seculum  duodecimum  florere 
incepit,  in  Anylia  orta  sit,  non  vehementer  mirabimur.  Cui  rei  adjunyi 
potest,  quod  Anylosaxonum  poesis  colorem  priscum  una  cum  forma  ver- 
suum  pur  a  et  antiquissima ,  quae  alliteratio  nuncupatur ,  optima  conser- 
vavit,  quae  poeseos  forma  in  Germania  ofioioztlevTcp  permutata  est  non 
sine  prisci  coloris  jactura.  Scandinavii  iyitur  si  lyrica  poesi  excellunt, 
de  epica  yloriari  possunt  Anylosaxones',  si  praeclara  ilia  insula  in  re- 
7>wtissimo  septentrionis  mare  sita  historicis  studiis  maxima  cum  laude 
operant  dedit,  Anylosaxonum  insula  non  minimum  eo  sibi  comparavit 
yloriam,  quod  oratores  peperit,  pro  illis  temporibus  satis  laudandos. 

Sed  quum  Anyli  Saxonesque,  primis  jam  temporibus,  Greyorii  May- 
ni,  Pontificis  Romani ,  reyinarumque  quarundam  christianarum  cura 
christianae  fidei  doctrina  essent  imbuti.  carmina  autem  tribus  quatuorve 
seculis  post  Uteris  essent  mandata,  sperare  non  possumus ,  fore,  ut  eth- 
nicam  poesin  puram  inveniamus ,  etiamsi  priscae  reliyionis  priscorum- 
que  morum  vestiyia  in  iis  ubique  salis  clara  adhuc  videantur.  Primum 
iyitur  de  carminibus,  deinde  de  scriptis  prosaicis  dicemus. 

I. 

De  carminibus  epicis. 

Carminum  duo  sunt  yenera,  quorum  unum  populare ,  alterum  eccle- 
siasticum  dici  potest.  Vtrumqne  eodem  tempore  inde  a  seculo  septimo 
usque  ad  undecimum  floruit,  imo  ecclesiastica  quae  vocamus  carmina,  si 
lempus,  quo  Uteris  mandarentur ,  tantum  consulimus,  priora  esse  nos 
oportet  judicare.  Atlameu  quum  carmina  popularia  fere  omnia  vetu- 
stiore  nitantnr  fonte ,  eademque  omnino  yraviora  sint,  primum  locum 
ubique  ut  teneant,  par  est.  neque  silentio  praeterire  volo,  eos  etiam 
poetas  ,  qui,  omnes  procul  dubio  motiachi ,  ecclesiastica  pepiyerint  car- 
mina, nunquam  ab  ratione  poeseos  ita  aberrasse,  ut  operibus  suis  pie- 
tati  christianae  tantum  servirent;  optime  enim  coynoverant,  poetis,  qui- 
bus  pulchrum  et  sublime  curae  esse  debet,  etsi  interdum  aliam  sequi  ra- 
tionem  concederetur ,  nunquam  tamen  fas  esse,  finem  naturae  convenien- 
tem  omnino  deserere. 

A.     De  carminibus  quae  popularia  dicuntur  epicis. 

1.     De  lieovulfi  rebus  gestis  et  interitu  l). 
Omnium   carminum   Anylosaxonicorum    facile    primum   excellentissi- 

1)  Primus,  qui  carmen  de  Beuvnlfo  edidit,  Thorkelinus  fuit.  Cujus 
tamen  et  editio ,  et  versio,  quam  addidit,  latina  cum  linyuam  Anylo- 
saxonicam  />rorsus  iynoraret,  mendacior  est  quam  quis  credere  velit 
Inscripta  est  haec  carminis  editio:  DE  DAXORLM  REBUS  GESTIS 
SEC.  Ill  §f  IV.  Potmm  Danicum  dialecto  Anylosaxonica,  Ex  biblio- 
theca  Cottoniana  Musaei  Uritamiici,  edidit,  versione  latina  et  indicibus 
au.i  it  Grim.  Johnson  Thorkelin,  J.  V.  Dr.  llavniae  MDCCCXV.  Alte- 
ram carminis  editionem  lonye  praestantiorem  eandemque  notis ,  ylossa- 
rio  et  versione  Anylica  auctam  Kemblius  curavit.  Cujus  est  titnlus: 
The  Anylo-  Saxon  poems  of  lieovulf,    the  Travellers  sony  and  the  battle 


Praefatio.  IX 

mumque  ex  virorum  doctorum  sententia  illud  de  Beovulfi  rebus  gestis  et 
interitu  est.  Is  mythus  est,  refertus  audusque  narrationibus  partita 
fictis  partim  Mstoricis,  quae  octo  egressionibus  continentur,  quarum 
sexta  iCantus  XXXll  apud  Kemblium,  meae  versionis  vv.  2358  —  2405) 
Hggeldci  in  Franciam  invasionem  et  in  pago  Chatuariomm  intra  Amisi- 
um  et  Visurgim  contra  Theodoricum ,  Francorum  regem,  fortiter  dimi- 
cantis  interititm  refert.  Quae  Hggeldci  {Chochilaichus  a  Gregorio  Tu- 
ronensi  III,  3,  et  in  gestis  regum  Francorum  cap.  19,  nominatur  fran- 
cice)  in  Franciam  invasionis  intra  annos  DXV — DXX  p.  Chr.  ab  histo- 
ricis  traditae  relatio  in  carmine  vix  ante  seculum  septimum  recipi  po- 
tuisse,  satis  dare  apparet;  carmen  igitur,  sicuti  etiam  nunc  exslat,  ante 
dictum  seculum  pangi  non  potuit.  Sed  ubi  primum  ortum  sit,  nunc  quae- 
ritur.  Saxonum  Auglorumque  quum  in  carmine  nunquam  mentio  facta 
sit,  et  Offae,  Anglorum  regis,  semel  tantum  et  brevissimis  quidem  ver- 
bis (C.  XXVII  apud  Kemblium,  vv.  1941 — 1976  meae  versionis^),  inter 
Anglosaxones  carmen  ortum  esse  vix  potest.  Quum  vero  Gautarum  prae- 
cipue,  Suionibus  a  meridie  vicinorum,  Danorumque  res  gestae  carmine 
collaudentur ,  verisimile  esse  videtur,  in  pagis  Gautarum  has  cantilenas 
originem  traxisse,  easque  postea  ab  iisdem  Danisve  ad  Anglosaxones 
translatas,  et  eorum  in  terra  seculo  nono  in  epopoeam  transformatas 
esse. 

2.  De  Finnesburgii  fvel  FinneshemiJ  expugnatione  2). 
Carminis  heroici  fragmentum  est,  quod  ad  nostra  tempora  pervenit. 
Hengestus  Hndfiusque ,  Jutarum  duces,  ut  in  hoc  carmine  refertur,  Fri- 
siorum  principi  Finnio  bellum  intulerant,  arcemque  ejus  Finneshemum 
copiis  occuparant.  Pace  conf'ecta  Frisii  loco  cedere  coguntur,  sed  bello 
denuo  commoto  node  arcem  aggrediuntur  incenduntque.  Quam  nodur- 
nam  arcis  impugnationem  Jutarumque  Henyesto  imperante  /ortissimam 
de/'ensionem  hoc  carmen  enarrat.  Eadem  de  re  carminis  de  Beooul/'u 
egressio  tertia  (C.  XVI,  XVII  apud  Kemblium,  versionis  meae  vv.  1082 
—  1173)  agit. 

3.    De  Byrhtnolhi  contra  Danos  pugna  ejusdemque  nece  3). 
Quodsi  duo ,    de  quibus   adhuc  egimus ,    mgthicis  adnumerari   debent 
carmina,  hocce  vere  historicum  nominari  potest.     Bgrhtnothi  enim  ducis 

of  Finnesburgh,  edited  bg  John  M.  Kemble  Esq.  M.  A.  of  Trinity  Colle- 
ge Cambridge,  fellow  of  the  konunglika  Norraena  Fornfroeda  felag. 
Second  Edition,  London  1835.  A  Translation  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  poem 
of  Beowulf,  with  a  copious  glossarg ,  preface  and  philological  notes,  bg 
John  M.  Kemble  etc.  London  1837.  Mea  carminis  versio  theodisca  me- 
trica  prodiit  Turici  1840,  sub  titulo  lieoivulf,  Heldengedicht  des  achten 
Jahrhunderts.  Zum  ersten  Male  aus  detn  Angelsdihsischen  in  das  Neu- 
hochdeutsche  stabreimend  iibersetzt  und  mit  EiiUeitung  und  Anmerlauigen 
versehen,  cet.  Partem  aliquant  carminis  Anglosaxonici  in  hoc  libro  p. 
95  —  130  tgpis  excudendam  curavi. 

2)  Hoc  carminis  fragmentum  ab  Uickesio  Grammaticae  Anglosaxo- 
nicae  primum  insertion  est,  sumtum  e  codice  bibliothecae  Lambethanae 
homilias  continente ,  qui  tamen  codex  hodie  non  ampiius  exstut.  Deinde 
Kemblius  Beovulfo  suo  id  adjunxit  et  ego  in  hoc  libro  p.  130  —  131  le- 
doribus  quoque  communicavi. 

3)  Carmen  typis  exprimendum  curavit  primus  Thomas  Hearne  adfinem 
Chronici  Johannis  Glastoniensis  a  se  editi.     Codex  Cottonianus,  qui  c«r 
men  continuit,    anno   MBCCXXXI  igne  periit.       Alter    carminis  editor 


X  Praefatio. 

post  fortissimam  puynam  interitum  historici  ad  annum  DCCCCI  p.  Chr. 
commemorant,  neque  multo  post  carmen  pactum  esse  videtur.  Poeta 
hand  dubie  Byrhtnothi  interitum  celebravit  eo  tempore,  quo  /tit jits  rex 
memoria  ab  omnibus  conservata  praecipue  carmine  diyna  censeretur. 
Quis  fuerit  poeta,  nescimus;  sciremus  tamen,  ut  puto,  carmen  si  totum 
esset  servatum.  Monasterii  Etyensis  fortasse  monachtts  fuit.  Quae  enim 
sententia  ea  re  praesertim  confirmari  videtur,  quod  liyrhtnothus  inter 
monasterii  hujus  f'antores  praefttlserat.  Nam  ut  monachorum  conventui 
yratias  exhiberet  pro  hospitio  sibi  suisque  militibus  node  ante  proelium 
concesso,  fraternitatis  suscipiendae  causa  in  capitalum  venerat,  vicos- 
que  sex  its  donaverat ,  novemque  alios  promiserat  in  monasterii  ditio- 
nem  rediyendos,  si  in  proelio  perire  sibi  destination  esset.  Insuper  auri 
triyinta  marcas  aryentique  viyinti  libras  dederat,  ut,  si  forte  in  bello 
occumberet,  corpus  hue  allatum  monaihi  humarent.  Hujus  quoque  do- 
nationis  in  testimonium  dederat  duas  cruces  aureas,  duas  pallii  sui  pre- 
tioso  opere  auri  et  yemmarum  conte.ttas  lacinias ,  binasque  chirothecas 
artificiose  compositas.  Quae  cum  ita  sint,  monachum  aliquem  Elyeusem, 
arte  poetica  bene  callentem,  hoc  Byrhtnothi  f'avore  in  monasterium  exhibito 
commoveri  potuisse,  tit  (autorem  post  fortissimam  puynam  occisum  car- 
mine celebraret ,  nemo  est  qui  neyabit.  Neque  enim  viri  strenui  pariter 
atque  liber alts  memoriam  deposuerunt  Elyenses,  ut  ecclesiae  Elyensis 
historia  testata  est,  ubi  Lib.  II,  cap.  6  de  Byrhtnothi  donis,  puyna  et 
interitu  summa  cum  laude  ayitur. 

Carmen,  cujus  principium  finemque  desideramus,  Byrhtnothi  puynam 
in  Danos  tarn  distincte  lucideque  enarrat ,  ut  nemo  infitias  eat,  poetam, 
si  7ion  testis  puynae  ipse  inter  fuerit,  tamen  narrationibus  testium  us  nut 
esse  maxime  locupletium. 


B.     De  carmimbus  epicis  ecclesiasticis. 

Uorum  carmimim  duo  distinyui  possunt  yenera,  alterum  enim  de 
Sanctorum  Sanctarumve  rebus  yestis  ayit,  alterum  veteris  testamenti  li- 
bros  historicos  versione  metrica  reddit. 

a.    De  carminibus,    quibus  Sanctorum  Sanctarumve  res  gestae   cele- 
brantur. 

Cujusmodi  adhuc  Jiobis  innoluerunt  carmina  quatuor ,  impari  tamen 
pretio  habenda.     Sunt  autem: 

1.    Juliana,  auctore  Cynevulfo  4). 
Sunt  multi  hujus  nominis  viri,  at  auctor  carminis  Kenulphus  abbas 
Buryensis  esse  dicitur,    ut  Kemblius  Thorpiusque  judicat.      Fuit  Kenul- 
phus homo   literatus,    variae  scientiae  laude   exornatus;    anno  MV1  p. 
Chr.  episcopus  Vintornensis  electus  est.    "Quanto  studio ,   ait  Huyo  Can- 


Thorpius  erat,  qui  in  Analectis  Anylosaxonicis  id  recepit.       Leyitur  de- 
nique  in  hoc  libro  p.   132  — 140. 

4)  Primus  nobiscum  Thorpius  hoc  carmen  communicavit  in  sua  co- 
dicis  Exoniensis  editione ,  ex  qua  in  hunc  quoque  librum  p.  163-178 
translation  est. 


Praefatio.  XI 

didtis ,  libros  emendaverit,  non  est  nostrae  parvitatis  explicare.  Con- 
currunt  cotidie  tarn  ex  longinquis  </uam  de  proximis  terrarum  finibus 
episcopi,  clerici  et  tnonachi,  divites  et  mediocres  ad  ejus  magisterium 
et  ad  ejus,  tit  et  quondam  Salomonis ,  sapientiam  audiendam,  donee 
post  annum  quatuordecimum  rapitur  magis  quam  elegitur  ad  pontificium 
Vintornensis  civitatis".  Longe  tamen  alia  de  Kenulpho  sententia  est 
Guilelmi  Malmesburgensis.  "Ventanum,  ait,  episcopatum  Kenulpkus 
Burgensis  abbas  minimis  nundinatus  fuerat,  sed  non  diu  sacrilego  ausu 
laetatur;  ante  duos  annus  hominem  exuit".  Quorum  quis  vere  judicave- 
rit,  qua  munus  ratione  obtinuisset,  non  meum  est  judicare.  Magnopere 
tamen  bonam  Kenulphi  famam  defendere  videtur,  quod  Albericus  abbas, 
qui  postea  episcopus  Urof'escastrensis  electus  est,  vir  strenuus  et  de  li- 
teris  Anglosaxonibus  optime  meritus ,  ei  vitam  sancti  Ethelvaldi  a  se 
conscriptam  dedicavit. 

Quod  carmen  de  Julianae  virginis  passione  attineat,  bene  composi- 
tum  existimo.  Simpliciler  sed  decore  tiarrat,  Julianam,  Africani  Nico- 
medensis  iCommedia  urbs  a  poeta  nuncupatur^  filiam,  virginem  formo- 
sissimam  et,  patre  pagano,  cultui  christiano  deditam,  ab  Elisaeo  ,  viro 
praepotente  ac  divite,  deorum  ferventissimo  cultore,  in  malrimonium 
petitam  esse,  affirmasse  tamen,  se  nunquam  ei  nupturam,  nisi  fidem 
christianam  sequi  prius  promiserit.  necatam  esse,  nee  tamen  inultam 
periisse. 

2.    Elena,  auctore  eodem  Cynevulfo  6). 
Carmen  ornatissimum,  quod,  Jacobo  Grimmio  judice,  ex  Helenae  vita 
graece  scripta   originem  duxit,    in  eoque  de   sanctae   cruets   inventione 
agitur. 

3.  Andreas  6). 

Eodem  fortasse  auctore,  nam  quod  dictionem  attinet,  cum  priore 
bene  convenit,  et  graece  scriptum  librum  poeta  secutus  est.  Argumen- 
tum  est  Myrmidonensium  in  Africa  ad  fidem  christianam  conversio,  eu- 
ro et  labore  apostolorum  Matthiae  et  Andreae  perfecta  r). 

4.  Gudldc  8). 

Carmen  ab  auctore  ignoto  compositum,  qui  Gii&laci  vitam  a  Felice 
monacho  quodam  latine  conscriptam  {in  Actis  SS.  Benedict,  exstat)  imi- 
tatus  est.  Carmen  mirum  sed  non  indecorum ,  cujus  tamen  finis  deside- 
ratur.  Eremita  Giidlacus  in  deserto  vitam  egit  in  diabolum  et  malos 
genios  vehementer  certans,  donee  morte  liberaretur. 


5)  Exstal  carmen  in  codice  Vercellensi.  Primum  typis  mandatum 
erat  in  Appendice  B  to  Mr.  Coopers  report,  London  1837.  repetitum 
delude  et  notis  instructum  est  ab  Jacobo  Grimmio,  Cassel,  1814.  pars 
quaedam  carminis  in  hoc  libro  p.  156  — 163  legi  potest. 

6)  In  eodem  codice  Vercellensi  invenitur  carmen  ut  etiam  in  editio- 
nibus  sub  5)  laudatis.     Selecta  loca  in  hoc  libro  p.  149  —  156  inveniuntur. 

7)  Poeta  Asvxiov  Xccqivov  TlQu^iig  'AvSqbov  vxtl  Mocz&tov  dq  ri\v  noXiv 
tgjv  dv&QcoTtocpaycov  secutus  est,  non  tamen  integrum  librum  haereticum 
sed  a  Catholicis  purgatum,  interpolatum  et  mutilatum,  quern  sub  titulo 
Acta  SS.  Apostolorum  Andreae  et  Matthiae  Carolus  Thilo  nuper  edidit, 
Halae  1846. 

8)  In  codice  Exoniensi  reperitur  a  Thorpio  edito,  p.  104  —  184. 


XII  Praefatio. 

Praeter  haec  alia  duo  inveniuntur  carmina  Anglorum  sanctos  cele- 
brantia ,  Cuthberhtum  scilicet  et  Edmundum  Anglorum  orientalium  re- 
gem,  quae  carmina  quidem  illaesa  ad  nos  non  pervenerunt,  cum  in  ora- 
tiones  sacras  (homilias)  mutata  sint. 

b.  Librorum  veteris  Testamenti  historicorum  ver stones  metricae. 

Quorum  duo  nobis  adhuc  innotuerunt  versiones  metricae,  utraque 
praeclara  atque  decora  et  illis  in  Germania  inde  a  seculo  nono  conscrip- 
tis  longe  praestantior. 

1.  Juditha,  auctore  ignoto  9). 
Formosissimi  hujusce  carminis  maximam  partem  temporis  injuria 
deperditam  queri  libet-  Habuit  enim  a  primordio  capita  duodecim,  quo- 
rum quodque  plus  centum  versus  continuerit.  Servata  sunt  capita  X, 
XI  et  XII  cum  minore  capitis  noni  parte.  Versus  350  quum  carminis 
fragmentum  adhuc  continent,  totum  a  principio  versus  1400  habuisse  per- 
suasum  habere  possumus. 

2.    Nonnullorum  veteris  testamenti  librorum  historicorum  versio  me- 

trica,    cui  carmina  quaedam  Christi  victoriam  de  inferno  deportatam 

collaudantia  annexa  sunt  10). 

Quae  carmina  una  cum  versione  a  nobis  supra  commemorata  ex 
Francisci  Junii  sententia  Ccedmoni  Anglo  Cobiit  anno  p.  Ch.  DCXXX) 
adscripta  sunt,  sed  absque  sufficiente ,  ut  mihi  videtur ,  causa.  Cazdmo- 
nem  quidem  carmina,  quibus  historiae  sacrae  celebrarentur ,  pepigisse, 
lieda   Venerabili  teste,   scimus   ,l).    et  de  tanti  testis  fide  addubitare  non 


9)  lnvenitur  in  Thorpii  Analectis  Anglosaxonicis  et  in  hoc  libro  p. 
140  —  148. 

10)  Primus  edidit  e  codice  bibliothecae  Bodleianae  Franciscus  Junius 
sub  titulo  L'ledmonis  monachi  Paraphrasis  poetica  Genesios  ac  praeci- 
puarum  Sacrae  Vaginae  Historiarum  abhinc  annos  MLXX  Anglosaxoni- 
ce  conscripla,  et  nunc  primum  edita  a  Francisco  Junio  F.  F.  Amstelo- 
datni  1655.  Alter  prodiit  editor  primo  longe  sagacior  diligentiorque  lien- 
jamin  Thorpius ,  qui  librum  tali  modo  inscripsit:  Ctetlmon's  metrical 
paraphrase  of  parts  of  the  holg  scriptures,  in  Anglosaxon;  with  an 
english  translation,  notes  and  a  verbal  index,  London  1832.  Tertius 
horum  carminum  editor  idemque  nuti imopere  collaudandus  K.  \V.  liou- 
terwek  est.  Is  librum  inscripsit :  Ccedmons  des  Angelsachsen  biblische 
Dichtungen.  Herausgegeben  von  K.  \V.  Ilouterwek.  Der  ersten  Abthei- 
lung  erste  Hdlfte,  Elberfeld  1847,  zweite  Hdl/le  1848.  Altera  pars  mox 
proditura  introductionem ,  glossarium  et  versionem  theodiscam  contine- 
bit.  Ejusdemque  autoris  De  Ciedmone  poeta  Aiigtosaj  onicu  retuslissimo 
brevis  dissertatio ,  Elberfeldae  1845  cum  laude  hie  a/ferre  libet  Sin- 
gula carminum  lota  reperiuntur  in  hoc  libro  p.  17m  -  202. 

11)  In  hujus  [Hildae)  monasterio  Ahbntissne  (nurvut  llala  in  II.  E. 
IV,  21)  /nit  /rater  quidam  divina  gratia  specialiter  insignis,  quia  car- 
mina religioni  et  pietali  apta  fa  cere  solebat  ita ,  tit  quivquid  ex  tlirinis 
Uteris  per  interpreter  diseeret,  hoc  ipse  post  pusillum  verbis  poeticis 
maxima  suavitate  et  com  p  unc  tio  ne  compositis  in  sua  i.  e.  Anglo- 
rum liiif/iia  pro  ferret.  Cujus  carminibus  multorum  saepe  an  I  mi  ad 
c  o ntem p tit m  seiuli  et  a p petit um  sunt  ritae  coelestis  acceusi. 
Xtim  ipse  nun  ab  hmninibus  neque  per  hominem  institutus  cttnentli  urtem 
ill, licit,  sed  ilicinitus  mljulus  gratis  canendi  iloniim  ucce/iit.  Inde  nihil 
unquam  frivoli  et  supervacui  poematis  facere  potuit,  sed  ea  tantummo- 
do,  quae  ad  religionem  pertinent,  religiosam  ejus  linguam  decebant.     Si- 


Praefatio.  XIII 

licet;  sed  carmina  haecce  Cwdmonis  esse,  inde  non  sequitur.  Saxonica 
enim  dialecto  seculi  noni  scripta  sunt,  non  Anglica  seculi  sexti  vet  sep- 
timi;  epica  sunt  pier  unique,  non  didactica,  Ccedmonem  tamen  suis  car- 
minibus  homines  ab  amort  scelerum  abstrahere,  ad  dilectionem 
vero  et  solertiam  bonae  actionis  excitare  voluisse,  Beda  diser- 
tis  dixit  verbis.  Virum  insuper  demonstrant  carmina  et  praesertim  ver- 
sio  metrica  rebus  civilibus  versatissimum  variaque  scientia  optime  imbu- 
tum,  neque  vero  hominem  rudem,  may  is  pecudum  quam  hominum  socie- 
tate  usum  leyendique  artis  prorsus  imperitum.  Cwdmonem  quidem  po- 
stea  in  Sanctorum  cataloyum  illatum  esse  scimus  [_cf.  Malmesburyens.  de 
yestis  Pontificum  L.  Ill,  p.  154*  ed.  Lond);  sed  ex  bubulco  leyendi  ar- 
tis plane  imperito  sanctum  fieri  potuisse  credo,  poetam  disertum  omni- 
que  laude  diynum  non  credo,  etiamsi  Bcdae  Venerabili  id  af'firmare  pla- 
cuerit. 

quidem  in  habitu  secidari  usque  ad  tempora  provectioris  aetatis  consti- 
tutus  nihil  car minum  unquam  didicerat.  Vnde  non  nunquam  in 
convivio ,  cum  esset  laetitiae  causa ,  ut  omnes  per  ordinem  cantare  debe- 
rent,  ille  ubi  adpropinquare  sibi  citharam  cernebat,  suryebat  e  media 
coena  et  eyressus  ad  suam  domum  repedubut.  Quod  dum  tempore  quo- 
dam  faceret  et  relicta  domo  convivii  eyressus  esset  ad  stabula  jumento- 
rum,  quorum  ei  custodia  node  ilia  erat  deleyata,  ibique  hora 
competenti  membra  dedisset  sopori,  adstitit  ei  quidam  per  s o  mniumf 
eumque  salutans  "Coidmon,  inquit,  canta  mihi  aliquid".  At  ille  respon- 
dens  c S'e scio  ,  inquit,  cantare;  nam  et  ideo  de  convivio  eyressus  hue 
secessi,  quia  cantare  non  poteram1.  Rursus  ille  "Atlamen,  ait,  mihi 
cantare  habes,\  'Quid,  inquit,  debeo  cantare?'  At  ille  "Canta,  inquit, 
principium  creaturartnn".  Quo  accepto  responso  statim  ipse  coepit  can- 
tare  in  laudem  dei  conditoris  versus,  quos  nunquam  audierat,  quorum 
iste  est  sensus:  Nunc  laudare  debemus,  cet. 

Exsuryens  autem  a  somno  cuncta,  quae  dor  miens  cantaverat,  me- 
moriter  retinuit,  et  eis  mox  plura  in  eundem  modum  verba  deo  diyni 
carminis  adjunxit.  Yeniens  mane  ad  villicum,  qui  sibi  praeerat,  quid 
doni  percepisset,  indicavit.  atque  ad  abbatissam  perductus  jussus  est 
multis  doctioribus  viris  praesentibus  indicare  somnium  et  dicere  carmen, 
ut  in  universorum  judicio,  quid  vel  unde  esset  quod  referebat,  probare- 
tur:  visumque  est  omnibus,  coelestem  ei  a  domino  concessam  esse  yra- 
tiam.  Exponebantque  illi  quendam  sacrae  historiae  sive  doctrinae  ser- 
monem ,  praecipientes  ei ,  si  posset,  hunc  in  modulationem  carminis 
transf'erre.  At  ille  suscepto  neyotio  abiit,  et  mane  rediens  optimo  car- 
mine quod  jubebatur  compositum  reddidit.  Iteceptus  est  in  monasterio 
ab  Hilda  abbatissa,  quae  jussit  ilium  seriem  sacrae  historiae 
doceri.  At  ipse  cuncta,  quae  audiendo  discere  poterat,  reme- 
morando  secum  et  quasi  man  dum  animal  ruminando  in  car 
men  dulcissimum  convertebat,  suaviusque  resonando  doctores  suos  vicis- 
sim  anditores  sui  /aciebat.  Canebat  autem  de  creatione  mundi  et 
oriyine  humani  y eneris  et  tota  Genesis  historia;  de  eyres- 
su  Israel  ex  Aeyypto  et  inyressu  in  terrain  re promissionis; 
de  a  His  pi  urimis  sacrae  s  c  ri  ptur  a  e  his  toriis ;  de  inc  a  r  na- 
tion e  dominica,  passione ,  r esurr ectione  et  ascensione  in 
coelum;  de  spiritus  sancti  advent»  et  apostolorum  doctrina  ; 
item  de  terrore  f'uturi  judicii  et  horrore  poenae  yehennalis 
ac  dulc  edine  reyni  coele  stis  mult  a  carmina  f'acieb  at ,  sed  et 
alia  perplura  de  be  ne  ficiis  et  judiciis  divinis,  in  quibus 
cunctis  homines  ab  amore  scelerum  abstrahere,  ad  dilectio- 
nem vero  et  solertiam  bonae  actionis  excitare  curabat.  Erat 
enim  vir  multum  reliyiosus  et  reyularibus  disciplinis  humiliter  subditus, 
adversum  vero  illos,  qui  aliter  facere  volebant,  zelo  mayni  fervoris  ac- 
census,  unde  et  pulchro  vitam  suam  fine  conclusil. 


XIV  Praefatio. 

Totttm  opus  in  duas  partes  vel  duos  libros  divisum  esse,  codex  ipse 
demonstrat.  Liber  primus  nitide  exaratus  capita  quinquaginta  quinque 
hal/uit,  si  non  plura,  quae  nunc  tamen  non  solum  lacunis  parvis  manca 
sunt,  sed  partim  etiam  exsectis  singulis  foliis  prorsus  perdita.  Liber 
secundus  pari  modo  mutilus  est,  undecim  tantum  capita  continens.  At  a 
principio  plura  carmina  eandem  rem  celebrantia  continuisse  librum,  veri 
simile  est,  quae  tamen  postea  excisis  quibusdam  foliis  pro  uno  carmine 
habebantur. 

II. 

De  lyrica  Anglorum  Saxonumque  poesi. 

Non  pauca  carmina  hue  pertinentia  afferri  possunt,  eademque  pul- 
chra  et  partim  ornatissima.  Quod  formam  attineat  metricam ,  ab  epicis 
non  distant;  sed  Anglosaxones  strophica  quoque  carmina  quondam  pro- 
cul  dubio  habuerunt.  lmo  unum  conservation  est,  juxta  alliterationem 
homoeoteleutis  variis  ornatissimum. 

A.    Carmina  quae  feruntur  popularia. 

1.     Deori,  Heodeningorum  poetae  lamentatio  12). 

Deorus  ab  Heorrenda ,  po'eta  artis  magis  perito ,  munere  privatus 
fortunam  adversam  queritur,  malorum  tamen  consolationem  haurit  ex 
Velandi  et  Baduhildae,  Gauti  et  Maedhildae ,  Theodorici  et  Ermanarici, 
regum  Gothorum ,  aliorumque  fatis.    Carmen  facile  antiquissimum  est. 

2.    De  arce  ab  hostibus  eversa  13). 

Fragmentum  est,  maximopere  laceratum,  sed  carmen  non  indecorum 
fait. 

3.    Vidstthi,  Myrgingorim  poetae  narratio  itinerum  a  se  factorum  14). 

Carmen  mirum ,  non  pulchrum  quidem,  sed  ad  ethnographiam,  quam 
dicunt,  augendam  explicandamque  idoneum.  Vidsithus  (/.  e.  Longivagus^) 
Eddgilsi  Myrgingorum  regis  poetam  se  nominat,  Ealhhildaeque  Eddgilsi 
uxoris,  Audoini  filiae,  ad  Ermanaricum  Gothorum  regent  proficiscentis 
comitem.  Qui  comitatus  ficticius  ad  multifaria,  quae  se  fecisse  gloriatur, 
itinera  recensenda  ei  ansam  praebuit.  Carmen  idcirco  nihil  est  nisi  po- 
pidorum  eorumque  regum  in  poematibus  Anglosaxonicis  quondam  collau- 
datorum  catalogus.  At  non  solum  permidtos  Germanicos  populos  Scan- 
dinavicosque  se  visitasse ,  poeta  gloriatur,  sed  priscos  etiam  Persas, 
Medos,  Hebraeos,  aliosque  ex  scriptis  sacris  et  pro  funis  historicis  co- 
gnitos.  Quae  omnia  el  populorum  et  regum  heroumque  nomina ,  quoad 
fieri  potuit,  in  mea  carminis  editione  (Turici  apud  Schulthefiivm,  1839) 
explicata  habes,  quacum  explicatione  Thorpii  annotationes  ad  codicem 
Exoniensem  conferendae  sunt. 

12)  Cf.  Conybeare,  Illustrations  of  Anglo-Saxon  poetry;  Thorpii 
Cod.  Exon.  et  Scdpas  and  boceras,  pay.  211  —  218. 

13)  Y'td.  Thorpii  Cod.  Exon.  Scopas,  cet.  p.  213. 

14)  Primum  edidit  carmen  Kemblius,  suo  lieovul/b  id  adjuugens,  delu- 
de Thorpius  in  Cod.  Exoniensi.  invenitur  quoque  Scdpas  and  boceras, 
pag.  208-211. 


Praefatio. 


XV 


4.    Exults  cujusdam  uxoris  querela  15). 

Uxor  marito  expulso  ipsa  in  fugam  conversa  malam  deplorat  for- 
tunam.  Unum  tantam  nomen  proprium,  expulsoris  scilicet,  qui  Her  heard 
nuncupates  est,  carmen  exhibet,  idque  incertum.  Vox  enim  appellativa 
(hereheard)  esse  potest.  Utrum  igitur  expulsio  in  carmine  deplorata  hi- 
storica  sit  an  ficticia,  dijudicari  non  potest  Carmen  generis  elegici  fa- 
cile praestantissimum  est. 

5.    Nautae  cujusdam  de  vitae  marinae  labotibus  lamentatio  16). 
Egregium  omnique  laude  dignum  carmen  existimo  tarn  propter  sim- 
plicitatem  et  perspicuitatem  dictionis ,    quam  ob  colorem  singularem  ex 
rei  novitate  oriundum. 

6.    Agricultoris  de  vitae  suae  miseriis  querela  17). 

Quodsi  in  mediocribus  ponam  carminibus,  ne  dicam  vilibus,  omne 
quod  aequum  est  justumque  huic  carmini  tribuam. 

7.     Carmen    epinicium  AAelst&ni  regis  fratrisque   ejus   Edmundi  de 

Nordmannis  et  Scotis  anno  p.  Chr.  DCCCCXXX  VIII  deportatam  cele- 

brans  victoriam  *  8). 

Vivttm  carmen  et  bellantium  fortitudine,  tit  ita  dicam,  repletum. 
Longe  idcirco  Theodiscum  Hugbaldi  carmen  superat,  quo  Hludovici  III. 
Francorum  regis  victoria  de  Nordmannis  anno  DCCCLXXXI1  depor- 
tata  collaudatur. 

B.   Carmina  lyrica  ecclesiastica. 

Agricolae  jamjam  querela  supra  commemorate  tenorem  partim  ilium 
lut bet.  quo  carmina,  quae  sequuntur ,  sunt  insignia.  Quum  rerum  ter- 
restrium  contemtus  appetitusque  coelestium  hoc  carmine  lectoribus  bene- 
volis  ut  solet  commendeter ,  inf'erioris  sortis  clericum  habemus  poetam. 
Sed  quum  in  eo  ecclesiastica  disertis  verbis  non  tractarenter,  priori  ge- 
neri  adnumerare  carmen  malui. 

Primum  igitur,  quod  hue  pertineat  C&dmotiis  carmen  est  in  laudem 
dei  creatoris.  Controversia  quondam  erat  inter  viros  doctos,  utrum  au- 
thenticum  Cxdmonis  carmen  nobis  servatum  sit,  illud  scilicet,  quod  Be- 
da  Venerabilis  in  somno  factum  a  bubulco  renunciavit,  an  versuum  sen- 
sus  tantummodo  Beda  interprete  ad  nos  usque  pervenerit.  Quam  quidem 
sententiam  Thorpius,  vir  clarissimus,  novissimis  quoque  temporibus  tueri 
conates  est;  sed  ipsum  a  Ctedmone  in  somno  factum  carmen  nobis  con- 
servatum  esse,  vere  videor  posse  contendere.  Primo  saporem  talem,  imo 
soporem  habet,  ut  soporiferum  merito  nominari  possit,  argumentum,  me 
judice,  haud  quaquam  rejiciendum.  Alfredus  deinde  Magnus  quum  Be- 
dae  venerabilis  verba  Coepit  cantare  versus,  quorum  iste  est 
sensus  verteret:  \>H  ongaon  he  sing  an  ba  fers  and  ba  vord,  ba- 
ra    endebryrdness    bis  is    (J,,  e.   coepit  cantare  versus   et  verba, 


15)  Cf.  Thorpii  Cod.  Exon.  Scopas,  pay.  814—215. 

16)  Vid.  Thorpii  Cod.  Exon.  Scopas,  pag.  218  —  280. 

17)  Cf.  Thorpii  Cod.  Exon.  Scopas,  pag.  216  —  218. 

18)  Legitur  in  omnibus  Chronici  Saxonici  editionibus,  apud  Warto- 
nium  in  History  of  e  tig  lis  h  poetry,  et  Scopas,  pag.  804  —  206. 


XVI  Praefatio. 

quorum  iste  est  o  r  d  o) ,  auctoris  antem ,  quae  carminis  versionem  lati- 
nam  sequuntur  verba:  Hie  est  sen  sits,  non  antem  or  do  t/s,e 
v  e  r  b  o  r  urn  quae  dor  miens  iste  cantabat ;  neque  enim  pos- 
sunt  carmina ,  quamvis  optime  composita ,  ex  alia  in  aliam 
linyuam  ad  verbum  sine  detrimento  sui  decoris  ac  dignitatis 
trans  ferri,  plane  omiserit,  versus  Saxonicos ,  quos  inseruit,  Cwdmo- 
nis  hand  dubie  opus  existimavit.  Codex  denique  Elyensis,  quern  Wanle- 
jus  anno  p.  Chr.  737  scriptum  affirmavit ,  hocce  Caidmonis  carmen  dia- 
lecto  Anglica  exhibet,  disertisque  verbis  addit:  Primo  cantavit  Cced- 
mon  istud  carmen.  Quae  cum  ita  sint,  quin  ipsum  C&dmonis  carmen 
in  somno  factum  ad  nos  usque  pervenerit,  equidem  non  dubito  ,9). 

Alterum  est  carmen  in  laudem  benignitatis  dei,  mayis  ornatnm  qui- 
dem  quam  C&dmonis ,  sed  idem  consuetam  clericorum  rationem  non  de- 
serens  20). 

Tertium  locum  hymni   merentur ,  quorum  etiamsi  vnus  alterve  «<«.  »i 
poematis  versio  judicaretur ,    non  ?tulli  tamen  mayni  sunt  pretii  maxi 
meque  decori,  idque  quidem  poetae  Saxonici  cur  a.     sunt  autem 

a)  Hymnus  in   Christum. 

b)  Hymni  duo  in  Christum  natum. 

c)  Hymnus  in   Christi  ascensionem. 

d)  Hymnus  in  Christi  resurrectionem  et  descensionem  in  infernum. 

e)  Hymnus  in  Trinitatem. 

f)  Hymnus  in  Mariam  viryinem  salvatoris  matrem. 

g)  Hymnus  in  laudem  dei  fautoris  hominum  2l). 

Quartum  locmn  concedimus  carmini  de  judicio  supremo,  Cynevulfo  au- 
ctore  supra  jam  laudato.     Tres  habet  cantus  carmen  amplissimum  22). 

Praeter  hoc  Cynevulfi  carmen  duo  alia  de  judicio  supremo  poemata  ha- 
bemus,  quorum  primum  duos  habet  cantus.    auctores  iynorantur  23). 

Deinde  auctoris  iynoti  carmen  de  creatione  mundi  a/ferre  libet ,  opus 
haud  indecorum  24). 

Denique  carmen  in  Christum  crucifixum  et  carmen  in  Christi  resurrec- 
tionem et  descensum  in  infernum  recenseri  debent,  utrumque  mediocris 
pretii,  qui  pepiyerit  ea,  nescimus  25). 

Postremo  carmina  duo  symboli  apostolici  duoque  orationis  dominicae 
versionem  continentia  his  paucis  commemoranda  sunt  20). 

Superest  ut  de  carmine  homoeoteleutis  plenissimo ,  alliterativo ,  stro- 

phico  sed  etiam  intellectu  difficillimo   pauca  verba  faciam.      Thorpius, 

carminum  Anylosaxonicorum  investigator  atque  interpres   sayacissimns, 

19)  Reperitur  in  Alfredi  versione  hist.  eccl.  Bedae,  in  Wanleji  ca- 
taloyo  MSS.  Anglosax.  pay.  287;  in  Conybearii  Illustr.  poes.  Anylosax. 
in  libro  meo  Scopas,  cet.,  pay.  23  et  25,  in  Bouterwekii  dissertatione 
supra  laudata  pay.  12,  cet.  cet. 

20)  Cf.  Thorpii  editio   Codicis  Exon.,  Scopas,  cet.  p.  223  —  227. 

21)  In  codice  Exoniensi,  hymni  inveniuntur  p.  1  -  38.  ultimus  quo- 
que  in  hoc  libro  pay.  223  —  227. 

22)  Cf.  cod.  Exon.  pag.  49  —  66.     Scopas,  pag.  239  —  246. 

23)  Cod.  Exoniensis  ista  carmina  exhibet,  pag.  74  —  87,  et  pag.  445 

—  452. 

24)  Legitur  carmen  in  cod.  Exon.  pag.  346  —  352. 

25)  In  codice  Exoniensi  pag.  67  —  73,  et  pag.  87  —  93. 

26)  Carmina  primum  ediderunt  Hickesius  in  Thesauro,  et  Wanle- 
jus  in  catalogo  MSS.  Anglos,  pag.  48  et  147.  etiam  in  hoc  libro  pay.  228 

—  234  inveniuntur. 


Praefatio.  XVII 

in  prooemio  ad  codicem  Exoniensem  hoc  carmen  a  se  non  intelligi,  inge- 
nue confessus  est,  seque  spe  vertendi  carmen  frustratum  esse.  "My  en- 
deavours to  give  a  version  of  the  Riming  poem  have  failed, 
inquit;  a  translation  of  som  of  its  easier  portions  ivill  be 
found  among  the  notes,  where  1  have  ventured  an  opinion  as 
to  one  cause  of  the  difficulties  attending  this  extraordinary 
and  to  me  unintelligible  production''.  Est  autem,  citjus  mentio- 
nem  fecit,  scriptoris  opinio,  vocum  flexiones  homoeoteleutorum  causa  de- 
pravatas  corruptasque  esse.  Quam  opinionem  equidem  ratam  habere  non 
possum,  difficitltatem  tamen  carminis  lubenter  concedo.  Attamen  carmen 
vertendi  periculum  facere  constitui,  et'.amsi  dicti  illius  "Qui  periclitatur 
perit"  veritatem  meo  ipsius  exemplo  denuo  confirmare  mihi  sit  impositum. 
Mihi  vitam  concessit  qui  hanc  lucem  revelavit, 

et  hunc  splendidum  apparatum  [mundum]  bene  revelavit  [creavit]. 
Ililaris  fui  facetiis,  adornatus  familiaribus, 

laetitiarum  color  ibus,  florum  for  mis. 
Viri  me  visitarunt  (_epulae  non  cesserunf) 

donis  gaudebant,  ornatis  poculis. 
Vomits  fui  in  campo,  spes  in  viis, 

quies  desiderantibus,  lux  prostratis. 
Tunc  full  fructibus  repleta  terra  frutectosa, 

sub  coelis  concessa,  supellectili  tecta  [repleta]. 
Hospites  venerunt,  nugas  immiscuerunt, 

quietem  prolongarunt,  voluptatibus  ornarunt. 
Distractio  (aninii)  progrediebatur,  labebatur  per  distinctionem  in  latum; 
erat  in  fluentibus  aquis  iter,  ubi  me  jocus  non  deseruit; 
habui  altum  statum;  non  erat  mihi  in  aula  desiderium, 
ut  earn  illustris  turma  adire:  saepe  ibi  vir  expectabat, 
Vt  in  aula  videret  thesauri  distributionem 

viris  acceptam,  donee  eram  valde  laetus. 
Prudentes  me  laudabant ,  a  bello  tuebantur, 
pulchre  ferebant,  ab  hostibus  defendebant. 
Ita  me  laetitiae  concessio  sustinuit,  familia  circumdedit; 

domus  bonis  repleta  erat,  honoribus  valuit. 
Sicuti  terra  praebuit,  possedi  domini  sedem; 

carmina  cecini,  senex  laetitia  non  destitutus  eram. 
Sed  fuit  annus  hilaris,  sonans  chorda, 
durans  laetitia ,  voti  fluvius  serenus. 
Domestici  erant  fortes,  sonans  erat  lyra, 

sonore  clangebat,  sonus  strepuit. 
Tympani  pulsatio  invaluit  valde,  non  minuebatur ; 

arcis  aula  tremuit,  lucida  eminuit. 
Robur  augebatur ,  bonum  annuebat, 

dominos  venustabat ,  heroes  divites  reddebat. 
Animus  corroborabatur ,  mens  gaudebat, 

arbor  ostro  tingebatur  [floruit],  fama  abundabat. 
Gloria  laetificavit ,  jucunditas  splenduit, 
aurum  procuravit,  gemma  circumvolitavit, 
thesaurus  machinabatur ,  pax  arctavit  [me  circumdedit}. 
Strenuus  eram  in  ornamentis,  liberalis  in  vestimentis  [dividendis], 
erat  gaudium  meum  dominicum,  cotwersatio  jucunda. 


xvili  Praefatio. 

Terr  am  amavi,  cum  hominibus  conversatus  sum; 

vita  mea  diu  erat  inter  homines 

gloriae  dedita ,  fabularum  appetens. 
Nunc  pectus  meum  est  turbidum.  luctn  pavidum; 

anxietati  vicina  conscientia  node  effugit: 

qui  quondam  die  erat  carus,  radii  nunc  in  profundo  igni 
Titionis  thesaurus  afflatus  in  pectore   concrescebat ; 

celeriter  advolatum  jaculum  afflatum  est. 
Yalde  recordans  animi  conditionem 

deplorat  in  abi/sso;  moestitiae  fornax  inclusit: 

in  malum  promptus  urit;  amaritudo  affluit. 
Fessns  laborat,  iter  longum  incipit, 

dolor  em  non  curat,  anxietatibus  hiscit. 

gloria  ejus  evanescit,  gaudio  destitutns  est, 

artibus  destitutus  est,  laetitiis  privatus  est. 
Gaudia  sic  pereunt,  dominationes  cadunt, 

vitam  homines  perdunt,  crimina  eligunt. 
Tempus  fidam  nimium  segne,  infidum  pronum  est; 

altae  stationi  male  pro  fecit,  semperque  decrescit. 
Jta  nunc  mundus  progreditur :  fato  tradit, 

odio  perseqnitur  viros,  contumelid  afficit. 
Uominum  genus  perit,  pugnae  hasta  lacerat, 

versutia  procax  pugnat,  sagittam  fraus  praeparat, 

fidejnssionem  cur  a  mordet,  audaciam  senectus  exscindit. 
Exilii  tempus  succrescit,  iracundia  jusjurandum  cudit, 

criminum  funes  expanduntur,  machinationes  instructae  labuntur. 
Moesta  ira  fodit,  fovea  retinaculum  habet; 

ornatus  albus  polluitur,  aestas  calida  frigescit. 
Populi  prosperitas  ruit,  amicitia  volvitur  [evanescit], 

terrae  vires  inveterascunt,  fervor  frigescit. 
Mihi  id  Parca  texuit  et  opus  imposuit, 

nt  f oder em  sepidcrum;  neque  hanc  diram  constitutionem 

evitare  came  possum,  quo  ex  tempore  dies  celer  fngerit. 

arreptione  necessarid  me  arripit  [mors],  ex  quo  nox  venerit, 

quae  mihi  patriam  negat ,  et  me  hie  habitatione  privat. 
Si  cadaver  jacet,  membra  vermis  comedit, 

rerrucam  non  curat  et  cibum  sumit, 

donee  ossa  tantum  ex  viro  supersint, 

et  ultimo  nullum  [os],    nisi  necessitatis  virgula 

malum  omen  hie  praebuerit ,  non  erit  fama  taedio  affecta. 
Priusquam  felix  hoc  cogitat,  saepissime  se  ipsum  fatigat; 

gustat  amarum  crimen,  non  curat  meliorem  voluptalem, 

non  recordatur  hilaritatum  gratias.    hie  sunt  misericordiae  gaudia 

speranda  in  coelorum  regno!  ramus  nunc  Sanctis  similes 

criminibits  liberati,  a  dedecoribus  redempti, 

maculis  puri,  splendore  cincti, 

nbi  humanum  genus  debet  coram  creatore  laetum 

verum  deum  aspicere  et  in  pace  semper  gaudere  27). 


27)  In  codice  Exon.  pag.  358  —  355;  Scopas  pag.  220-283. 


Pntcfutio. 


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III. 

Carmina  quae  fcruntuv  didactica. 

Omnia ,  quae  huic  carminum  generi  insert  solent,  lyricis  re  vera 
subjunyenda  sunt  carminibus.  Sed  quum  novarum  rerum  studiosis  hoc 
nostro  tempore  fortuna  hand  quaquam  arridere  videatur,  vias  tritas  se- 
qui  et  genus  poeseos  didacticum  ponere  constituimus.  Si  ijuis  autem  um~ 
nia  quae  sequuntur  carmina  lyricis  adnumerare  malit  carminibus,  id 
fieri  mom  vetabimus.  Divisio  quoque ,  quam  supra  fecimus  in  carmina 
popularia  et  ecclesiastica,  hoc  in  carminum  genere  ne  fiat,  ipsa  carmi- 
num natura  prohibet.  In  popularia  et  nun  popularia  carmina  melius 
separantur. 

A.    Carmina  popularia. 

Primo  loco  quatuor  proverbionwi  collectiones  nominandae  sunt)  va- 
ria  proverbia  alliterationis  tantum  vinculo  coujuncta  continentes  28'). 

Secundum  locum  jure  merelur  carmen,  quod  Runarum  cataloyus  iu- 
scribitur,   quodque  de  liter  arum  Anglosaxonicurum  signi/icatione  egit  29). 
Adnumerari  possunt  his  collectionibus  singula  duo  carmina,  scilicet 
Bedae   Venerabilis  quod  ante    mortem    imminentem    dixisse    /ertur-  car- 
men 30),   et  illud,   quod  in   Vinfredi   sen  Bonif'acii    epistolis   (c/.  Perlzii 
Thesau.   Vol.  Ill)  legitur ,   quodque  hoc  loco  addendum  putavi.     Sed  Bo* 
ni/'acitis    utrum   carminis    sit  auctor  an   ab    alio   auctore   mulualus   sit, 
iijuidem  nescio.     Ita  hoc  se  habet  carmen. 
Oft  daedlata  dome  foreldid 
sigisid.i  gehvein:  sviltid  [>y  tiua. 

i.  e. 
Saepe  homo  ignavus  ipse  sibi  aufert 
victoriae  ansam,  ideoque  moritur  amicis  carens. 
Locum  tertium   concedimus   colloquio  ilia   inter   Saturnum  et    Salomonem 

de  variis  hominum  rebus  agente  31)- 
Quartum  est  carmen  de  hominum  /atis  32). 
Quintum  de  hominum  natura  et  indole  33). 
Sextum  patris  ad  fUium  commonitio  34). 

Septimum  carmen  varias  continet  exhortationes  ad  mores  pertinentes  3o). 
Octavo  loco  aeniymatum  collectiones  duae  nominandae  sunt,    exercltatto- 
nis  ingenii  genus  per  totam   medium   aetatem   valde  gralum  acceptum- 
que  30). 

28)  Prima  invenitur  collectio  in  codice  Exoniensi,  pag.  388,  in  Hi- 
ckesii  Thesauro  p.  221,  Scopus  and  boceras  p.  281  Alteram  exhibet  Hi- 
ckesins  in  Thesauro  p.  207,  liber  mens  p.  283.  Tertia  legitur  in  cod. 
Exon.  p.  342,  in  libro  meo  p.  285.     Quartam  Cod.  Exon.  p.  337  habet. 

29)  Extat  carmen  in  Guilelmi  Grimmii  libro  Uber  deutsche  Runen, 
Gottingae  1821,  et  in  libro  meo  286. 

30)  Cf.  Scopas  and  boceras  p.  238. 

31)  Invenitur  in  libro  qui  inscribitur  The  red  book  of  Derbg.  Versus 
singulos  liber  mens  exhibet  pag.  239. 

32)  Exhibet  carmen  codex  Exon.  p.  327,  liber  mens  pag.  249. 

33)  Extat  in  cod.   Exon.  p.  293. 

34)  Legitur  in  cod.  Exon.  p.  300,  in  libro  meo  p.  246. 

35)  Cf.  Cod.  Exon.  p.  313.  partem  quandam  etiam  liber  7>ieus  exhi- 
bet pag.  248. 

36)  Extant  in  cod.  Exon.  p.  470  —  473  et  479  -  500.  selecta  aenigma- 
ta  inceniuntur  in  libro  meo  pag.  289  —  300. 


XX  Praefatio. 

Duo  nunc  mlra  carmina  nominari  debent,  quorum  pritts  animae  cujusdam 
propter  crimina  a  supremo  judice  condamnatae  expostulationem  cor- 
poris sui  in  crimina  instiyatoris ,  alterum  {quod  fragmentum  est)  ani- 
mae cujusdam  beatae  laudes  casto  corpori  datas  exhibet  37). 

Vltimum  locum  dedimus  Mi  carminum  generi  sinyulari,  cui  incantationnm 
nomen  est.  Sunt  carmina,  quibus  vim  aliquam  contra  ayrorum  sterili- 
tatem,  contra  hominum  et  animalium  morbos,  vulnera,  captivitatem  ali- 
aque  mala  veteres  adscribebant  38). 

B.   Carmina  non  popularia. 

Hae  plerumque  versiones  sunt  carminum  latina  linytta  conscriptorum. 
Sunt  autem 

1)  Versio  carminum,  quae  Boethius  libro  suo  de  philosophiae  consola- 
tione  inseruit,  auctore,  ut  quidam  volunt,  Alfredo  reye  39). 

2)  Versio  carminis  Lactantii,  cui  nomen  Phoenix,  carmen  alleyoricum. 
Poeta  saxonicus  permulta  ex  suo  inyenio  adjunxit,  ita  ut  hoc  opus, 
quod  maynitudinem  attineat,  Lactantii  carmen  plus  duplo  superet  4o). 

3)  Carmen  alleyoricum  de  balaena  41)- 

4)  Carmen  alleyoricum  de  panther  a  42}. 

Quae  duo  carmina  ex  libro,  qui  Physioloyus  inscriptus  est,  deprom- 
ta  sunt. 

Scripta  prosaicu. 

Anylosaxonum  scripta  prosaica  non  ejusdem  quidem  sunt  pretii  ejus- 
demque  auctoritatis ,  qua  Scandinaviorum  opera  hujusce  yeneris  prae- 
cellunt,  nihilo  minus  tamen  diyna  sunt,  quae  diliyentissime  explorentur. 
Quamquam  non  omnia  novitate  return  nos  delectent,  cum  plura  latino- 
rum  operum  tantummodo  sint  versiones ,  omnia  tamen  linyuae  ipsius 
causa  mayni  aestumari  debent.  Sed  in  oratorio  yenere  Anylosaxones 
praeclari  sunt. 

A.    Opera  historica. 
1)   Chronicon  Saxonicum  43). 


37)  Codex  Exon.  pay.  367  -  377.  Scopas  pay.  234  prius  carmen  quo- 
que  extat. 

38)  Cf.  Thorpii  Analecta  Anylosax.  p.  179  —  ISt,  Grimmii  Mytholo- 
yia  theodisca  p.   CXXVl,  liber  meus  p.  300  —  304. 

39)  Librum  edidit  Sam.  Fox  Loud.  1835  {Kiny  Alfreds  Anylo- Saxon 
version  of  the  Metres  of  IJoethius  with  an  Enytish  translation  and  notes). 
Metra  singula  in  IHckesii  thesauro,  in  lioethii  Anylosaxonici  editioni- 
bus,  quas  llawlinsonius  et  Cardalius  curarunt,  et  in  libro  meo  p.  251  — 
261  inveniunttir. 

40)  Extat  in  codice  Exoniensi  pay.  197-242,  et  in  libro  meo  pay. 
263  seqq. 

41)  Cod.  Exon.  pay.  360  —  365.     Scopas  pay.  261—263. 

42)  Cod.  Exon.  pay.  355  —  360. 

43)  Chronoloyica  Anylo- Saxonica,  cura  Abrahami  Wheloci,  Canta- 
brigae  1644.  Chronicon  Saxonicum  sen  Annates  Ilerum  in  Anylia  prae- 
cipue  yestarum  ad  annum  MCL IV.  cet.  Latine  et  Avylosaxonice,  cum 
notiS  Edmundi  Oibson,  Oxon  1692.  The  Saxon  Chronicle,  with  an  Eny- 
lish  translation  and  notes,  critical  and  explanatory,  and  chronical,  to- 
poyraphical  and  glossarial  Indexes,  by  the  Rev.  James  Ingram  Uo  1833. 


Praefatio.  XXI 

Anglosaxonum  historici,  stent  Germanici  usque  ad  seculum  XIII., 
latine  scripserunt,  ita  ut  union  tantum  opus  Anglosaxonica  lingua  scrip- 
turn  habeamus.  Annalium  liber  est,  nomine  Chronici  Saxonici  insigni- 
tus.  Incipit  inde  ab  Anglosaxonica  Britanniae  expugnatione ,  quae  in 
seculum  quintum  cadit,  et  extenditur  usque  ad  annum  MCLIV.  Qui 
librum  conscripserint  ignoti  sunt,  attamen  non  ante  seculum  nonum  in- 
choatus  videtur. 

2)  Pauli  Orosii  historiae  adversus  paganos,  interprete  Alfredo  rege  44). 
Inserta  est  narratio  de  itinere  navali  Ohtheri  et  Vulfstdni  Xord- 
mannorum ,  opusculum  parvum  sed  ad  illustrandam  ethnographiam, 
quam  dicunt,  magni  pretii. 

3)  Bedae  Venerabilis  historia  ecclesiastica  Anglorum,  interprete  Al- 
fredo rege  45).  Alfredus,  rex  constantissimus,  interpres  non  sibi 
ubique  constans  est;  Orosium  scilicet  longe  liberius  vertebat  quam 
Bcdam,  cujus  opus  verbotenus  fere  reddidit,  quasi  veritus  esset  Be- 
dae vestigia  relinquere. 

B.  Fabulae. 

1}    Vita  Apollonii  Tyrii,  a  Philostrato  composita,  interprete  ignoto  4li). 
2)    GMldci   Angli  vita  a   Felice   monacho   latine  scripta,     cujus  inter- 
pres aeque  ignotus  est  47). 

C.  Opera  oratorio,  (homiliae). 

JSon  solum  tnulta  sunt  opera  hujusce  generis,  sed  etiam  magni  pre- 
tii; pauca  tamen  adhuc  tgpis  mandata  extant,  etsi  maximum  copiam  teste 
Wanlejo  codices  manuseripti  conservant.  Oratores  clarissimi  sunt  Alf- 
ricus  Abbas ,  qui  postea  Arehiepiscopus  Cantabrigiensis  electus  est,  et 
Lupus  (i.  e.  Vulf")  Episcopus  qui  tempore  Adelredi  regis  if  MXVI)  vixit. 
Praeclaram  suam  exhortationem  ad  Anglos  anno  MXll,  ut  qui  darn  vo- 
lant, habuit.  Sed  multarum  homiliarum  auctores  ignoti  sunt,  quippe 
qui  nomina  sua  non  addiderint.  Alfrici  homilias  societas  Alfriciana  nu- 
per  edidit,  Lupi  exhortatio  in  Hickesii  dissertatione  epistolari  pag.  99 
seqq.  invenitur,  singulas  denique  homilias  singuli  editores  tgpis  excudi 
curaverunt  48). 


JJtrum  editio  Richardi  Price  mine  publici  juris  sit  nee  ne,  nescio.     Ex- 
eerpta  inveniuntur  in  libro  meo  pag.  3 1  seqq. 

44)  The  Anglo-Saxon  version  from  the  historian  Orosius,  by  Alf- 
red the  Great,  together  with  an  English  translation  from  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  ,  by  Daines  Barrington ,  London,  1773.  Specimen  versionis  Ang- 
losaxonicae  invenitur  in  Thorpii  Analectis  Anglosaxonicis  et  in  libro 
meo  pag.  7  seqq. 

45)  Bedae  Venerabilis  Historia  ecclesiastica  Anglorum,  Anglo- Sax- 
onice  ex  versione  Alfredi  Magni,  et  Latine,  cet.  curd  Abrahami  Whelo- 
ci,  Cantabrigiae  1644.  fol.  Bedae  historia  ecclesiastica,  Latine  et  Sax- 
onice  ,  cet.  cura  et  studio  Johannis  Smith,  Cantabrigiae    1722.  fol. 

46)  The  Anglo-Saxon  version  of  the  story  of  Apollonius  of  Tyre, 
upon  with  is  founded  the  play  of  Pericles,  attributed  to  Shakspeare; 
from  a  MS  in  the  Library  of  C.  C.  C.  Cambridge,  with  a  literal  trans- 
lation, by    Benj.  Thorpe,  London,  1834. 

47)  Vita  S.  Gudlaci ,  auctore  Felice  monacho ,  invenitur  in  Actis 
Sanctorum  Benedictorum ;  versio  Anglosaxonica  continetur  in  MS.  Cot- 
ton.  Vesp.  D.  XXI;  ejusdem  fragmentum  in  cod.  Vercellensi  fol.  1336. 

48)  Brevi   tempore   prodibunt   *The  Homilies    of    the    Anglo-Saxon 


XXll  Praefatio. 

D.  Philosophica ,  Theologica. 

11/ um  Saxonum  regem,  qui  omnium  procul  dubio  maximus  est,  Alf- 
redum  scilicet,  etiam  philosophicis  d'sciplinis  operant  navasse,  non  mi- 
rabitur,  qui  regis  indolent  et  menteni  ejusdemqve  fata  perspexerit.  Qui 
(/uamvis  assiduis  et  gravissimis  quidem  bellis  contra  Danos  ita  occupa- 
tus  esset,  ut  vix  unum  annum  in  optata  c/uiete  degere  posset,  tamen  plus 
semel  Anicii  Manlii  Severini  Hoethii  libros  de  consolatione  philosophiae 
diligentissime  pertractasse  videtur.  Librum  in  linguam  vernaculam 
partim  verbotenus  partim  liber  e,  ut  in  prooemio  ait,  vertebat,  etiam  ex 
propriis  non  nulla  adjiciens.  Metra  quae  Boethius  libris  suis  de  con- 
sol,  philos.  inseruil ,  Alfredus  primum  oratione  soluta  reddidit,  deinde 
etiam  metrice  vertebat,  qua  de  metrica  versione  supra  jam  jam  mentio- 
nem  fecimus  40). 

Ex  scriptis  theologicis  praesertim  Gregorii  Magni  Vontificis  Roma- 
ni  Dialogi  seu  de  cura  pastorali  liber  nominari  debent.  Saxonice  red- 
diti  sunt  aut  ab  Alfredo  rege ,  aut  a  Werfertho  episcopo  Wigorniensi. 
Adhuc  typis  non  excusi  sunt.  Cf.  Wanleji  Catal.  p.  70,  71,  92,  99,  114, 
130,  153,  168,  212,  217,  etc. 

E.  Librorum  sacrorum  versiones. 

Habemus  quatuor  evangeliorum  versionem  saxonicam  ignoto  aucto- 
re  50)  et  versionem  anglicam  interlinearem  auctore  Aldrddo  5I);  libri 
Hiob  versionem  auctore  Alfrico  52),  heptateuchi  translationem  eodem 
auctore  53)  ejusdemque  versionem  evangelii  Nicodemi  54)  et  duplicem 
psalntorum  parajthrasim,  quorum  altera  partim  soluta  oratione,  partim 
metrice  composita  est;  atictores  ignoti  sunt  55). 


Churcli  imj>ensis  Societatis  Alfricianae.  Singulae  homiliae  inveniuntur 
in  Thorpii  Analectis  Anglosaxonicis  Qed.  set.)  p.  36  —80.  Sermones  etiam 
aut  integros  aut  locos  selectos  eorum  suae  liddae  editioni  inseruit  Whe- 
locius.  Sermo  in  Natale  Sancti  Eddmundi,  regis  et  martyris,  dialecto 
Australium  Anglorum  conscriptus,  legitur  in  Thorpii  Analectis  Anglosax. 
p.  119  seqq.  Sermones  aut  integros  aut  selectos  eorum  locos  etiam  liber 
mens  hide  a  p.  61  continet. 

49)  Hoethii  Consolationis  Philosophiae  libri  V.  Anylosaxonice  redditi 
ab  Alfredo.  Ad  Apographum  Junianum  expressos  edidit  (hristophorus 
Rawlinson,  Oxon.  1698.  —  King  Alfred's  Anglo-Saxon  version  of  lloe- 
thius  de  Consolatione  Philosophiae;  with  an  English  translation  and  no- 
tes, by  J.  S.   Car  dale,   London  1829. 

50)  The  Gospels  of  the  fower  Euanyelistes ,  translated  in  the  olde 
Saxon  tyme  out  of  Latin  into  the  vulyare  touny  of  the  Saxons  cet.  Lon- 
don, printed  by  John  Daye  1571.  —  Quatuor  1).  N.  Jesu  (hristi  Eran- 
yeliorum  versiones  perantiquae  duae,  Gothica  scil.  et  Anylosoxonica, 
quorum  Mam  ex  celtberrimo  Codice  Aryenteo  nunc  primum  depromsit 
Eranciscus  Junius,  hanc  autem  ex  Codd.  MSS.  collatis  emendatius  re- 
cudi  curavit  Thomas  Mareschallus,  Anylus  cet.  Dordrechti  1665.  Ant- 
stelodami  1684.  —  I\i  Halgan  Godspol  on  Enj;lisc.  The  Anylo-Sa.xon  ver- 
sion of  the  Holy  Gospels,  edited  from  the  original  manuscripts,  bi/  lienj. 
Thorpe,  1842. 

51)  In  MS.  Cotton.  Nero  D  IV.  Evany.  Marc.  Cap.  I.  in  Analectis 
Anylosax.    Thorpii  invenitur. 

52  —  54)  lleptateuchus ,  Liber  Job  et  Evangelium  Nicodemi,  Anglo- 
saxonice. llistoriae  Judith  fragmeutum,  Danosaxonice,  edidit  nunc  'pri- 
mum ex  MSS.  Codicibus  Edvardus  Thwaites ,  Oxon.   1698. 

55)  Psalterium  Davids  Latino -Saxonicum  veins,  a  Johanno  Spel- 
manno,  D.  lien.  fit.  editum ,    Londini  1640.   —    Libri  Psalntorum   versio 


Praefatio.  XXlli 

F.    Leges  Anglosaxomnn. 

Hae  in  duas  partes  sejunguntur  leges,  in  civiles  scilicet  et  in  eecle- 
siasticas ,  quarum  priores  a  regibus  singulorum  Britanniae  regnorum, 
consilio  procerum  et  episcoporum  adhibito,  promulgatae  erant.  Eccle- 
siasticae  autem  leges  a  regibus  una  cum  episcopis  aut  sold  episcoporum 
curd  datae  sunt.  L'trumque  legum  genus,  praesertim  tamen  prius  in  ju- 
ris Germanici  historia  maximi  momenti  est  s").  Uaec  sunt  nomina  re- 
gum,  qui  legislatores  esse  traduntur  : 

1)  Athelberhtus ,    rex    Cantii   {regnavit  ab  anno  p.   Chr.  560  usque  ad 
annum  616).     Athelberhti  lex  intra  annum  595  et  616  promulguta  est. 

2)  Hlotharius  et  Eddricus ,  reges  Cantii  {regnaverunt  ab  anno  673  us- 
que  ad  annum  685). 

3)  nhtredus ,    rex  Cantii   {regnavit  ab  anno  694  usque   ad  annum  727), 
Lex  quin to  regni  sui  anno  data  est. 

4)  Tna  {Lie) ,  Vestsaxonum  rex  {regnavit  ab  anno  6S8  usque  ad  annum 
728). 

5)  Alfredus  Magnus  {regnavit  ab  anno  871   usque  ad  annum  901). 

6)  Eddveardus  {regnavit  ab  an.  901   usque  ad  an.  925). 

7)  Athelstdnus  {ab  an.  925  usque  ad  an.  941). 

8)  Eddmundus  {ab  an.  941  usque  ad  an.  946). 

9)  Eddgdrus  {ab  an.  957  usque  ad  an.  973). 

10)  Athelrddus  {ab  an.  978  usque  ad  an.  1016). 

11)  Canutus  {ab  an.  1017  usque  ad  an.  1036). 

Reges,  qui  leges  latina  tantum  aut  francogallicd  lingua  scriptas 
promulgarunt,  Eduardum  scilicet  Conf'essorem,  Guilelmum  I,  quern  con- 
questorem  nominant ,  Henricum  I,  cet.  praetermitlo. 


De  ratione,  quam  in  eligendis  singulis  speciminibus  Usque  recensen- 
dis  secutus  sut)i,  pauca  tantum  mild  dicenda  sunt.  Primum  ex  nno  quo- 
que  et  poeseos  et  prosae  genere  specimina  dare  ratum  habui,  ut  quae 
indoles  ac  natura  Anglosaxonicorum  poetarura  et  scriptorum  prosaico- 
rum  fuerit,  lector  lucide  intelligeret.  nullum  quod  gravius  est  monu- 
mentum  praetermissum  est.  Quod  deinde  orthographiam  attinet,  quas 
Jacobus   Grimmius    in    grammatica    sua    commendavit ,    normas    secutus 


antiqua  Latina  cum  paraphrasi  Anglo-  Saxonica  partim  soluta  oratione 
partim  metrice  composita,  nunc  primum  e  cod.  MS.  in  biblioth.  regia 
Parisiensi  adservato  descripsit  et  edidit  Benj.  Thorpe,  Oxon.  1835. 

56)  'Aqxcuovoulu ,  sive  de  priscis  Anglorum  legibus  libri,  Sermone 
Anglico  vetustate  antiquissimo  aliquot  abhinc  seculis  conscripti  atque 
nunc  demum  magno  Jurisperitorum  et  amantium  antiquitatis  omnium  com- 
modo  e  tenebris  in  lucem  vocati  Guilelmo  Lambardo,  Londini  1568.  — 
Leges  Anglosaxonum  Anglosaxonice  cum  inter pretatione  latina,  cura  Ab- 
rahami  Wheloci,  Cantabrigiae,  1644.  —  Leges  Anglosaxonicae  Ecclesi- 
asticae  et  Civiles.  Accedunt  Leges  Edvardi  latinae,  Gulielmi  Conquesto- 
ris  Gallo-Normannicae  et  Henrici  L  latinae.  Subjungitur  Domini  Henr. 
Spelmanni  Codex  Legum  veterum  Statutorum  Regni  Angliae  quae  ab  in- 
gressu  Gulielmi  I.  usque  ad  annum  nonum  Henrici  III.  edita  sunt.  Toti 
operi  praemittitur  dissertatio  epistolaris  admodum  reverendi  Domini  Gu- 
lielmi Nicolsoni ,  Episcopi  Derrensis ,  de  jure  feudali  veterum  Saxonum. 
Cum  codd.  MSS.  contulit,  notas,  versionem  et  ylossarium  adjecit  David 
Wilkins,  Lond.  1721.  —  Die  Gesetze  der  Angelsachsen.  In  der  L'rspra- 
che  mit  Lbersetzung  und  Erlduterungen  herausgegeben  von  Dr.  Reinbold 
Sclitnid,  Leipzig  1832. 


XXIV  Praefatio. 

sum.  vocales  igitur  graves  circumflexu,  diphthongi  accent»  acuto  ubi- 
que  signal antur ,  verbaque  singula  ed,  quae  etgmologiae  responderet, 
ratione  scribelantur.  Locos  corruptos,  redditd  ut  par  erat  ratione, 
emendavi,  di/'ficiliores  partim  in  annotatione,  partim  in  lexico  explicai-i. 
Quodsi  interdum  erraverim  in  tarn  dif'/icili  opere,  lector  lenecolus  lu- 
benter  mihi  ignoscat. 

Turici  Helvetiorum  mense  Jan.  MDCCCL. 

Liuhviciis  J: Urn  ii  I lev  us. 


jEmentlandti. 

Pag.  4  I'm.  22  lege:  lasvodon  (pro  laesvodon).  I.  34  Ioccas.  p.  6  I. 
39  behreovsunge.  p.  7  I.  39  eorcltyre\an.  p.  8  I.  21  gemaere  (et  sic  ubi- 
que). p.  12  I.  6  varoeTe.  I.  29  fruma  bus.  I.  30  geomernng.  p.  13  I.  19 
reddon.  p.  14  I.  37  siid".  p.  15  1.  9  stale,  p.  16  I.  IS  briefer,  p.  20  I.  15 
degolnisse.  p.  21  1.  30  on«led.  p.  22  I.  4  Coifi  (*'.  e.  celt.  Koibhi,  stim- 
ulus Druidarum  antistes).  p.  27  I.  33  bystrum.  p.  29  I.  45  dorste.  p.  30 
I.  13  he  (pro  be),  p.  31  I.  31  bat  (pro  hat).  />.  34  /.  39  forrad.  p.  35  J. 
17  suna.  £.  31  ge  of  Eastenglum.  p.  37  /.  42  be  (/?ro  be).  />.  44  I.  29  bi- 
sum  (pro  bis).  p.  45  J.  20  andvearde.  p.  46  J.  39  be  (pro  he).  />.  51  J. 
27  svetmettum.  p.  53  I.  42  onsac.  />.  70  I.  35  gebiodru.  p.  87  I.  4  v«ta. 
J.  31  dearuuuga.  p.  129  r.  1472  lee  Oro  let).  />.  134  I.  28  a?rende.  p. 
141  I.  6  tide.  J.  61  deofulcunda.  p.  142  r.  109  ocTre.  p.  144  v.  157  gife- 
eTe.  /?.  148  v.  335  magcle.  ;?.  163  I.  17  ga-ston.  p.  169  v.  97  onseled.  ;>. 
222  v.  53  blisse  (pro  blis  seo).  v.  65  sided  glided,  p.  262  J.  21  «led.  I. 
22  «led'.  J.  42  slid  en.  p.  264  £.  2  irfra:  quaerit.  p.  268  w.  226  cleoven- 
ne.    p.  282  I.  9  in«led.    J.  31  georura. 

Quibusdam  locis  accentus  signa  aut  oniissa  ant  male  j>osita  sunt,  le- 
gas  igitur  p.  4  I.  4  hryre  (et  sic  ub!que~).  1.  7  bediglode  (i.  e.  bedt-glode). 
p.  5  I.  23  ascreap  (i.  e.  ascrap).  /.  32  lyre  (sic  ubique).  I.  46  geuurot- 
tod  (ubique  scribi  rot,  unrot,  rotsjan ,  cet.).  I.  47  prafimgum.  p.  6  I.  19 
forseardde.  p.  11  I.  42  on  an.  p.  14  I  23  aulipige  (».  e.  anlepige).  p.  18 
I.  13  donne.  />.  24  I.  15  lufjan  (sic  ubique^).  p.  31  J.  12  locode.  p.  34  £. 
38  lerjan.  p.  36  J.  45  gebrdcod.  p.  37  J.  7  drehton.  p.  69  /.  22  losige. 
p.  85  /.  10  antid.  p.  101  v.  260  ar  (sic  ubique).  p.  123  y.  1232  Eanmun- 
des.  p.  145  v.  201  bufas.  p.  180  v.  75  bam.  p.  203  I.  17  vcnnni.  /;.  205 
v.  62  hasvean.  p.  213  I.  2  brosnjad.  p.  222  I.  39  drohtaiT.  /;.  223  v.  63 
halgum.     f».  284  I.  42  beof. 


D;<os  /ocos  adliuc  corruptos  hie  corrigere  volo.  Pag.  131  v.  35  M<t 
MS.  praebet:  hvearf  lacra  hr«v  hrafn  vandrode.  Quum  vox  vandrode  ob- 
jectum  requirat,  hr«v  accusativus  sit,  necesse  est ,  neque  qui  ad  hvearf 
pertineat  nominativus  esse  potest,  utramque  igitur  conjecturam  et  Kem- 
blii  et  meant  rejiciendam  esse  apparet.  legendum  suadeo  hvearilicra  hr«v 
hrafn  vandrode  i.  e.  volubdium  (=  mortuoruvi)  cadavera  corvus  concul- 
cavit. 

Locus  alter  p.  221  v.  25,  26  invenitur.  Legendum  censeo:  ac  vas 
g«fest  ger,  gellende  sner,  vnnjende  v«r,  vilbec  besc«r,  i.  e.  sed  erat 
mollis  (bor.  giefr)  annus,  sonans  chorda  (theod.  snuorja),  durans  pactio, 
voti  /luvius  serenus  (bor.  sk«r,  pur  us ,  sonorus ,  limpidus). 


I.      IIOCTI'iK 
A.  Vyrdvriteras.    B.  Uttvitan.     C.  Pylas. 

I.   Scriptores. 

A.   Historic}.     B.   Philosophi.     C.    Orator es. 


A.  Yyrdvriteras. 


Be  lobe,  arelit  and  anvrogen  be  Alfrice. 

c^iiin  ver  vas  geseten  on  bam  lande  ]>e  is  gehaten  Hiis,   his   nam  a   vas 

Iol).  .Se  ver  vas  svide  bilevife  and  rilitvis  and  ondra?dende  god  and 
forbiigende  }rfel.  Him  vseron  acenuede  seofan  suna  and  pred  dohtra;  he 
hafde  seofon  biiscnd  sceapa  and  bred  pusendo  olfenda,  fif  luind  getymu 
oxeua  and  fif  hnnd  assan  and  ormsete  micelne  hired.  Se  ver  vils  svide  5 
msere  betvux  eallnm  easternum,  and  his  snna  ferdon  and  pendde  a»lc 
odium  mid  bis  godum  on  ymbhvyrfte  at  his  Imse,  and  boer  to  heora 
svustra  geladodon.  I6b  sddlice  aras  on  bam  eahtodan  diige  on  aerne- 
merigen  and  offrode  gode  seofonfealilne  lac  for  his  seofon  sunum,  by 
liis  be  hi  vid  god  on  heora  gepance  agyltonj  bus  dide  lob  eallum  dagum  10 
for  his   sunum  and  hi   sva  gehalgdde. 

Hit  gelamp  on  sumum  diige,  pa  pa  godes  englas  cdmon  and  on  his 
gesihde  stodon,  pa  vas  eac  svylce  se  scueca  him  betvux.  to  pain  cvafl 
drihten:  "Hvanon  come  buV"  se  sceocca  andvyrde:  "Ic  ft'rde  geoud 
pas  eordan  and  hi  beeode".  drihten  cviid  :  "Ne  bebeolde  pu  hi  minne  15 
bedvan  lob,  biit  nan  man  nis  his  gelica  on  eordan,  bilevite  man  and 
rihtvis  aud  ondraedende  god  and  yfel  forbngende?  — 

Sva  stod  se  dedful  on  godes  gesihde,  sva  sva  ded  se  bliuda  on 
sunnan:  sed  sunne  ymbscintf  bone  blindan ,  and  se  bliuda  ne  ge- 
sihd  bsere  sunnan  ledman.  God  geseali  bone  deofol,  and  se  deofol  20 
sva  beah  vas  bedaeled  godes  gesihde  aud  his  vuldres.  Eorde  is 
gecvedeu  godes  fotscamel  and  set»  heofon  is  his  brymsetl.  Nu 
stod  se  sceocca  svylce  at  godes  fotscamele  upon  bsere  eordan,  ba 
pa  se  jilmihtiga  hine  axode,  hvanon  he  come?  He  cviid,  bat  he 
ferde  geond  has  eordan,  for  ban  be  he  fcrd  sva  sva  Petrus  se  85 
apostol  cvad:  Bedd  syfre  and  vacole,  for  pan  pe  se  deofol,  edver 
vidervinna,  fiird  onbutan  sva  sva  grimitende  leo,  secende,  hvjine 
he  abite;  vidstandad  bam  strange  on  geleafan".  Micele  va?roii 
pises  mannes  geearnunga,  Jul  se  alniihtiga  be  him  cviid,  bat  his 
gelice  na?re  on  eordan.  Ge  magon  gehyran  sume  his  beavas  sva  30 
sva  he  be  him  silfum  avrat.  16b  cvad:  "Ic  al.ysde  hryniende 
bearfan  and  pam  stedpbearne,  be  butan  fultume  vas,  ic  gehealp, 
and  vedevan  heortan  ic  gefrefrode;  ic  vils  ymbscryd  mid  rihtvis- 
nisse,    ic  vas   blindum   men  eage  and   healtum   fot  and  bearfena 


8.  sernemerigen]  a?rnen  merigen,  Thorpe.  —  22.  brymsetle,  Th. 


4  Vyrdvriteras. 

fader j   of  flysum  minra  sceapa  vaeron  gehlyde  pearfena  sidan,  and 

ic  pearfum  nc  forvyrnde   l>iis   pe   him  gyrndon,    ne  ic  ne   at  ana 
ininne  hlaf  butan  steopbearne,    ne  ie  ne   blissode   on   iniuiun  man- 
igfealdum  velum,  ne  fiigndde   ic   on  mines  feondes  hryre,   ne  lag 
5  alpeodig  man  vidutan  minum  hegum,  ac  min  duru  geopenode  simle 

vegferendum;  ne  behydde  ic  mine  synna,  ne  ic  on  minum  bosme 
ne  bediglode  mine  unrihtvisnisse".  >e  sa3de  16b  pis  for  gilpe,  ac 
for  pan  pe  he  viis  eallum  mannum  to  bysne  geset.  Pus  maerne 
man  volde  se  manfulla  deofol  purh  bam  miclum  costuungum,  pe 
10  he  him  to  dide,  fram  gode  gevenjanj  and  cviid  to  drilitne: 

,r.Ve  ondraet  lob  on  idel  god!  pu  ymbtrymedest  hiue  and  eaile  his 
a?hta,  and  his  haudgeveorc  pu  bletsddest,  and  his  aehta  veoxon  on 
eordan;  ac  astrece  hvon  pine  hand  and  getill  ealle  pa  ping  pe  he  ah, 
and  he  pe  on  ansyne  vyrigd".  Drihten  cviid  to  pam  sceoccan :  "Efne 
15  nu  ealle  pa  ping,  pe  he  ah,  sindon  on  pinre  handa  buton  bam  anum, 
piit  pu  on  him  silfum  pine  hand  ne  astrecce". 

Ne  derdde  lobe  uaht  piis  deofles  costung,  ac  fremode,  for  pan  pe 
he  v.'is  ftilfremedra  on  gepincduui  and  gode  near  after  piis  sceoc- 
can ehtnisse. 
20  Se  deofol  gevende  pa  fram   godes   gesihde   and   acvealde   ealle   his 

aehta  anes  diiges.  Sum  aerendraca  com  to  lobe  and  cviid  :  "Pine  syll 
eodon,  and  pa  assan  vid  hi  laesvodon;  p<i  faerlice  comou  Sabaei  and  hi 
ealle  us  benamon  and  pine  yrdlingas  ofsldgon  ,  and  ic  ana  ittbarst,  pat 
ic  pe  pat  cydde".  Mid  py  pe  se  yrdling  pis  saede ,  pa  com  sum  oder 
23  and  cviid:  "Fyr  com  fajrlice  of  heofonum  and  forbiirnde  ealle  pine  seep 
and  pa  hirdas  samod,  and  ic  ana  atvand,  pat  ic  ])e  pis  cydde''.  pa  com 
se  pridda  aerendraca  and  cviid:  "Pii  Caldeiscan  comon  on  prim  floccum 
and  fire  olfendas  ealle  gelsehton  and  pa  hirdas  mid  svurde  ofslogon;  ic 
ana  atfleah  bat  ic  be  pis  cydde".  Efne  pa  git  com  se  feorda  aerendraca 
30  inn  and  cviid  :  "Pine  suna  aud  pine  dohtra  aeton  and  druncon  mid  heora 
yldestan  breder,  and  efne  pa  faerlice  svegde  svidlic  vind  of  para  vestene 
and  tosldh  pat  bus  at  pam  feover  hvammum ,  piit  hit  hreosende  pine 
beam  ofpryhte  and  acvealde;  ic  ana  atbiirst,  pat  ic  pe  pis  cydde''. 

Hviit  pa  I6b  aras  and  totiir  his  tunican  and  his  loccan  forcearf  and 

35  feol  to    eordan   and  cviid  :   ">acod  ic   com  of  minre  modor  innode    and 

nacod  ic   sceal    heonan  gevendan ;     drihten   me   forgeaf   pa    aehta,    and 

drihten  hi  me  eft  benam;  sva  sva  him  gelicode  sva  hit  is  geddn;  beo  his 

nama  gebletsdd!" 

On  eallum  pisum  pingum  ne  syngode  lob  on  his  velerum,  ne  nan 
40  ping  dyslices  ongean  god  ne  spriic.     Eall  pis  dide  se  ealda  deofol 

to  gremenne  poue  godan  man  and  simle  he  laefde  aeune  cucenne 
him  to  eydenne  his  aehta  lyre,  pat  his  mod  vurde  fram  gode 
avend,  pa  pa  he  pa  gelimp  geaxdd  hafde,  bat  fyr  com  ufan  pe  pa 
seep  forbiirnde:  ac  hit  ne  com  na  of  heofenum,  peah  pe  hit  sva 
45  gehivod  vaere,  forpan  pe  se  deofol  niis  on  heofenum  naefre,  siddan 

he  panon  purh  mddignisse  afeol  mid  his  gefcTiim. 

Ealle   sva  ded  antecrist,   ponne  he  cyind';   he   «iseut  fyr    ufan 
svj'lce  of  heofenum,    to  bepaecenne   piit   earme  mancynn  pe  he  on 


4.  velum]  vaelum,  Th.  —  8.  bisne,  Th.  —  32.  hvammuml  vaemmum,  Th. 
—  41.  laefde]  laefd,   Th.  —  44.  forbiirnd,   Th.  —  45.  gehyvod,  Th. 


Vyrdvriteras.  5 

bydj  ac  vite  gehva,   pat  se  ne  mag  nan  fyr  ofheofenum  asendan, 
se  pe  on  heofeuum  silf  cuman  ne  mot.     On  ealluin  pisum  ]>ingum 
ne  syugode   lob  on  his    velerum.     On  tva  visan  men  syngjatf  on 
heora  velerum,  pat  is,   gif  hi  unriht  sprecad ,  ocTde  riht  forsiivjad. 
Ac  lob  ne  syngdde  on  his  velerum,    for{)an  be  he  dyslice  ongean    5 
god  ne  spriic,    ne   eac  godes   herituge  ne   forsuvade;   he   cydde, 
I>ii t  he  buton   gitsuuge  sva  micle  aehta  hitfde,  pa  ba  he  lii  sva  ea- 
delice  buton  uurotnisse  forlet. 
Eft  siddan  on  sumum  diige,    ba  pa  godes  englas  stodon  on  his  ge- 
silule,   pa  viis  eac  se  scucca  him   betvynan,    and  drihten  him  cviid  to:  10 
"Hviit  la  ne  beheolde  pu  minnc  peovan  lob,  pat  his  gelica  nis  on  eordan, 
and  git  he  hylt  his  unscedignisse,   peah  be  pu  aslyredest  me   togeanes 
him,    psit   ic    pearflease    hine  gesvencte!"     Se  scucca  audvyrde:    "Fel 
sceal  for  felle;  and  sva  hvat  sva  man  hiifd  he  sylcT  for  his  life!  astrece 
nu  pine  hand  and  hrepa  his  ban  and  his  flaesc,  ponue  gesihst  pu,  j)iit  he  15 
pe  on  ausyne  vyrigd".     Drihten  cvad    to  pam   scuccan  :    "Efue  he  is  uu 
on  {)inre  handa,  sva  peah  hvadere  heald  his  savle". 

Ne  gepafode  god  pis  to  forvyrde  pain  eadigan  vere,  ac  pat  he 
vaere  to  bysne  eallum  geleaffullum  mannum  and  vurde  svidor  ge- 
maersod  purh  his  micle  ge])yld  on  earfodnissum.  20 

Pa  gevende  se  detifol  of  drihtnes  gesihde  and  sloh  lob  mid  poere 
virstau  vunde  frani  his  huolle  ufeveardan  od  his  ilas  neodeverde.  lob 
silt  ba  sarlice  eal  on  anre  vunde  upon  his  mixene,  aud  ascreap  pone 
vyrms  of  his  lice  mid  aniuu  crocscearde.  His  vif  him  cviid  to:  "Git  pu 
[iiirhvunast  on  pinre  bilevitnisse?  vyrig  god  and  svelt !"  lob  hire  and-  25 
vyrde:  "pu  spraece  sva  sva  an  stunt  vif;  gif  ve  god  underfeiigon  of 
godes  handa,  hvy  ne  sceole  ve  eac  yfel  underfon?" 

On   eallum   pisum  pingum   ne    syngGde   lob   on   liis  velerum.     Se 
svicola  deofol  genam  pat  vif  him  to   gefylstan,    pat  he  pone  hal- 
gan  ver  purh  hi  besvice,  sva  sva  he  aer  Adam  burn  Evan  besvac;  30 
ac  se  ylca  god,   be  gepafode,   piit  he  sva  gecostnod  vaere,  heold 
hine  vicT  pas  deofles  syrvungum  and  vid  his  savle  lyre. 
Vitodlice   pa  geaxodon  pri  cyningas,    pe  him  gesibbe  vaeron,    eal 
his  ungelimp  and  comou  him  to   of  heora  rice,    pat  hi  hine  geneosodon. 
Heora  naman  vaeron  pus  gecigde  Elifas,  Baldad ,   Sofar.    Hi  gecvaedou,  35 
bat  hi  samod  cumende  hine  geneosodon  and  gefrefrodou.     Hi  pa  comou 
and  hine  ne  oucneovon  for  pacre  ormaetan  untrumnisse  and  hrymdon  paer 
rihte  vepende;  hi  totacrou  heora  reaf,   aud  mid  duste  heora  heafod  be- 
streovodon,  aud  him  mid  sseton  manega  dagas. 

Hit  viis  sva  gevunelic  ou  ealdum  dagum,   pat    gif  livani  sum   faer-  40 
lie  sar  becom,   pitt  he  his   reaf  totsere   sva   sva  lob  dide   and  eac 
pas  pri  cyningas,  pe  comou  hine  to  frefrigenne. 
Pa  avendon  hi  heora  frofer   to   edvite  and  hine  mid   heora   vordum 
tyrigdon,    svylce  he  for  his    synnum  sva  getucod  vaere,    and  cvasdon: 
"Vite  com  ofer  pe,  aud  pu  ateorodest;   sarnis  pe  hrepode,   and  pu  eart  45 
geunrotsod:   hvar  is  nu  pine  godes   ege  and  pin  strencdo?    livar  is  pin 
gepyld  and  pinra  daeda  fulfremednis?  and  mid  manegum  prafungum  bine 
gesvencdon.    lob  cviid:  Eala  gif  mine  synna  and  min  ynnd,  pe  ic  polige, 


16. 


4.  spraecad,  Th.  —  12.  peah  pe,  desunt  Th.  —    14.  man]  men,   Th.  — 
virigd,  Th.  —  20.  ou]  and,  Th.  —  23.  ascraep,  Th.  —  35.  gecygde,  Th. 


6  Vyrdvriteras. 

va?rou  avegene  on  anre  vaegan,  bonne  vaeren  hi  svserran  gesevene  pon- 

ne   saudconi  on  sae;    to  preagenne  ge   logjatT  eovere  spraece,    and  ge 

pencad  to  aveudenne  eoverne  freond  ;    manaea  lif  is  campdom  ofer  eor- 

dan,  and  sva  sva  medgildan  dagas ,  sva  sind  his  dagas". 

5  He  cvtiil  pat  mannes   lif  va?re   campdom   ofer  eordau,    for]) an  pe 

aelc  paora  pe  god  gepihd  byd  on  gevinne  vid  bone  iingesevenlicau 

dedfol  and  ongean  his  agenum  lustiim  pa  hvile  pe  he  on  life  byd; 

and  sva  sva  se  hyrmau   his  edleanes  anbidad  ,   sva   geaubidad  se 

gastlica  cempa  liis  edleanes  at  pam  almihtignm  gode.     Codes   ge- 

10  corenan  sind  on  gevinne   on  bisere  vonilde,    and    j>;i  arleasan  on 

hire  blissjad;  an  paera  rihtvisra  geviuu  avent  to  blisse,  and  haera 

arleasra   bliss    to    biterum   s&rnissnns  on    baere  Scan  vornlde,    he 

gevelgad  pa  polmddan. 

Ealle  pas  eostnunga  deofles  and   pa?ra  aelita  lyre  ,   his  bearna  dead 

15  and  his   agen    nntrnmnis ,    his   vifes   vitleast    and  bis    freonda   edvit  nc 

mih ton  avecgan   lob  of  his  modes  auraednisse }   ne  fram  his  miclan   ge- 

leafan,  pe  he  to  pam  iilmilitigan  gode  symle  hafde;  ac  se  scncca  veard 

gescynd,   pe   nine  besviean   volde.     16b   cvficf  eft:    "Min  flaesc   is  ymb- 

scryd  mid   forrotodnisse   and  mid  dustes  horvuui;    min  byd  forseardde 

20  and  is  forscruncen;   me  habbacT  gesvencednisse   dagas,  and  on  niht  min 

ban  byd  mid  sarnisse  purhdynd,   and  pa  be  me  etad  ne  slaepad;    ic  eom 

lame  vidineten,  and  yslum  and  axnin  geanlicod".     Eft  he  cviid  :  teIc  vat 

sodllce,    pat   min    alysend  leofad  ,    and   ie    on  nam  endenexfan  diige  of 

eordan  ai'ise;  and  ic  bed  eft  mid  milium  telle  be  fan  gen  ,    aud   ic  on  mi- 

25  mini  flaesce  god  gesed,    ic  silf  and   u:iu  offer:    lies   hylit    is   on  milium 

bosme  gelegd". 

I'ji  pri  cyningas  ]>a  hiifdon  langsume  spraece  vid  pone  gedrehtan 
lob,  aud  gevendon  him  ham  sicTdau;  ac  god  hi  gespriic  pa  and  cviid, 
pat  he  him  eallum  prim  gram  vaere,  forpan  be  hi  sva  rihtlice  iitforan 
30  him  ne  spraecon,  sva  sva  lob  his  pegu.  God  cviid  him  to:  c:Nimad  edv 
nu  seofon  fearras  and  seofon  rammas  and  farad  eft  ongean  to  niiuum 
bedve  lobe  aud  geoffrjad  pas  hie  for  eov;  lob  sodliee,  min  beova,  ge- 
bit  for  eov,  and  ic  his  ausyne  uuderfd,  bat  eov  ne  bed  to  dysige  ge- 
teald,  pat  ge  sva  rihtlice  to  me  ne  spraecon,  sv.i  sva  min  gepedva 
35  lob". 

Elifas  {>;i  and  Baldad  and  Sofar  ferdon  ougean  id  heora  maege  lobe, 
and  didon  sva  svii  him  god  bebead;  and  dryhten  underfeng  lobes  an- 
syne,  and  heora  syuna  burh  his  hingrsedenne  forgcaf.  Drihten  eac  [><i 
gecirde  to  lobes  beredvsuuge,  p;i  |ia  lie  for  his  maegum  gebiid,  and 
40  hine  gehaelde  fram  eallum  his  untrumnissum,  and  his  sehta  him  ealle 
forgeald  be  tvifealdum.  Idb  hafde  aer  his  antrumnisse  seofon  hiisend 
sceapa  and  pre<5  pusend  olfeuda;  fif  hund  getymii  oxena  and  fit'  bund 
assan;  him  vaeron  eft  forgoldene  fedvcrlyne  pusend  sceapa  and  six  pu- 
send olfenda;  pusend  getymtt  oxena  and  pusend  assau;  aud  drihten  hine 
45  hUMsddc  sviddr  on  eude  bonne  on  anginne.  He  hafde  seofon  sun  a  and 
bred  dolitra  aer,  and  siddan  eft  eal  sva  tela.  Hvi  nolde  god  him  for- 
gildan  his   beam  be  tvifealdum,    sv.i  sva  he   dide   his   aehta?    he  nolde, 


14.  deifies]  dedfol,  77*.  —  21.  purhdynd  i  Jmrhdyd,  Th.  —  25.  nan]  mi. 
Th.  —  26.  gelegd]  geled,  Th.  —  28.  gevendan,  Th.  —  S3,  dvsig,  Th.  — 
42.  getyme,   Tit.         14.  getyme,   Th.  —  47.  tvvfealduin.   Th. 


Vyrdvriteras.  7 

forby  be  his  beam  uaeron  forlorene,  sva  sva  his  aehta  vaeron;  his  aehta 
vaeron  ealle  amyrrede  and  his  tyn  beam  acvealde;  ac  ba  beam  vaeron 
sva  beah  gehealdene  on  bum  digelan  life  betvux  halgum  savlum,  and  he 
forby-  underfeng  baera  bearna  getal  be  anfealdon,  forban  be  pa  6dre  him 
vaeron  gehealdene,  pe  purh  pas  deofles  ehtnisse  acvealde  vaeron.  Hviit  5 
ba  lobes  gebrodra  and  gesvustra  and  ealle,  ba  be  hine  aer  cudon,  co- 
mon  him  to  and  hine  gefrefrodon,  and  his  miclum  vundrodon,  and  him 
gife  geafon.  Xaeron  gemdtte  on  ealre  eordan  sva  vlitige  vimmen,  sva 
sva  vaeron  lobes  dohtra.  He  sodlice  leofode  after  his  svinglc  an  hnnd 
geara  and  feovertig  geara,  and  geseah  his  bearna  beam  od  ba  feordan  10 
maegde.  On  eallum  his  life  he  leofode  tva  hnnd  geara  aud  eahta  and 
feovertig  geara;  he  vas  se  fifta  man  after  Abrahame  j>am  heahfadere. 

Analecta  Anylo- Saxonica ,  ed.  Benj.  Thorpe. 
London  1834. 


Orosius,  areht  of  Laedene  on  Englisc  be  Alfrede  J)am  cyninge. 

Be  Ciruse. 

Cirus,  Persa  cyniug,   be  ve  aer  beforan  saedon,   ba  hvile  be  Sabini 
and  Romaue  vnnuon  on  bam  vestdiele,    ba  hvile  vann  he  aegder  ge  on 
Scyddige    ge   on  Indje,    66   he   hafde  myest  ealne    bane  eastdael  avest.  15 
Aud  after  bam  fyrde  gelaedde  to  Babilonja,  be  ba  veligre  vas  bonne  aenig 
oder  burh;   ac  hine  Gandis,   seo  ea,  lange  gelette  has  ofei'fareldes,  for 
bam  be  baer  scipu  naeron;   biit  is  eallra  ferscra  viitera  maest  butau  Eu- 
Irate.     PA  gebeotode  an  his  begena,   l»rit  he  mid  sunde   ba  ea  oferfaran 
volde,  mid  tvam  tincenum;  ac  hine  se  stream  fordraf;  ba  gebeotode  Ci-  20 
rus,     bat  he  his  begen  on  hire  sva  gevrecau   volde,     ba  he  sva  gram 
veard  on  his  mode  and  vicT  ba  ea  gebolgen,  biit  hi  mihton  vifrnen  be  heo- 
ra  cneove  ofervadan,  baer  heo  aer  viis  nigon  mila  brad,   |)onne  heo  flede 
vas.      He    bat  mid    daedum  gelaeste,    and  hi  upforlet  on  feover  hund  ea 
and  on  sixtig  ea,  and  siddan  mid  his  fyrde  baer  ofer  for;  and  after  bam  25 
Eufnite  pa  ea,    seo  is  maest  eallra   ferscra  viitera  and  is  irnende  purh 
middevearde  Babilonjanburh.     He  hi  eac  mid  gedelfe  on  manege  ea  up- 
forlet, aud  siddan  mid  eallum  his  folce  on  baere  ea  gange  on  pa  burh 
farende   vas  and   hi  gersehte.     Sva  ungelyfedlic  is  aenigum  men  to  ge- 
secganne,    hii   aenig  man  mihte  svylce  burh  gevyrcan,   svylce  seo  viis,  30 
oiTde  eft  abrecan. 

Nembrad"  se  ent  ongan  aerest  timbrjau  Babilonja,  and  Minus  se  ey- 
ning  after  him,  aud  Sameramis,  his  even,  hi  geendade  jitter  him  on 
middeveardum  hire  rice.  Seo  burh  viis  getimbrad  on  fildum  laude  aud 
on  svide  emnum,  and  heo  viis  svide  fiiger  on  to  locjanne,  and  heo  is  35 
svide  rihte  feoverscyte,  and  pas  vealles  micelnis  and  fiistnis  is  ongely- 
fedlic  to  secgenne,  pat  is,  bat  he  is  fiftig  elna  brad  and  tva  hund  elna 
heah,  and  his  ymbgang  is  hund  seofontig  mila  and  seofedan  dael  anre 
mile,  and  he  is  gevorht  of  tigelum  and  of  eordtyrevum,  and  ymbiitan 
bone  veall  is  se  maesta  die,  on  bam  is  irnende  se  ungefotlicosta  stream,  in 
aud  vidutan  bam  dice  is  gevorht  tvegra  elna  heah  veall,  and  bufan  bam 

4.  getall   getel,   Th.  —  20.   tyncenum,  Th.  —  26.  yrnende,  Th.  —  39. 
(igelon,  tyrevon,   Th. 


8  Vyrdrriteras. 

maran  vealle,  ofer  ealne  bone  ymbgang,  he  is  mid  staenenum  vighiiswn 
bevorht.  Seo  jlce  biirh  Babilonja,  seo  be  maest  viis  and  aerest  ealra 
burga,  seo  is  mi  last  and  vestost.  Nu  seo  burh  svylc  is,  be  aer  vas 
ealra  veorca  fiistost  and  vundorlicost  and  niaerost,  gelice  and  heo  vaere 
5  to  bysne  asteald  eallum  middanearde,  and  eac  svjice  heo  silf  sprecende 
si  to  eallum  mancyuue  and  cvede:  "Nn  ic  pus  gehroren  eom  and  iiveg 
geviten,  hviit  ge  magon  on  me  ougitan  and  oncnavan?  —  bat  ge  na- 
nuht  mid  eov  nabbad  fiistes  ne  strauges,  biitte  l)iirhvuujan  maege!" 

On  baeni  dagum   ba  Cirus,  Persa  cyning,  Babilonja  abrac,  pa   viis 

10  Croesus,  se  Lida  cyniug,  mid  fyrde  gefaren  Babilonjum  to  fultume;  ac 
ba  he  viste,  pat  he  him  on  nanum  fultume  beon  ne  mihte,  and  bat  seo 
burh  abrocen  viis,  lie  him  hamveard  ferde  to  his  agenum  rice,  and  him 
Cirus  viis  jifter  fyligende,  o J  he  hine  gefeng  and  ofsloh.  —  Ond  nu  iire 
cristene  Romana  bespricd,  \rdt  hire  veallas  for  ealdunge  brosnjad,  naliis 

15  na  for  l>am  l>e  heo  mid  forhergunge  sva  gebismerad  va?re  sva  BaliloDJa 
viis;  ac  heo  for  hire  cristendome  nu  git  is  gescild,  biit  «gder  ge  heo 
silf  ge  hire  auveald  is  ma  hreosende  for  ealddome  bonne  of  seniges 
cyninges  niede. 

After  bam  Cirus  gelsedde  fjrde  on  Scyddje,  and  him  l>a?r  an  gioug 

20  cjning  mid  fyrde  ongean  for,  and  his  modor  mid  him,  Damaris.  Pa 
Cirus  for  ofer  biit  landgemiire,  ofer  ba  ea,  J)e  hatte  Araxis,  him  l>aer 
se  geouga  cjniug  l>iis  oferfiireldes  forvyrnan  mihte;  ac  he  for  bam  nolde, 
py  he  mid  his  folce  getruvade,  biit  he  hine  besvican  mihte,  siddan  he 
binnan  J)am  gemiire  vaere  and  vicstove  name.     Ac  ba  Cirus  geacsode, 

25  ])iit  hine  se  geonga  cyning  l>aer  sccan  volde,  and  eac  J)iit  nam  folce 
seldsjne  and  uncude  vaeron  vines  drencas:  he  for  pam  of  Jisere  vicstove 
afor  on  ane  digle  stove  and  Jiaer  beiiftan  forlet  eall  \>iit  \)ser  lides  viis 
and  svetes,  l>iit  ba  se  gionga  cyning  svidor  micle  veneude  viis,  ])iit  hi 
banon  flednde  vaeron,  l)onne  hi  aenigne  svicdom   cjdan  dorston,   J)ii  hi 

30  hit  ba?r  sva  aemeune  gemetton.  Hi  baer  ba  mid  mycilre  blidnesse  biiton 
gemetgunge  biit  vin  driucende  vaeron,  od  hi  heora  silfra  lytel  geveald 
hafdon:  he  J)a  Cirus  hi  baer  besyrode  and  mid  ealle  ofsloh,  and  siddan 
viis  farende,  baer  biis  cyninges  modor  mid  pam  tvani  daelum  piis  folces 
vunigende  viis,  J>a  he  l>oue  priddan  dael  mid  J)am  cyninge  besvicen  hiifde. 

35  Heo  ]>a,  seo  even  Dameris,  mid  mycelre  gnornunge  jmb  ]>iis  cyninges 
siege,  hire  suna,  liencende  viis,  hu  heo  hit  gevrecan  mihte,  and  ]>iit 
eac  mid  daedum  gelaeste,  and  hire  folc  on  tva  todaelde,  aegder  ge  vifmen 
ge  vaepnedmen,  forl)an  \>e  Jiaer  vifmen  feohtad  sva  same  sva  vaepned- 
men.      Hio  mid    J)am   healfan   daele   beforan   pam  cjniuge    farende  viis, 

40  svylce  heo  fleonde  vaere,  6(1  hio  hine  gelajdde  on  an  my  eel  sliid,  and 
se  healfa  dael  viis  Ciruse  iifter  fyligende:  Jiaer  veard  Cirus  ofslegen, 
and  tva  biisend  manna  mid  him.  Seo  even  bet  ba  bam  cyninge  piit  he.i- 
fod  of  iiceorfan  and  bevyrpan  on  anne  cylle,  se  viis  afylled  mannes 
blodes,    and  Jms  cviid:    "Jul  [>e  l>yrstende  vaere  mannes  blodes   ])rittig 

45  vintra,  drinc  nu  bine  fylle!" 

Analecta  Anglo -Saxonica,   ed.  Thorpe. 


9.  cyning]   cyng,  17«.  —  16.  gescyld,   Th.  —  24.  vicstova,  Th.  —   ge- 
axsode,  Th.  —  25.  saecan,   Th. 


Vyrdvriteras.  9 

Beda,   Hist,   eccles. ,   areht   of  Laedene  on  Enlisc  be   Alfrede   bani 
cyninge,   ed.  Wheloci,   I,  1. 

Be  gesetnisse  Breotene   otfde  Hibernia,    Scotta  ealandes,    and 
heora  aerran   bigengum. 
Breoton  is   garsecges  ealand,     biit  viis    hi   geara  Albion  haten,    is 
geseted  betvyh  norddaele  and  Vestdaele   Germiinje    and   Gallie  and  Hi- 
spanje,     bam  maestum  da-lum  Europe   micle  fiice  ongegen;    piit   is   nord 
ehta  hund  mila  lang  and  tva  hund   mila  brad.       Hit  hafad  fram  siidda>lc 
pa  maegde  ongean,  pe  mon  hated  Gallia  Belgica.     Hit  is  vclig  bis   ea-    5 
lond  on  vaestmuni  and  on  treOvum  misenlicra  cynna,   and  bit  is  gescrii- 
pe  on  laesve  sceapa  and  neata,   aud  on  sumum  stovuni  vingeardas  gro- 
vatf,  svylce   eac  peos  eorde  is  berende  missenlicra  fugela  and  saevihta, 
and  fiscvylluni  vaterum  aud  vyllgespriugum.     And  her  betid  oft  fangeue 
seolas  and  hronas  and  meres vin,    and  her  betid  oft  numene  missenlicra  10 
cynna  veolcscylle  and  muscule,   and  on  bam  beod  oft  gemette  pa  bet- 
stan  meregrititan  aelces  hives,  and  her  betid"  svide  genihtsume  veolocas, 
of  bam  by  J  geveorht  se  veolocreada  talg,   pone  ne   mag   sunne  blaecan 
ne  regn  vyrdan,  ac  sva  he  byd"  yldra,  sva  he  fagerra  byd'.     Hit  hafad 
eac  pis  laud  sealtseadas,  and  bit  hafad  hat  viiter  and  hat  bado,   a'lcere  15 
yldo  and  hade,  burn  todaelede  stove  gescrape.     Svylce  hit  is  eac  berende 
on   vecga  oruni    ares   aud  isernes,    leades  and  seolfres.      Her  by  tr  eac 
gejneted  Gagates:  se  stan  byd  bliicgim;  gif  mon  hiue  on  fyr  detf,  ponne 
fleotf  paer  neddran  on  veg.     Viis  pis  ealand  eac  get'»   gevurdad  mid  pam 
jidelestum  ceastruiu  anes  vana  prittigum,   pa  pe  vaeron  mid  veallum  and  20 
tornun  and  geatum  and  piini  trumestum  locum  getimbrade,  butan  tidrum 
lassan  unrim  ceastra.     And  forban  be  bis  ealond  under  bam  silfum  nord- 
daele middangeardes  nyhst  liged ,  aud  letihte  uihte  on  sumera  hafad,  sva 
bat  oft  on  middre  nihte  geflit  cymed  pani  behealdendum,    hviider  hit  si 
lie  aefenglommung,  pe  on  morgen  daguug.      Is  on  pon  sveotol,  pat  pis  85 
ealand  hafad  micele  leugran  dagas  on  sumera  and  sva  eac  nihta  on  vin- 
tra,  ponne  pa  siiddaelas  middangeardes. 

Pis  ealond  nu  on  andveardnisse,  after  rime  fif  Moyses  boca,  bam 
seo  godcunde  ae  avriten  is,  fif  betida  gereordum  aenne  visdoin  baere 
hean  sodfastnisse  and  paere  sod  an  heanesse  smeatT  and  andettead :  piit  30 
is  on  Angelcynnes  gereorde,  and  Britta,  and  Scotta,  and  Peohta,  and 
Ledenvara,  bat  an  is  bat  Leden  on  smeaunge  gevrita  eallum  bam  odium 
gemaene. 

On  fruman  aerest  vaeron  pises  ealondes  bigengan  Brittas  ane,    fram 
bam  hit  naman  onfeng.       Is  bat  siigd,    bat  hi   comon  fram  Aimoricauo  35 
paere  maegde  on  Breotone,  and  pa  siiddaelas  pises  esilondes  him  gesaeton 
and  geahnodon.     Pa  gelamp  after  pon,  batte  Peohta  petid  com  ofScydja 

3.  micle  fiice,  deest  B.  —  ongegen]  ongen,  C.  —  4.  tu  hund,  Wh.  — 
6.  gescrape]  screope,  C.  —  9.  valgespr.,  C,  vallgespr.,  B.  —  13.  talg] 
talhg,  Wh.,  tagl,  C.  —  14.  ne]  ne  ne,  Wh.  —  regn]  ren,  Wh.  —  17.  Ire- 
nes, B.  —  18.  bid"  svilce  blacgim,  B.  —  19.  iu,  B.,  jeo,  C.  —  23.  sumera, 
Wh.  —  26.  sumera,  Wh.  —  Memorabiles  isti  dativi,  <juos,  si  semel  tau- 
tum  leyerentnr ,  hand  dubie  in  sumere  corrigerem.  Sed  defenduntur 
non  nihil  sequenti  dativo  vintra,  quern  gothica  vox  vintrus  ab  omni 
mutatione  tuetur.  Nescio,  an  ne  forsitan  Gothi  mstatem  sum r us  appel- 
laverint,  sicut  hiemem  vintrus  nuncupaverunl.  —  28.  nu,  deest  B.  — 
30.  heanesse]  annesse,  B. 


10  Vyrdvriteras. 

lande  on  scipum,  and  pa  ymbiirndon  eall  Breotone  gemiiro,  pat  hi  conion 
on  Scotland  up,  and  paer  gemetton  Scotta  peode  aud  liim  baedon  setles 
and  eardungstove  on  heora  londe  betvyh  him.  Andsvaredon  Scottas, 
bat  heora  land  ne  vaere  to  bas  micel,  pat  hi  nu'htou  tva  pecide  gehabban, 
5  ac  cvsedon:  "Ve  magon  eov  sellan  halvende  gepeahte,  hvat  ge  ddn 
magon.  Ve  viton  heonan  noht  feor  Oder  ealand  east  rihte,  pat  ve  mag- 
on  oft  ledhtum  daguni  geseon;  gif  ge  pat  secan  villad,  ponne  magou  ge 
paer  eardungstove  habban;  odde  gif  hvylc  eov  vidstonded,  ponne  ge- 
fultumjad  ve  eov".     Pa  ferdon  Peohtas  in  Breotone  and  ongunnon   ear- 

10  digan  pa  norddaelas  pises  ealondes,  and  Britfas,  sva  ve  aer  cvaedon,  pa 
s&ffdaelas.  Mid  by  Peohtas  \\f  niifdon,  baedon  him  fram  Scottum;  pa 
gepafedon  hi  poere  araednesse,  and  him  vif  sealdon,  pat,  paer  seo  vise 
on  tveon  cyme,  hi  ponne  ma  of  pam  vifcyune  him  eyning  curen,  ponne 
of  pam  vaepnedcyune,  piit  git  to  dag  is  mid  Peohtum  healden. 

15  Pa  forclgongeure  tide  after  Brittum  and  Peohtum  pridde  cynn,  Scotta, 

Breotone  onfeng  on  Peohta  dsele.  Pa  vaeron  cumene  of  Hibernja,  Scotta 
ealande,  mid  heora  heretogan,  Reada  hatte,  od  pa  mid  freondscipe  and 
pa  mid  gefeohte  him  silfnm  betvih  his  edel  and  eardungstove  geahnOdou, 
pa  hi  nu  get  habbad,-   piit  cynn   nu  geond  to   dag  Dalreadingas  virron 

20  hateue.  Hibernja,  Scotta  ealand,  ge  on  brardo  his  stealles,  ge  on  hiil- 
vendnesse,  ge  on  smiltnisse  lyfta  is  betere  micle  ponne  Breotoneland, 
sva  piit  paer  seldon  snav  leng  liged  ponne  pri  dagas,  and  paer  nsenig 
man  for  vintres  cyle  on  suinera  heg  ne  niavetf  ne  scjpene  his  neatuin 
ne  timbrecT,  ne  paer  moun  a?nigne  snicendne  vyrm  ne  aetterue   gesihd; 

25  forpon  gif  of  Breotone  niidran  on  scipum  laedde  va?rou,  sona  sva  hi 
pas  landes  lyft  gestuncen,  sva  svulton  hi,  eac  neah  pan  ealle  pa  ping, 
pe  panon  cumacT,  vid  selciun  attre  magon;  piit  to  taene  is,  piit  sume 
menn  ve  gesavon,  pa  pe  va?ron  fram  niidran  geslegene,  piit  man  scof 
para  boca  leaf  pe  of  Hibernja   comon,    and  pa  sceafdan   dide    on   viiter 

30  and  sealde  drincan  pam  mannum,  and  soua  vas  pat  atter  ofernumeu, 
and  hi  vaeron  gehselde.  Is  pat  ealand  velig  on  meolcum  and  on  hunige, 
and  vingeardas  veaxatT  on  suiimm  stovum,  and  hit  is  fiscvylle  and  fugol- 
vylle  and  maere  on  huntunge  heorta  and  rana.  Pis  is  agendlice  Scotta 
edel;  heouon  comon  seo  pridde  peod  Scotta,  sva  ve  aer  cvaedon,  eac  be 

35  Brittum  aud  Peohtum  on  Breotone. 

Beda,  T,  2. 
Vas  Breotone   ealond   Romanian  uncud,    od    piit    Cajus    se    casere, 
utfre  naman  Julius,    hit  mid  fyrde  gesohte  and  geeode  sixtignm   vintra 
aer  Cristes  cyme. 

Beda,  I,  3. 
I'.i  after  pon  Claudius  se  casere,  se  viis  feorda  fram  Augusto,  eft 

40  fyrde  gelaedde  on  Breotone,  and  paer  biitan  hefigum  gefeohte  and  blod- 
gyte  micelne  dsel  pas  landes  on  anveald  onfeng.  Svylce  he  eac  Orca- 
das  pii  ealand,  p;i  vaeron  at  on  garsccgc,  butan  Breotone,  to  Romvara 
rice  gepeodde,  and  by  sixtan  monde,  pe  he  hider  com,  he  eft  to  Rome 
hvearf.      Peos  fyrd   viis  getogen   by    feordan  geare  his  rices,    pat  gear 

3.  betvnx.  li.  —  pa  andsvaredon,  B.  —  8.  vidstondedl  vered,  B.  — 
11.  Mid  by]  p;i  l»;i,  B.  —  13.  hi]  pat  hi,  117».  —  14.  git,  B]  get,  Wh.  — 
20.  ge  on  brsedo]  is  on  bra-do,  Wh.  —  24.  snicendne  |  snacan  ne,  C.  — 
25.  gif,  deest  Wh.  —  2*.  ve.  deest  Wit.  —  31.  on  meolcum  |  mid  meol- 
cum,  B. 


Vyrdvriteras.  11 

vas  frani  Cristes  hidercyme  pat  sixte  eac  feovertignm.  Frambam  ylcan 
Ciisere  Claudje  vas  sended  Vespassiauus  on  Breotone,  se  alter  Nerooe 
ricsdde;  se  geeode  on  Viht  pat  ealand,  and  Kumaua  aavealde  under- 
beddde.  Pat  is  brittiges  mila  lang  east  and  vest,  and  tvelf  mila  hi  ad 
sud  and  noril.  Pa  feng  Nerdn  to  rice  after  Claudje  bain  casere;  se  5 
naht  freomlices  ongan  on  pa?  re  cynevisan,  ac  betvih  oilra  trariin  a-vyrd- 
leana  Ruin  vara  rices  bat  he  Breotoua  rice  forlet. 

Beda,  I,  11. 

Pa  vas  ymb  feover  hand  vintra  and  seofone  after  drihlues  mennisc- 
nisse,  feng  to  rice  Hanoi  jus  casere;  se  vas  fedrda  eac  feovertignm 
Irani  Aiignsto  bam  casere,  tvam  gearuin  ver  Rdmaburh  abrocen  and  for-  It) 
hergad  were.  Bed  hergung  vas  burn  Alaric,  Goteua  cyning,  gevorden. 
Vas  Rdtnabtirh  abrocen  (ram  Gotiim  ymb  piisend  vintra  and  hundtednfig 
and  feover  and  sixtig  has  be  lied  gevorht  viis.  Of  pa?  re  tide  Rdmane 
blunnim  ricsjau  on  Breotone;  hafdon  hi  Breotona  rice  feover  hand  vin- 
tra and  pas  fiftau  hundseofontig,  has  be  Cajus,  ddre  naman  Julius,  13 
Casere  piit  3  Ice  ealond  gesdhfe,  and  ceastre  aud  torras  and  streta  and 
brycga  ou  heora  rice  gevorhte  vaerou,  ba  ve  to  ditg  sceavjan  magon. 
Eardedon  Brittas  binnan  |>am  dice  to  suilduile,  be  ve  gemynegddon,  jiiit 
Severus  se  casere  net  bvyrs  ofer  [jilt  ealand  gedicjan. 

Beda,   I,  12. 

Pa  ongunnon  tva  hedda,  Pihtas  nordan   and  Scottas   vestan   hi  on-  20 
vinnan  and  hergjan,  and  hi  fela  geara  yrmdon  and  hvndon.     Pa  on  |ia?re 
unstilnisse  onsendon  hi  serendracan  to  Rome  mid  gevrituin,  and  vependre 
bene  hi  in  fultumes  ba?don,   and  him  geheton  eadmdde  hyrnisse  aud  sin- 
gale  underbeddnisse,  gif  hi  him  gefultumadon,  pfit  hi  mihton  heora  fvnd 
ofervinnan.     Pa  onsendon  hi  him  micelne  here  to  fultume,  and  sdna  |>;is  25 
pe  hi  on  bis  ealond  cdnion,  ha  compedon  hi  vid  heora  fedndum  and  hi 
micel  val  ongeslugon  and  of  heora  gemiirum  adrifon  and  aflymdon.     Aud 
hi  trymdon  and  laardon,  l»iit  hi  fasten  vorhten  him  to  gebeorge  vid  heora 
fedndum,    and  sva  mid  micele  sige  ham  fdron.      Pa  l)iit  ba  ongeaton  ba 
a?rran  ge vinnan,  bat  se  Rdinauisca  here  viis  on  veg  geviteu,  Jul  cdmon  30 
hi  sdna  mid  s cipher e  on  heora  landgemiiro  and  sldgon  eall  and  cveald- 
on  bat  hi  gemetton,    and   sva  sva  ripe  erncl   fortreddon  and  foruanion, 
and  hi  ealle  foryrmdon.     And  hi  ba  eft  sendon  serendracan  to  Rome  and 
vependre  stefne  him  fultumes  bsedon ,    bat  bat  earme  edel  mid   ealle  ne 
fordiligad  ne  vscre,  ne  se  nama  baere  Rdmaniscan  bedde,  se  be  mid  him  33 
sva  lauge  scean  and  bryhte,    fram  fremdre  bedde  ungebva?rnesse  for- 
numen  and  fordilg.id  bedn  sceolde.      Pa  viis  eft  here  hider  sended,-     se 
viis  cumende  ungevenedre  tide  on  herfesle,  and  hi  sdna  vid  heora  fednd- 
um gefuhton,    and  sige  hafdon,    and  ealle,    ba  be  bone  dead"  besvicjan 
mihten,  ofer  bone  sa?  noril  aflymdon,  ba  be  a?r  selce  geare  ofer  bone  saj  40 
hloiledon  and  hergddou. 

Pa  gesagdon  ROinane  on  an  Brittum,  pat  hi  no  ma  ne  mihton  for 
heora  gescildenisse  sva  gevinnfullicum  fyrdum  svencte  bedn,  ac  hi 
manddon  and  la?rdon,    bat  hi   him  vaepno  vorhten  and  modes   strengdo 

7.  he  lytelne  Breotoua,  C.  —  11.  Alaricum,    Wh.  —  17.  brycge,    Wh. 

—  22.  unstilnisse  |  unsibbe,  B.  —  a?rendvrecan ,  Cantabr.  —  28.  trymdon 
and,  B.  Cl  desiint  Wh.  —  30.  on  vegl  ham,  B.  — -  32.  enul]  yrd,  B.  — 
fortraedou?  —  34.  stemnc,  C.  —  40.  aflymde,   Wh.  —  42.  nd  ma]  leng,  B. 

—  44.  vorhton,   Wh. 


12  Vyrdvriteras. 

nauien,  piit  hi  compdden  and  vidstdden  lieora  fedndum;  aud  hi  liim  pa 
eac  to  rsede  and  to  frdfre  fimdon,  pat  hi  gemaenelice  fasten  gevorhten 
him  to  gescilduisse ,  staenenne  veal  rihtre  stige  fram  easts*  6d  vestsae, 
pser  Severus  se  casere  iii  bet  dicjau  aud  eordvall  gevyrcan,  pone  man 
5  mi  to  dag,-  sceavjau  miig  eahta  fdta  bradne  and  tvelf  fdta  heanue;  svylce 
eac  on  has  saes  varode  to  siiddaele,  l)auon  he  him  sciphere  to  becom, 
torras  timbrodon  to  gebeorge  \n\s  saes.  Pa  soua  piis  pe  bis  fasten  ge- 
vorht  viis,  ha  sealdon  hi  him  bysne  monige,  hii  hi  him  vaepen  vyrceau 
sceolden  and  heora  fedndum   vidstondan;     and   hi   pa  gretton    aud  him 

10  cyddon,  pat  hi  naefre  ma  hi  secan  volden,  and  hi  sigefiiste  ofer  sae 
ferdon.  Pa  pat  pa  Pehtas  and  Scottas  geacsedon,  pat  hi  hider  no  eft 
ma  hi  secan  ne  volden,  ba  vaerou  hi  be"  baldran  gevordene,  and  soua 
ealue  norddael  pises  ealoudes  M  pone  veal  geuomou  and  gesetton.  Vid 
pisum  stod  on  bam  fiistene  ufanveardum  se  earga  feda  Britta,  and  pa?r 

15  forhtigeudre  heortan  vunode  dages  and  nihtes.  Pa  sohton  heora  ge- 
vinuan  him  searvu,  and  vorhtou  him  liocas,  and  mid  bam  tugon  hi  hi 
earmlice  adfm  of  Jiam  vealle,  and  hi  vaerou  sona  deade,  sva  hi  eordan 
gesohton.  Hig  \m  forleton  poue  vail  and  heora  burn  and  flugon  on  veg, 
and  heora  gevinuan  hi  ehton   and  slogon  aud  on  val  fyldou.      Viis  pis 

20  gefeoht  valgrimre  and  streugre  eallum  bam  ver  gedonum,    for]) on  sva 

sva  sceap  from  vulfum   and  vildeorum  beod  foruumene,   sva  pa  eaiinan 

ceastervaran  tosliteue  and  fornumene   vaeron  fram  lieora  fedndum,   and 

heora  aehtum  beuemde  and  to  liungre  gesetto. 

Beda,   I,   13. 

I'd  viis  3111b  fed  ver  hund  viutra  and  pred   and  tveutig  ])a3re  drihten- 

25  lican  menniscnisse,  ])iit  Theodosius  casere  after  Hondrje  rice  onfeug 
and  ])iit  hiifde  six  and  tveutig  viutra.  His  rices  by  briddan  geare  eac 
tveutigum  Aetius  viis  haten  maere  man,  se  vas  iii  a?r  healiealdormau, 
aud  ]>a  viis  briddan  side  consul  aud  cyning  on  Rome.  To  pisum  pa 
pearfendan  lafa  Britta  seudon   aereiidgevrit;    vis    se  frum  ])us  avriteu: 

30  "Aettio,  priga  cyniuge.  Her  is  Britta  gnornuug  and  gedrmerung",  and 
on  fordgonge  piis  aereudgevrites  ])iis  hi  heora  ynndo  arehton :  "Us  dri- 
fad'  ])a  elreordan  to  sae,  vidsciifed  us  sed  sae  to  pam  elreordum;  betvih 
him  tvam  ve  pus  tveofealdne  dead  prdvjad,  odde  sticdde  bedd,  odde  on 
sae    adruncene".      Peah  pe    hi  pas  ping  saedon,    ue  mihton  hi  naeuigne 

35  ful turn  iit  him  begitan,  forpon  on  ])ii  ylcan  tid  he  viis  ahysgad  mid 
hefigum  gefeohtum  vid  Bladlan  and  Atilau  Huna  cyningum;  svylce  esic 
pisum  tidum  com  micel  bungor  on  Constant indpolim,  Creca  ealdorburh, 
and  sona  vol  viis  after  fyligende,  ge  eac  monige  veallas  mid  seofon 
and  fiftigum  torrum   gehrurou  and   gefedllon,    and   svylce  eac  monige 

40  ddre  ceastre  to  hrorene  vaeron,  and  se  bungor  and  se  vdlberenda  stenc 
pacre  lyfte  monige  pusendo  manna  and  ne.ita  fordilgiide,  and  fornumene 
vaeron. 

Beda,   I,    14. 
Com  se  forespreceua  hungur  eac  svylce  hider  on   Brittas  and  hi    to 
pon  svide  viihte,  piit  heora  monige  heora  fedndum    on  hand  eoden ;  and 

45  git  ma  viis,  pe  piit  don  ne  volde.     Ac  pa  him  a*Ic  mennisc  fuUum  hlonn, 

14.  [Me,  Wh.  —  16.  searve,  Wh. ,  sceave,  B.  —  hi  hi]  hi,  117*.  —  19. 
sehton,  117«.  —  25.  piit,  deest  Wh.  —  29.  Iftfe,  Wh.  —  30.  gnornuug,  B.l 
gedng,  Wh.  —  44.  ]>iit,  deest   Wh.  —  45.  nolde,   B. 


Vyrdvriteras.  13 

|)fit  hi  ma  ou  godcundne  fultum  getred  vddon :  and  b;i  ongunnon  aerest 
vi(T  lieora  fvnd  feohtan,  ba  be  monige  gear  aer  hi  onhergodon  and  hlo- 
dedon,  and  hi  him  ]t:i  micel  val  ongesldgon  and  hi  ham  bedrifon  and 
sige  sihton.  After  hisum  com  god  gear  and  sva  eac  genyhtsumnis  vsest- 
ma  on  Breotoneland,  sva  noenig  after  yldo  siddan  gemunan  mag.  Mid  5 
by  ba  ongon  firenlust  veaxan  and  sona  vol  ealra  mana  somod  gelira- 
dode:  bat  viis  viilhreovniss  and  sodfiistnisse  fedung  and  set»  lufu  Iyges 
and  leasunge;  and  naliis  bat  an  bat  pas  bing  diden  veoruldmenn,  ac  eac 
svylce  hat  drihtnes  edvde  and  his  hyrdas,  and  hi  druncennesse  and  of- 
erhyhdo,  gecigde  and  geflite,  cfeste  and  ddrum  mannm  bises  gemetes  10 
vipron  heora  sviran  underpeddende,  on  veg  avorpenum  Cristes  gedce 
bam  ledhtan  and  [>am  svetan.  Betvih  pas  ping  pa  com  semninga  micel 
vol  and  grim  ofer  J) a  gehvyrfdan  modes  inenn,  and  se  on  hriidnesse  sva 
micele  menigo  heora  fornom  and  gefylde,  biitte  pa  cvican  no  geniht- 
sumddon,  bat  hi  ba  deadan  bebyrigden;  ac  hvadere  ba  be  lifigende  vaer-  15 
on  for  bam  e«ie  hiis  deades  noht  bon  set  voldon,  ne  fram  heora  savle 
deride  acigde  bedn  ne  mihton;  forl)on  naliis  after  micltim  face  grimre 
vrac  ba  firenfullan  pedde  bis  grimman  mfines  vas  afterfyligende.  Pa 
gesamnodou  hi  gemot  and  bealitodon  and  riiddon,  hvat  him  to  donne 
vyere,  and  hva?r  him  vaere  ftiltum  to  secanne  to  gevearnjanne  and  to  20 
vidsciifanne  sva  redre  hergunge  and  sva  gelomlicre  bar»  nordbedda: 
and  biit  ba  gelicdde  him  eallnm  mid  heora  cyninge,  Yjrtgeorn  viis  hat- 
en,  bitt  hi  Seaxua  bedde  ofer  bam  saelicnm  daelum  him  on  fultiun  gecigdou 
and  geladddon,  hit  aid  is  and  bat  mid  drihtnes  mihte  gestihtod  viis,  Jiat 
yfel  vrac  come  ofer  ba  vidcorenau,  sva  on  bam  ende  para  visena  sved-  25 
tolice  iityved  is. 

Beda,   I,   15. 
Pa  viis  ymb  fedver  bund  vintra  and  nigon  and  fedvertig  fram  ores 
drihtnes  menniscnisse,    pat   Martianns    casere  rice    onfeng   and   seofon 
gear   hafde;     se   viis   sixta   eac   feovertigum   fram  Augusto   nam    casere. 
Pa  Angelpedd  and  Seaxna  viis  geladdd  fram  pam  foresprecenan  cyninge  30 
and   on   Breotone   com  on   |>rim   miclum   scipnm   and   on   eastdaele  pises 
ealandes   eardungstove   onfeng  burn    })iis  ylcan   cyninges  bebod,    be  hi 
hider  geladode,    bat  hi  sceolden  for  heora   edle  compjan  and  feohtan, 
and  hi  sona  compodon  vid  heora  gevinnan,  be  hi  oft  a?r  nordan  onher- 
godon,   and  Seaxan  pa  sige  gesldgon.      Pa  sendon  hi  ham  serendracan  35 
and  heton  secgan  pises  landes  vaestmbiirnisse  and  Britta  3-rgdo;  and  hi 
ba  sona  hider  sendon  miirau  sciphere  strengran  vigeua,  and  vas  unofer- 
svidenlic  veorud,    ba  hi   to  giidere  gebeddde  va?ron.       And   him  Brittas 
sealdon   and   geafon  eardungstove   betvih  him,   pat   hi   for  sibbe  and   for 
haelo  heora  edles  campoden  and  vunnen  vid  heora  fedndum,    and  hi  him  40 
andlifne  and  fire  forgeafon  for  heora  gevinne.     Cdmon  hi  of  prim  folcum 
pam    strangestan    Germanje,    jiat    is   of  Seaxnm    and    of  Angle   and   of 
Gedtum.     Of  Gedta  fniman  sindon  Cantvare   and  VihtsaMan,  bat  is  sed 
bedd  be  Viht  biit  ealond   oneardacT.      Of  Seaxnm ,    biit  is  of  bam  lande, 

6.  mana]  monna,  Wh.  —  7.  liges ,  Wh.  —  10.  on  geflite,  Wh.  —  sef- 
este,  Wh.  —  mannum,  Wh.  —  13.  hrardnesse,  Wh.  —  17.  grimre,  C] 
grim,  B.  Wh.  —  20.  to  biddanne ,  B.  —  21.  rade,  C.  —  23.  gecigdou] 
ba?don,  B.  —  25.  vidercorenan,  B.  —  31.  miclum,  deest  B.  —  37.  vihgena, 
Wh.  —  42.  is,  deest  Wh. —  43.  Geatum;  Wh.  semper  praebet  Geat,  min- 
quam  Gedt. 


14  Vyrdvriteras. 

|>e  man  h<it c«3  Ealdseaxan,  comon  Eastseaxan  and  Sudseaxan  and  Vest- 
seaxan,  and  of  Eagle  comon  Eastengle  and  Middelengle  and  Myrce  and 
eall  Nordwjmbra  cynn.  Is  ])iit  land,  |>e  Angnlns  is  nemned ,  betvih 
Geotam  and  Seaxam.  Is  sa?d  of  boere  tide  be  hi  Jiaaon  gevitna  dd  to 
5  diige  1> ;i t  Iiit  v£ste  vnnige.  Vaeron  ba  aerest  lieora  lattedvas  and  here- 
toftan  tvegea  gebrddra,  Hengist  and  Horsa;  hi  vaeroa  Yihtgilses  sun;», 
biis  fader  viis  Vihla  hatea,  and  has  Vihta  fader  viis  Voden  nemned,  of 
jiiis  strynde  monigra  nuegda  cyningcynn  fruman  Isedde.  \e  viis  |>u 
yldung  to  [ton  l>iit  hi  heapmaelnin  conion,  nuiran  veoroduni,  of  pam  pedd- 
10  n m  J)e  ve  a?r  gemyaegodoa,  and  pai  folc,  {>e  bider  com,  ongan  veaxan 
and  micljan  to  |tau  svicle,  piit  hi  vaeron  on  miclnm  ege  bam  silfnm 
landbigengum ,  jie  hi  scr  hider  ladodon  and  cigdon.  After  hisnm  hi  bri 
geveredon  to  snmres  tide  vid  Pehtnm,  ba  Iii  aer  barb  gefeoht  feor  adrif- 
on,  and    ba  vaeroa  Seaxan  secende  intingan  and  tdvyrde  heora  ged-.iles 

15  vid  Brittas,  cyddon  him  openlice  and  saedon:  t:Nemne  hi  him  mania 
andlifne  sealdon,  bat  hi  voldon  him  siife  niman  and  hergjan  baer  lit  hit 
findan  mihton".  And  sona  ba  bedtaage  daedam  gefyldon,  biirndon  and 
hergodon  and  slogon  fram  eastsae  ml  vests»?,  and  him  na?nig  vidstod. 
Ne  viis  nngelic  vracn  bam  he  iii  Chaldeas  biirndon  Hierasaleme  veallas, 

20  and  ba  cynelican  getimbro  mid  fyre  foraamon  for  biis  godes  folces 
synnnm.  J^va  ]>onne  her  fram  ba?re  arleasan  beode,  hviidere  rihte  godes 
dome,  ncheeastra  gehvylce  and  land  viis  forhergod.  Hrnron  cynelico 
getimbro  and  anlipige,  and  gehva?r  sacerdas,  miissepredstas  betvih 
vibediim  vaeroa  sliigene  and  cvylmde,  biscopas  raid  folcum  buton  aeaigre 

25  are  sceavimge  mid  iserae  and  lige  fornnmene  vaeron,  and  ne  vas  aewg 
se  Jie  bebyrignisse  sealde  bam  pe  sva  hredvlice  acvealde  vaeron,  and 
monige  ])iere  earman  lafe  on  vestennm  fangene  vaeron  and  heapmaelnin 
sticiule;  siime  for  hnngre  lieora  fedndum  on  hand  eodon  and  ecne 
peiivddm  nelu'ton  vid  |>on  be  him   mon  andlifne   forgeafj    same   ofer  sx 

30  sorgjende  gevitoa;  sume  forhtjende  on  idle  gebidon  and  bearfi'adnm 
life  oa  vada  vestene,  and  on  bean  clifam  sorgjende  mode  symle  vanedon. 


Beda,    II,  5. 
['ai  fordferendum   nam    cyninguni  Adelbyrhte  and  Ssbyrbte   lieora    aflerfyligendas 
vseron  deofolgilde   folgjentic 
Pa  viis  ymb  six    hand  vintra  and  sixtyac  vinter  fram  drihlacs  mea- 
niscnesse,    bat  viis  ymb  an  and  frventig  vintra  biis   be  Aagastinns   mid 
his   gefV-nim    to    heraaae    on    Angelbedde    sended  viis,     bat   Adelhyihl, 
35  Cantvara  cyning,  iifter  bam  hvilendlican  rice,  bat  he  six  and  fifti»  vin- 
tra vnndorlire  hiifde,   [and  ]>ii]  to  bam  hcofonlican  rice  mid  gefean  astiih. 
Viis   he   se   bridda    cyning    oa   Angelbedde    cyningura ,    ]ie  eallam  sftd- 

3.  ealand,  li.  —  7.  Vilta,  B.  C.  —  9.  veorodum]  veorod,  Wh.  —  12. 
landagendiun,  li.  —  13.  siunre,  Wh.  —  17.  bedtunge]  beote,  B.  —  ge- 
fyldon} gelseston,  li.  —  19.  vracal  vraece,  Wit.  —  81.  iirleasaa.  IYV  (fuis 
hoc  attribution  miretur,  liedam  venerabilem  sacerdotem  christianum 
fuisse,  memoria  tenendum  est,  nimirnm  qui  proavos  si  Christum  coluis- 
sent  Vudani  loco,  nulla  modo  nuncupasset  impios.  Sed  regius  inter- 
pretator,  an  non  lubentius  arfallan  scripsisset,  si  licuisse't,  ego  </ui- 
dem  nescio.  —  22.  nehceastral  forneah  ceastra,  li..  nealu  rastra,  C.  — 
forhergod  J  forhcrtfjeude ,  Wh.  —  Hraronl  rhnron,  €.,  Ilnis.ni,  afeollan, 
Wh.  —  23.  iinlipie,  Wh.  ~  24.  veofadam,  Ji.  C.  —  25.  Irene,  B.  —  33. 
six  and  tvtMitig,  Cantabr.  —  36.  gefean]  geleafan,  B. 


Vyrdvriteras.  1° 

ma?gdum  veold  aud  rice  hiifde  od  Humbre  stream.  Hiifde  aerest  pises 
gemetes  rice  Alle,  Sudseaxna  cyning;  se  iiftra  viis  Ceavlin  tidten,  Vest- 
seaxna  cyning;  se  pridda  vas,  sva  sva  ve  air  cva3don,  Adelbyrht,  Cant- 
vara  cyning.  —  Se  cyning  betvih  pa  odre  god,  pe  lie  bis  leodum  burh 
gelieabt  gefremede,  eac  syylce  rililra  doma  gesetuesse  mid  snotera  ge-  5 
peahte  gesette  after  Romana  byseua,  and  pa  het  on  Englisc  avritau,  pa 
nu  66  pis  gehealdeiie  sind.  On  l>am  be  serest  sette,  hu  man  bat  gebet- 
an  sceolde,  se  pe  cyricean  aehte,  odde  biscopes,  oild'e  oderra  hada  mid 
stale  afyrde;  volde  be  bam  gescildnesse  gegearvjan,  be  be  heora  Lire 
onfeng.  Vas  pes  ylca  Adelbyrht  Eormenrices  sunn,  piis  fiider  viis  Octa  10 
hiiten,  and  piis  fader  Eoric,  vas  bis  freonama  (Esc,  fram  bam  siddan 
Cantvara  cyningas  va?ron  (Escingas  nemned.  F'iis  (Esces  fiider  vas  se 
Hengest,  se  pe  viis  serest  ladteov  and  beretoga  on  Angelcynne  on 
Breotone,  sva  ve  aer  beforan  saedou. 

After  Adelbyrhtes  fordfore  Eadbeald  bis  sunn  feng  to  bam  rice,  15 
and  he  s6na  mjcle  vanunge  and  avyrdlan  vas  vyrcende  paere  marvan 
cyrican  veaxnesse;  forl)on  na  las  pat  an  l>at  be  Cristes  geleafan  onfon 
ne  volde,  ac  eac  syylce  unalyfedre  forlegnesse  and  egeslicre  viis  be- 
siniten,  sv;i  pat  he  code  to  his  fiider  vife.  For  seghvaderum  pissa  mana 
be  intingan  sealde  pain,  biit  he  hvurfe  to  paere  aerran  unclaennisse  pa  be  20 
under  his  fiider  rice  odde  mid  by  cynelican  fnltume  his  eges  claennesse 
riht  and  Cristes  geleafan  onft-ngon.  Ne  pam  getreovleasan  cyninge  paere 
uplican  brea  sveopan  ungevuuod  vaeron,  bat  be  purh  ba  geclaensod  and 
gereht  beon  sceolde;  forbon  be  gelomlice  mid  vedenheortnesse  modes 
and  piis  uncla?nan  giistes  onsvognesse  prycced  vas.  25 

Svelce  eac  to  iitecte  pisse  gedrefnesse  storm  Saeberhtes  dead,  East- 
seaxna  cyninges ;  forpon  ba  he  vfis  pa  ecan  rico  secende,  forleort  he 
pas  hvilevendlican  erfeveardas  his  suna  brie:  pa  ongiiuuou  hi  sona  op- 
enlice  deofulgildum  peovjan,  pe  mannum  puhte  pat  hi  hvathugu  forlaeten 
hiifden  bi  bam  fader  liiigendum,  and  hi  lefnesse  sealdon  deofolgild  to  30 
biganganne  pam  folcum,  pe  him  uuderpendde  vaeron. 

Mid  bj-  hi  ba  gesavon  pone  Biscop  miissena  symbelnesse  maersjan 
on  godes  cjTcean,  and  bam  folce  husel  syllan ,  vaerun  hi  mid  elriordre 
dysiguesse  onblavne;  cvsedon  t6  him:  tfFor  hvon  ne  raeces  pa  us  pone 
hvitan  hlaf,  pone  sealdest  Sabane  ussum  fiider  (nemdon  hi  hine  sva),  35 
and  nu  gena  folce  on  cyrcean  selest?"  Andsvarode  se  biscop  bim: 
"Gif  ge  villad  advegene  beon  py  halvendan  vyllan  fulvihtes  bades,  sva 
cover  fader  advegen  viis  :  bonne  miigon  ge  eac  svelce  biis  halgan  Males 
daelneomende  beon,  sva  he  daelnimende  viis.  Gif  ge  bonne  lifes  biid 
forhyegead  ,  ne  magon  aenige  pinga  lifes  hlafe  onfon".  Cvaedon  hie :  40 
"Ne  villad  ve  on  bat  biid  gongan,  forbon  be  ve  viton,  pat  ve  pas 
bearfe  nabbad:  ac  hvadere  ve  villad  mid  by  hlafe  gereorde  beon". 

Mid  by  hie  oft  and  geornlice  from  him  mauode  vaeron ,  pat  pat 
n  aenige  pinga  beon  meahte,  piit  hi  biitan  pa?re  halgan  geclaensunge  ful- 
vihtes bades  pam  halgan  hlafe  gemaensumode ',    pa   at   nehstan   van-on  hi  45 

5.  svilcere,  Wh.  —  8.  odde  odera]  oddera,  Wh.  —  10.  Octo,  B.  — 
11.  Oeric,  Wh. ,  Osric,  C.  —  Oese,  Wh.  —  16.  vonunge,  JVJi.  —  20.  pam] 
i.  e.  be  pam;  py.  —  23.  sveopon  hi  gevune  vaeron,  Wh.  —  geclaensodj  ge- 
claesnad,  Wh.  —  26.  Saebyrhtes,  B.  —  27.  cyning,  Wh.  —  34.  reces,  Wh. 
-~  37.  fulvihte,  Wh.  —  44.  biitan ,  deest  B.  —  45.  gemaensumode]  met  le- 
yendiim  est:  gemaensumode  vaeren,  ant:  pat  he  hi  —  gemaensumode. 


16  Vyrdvriteras. 

mid  hiitheortnesse  onstyrede,  cvaedon  him  to:  K6if  pu  ne  vilt  us  gepiif- 
jan  ou  svil  cdelicum  pingum  pe  ve  biddad;  ne  meaht  pu  on  iisre  maegde 
ne  ou  ussuin  gemanan  vunjan",  and  adrifon  liine  aveg  and  heton,  pat 
he  mid  his  geferum  of  hiora  rice  gevite. 


Beda,   II,  9. 

Be  cynedome   Eadvines,    and    bat   Paulinus    him    godspell   bodade   and  «rest   his 
dohtor  mid  odrum  mannnm  gelarde  mid  halgum  gerynum  Crisles  geleafan. 
5  Pa?re  tide  eac  svylce  Xordanliynibra  peod  mid  heora  eyninge  Ead- 

vine Cristes  geleafan  onfeng,  pe  him  Paulinus,  se  halga  biscop,  bodade 
and  laerde.  Pam  eyninge  seo  onfengnes  Cristes  geleafan  and  has  heof- 
onlican  rices,  eac  svylce  on  halsunge  geveox  meaht  eordlices  rices, 
sva  pat  naenig  Angelcyninga   aer  him    eall  Breotone  gemiiro  on  anveald 

10  onfenge,  otTde  heora  mapgde  on,  Augelcynnes  odde  Britta,  eardddon; 
eall  pat  he  on  anveald  onfeng,  ge  eac  svylce  Mdnige,  Britta  ealand, 
Angelcynnes  rice  underpeodde,  sva  ve  aer  beforan  sagdon. 

Pisse  peode,  pat  is  Xordanhymbrum ,  vas  se  aeresta  intinga  to  ou- 
fdnne  Cristes  geleafan,  pat  se  foresprecena  heora  cyning  Eadvine  vas 

15  mid  maegsibbe  gepeoded  Cantvarena  cyningum :  onfeng  he  bonan  to  vife 
Adelburge,  Adelbyrhtes  dohtor  piis  cyninges,  seo  odre  naman  vas  Tate 
haten. 

Pa  he  aerest  his  aerendracan  sende  to  Eadbalde  hire  breder,  se  vas 
])<i  Cantvara  cyning,    and  pisse  faemnan  gemanan  bad  and  vilnade;    and 

20  pa  andsvarode  lie,  pat  pat  alyfed  ne  vaere,  pat  cristenu  faemne  haedenum 
men  to  vife  seald  vaere,  py  las  se  geleafa  and  pa  gerynu  piis  heofon- 
lican  cjuinges  mid  pas  cyninges  gemanan  «iidlad  vaeren,  se  pe  pas 
sodan  cyninges  bigang  ne  ctide.  Pa  pa  aerendracan  ba  eft  pas  vord 
Eadvine  sagdon,  ba  gehet  he  s6na,   J»at  he  naht  viderveardes  don  volde 

25  bam  cristenum  geleafan,  be  seo  faemne  beeode,  ac  bat  heo  mdste  bone 
geleafan  and  bigong  hire  aefastnisse  mid  eallum  hire  geferum,  pe  hire 
mid  cumen,  py  cristenan  beave  lifigean  and  bone  vel  healdan;  ne  he 
none  vidsoc,  pat  he  silfa  eac  svjice  pa  ylcan  aefestnisse  underfenge, 
gif  vise  vitan  pat  funden,  pat  heo  haligre  and  gode  leofre  gemeted  bedn 

30  mihte. 

Pa  vas  seo  faemne  gehaten  and  iifter  face  Eadvine  onseuded,  and 
after  pon  pe  hi  aer  funden  hiifdon  vas  gehalgdd  to  biscope  gode  se  leofa 
ver  sanctus  Paulinus,  se  mid  hi  feran  sceolde  to  pon  pe  he  ba  faemnan 
and  hire  geferan  seghvader  ge  mid  pa  maersunge  heofonlicra  geryna  ge 

35  mid  his  diighvamlicre   Lire    trymede,    pat   heo    on    pain    gemanan   para 

7  —  10.  Pam  eyninge  —  aer  didonj  Bedae  verba  non  expresse  reddi- 
dit Alfredus  rex;  nimirum  haec  sunt:  "Cui  videlicet  regi,  in  anspicium 
suscipiendae  fidei  et  reyni  coelestis,  potestas  et  terreni  creverat  imperii, 
ita  ut}  quod  nemo  Anylorum  ante  eum  fecit,  omnes  Britanniae  fines, 
qua  vel  ipsorum  vel  liritonum  provinciae  habitabantur t  sub  ditionem 
accepit".  Qutie  ita  erant  vertenda:  "Pam  eyninge,  on  halsunge  baere  on- 
fangnesse  Cristes  geleafan  and  pas  Iieofonlican  rices,  eac  svylce  geveox 
meaht  eordlices  rices,  sva  pat,  sva  hvat  sva  menig  Angelcyninga  a'r  him 
dide,  he  call  Breotone  gemiiro  ou  anveald  onfenge,  sva  hva>r  sva  heora 
maegda  odde  Brytta  eardodon".  In  super  addo  pessimam  Wheloci  lin.11. 
lectionem  aer  didon  pro:  cardddon.  —  15.  td  vife!  to,  deest  Wit.  —  16. 
Adelbttrhge,  Wh.  —  22.  nidlad]  tidilgad,  B.  —  24.  sagdonl  brohton,  B.  — 
35.  heo]  hi.    Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  17 

liaedenra  besmiten  ne  were.  P<i  com  he  mid  ba  foresprecenan  femnan 
16  Eadvine  bam  cyninge  sva  sva  be  vaere  gesidcundlicre  gegaderunge; 
«c  be  mare  mid  ealle  his  mode  beheold,  pat  he  pa  peode,  be  be  gesohte, 
Id  onghenisse  bas  sodan  godes  and  fed  Cristea  geleafan  purh  his  lare 
gecegde.  5 

Mid  by  be  pa  se  Biscop  oh  pa  maegde  com  mid  pa  feeninan,  ba  vende 
he  sviile,  Jiat  he  aeghvader  ge  bis  geftran  pa  be  mid  bine  comon  purh 
drihtnes  gife  geheolde,  pat  hi  ne  iisprungeu  frani  heora  geleafan,  and 
gif  he  hvylce  inihte  paera  Imedenra  ])iit  he  purh  bis  lare  to  Cristes  ge- 
leafan gecirde;  ac  sva  se  Apostolus  cvided:  peah  pe  he  sva  mycelre  10 
tide  vunne  on  his  1-ire,  pat  god  pa.  m6d  para  ungeleafsumra  ablende, 
by  lis   him  seine  se6  onlyhtnes  Cristes  godspelles  and  his  vuldres. 

Pa  vas  by  afteran  geare,    com  mon  on  Xdrdanhymbra  maegde,  vas 
his  nama  Eomaer;  viis  he  sended  fram  Vestseaxna  cyninge  se  viis  hiiten 
Cvichelm,   pat  lie  sceolde  Eadvine   pone  cyning  somod  ge  life  ge  rice  15 
heuiman.     Hiifde  he  and   vag    mid  bine  tvigecgede    handseax   geaettred, 
pat  gif  seo  vund  to  ly(   genihtsumode  to   piis   cyniuges  deade,    pat  pat 
attor  gefultumiide.     Com  he  to  pam  cyninge  by   serestan  Easterdage  be 
Deorventan  pa?re  e;t,  paer  viis  pa  cyuinges  ealdorbotl.     Pa  eode  he  in 
sva  sva  he  his  hlafordes  aerende  secgan  sceolde,    and  mid  py  he  p;i  ge-  20 
svippre  nuuTe  licettende  aerend   vrehte  and  lease  flesvede,   pa  astod  he 
semninga    and    getogene    py    vaepne   under    bis   sceate  raesde  on  pone 
cyning.       Pa  bat  pa  Lilla  geseah,   se  cj'ninges  pegn  him  se   boldesta 
nafde  he  scild  iit  banda ,  pat  he  pone  cyning  mid  gescildan  mihte,  setle 
pa  his  lichoman  betvih,    beforan   pam   stinge,    and  he  purhstong   pone  25 
cyninges    pegn    and    pone   cyniug    gevundade.       F'a    viis   be    s6na    mid 
aeghvanon  mid  va-pnum  j-mbhyped;     hviit   he  pa  eac   on  pam   ingerece 
oderne  cyninges  peug,  se  vas  Fordhere  baten,  mid  by  manfullan  vaepne 
acvealde. 

Pa  vas  paere  3-lcan  nihte  para  halgan  Eastrena,  pat  seo  even  cende  30 
dohtor  pam   cyninge,    paere  noma  vas  Eanflaed.      Mid  py  he  pa  se  ylca 
cyning   on  piis    biscopes    andveardnesse   poncunge    dide    his  godum  for 
paere  dehter  pe  him  acenned  viis,  ongean  pon  ongan  se  biscop  poncunge 
don  drihhie  Criste  and  pam  cyninge  cyd'an,  pat  he  pat  mid  his  benuin  at 
him  onfrnge,    piit  heo,    seo  even,     gesund   and  butan  hefigum  sare  pat  35 
beam  cende.       Pa  se  cyning  pis  gehyrde,    pa  ongan  be  lustfulljan  pas 
biscopes  vordum  and  gehet  bine  silfne  deofulgilduin  vidsacan,    and  piit 
he  volde  Cristes  peovdom  geceosan,  gif  he  him  lif  and  sige  forgeafe  on 
pam  gevinne,  pe   he  gebogod  hiifde  vid  pam  cyninge,  pe  se  myrdra  aer 
fram  sended  vas,  se  pe  bine  gevundade;  and  pa  ylcan  his  dohtor  Criste  40 
to  gehalgjanne   pam    biscope  to  vedde  gesealde,    pat  he   piit  gehat  ge- 
laestan  volde.       Seo  viis  gefull.id  by  halgan  diige  at  Pentecosten  aerest 
manna    of  Xordanhymbra   peode  mid   endlifum   faemnum    of  paere   cvene 
hirede,  heo  vas  tvelfte.     Pa?re  tide  eac  vas  se  cj-ning  gehaeled  fram  paere 
vunde,  pe  him  aer  gedon  viis:   pa  gesomnade  he  his  fyrd  vid"  Vestseax-  45 
mu  and  pider  com,   and  sona  pas  pe  be   on  hi  feabt,   vaeron   him  ealle 

3.  mare]  ma,  Wk. —  11.  pat  god]  "Deus  hiijus  seculi"  scripsit  Beda. 
—  ungeleaffullra,  B.  —  14.  Eomaer]  Eormaer,  Cantabr.  —  15.  ge  life  ge 
rice]  ge  lif  ge  rice,  Wh.  —  19.  ealdorbold,  B.  —  21.  leaslice  ongan,  fles- 
vede, B.  —  27.  ymbhafd,  B.  —  33.  for  pam  cyme  his  dehter,  B.  —  37. 
sylfne  to  drihtne  and  deofiilgildum,  B.  —  45.  fyrd]  frid,  C. 

2 


18  Vyrdvriteras. 

his  tvnd  gecydde,  pa  pe  aer  emb  his  feorh  syredon,    and  he   pa  sume 
ofsloh,  siinie  on  .inveald  ouft-ng. 

And  he  sigefast  sva  eft  ham  ferde,  na  las  bat  he  sona  in  stepe  and 
ungepeahtendlice  pam  gerynuni  onfon  volde  pas  cristenan  geleafan,  peah 
5  be  pat  va?re,  bat  he  ofer  pat  deofulgildiun  ne  beovde,  sidtfan  he  hine  td 
Cristes  peovddme  gehatenne  hafdej  ac  he  aerest  geornlice  a  of  tide 
a?ghvader  ge  fram  pam  sirvurdan  vere,  sancte  Pauline,  pat  rilit  leornade 
pas  hiilgan  geleafan,  ge  eac  inid  his  ealdormanuum,  ba  pe  he  viseste 
and  snotereste  viste,  bat  he  gelomlice  mid  him  beahtade  and  sohte, 
10  hvat  be  pis  urn  pinguni  to  donne  vaere;  ge  he  eac  silfa,  mid  by  he  vas 
on  gecynde  se  gleaveste  man,  oft  lange  ana  sat  svigende  made  ac 
midde  inneveardre  heortan  monige  ping  spreceude  smeade,  hvat  him 
selest  to  donne  vaere,  and  livylc  aefestnes  him  to  healdenne  vaere. 


Cap.  11. 
Pat  onvrigenes  giii  heofonlic  atyvde  Eadvine  pam  cyninge,  pa  he  vrecca  vas. 
Svylce  eac  vas  siun  godspraece  and  heofonlic   onvrigenes,    ]>e  him 

15  iii  seo  godcunde  arfiistnis  onvreah,  pa  he  vrecca  viis  mid  Redvalde, 
Eastengla  cyninge;  seo  svicle  gefuitumiide  his  andgit  to  onfdnne  and  to 
ongitanne  pa  monunge  paere  halvendan  hire.  Mid  py  he  pa  se  biscop 
Paulinus  geseah,  pat  he  unydelice  mihte  pa  heanesse  pas  cynelican 
modes  to  eadmoduesse  gecirran,   pat  he  onfon  volde   his   ecre   haelo  and 

20  pam  geryne  paere  liffastan  rode  Cristes,  and  he  somod  for  his  haelo, 
J*as  cyninges  and  paere  peode,  pe  he  fore  viis,  ge  mid  vorde  trymnesse 
mid  monnum  von,  ge  eac  mid  pa  godcundan  arfiistnisse  mid  vorde  his 
gebeda,  piit  he  for  hi  pingade:  pa  at  nvhstau  geleornade  he  on  gaste 
and  him    onvrigen    vis,    hvylc    onvrigenes    giii    heofonlic    atyvde    pam 

25  cyninge,  pa  he  vrecca  viis.  Xe  }ide  he  hit  pa  leng,  ac  eode  sona  to 
pam  cyninge  and  hine  mandde,  pat  he  his  gehat  gefylde,  pe  he  on  paere 
onvrigenesse  gehet  pe  him  atyved  vas,  gif  he  paere  tide  yrnulo  besvi- 
code  and  td  heanesse  cjnerices  become.  Viis  pis  godgespraece  and 
peos  onvrigenes  pises  gemetes: 

30  Mid  py  hine  elite  AdelfrkT,   se  pe  aer  him  cyniug  vas,    and  he  purli 

missenlice  stove  monigra  geara  tide  flyma  viis;  pa  gesohte  he  at  nyhstan 
and  com  to  ltaedvolde,  Eastengla  cyninge,  and  hine  bad ,  pat  he  his  lif 
gescilde  vid  sva  micles  ehteres  saetningum j  and  him  gehet,  pat  he  sva 
don  volde,  sva  he  hine  bad.     After  pon  ba  Adelfrid  *e  cyning  hine  j>»?r 

35  geacsade,  pat  he  mid  Raedvolde  pone  cyning  viis,  p;i  sonde  he  sona 
aerendracan  to  him  and  mycel  feoh  vid  pon  pe  he  hine  ofsloge,  odde 
hine  him  to  cvale  ageafe;  ne  he  hvadere  oviht  on  pam  fremdde.  Sende 
he  eft  afterran  side  aerendracan,  sende  priddan  side  and  maran  gife 
mycle  ponne  he  him  aer  sende  vid  his  cvale,  and  het  eac  him  onbeodan, 

40  pat  he  hine  volde  mid  fyrde  to  gefeolite  gesecan,  gif  he  his  vord  and 
his  gife  forhogdde.  Pa  vas  his  mod  seghvader  ge  mid  pam  beotungiim 
gebrtged,  ge  mid  pam  gifum  gevemmed,  bat  he  gepafdde  pas  cyninges 
bene  and  gehet,  pat  he  Eadvine  ofsloge  odde  his  fedudum  to  cvale  ageafe. 


2.  anvealdl  anvald,  B.,  anveard,  Wh.  —  10.  hvat  be]  hvat  he,  Wh.  — 
11.  oft]  and  oft,  Wh.  —  18.  heannesse,  Wh.  —  19.  ece,  B.  —  22.  von,  ge 
eac]  vonge  ead,  Wh.  —  arfastnissa,  Wh.  —  24.  iii,  B.  C.  —  28.  heannesse, 
Wh.  —  godgesprecen,  Wh.  —  33.  setengum,  C.  —  39.  mycle  ponne]  mvi >le 
and  feoh  ponne,  B.  C.  —  vid]  and  vid.    Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  11) 

Pii  viis  sum  cyninges  pegn,  his  freoud  se  treovesta,  pe  pas  ping 
gehyrde  and  ongeat.  Pa  code  lie  to  his  inne,  paer  he  hine  restan  volde, 
and  viis  foreveard  niht,  and  hine  acigde  nit,  and  him  sajde  and  cydde, 
hu  hine  mon  ymbe  geddn  volde ;  cviid  liim  pa  to:  "Gif  pu  vilt,  on  has 
seolfau  tid  ic  be  alsede  of  pisse  maegile  in  pa  stove,  paer  pe  naefre  ne  5 
Raedvold  ne  Adelfi-id  gemotan  magon".  Cviid  he  to  him:  "On  l)once  me 
sindon  bine  vord  and  bin  lufn;  and  hvadere  ne  miig  ic  bat  don,  pat  pu 
me  Jaerest,  pat  ic  aerest  ba  treovile  forlajte,  pe  ic  to  sva  miclum  cyniuge 
genom,  mid  by  he  me  noviht  yfeles  dide  ne  lades  iityvde;  ac  gif  ic  dead 
provjan  sceal,  Ieofre  me  is,  pat  he  me  to  deade  gesylle,  ponne  uniideu-a  10 
man.  Odde  hi  hvider  miig-  ic  nil  leng  ileon?  monigra  geara  tida  ofer 
ealle  Breotone  ic  flyma  viis,  piit  ic  me  his  hete  bearh  and  vearnode!" 

I'a  eode  se  his  freoud  on  veg  fram  him,  and  he  Eadvine  ana  pa?r 
ute  gevunode.  Sat  svide  unrot  on  stane  beforan  psere  healle  dura,  and 
ongan  mid  monegum  ha?tum  his  gepohta  gesvenced  beon,  and  ne  viste,  15 
hvider  he  eode  odde  hvat  him  selest  to  douue  va;re.  Mid  py  he  pa  lange 
svigendnm  nearonessum  his  modes  and  mid  by  bliudau  fyre  soden  viis, 
pa  geseah  he  semniuga  on  middle  nihte  mon  vid  his  gangan  uncud'es 
luiigeles  and  andvlitan.  f'ii  he  pa  to  him  com,  pa  viis  he  forht  gevorden. 
f»a  eode  he  to  him,  grette  hine  and  friign,  for  hvon  he  on  pa?re  tide,  20 
pe  oil  re  men  sla3pon,  on  stane  vaccende  saeteV  Pa  friign  he  hine,  hviit 
piis  to  him  belumpe,  hviiiler  he  vacode  pe  slepte,  and  hviiiler  he  pe  ute 
pe  inne  saete?  Pa  andsvarode  lie  and  cviid  him  to:  "'Se  tala  pu  me, 
piit  ic  ne  cuiine  pone  intingan  piure  uurolnesse  and  pinre  vacone  and 
anlepnesse  and  pines  utsetles ;  ac  ic  cudlice  vat,  ge  hviit  pu  eart  ge  25 
for  hvon  bu  gnornast,  and  hvylc  toveard  yfel  pu  pe  on  neahnisse 
forhtast.  Ac  gescge  me,  hvylce  mede  pu  ville  sillan  pam  men,  gif  hvylc 
si,  pe  pe  fram  pisum  nearonessum  alyse,  and  Roed volde  on  mod  be- 
svape,  piit  he  pe  nan  vilit  lades  ne  do,  ne  pe  pinum  feondum  to  cvale 
ne  agife?"  Pa  audsvarede  he  and  cviid,  piit  he  eall  god,  pe  he  mihte,  30 
for  mede  pyslicre  fremsumuesse  sillan  volde.  Pa  iitecte  he  pa  git  his 
gespraec  and  cviid:  "And  gif  he  pe  eac,  iidviisctum  pinum  feondum,  on 
sode  cynerice  geinited,  sva  pat  nales  piit  «in  ealle  pine  yldran,  ac  ealle 
cyniugas,  pa  pe  on  Breotone  vaeron  a;r  pe,  in  mihte  and  on  rice  feor  of- 
erstigest?"  Pa  viis  he  Eadvine  bealdra  gevorden  on  paere  frignesse  and  35 
sona  gehet,  se  pe  him  sva  micle  fremsumuisse  forgeafe,  pat  he  him  piis 
volde  vurdlice  pancunge  don.  Cviid  he  priddan  side  to  him,  se  pe  vid 
him  spriic :  "And  nu ,  gif  se  man ,  se  pe  pe  pyslice  gife  and  sva  micle 
soiilice  pe  tovearde  forecvid,  eac  svylce  gepeahte  pinre  haelo  and  be- 
teran  lifes  and  nyttran  pe  iityvan  miig,  ponne  amig  pinra  maga  odde  40 
pinna  yldrena  a3fre  gehyrde,  cvist  pu,  hviiiler  pu  his  pa  halvendan  mo- 
nunge  onfon  ville  and  him  hyrsum  beon?"  Pa  ne  ylde  he  Eadvine  nd- 
nuht,  ac  sona  gehet,  piit  he  volde  on  eallum  pingum  him  gehyrsum  beon 
and  his  lare  lustlice  onfon,  se  pe  hine  fram  sva  monegum  yrmdum  and 
teonum  generede  and  to  heanisse  cynerices  ford  gelajdde.  45 

Pa  he  pa  pisse  andsvare  onfeng  se  pe  mid  bine  spriic,    pa  in  stiipe 

5.  sealfan,  Wh.  —  8.  treovile]  v<rre,  C.  —  12.  berh,  Wh.  —  19.  hrit- 
gelesj  regelan,  B.  C,  deest  Wh.  —  23.  saBteJ  were,  C.  —  26.  gnornast] 
geornast,  C.  —  neahnisse]  ehtnisse,  Cant.  —  28.  pe  pe]  piit  pe,  Wh.  — 
31.  iitecte]  geycte,  Wh.  —  34.  ser  pe]  a?r  pu,  B.  —  38.  pyslice]  pyllice, 
C.  —  39.  sodlicre,  117/.  —  eac]  and  eac,   Wh.  —  42.  nanuht]  oviht,  B. 


20  Vyrdvriteras. 

sclte  he  mid  [ni  svicTran  hand  him  on  bat  heafod  and  bus  cviid:  "Ponne 
{>is  tacen  Jiyslic  be  tdcume,  {)onne  gemune  bu  bisse  tide  and  uncres 
gespraces,  and  ne  ylde  pu,  l>iit  pu  pa  l>ing  gefylle,  ])e  pu  rae  gehete". 
Pa  he  pas  vord  gesprScj  |>a  ne  viste  he  semninga  hvar  he  com,  volde 
5  |>;'it  he  on  |>am  ongeate  pat,  pat  man  ne  vas  se  be  him  atyvde,  ac  pat 
hit  gast  vas.  And  mid  py  he  ba  se  gednga  iideling  ana  paer  ])ii  git  sat, 
and  vas  svide  gefednde  be  pa;  re  frdfre,  |)e  him  gehaten  vas,  ac  hviidcre 
sorgjende  mode  geornlice  polite,  hviit  se  vaere  odde  hvonau  he  cdme, 
se  be  bas  ping  to  him  sprecende  v;is:  ]>;i  com  eft  to  him  se  foresprecena 

10  his  frednd,  and  mid  blide  andvlitan  bine  luilette  and  grette,  and  pus 
cviid:  trAris  and  gang  in,  gerest  binne  lichoman  and  bin  mod  biilau 
sorgum,  forbon  |j:'is  cyninges  heorte  is  oncirred,  ne  vile  he  be  n.imtht 
lades  geddn;  ac  he  ma  vile  his  tretWe  and  his  geluit  vid  be  gehealdan, 
and  |ie  feorhhirde  bedn''.     Sa?de   him   ba  after  bon  bat:    "Se  cyning  his 

15  gebohte  big  pam,  l)e  ic  be  ser  ssede,  pa?re  cvene  on  bigoluisse  onvreah; 
pa  onvende  hed  bine  fram  ba>re  3'felan  ingehjgde  his  modes,  Ia»rde 
bine  and  mandde,  bat  bat  naenig  ping  ne  gedafenade  ne  gerise  sva 
aifelum  cyninge  and  sva  gebungenum,  pat  he  sceolde  his  frednd  pone 
betstan  on  nyde  gesettan  on  gold  bebyegean ,   and  his  tredve  for   feo- 

20  gitsunge  and  lufan  forledsan ,  sed  be  dyrvurdre  vaere  and  mare  ealltnn 
niadmum". 

Hviit  sceolon  ve  biis  mare  secgean?  dide  se  cyning  sva  sva  hit  scv 
cveden  viis,  na  liis  bat  an  biit  he  pone  vreccan,  be  bine  gesdhte,  td 
cvale  ne  gesealde;    ac  eac  svylce  him  gefultumade ,   j>iit  he  to  rice  be- 

25  com.  Forbon  sdna  siddan  ba  a3rendracan  ham  cirdon,  be  his  cvale 
aerendedon,  pa  gebedn  ltaedvold  his  fyrde  and  micel  verod  gesomnade 
td  gevinuanne  vid  Adelfrid.  i*a  for  be  him  to  geaues  ungelice  verode, 
forbon  he  ne  volde  him  first  ah/fan,  bitt  he  mdste  his  verod  eall  ge- 
somnjanj  J><i  gefdron  hi  tdsomne  and  gefuhton  on  gemiire  Myrcua  bedde 

30  jit  eastda?le  |uere  ea,  be  is  Idle  nemned,  and  paer  moo  Adelfrid  bone 
cyning  ofsldh.  Svylce  eac  on  pam  ylcan  gefeohte  mon  sldh  Ra?dvoldes 
snnu,  se  viis  Ragnhere  haten.  And  sva  he  Eadvine  iifter  bain  godge- 
sprsece,  be  he  aer  oufeng,  na  liis  biit  an  bat  he  him  ba  saetnnnge  bit 
gevearudde  biis  unholdan  cyningesr,   ac    svylce  eac  after  his   sliige  him 

35  on  hiis  rices  vnldor  iifter  fyligde. 

Mid  py  he  ba  Paulinus  se  biscop  godes  vord  bodside  and  la?rde,  and 
se  cyning  ylde  ba  git  to  gelyfanue  and  burli  sume  tid,  sva  sva  ve  aer 
cvaedon,  gelimplicmn  ana  sat  and  geornlice  mid  bine  silfne  smeade  and 
|)ohte,  hviit  him  sdidst  to  ddune  vaere,  and  hvylc  aefiistnis  him    td  heal- 

40  denue  vaere:  |>a  viis  same  dagd  se  godes  ver  iugangeude  td  him,  pier 
he  ana  siit,  and  sette  his  pa  svidrau  band  him  on  hik  heafod,  and  bine 
acsdde,  hviider  he  biit  tiicen  ongitan  mibte?  I'a  oncnedv  he  hit  sdna 
svedtole  and  viis  svide  forht  gevorden,  and  him  to  fdtum  fedll.  And 
hine    se  godes    man   up  «ihdf  and   him    cudlice   td    spriic   and   |>us  cviid : 

45  "Flviit  pu  nu  liafast  bttrh  godes  gife  binra  fednda  handa  besvicene,  be 
J)»  be  ondrrde,    and  pa  ]>urh  his  sylene  and  gife  bam  rice  oufenge,    be 

5.  on  para]  on  poo,  Wh.  —  pat  hit)  bit  pat  hit,  Wh.  —  18.  nanuht] 
dviht,  B.  —  15.  gepohtej  Aepauc,  B.  —  17.  ne  gerisej  desunt  C  —  19.  ge- 
settanj  gesettum,  Wh.—  21.  mddmas,  R.  —  27.  gevinnanuej  gevinne,  Wh.. 
gevinneune,  V.  —  31.  sldh,  C*.  —  32.  Regenliere,  C,  Hagnere,  B.  —  4«. 
ondredej  ondncdest,    Wh.  —  selene,  C. 


Vvrdvriteras.  21 

pu  vilnadest!  ac  genuine  nu,  pat  pu  pat  drihtue  gelaeste,  bat  ]>u  gehctc, 
pat  bu  onfd  his  geleafan  and  his  bebodu  healde,  se  be  be  fram  hvilend- 
licum  earfodiim  generede  and  eac  on  are  hvilendlices  rices  ahdf;  and 
gif  l)ii  ford  his  villau  gehyrsum  beon  vile ,  bone  he  burh  me  pe  bodad 
and  laered,  he  l)onne  l)e  eac  fram  tintregiim  genered  aelcera  j'fela  and  pe  5 
daelniuieude  geded  mid  liine  piis  ecan  rices  on  heofonum". 


Cap.    13. 

Hvylc  ge])eaht  se  ylca  cyning    mid  his   ealdormonnum  habbende    vas  he  bare   on- 
fengnisse  Crisles  geleafan. 

Pa  se  cyning  l>as  void  gehyrde,  ba  audsvarode  he  him  and  cvad, 
bat  he  aegder  ge  volde  ge  scolde  bam  geleafan  oufon  be  he  laardej  cvad', 
pat  he  volde  mid  his  freondum  and  mid  his  vitum  spruece  and  gepeaht 
habban,  and  gif  hi  mid  bine  bat  gebafjan  voldon,  J)iil  hi  ealle  atsomne  10 
on  lifes  vyllau  gehalgode  vaeron.  f'a  dide  se  cyning  sva  sva  he  cviid, 
and  se  biscop  pat  gepafdde.  Pa  halfde  he  gespraece  and  gc]>eaht  mid  his 
vitum,  and  synderlice  vas  fram  him  eallum  frignende,  hvylc  him  puhte 
and  geseven  va?re  peos  nive  liir  and  paere  godcundnisse  bigong,  be  baer 
laered  viis?  Him  pa  audsvarode  his  caldorbiscop,  Ceii  vas  haten :  "Ge-  (5 
seoh  bu,  cyning,  hvylc  peos  liir  si,  be  us  nu  bod.id  is.  Ic  be  sddlice 
audette,  bat  ic  ciidlice  geleornad  luibbe,  biit  eallinga  uaviht  magenes  nc 
nytnesse  hafad  seo  aefiistnis,  be  ve  6d  l>is  hiifdon  and  beeodon,  forbon 
nsenig  binra  pegna  neadlicor  ne  gelustfullode  hine  silfne  to  ftra  goda 
bigange  ponne  ic;  and  noht  J»on  las  monige  sindon,  na  |>e  maran  gife  20 
and  fremsumnisse  at  j»e  oufcngon  I)onne  ic,  and  on  eallum  pingum  ma- 
ran gesynto  hafdon.  Hvat  ic  vat,  gif  fire  godas  aenige  mihte  hiifdon, 
bonne  voldon  hi  me  ma  fultumjan,  forbon  ic  hi  in  geornlicor  beodde 
and  hyrde.  Forl)on  me  bynced  vislic,  gif  J>n  geseo  \>n  ping  beorhtran 
and  strengran,  be  us  nivan  bodade  sindon,  bat  ve  bam  onfon".  25 

Pisum  vordum  oder  bas  cyninges  vita  «and  ealdormann  gebafuuge 
sealde  and  to  baere  sprace  ft-ng  and  pus  cviid:  "Pyslic  me  is  geseven, 
cyning  leofosta,  pis  audvearde  lif  manna  on  eordau  to  vidmetenisse  paere 
tide,  pe  lis  uncud  is,  sva  gelic  sva  pu  iit  svaesendum  sitte  mid  pinum 
ealdormannum  and  pegnum  on  vintertide,  and  si  fyr  oniiled,  and  ]>in  30 
heall  gevyrmed,  and  hit  rine  and  snive  and  hiigele  aud  stymie  utej 
cume  l)onne  an  spearva  and  hrjidlice  pat  hi'is  burhfleo,  burh  odre  duru 
in,  burh  odre  fit  gevite:  hvat  he  on  ba  tid,  ba  he  iune  byd,  ne  byd 
lined  mid  by  storme  jii'is  vintres !  ac  bat  byd  an  eagan  bryhtm  and  bat 
liiste  fiic,  and  he  sona  of  vintra  in  vinter  eft  cymed'.  Sva  bonne  pis  35 
monna  lif  to  medmyclum  face  atyved;  hviit  baer  foregenge,  odde  hvat 
baer  afterfylige,  ve  ne   cunnou.    For{)on  gif  beos  nive  lare  oviht  cud- 

1.  gemine,  B.  —  drihtne,  B.]  bridde,  If  h.  —  6.  daelnumende,  Wh.  —  9. 
freondum,  and  mid  his  ealdoruiannuin,  and,  B.  C.  —  gebaeht,  Wh.  —  13.  syn- 
driglice,  Wh.  —  15.  ealdorbiscop]  Cefi,  cum  payani  deorum  cultus  sum- 
mits pontif'ex  esset,  nomen  for  sit  an  ealdorgydja  habuit.  '  Be  da  pontificis 
vocabulo  usus  est,  quod  Alfredus  ealdorbiscop  i.  e.  summits  episcopus, 
reddidit.  —  19.  ne  gelustfullode]  ne  gelustfullicor,  B.  C.}  quae  lectio  ver- 
bum,  e.  g.  underpeodde,  requirit.  —  24.  beorhtran,  B.]  beteran,  C.  Cant. 
—  28.  leofosta]  deest  Wh.,  in  maryine  tamen  habet  vocem,  sed  siynatura 
carentem.  —  31.  and  hagele,  B.)  deest  Wh.  —  34.  rinedj  Bedae  textus  re- 
quirit behrinen,  habet  enim  "non  tanyitur,\  —  bryhtm]  briihtm,  /?., 
beorht  {i.  e.  bearhtm),  C.  —  35.  and]  ac,   Wh.  —  3«.  foregange,   Wh. 


22  Vyrdvriteras. 

litre    and    geriseulicre   briuge,    heo  pas    vyrde   is,    pat    ve   baere    f> li- 
gean". 

Pisum  vordum  gelicuiu  6dre  ealdormeu  and  baa  cyninges  peahteras 
spraecon,  pa  get  to  geyhte  Ceafi  and  cvad,  pat  he  volde  Paulinas  pone 
5  bisceop  geornlicor  gehvrau  be  bam  gode  sprecende,  pe  be  bodade;  pa 
bet  se  cyning  sva  don.  Pa  he  pa  bis  vord  gehvrde,  pa  clypode  he  and 
pus  cviid :  "Geare  ic  pat  ongeat,  pat  pat  noviht  vas,  pat  ve  beeodon, 
forpou  sva  micle  sva  ic  geornlicor  on  bam  bigange  l)iit  silfe  sod  sohte, 
sva  ic  bit  las  mette.     No  bonne  ic  openlice  oudette,  pat  on  pisse  hire 

10  pal  silfe  sod  seined,  pat  us  mag  sylian  pa  gife  ecre  eadiguisse  and 
eces  lifes  haelo.  Forpon  ic  laere  no,  cyning  leofesta,  bat  pat  tempcl 
and  pa  veofedu  pa  pe  ve  biitan  vaestmum  eenigre  nytnisse  halgodon, 
bat  ve  pa  hrade  forleosan  and  on  fyre  forbarnan". 

Hviit  he  pa  se  cyning  openlice  andette  pam  biscope  and  him  ealliiin. 

15  pat  he  volde  fastlice  pam  deofolgildum  vidsacan  and  Cristes  geleafan 
onfon!  Mid  by  he  pa  se  cyning  fram  pam  foresprecenan  biscope  sohte 
and  acsode  heora  halignes.se,  pe  hi  aer  beeodon,  hva  hit,  pa  vigbed  and 
pa  heargas  para  deofolgilda  mid  heora  begum,  pe  hi  jmbsette  vaerou, 
aidljan  sceolde  and  toveorpan;    pa  andsvarode  he  se  biscop:    "Efue  ic 

20  pa  godas  lange  mid  dysignisse  beeode  ml  pis;  hva  mag  hi  gerisenlicor 
nu  toveorpau  to  bysue  odra  manna  pouue  ic  sitfa  burn  pa  snyttro  pe 
ic  fram  pam  sodan  gode  onfc'ng?  And  he  pa  sona  fram  him  avearp  pa 
idlan  dysignisse,  pe  he  an*  beeode,  and  pone  cyning  bad,  pat  he  him 
vaepen  sealde  and  gestedhors,  pat  he  mihte  on  cuman  and  pat  deofolgild 

25  tdveorpan,  forpon  pam  bisceope  ne  viis  alyfed,  pat  be  mdste  vaepen 
vegan,  ne  alcor  biitan  on  ntyran  ridau.  Pa  sealde  se  cyning  him 
sveord,  pat  he  bine  mid  begyrde,  and  nam  him  spere  on  hand  and  hleop 
on  pas  cyninges  stedan  and  to  pam  deofolgildum  rad.  Pa  pat  folc  bine 
pa  geseah  sva  gescyrpedne,  pa  vt-ndon  hi,  pat  he  tela  ne  viste,  ac  put 

30  he  vedde.  Sona  pas  pe  he  gelihte  to  pam  Iiearge,  pa  sceat  lie  mid  his 
spere,  pat  hit  sticode  faste  on  pam  hearge ,  and  vas  svide  gefeonde 
paere  ongitenisse  pas  sodan  godes  biganges,  and  he  pa  het  his  geieran 
toveorpau  ealne  bearfa  and  pa  getimbro,  and  forbarnan.  Is  seo  stov  git 
ateoved   giii  para  deofolgilda   naht   feor   east   fram  Eoforvicceastre    be- 

35  geondan  Deorventan  paere  ea,  and  git  to  diig  is  nemned  Godmundingaham. 
paer  se  bisceop  purh  pas  sodan  godes  onbryrdnisse  tovearp  and  fordide 
pa  vigbed,  pe  he  silf  aer  gehalgode. 

Pa  onfeng  Eadvine  cj-ning  mid  eallum  pam  adelingum  bis  peode  and 
mid  micle  folce  Cristes  geleafan  and  fullulites  bade.     Py  audlyftau  ge&ti 

10  his  rices  he  vas  gefullod  fram  Pauline  bam  biscope,  his  lareove,  on 
Eofervicceastre  py  hiilgestan  easterdage  on  Manet  Petres  cyricean  pas 
apostoles,  pa  he  paer  hrade  geveorce  of  treove  cyriceau  getimbrode, 
siddan  he  gecristnad  vas. 

4.  spraecan,  Wh.  —  geyhte]  iiticte,  B.  —  9.  Xu]  Hn,  C.  —  11.  leofesta, 
deest  C.  —  17.  hva  bit]  he  het,  Wh.  —  19.  sceolde,  deest  Wh.  —  21.  snyttra, 
Wh.  —  24.  gestedhors]  gested  hors,  U'h.  Exprimit  «ested  hors  ornatum 
equum,  sed  Bida  scripsit:  equum  emissarium,  i/uud  gestedhors  debet 
reddi.  —  28.  rad]  ferde,  C.  —  30.  vedde]  vedende  vaere,  B.  —  37.  pa  veof- 
edu pas  haedeuan  gildes  and  hi  gode  gehalgode,  B.  —  39.  fulluhte,  11  I, 
—  41.  by  halgan,  B.  —  42.  hrade]  brad,  C. 


Vyrdvriteras.  23 

Hid  a,   IV,  24. 

Pat   on  Hilde  mynstre   bare  abbudissan   vas   sum   brodor ,   Cadmon   gehaten,  bam 
godcundlice  forsifen  vas  seo  gifii  to  singanne. 
Oh  pisse  abbudissan  mynstre  viis  sum  brodor  synderlice  mid  god- 
cundre   gife  gemaered  and  geveordad,    for])on    be  gevunade  gerisenlice 
leod  vyrcean,    ba  be   to  aelastnesse  and  to  arfastuesse   belumpon,    sva 
jjiilte  sva  hvat  sva  he  of  godcundum  stafum  burh  boceras  geleornade  bat 
be   after   medmielum   face   in   scedpgereorde  mid    ba    msestan   svetuesse    5 
and  inbyrdnesse  geglencde  and  in  englisc   gereorde    vel   gehvser  ford- 
brobte,     and  for  his  leodsongum    monigra  monna   mod    oft  to    vorolde 
forhohnesse  and   to  gepeodnesse  j>;'is  heofonlican  lifes  onbarnde  vaeron. 
And  eac  svylce  monige  odre  after  him  on  Ongelbeode  ongunnon  jefaste 
leod"  vyrcan,    ac  naenig  hviidre  him  biit  gelice   don  nieahle,    forbon  he  10 
nalas  from  monnum  ne  burh  mon   gelaered  vas,    bilt  he  bone  leodcriift 
geleornade;  ac  he  viis  godcundlice  gefultumod  and  burh  godes  gife  bone 
songcraft  onfeng,    and  lie  lorJ)on  usefre  noht  leasunga   ne  ideles  leodes 
vyrcan  meahte,  ac  efne  pa  an  {)d  pe  to  sefiistnesse  belumpon  and  his  ba 
aefiistan  tungan  gedafenode  singan.     Vas  he  se  mon  in  veoruldhade  ge-  15 
seted  6d  j)d  tide  be  he  vas  gelyfedre  yldo,  and  he  naefre  naenig  leod"  ge- 
leornade,    and   he    forbon    oft  ill   gebeorscipe,     ponne  poer  viis    blisse 
intingan  gedemed,  piit  hie  ealle  sceolden  burh  endebyrdnesse  be  bearpan 
singan;    bonne  he  geseah  ba  hearpan  him  nealsecan,    bonne  aras  he  for 
scoine  from  bam  symble  and  ham  eode  to  his  huse.  20 

Pa  he  bat  l)ii  sumre  tide  dide,  biit  he  forlet  bat  hiis  biis  gebeor- 
scipes  and  ut  vas  gongende  to  neata  scypene,  para  heord  him  vas  bsere 
nihte  beboden;  ba  he  ba  bser  in  gelimplicre  tide  his  limo  on  reste  ge- 
sette  and  onslaepte ,  pa  stod  him  sum  mon  at  burh  svefn  and  hine  hal- 
ette  and  grette  and  hine  be  his  naman  uemde :  "Cadmon,  sing  me  25 
hviithvegu".  Pa  andsvarode  he  and  cvad:  "ne  con  ic  noht  singan,  and 
ic  forbon  of  bisum  gebeorscipe  iiteode  and  hider  gevat,  forbon  ic  noht 
ciide".  Eft  he  cvad  se  l>e  mid  him  sprecende  vas:  "hvadere  bu  meaht 
me  singan".  cvad"  he:  "hvat  sceal  ic  singan?"  cvitd  he  "sing  me 
frumsceaft".  Pa  he  pas  audsvare  onfeng,  ba  ongan  he  sona  singan  in  30 
herenesse  godes  scippendes  ba  fers  and  pa  vord  be  he  nsefre  ne  ge- 
hyrde;   para  endebyrdnes  pis  is: 

"Nu  ve  sceolon  herjan  Iieofonrices  veard, 

inetodes  mihte  and  his  modgepouc, 

vera  vuldorfader,  sva  he  vundra  gehviis,  35 

ece  drybten,  ord  onstealde: 

he  aerest  gesceop  eordan   bearnuin 

heofon  to  hrdfe,  balig  scippend; 

pa  middangeard,  moncynnes  veard, 

ece  drybten,  after  teode  ^ 

firum  foldan,  frea  iilmihtig". 
Pa  aras  he   from   pam  sla?pe   and   eall,    pa  be   he   slaepende   song, 


6.  inbrydnesse,  Wh.  —  geglengde,  B.  —  8.  forhonuesse,  Wh.  —  16. 
nsenig,  B.I  senig,  Wh.  —  17.  viis,  deest  Wh.  —  18.  intinga,  Th.  —  25. 
Cedmon,  Wh.,  Ceadman,  B.  —  26.  hvathvegu]  athvegn,  Wh.  —  28.  nudj 
vid,  Wh.  —  33.  herjon,  T.,  herigean,  Wh.  —  35.  vera]  veorc,  T.,  vundra 
gehvilc,  T. ,  vuldres  gehviis,  Wh.  —  37.  seres,  Wh.  —  eordan]  ylda,  T. 
—  40.  teode]  tida,  T.  —  41.  firum  on  fuldum,  T.  —  frea]  euca,  T. 


24  Vyrdvriteras. 

fiiste  in  gemynde  hafde,  and  jjain  vorduin  sona   monig  vord  in  \mt  3  Ice 
gemet  gode  vyrdes  songes  togebeodde. 

Pa  com  he  on  morue  to  l)am  tungerefan,  se  J>e  his  ealdormon  vas, 
and  him  saede,  hvylce  gife  he  onfeng,  and  he  hine  sona  to  ba?re  abu- 
5  dissan  gclaedde,  and  hire  bat  cydde  and  siigde.  Pa  het  heo  gesoninjau 
ealle  b»  gelaerdestan  men  and  [>n  leorneras,  and  him  andveardnui  het 
secgan  bat  svefn  and  bat  leod  singan,  piitte  eallra  heora  dome  gecoren 
vaere,  hvit  odde  hvonon  bat  cumen  vaere.  Pa  viis  him  eallum  gesegen. 
sva  sva  hit  viis,    bit  him  vaere  from  dryhtne    silfum  heofonlic  gifn  for- 

10  gifen.  Pa  rehton  hie  him  and  siigdon  sum  halig  spell  and  godcundre 
lare  vord;  bebudon  him  ba,  gif  he  mihle,  \mt  lie  him  sum  sunge  and  in 
svinsunge  leodsonges  bat  gehvyrfde.  Pa  lie  J) a  hiifde  \m  visan  onfang- 
ene,  ba  eode  he  ham  to  his  huse,  and  com  eft  on  morgen  and,  by  bet- 
stan  leode  geglenged,  him  asong  and  ageaf  biit  him  beboden  vas.     Pa 

15  ongan  seo  abbudisse  clyppan  and  liifjau  pa  godes  gife  in  bam  men,  and 
heo  hine  ba  monode  and  laerde,  bat  he  veoroldhad  forlete  and  munuc- 
hiide  oufenge;  ond  he  biit  vel  b«ifude.  And  heo  hine  in  bat  mynster  on- 
feng mid  his  godum,  and  hine  gebeodde  to  gesomnunge  bara  godes 
beova,  and  let  hine  laeran  bat  getiil  \ms  halgan  sta*res  and  spelles;  ond 

20  he  eall  {>»  he  in  gehernesse  geleorujan  mihte  mid  hine  gemyngade,  and 
sva  sva  claene  nyten  eodorcende  in  Jjiit  sveteste  leod  gehvjrfde;  and 
his  song  and  his  leod  vaeron  sva  vynsum  to  gehyranne,  jjiit  ba  silfan 
his  lareovas  at  his  mude  vriton  aud  leornodon.  Song  he  aerest  be 
middangeardes   gesceape  and  be  fruman   moncjnues   and  eall   bat  staer 

25  genesis,  biit  is  seo  aereste  Moises  boc,  and  eft  be  utgonge  Israela 
folces  of  yEgypta  londe,  and  be  ingouge  ])iis  gehaCloudes,  and  be  6d- 
rum  monigum  spellum  pis  halgan  gevrites  canones  boca,  and  be  Cristes 
menniscnesse,  and  be  his  brovunge,  and  be  his  liparstignesse  on  lieo- 
fonas,  aud  big  [nis  halgan  gastes  cyme  and  bara  Apostola  lare;  and  eft 

30  bi  bam  ege  \>Hs  toveardan  domes,  and  be  fyrhto  bis  tintreglican  vites, 
and  be  svetnesse  bas  heofonlican  rices  he  monig  leod  gevorhte;  and 
svyle  eac  oder  monig  be  bam  godcundum  fremsumuessum  and  domum  he 
gevorhte.  On  eallum  bam  lie  geornlice  gyinde ,  pat  he  men  atuge  fram 
synna  liifau   and  mandaeda,    and  to  lufan  and  to  geornfullnesse  avehte 

35  godra  daeda;  forbon  be  viis  se  mon  svicle  aefist  and  reogollicum  beod- 
scipuni  eadmodlice  underbeoded,  and  viiT  bam,  pa  be  on  odre  visan  don 
voldon,  he  viis  mid  vylme  micelre  elleuvodnesse  onbiirned,  and  he  for- 
bon fiigre  ende  his  lif  betynde  and  geendade. 

Forjion  ba  baere  tide  nealaehte  his  gevitenesse  and  fordfore ,   pa  vas 

10  he  feovertyne  dagum  acr  pit  he  vas  licumlicre  untrumuesse  br3'cced 
and  hefigiid,  hvidere  to  bon  gemetlice,  bat  he  ealle  Jm  f;d  mihte  ge 
sprecan  ge  gangan.  Viis  baer  on  neaveste  untrumra  manna  has,  on  bam 
hira  ])e;iv  viis,  Jjiit  hi  ba  untruman  and  ba  j>e  iit  fordfore  vaeron  inlacdan 
sceoldon  and  him  baer  iitsomne  |)enjan :   l>a  biid   he   his   begn  on  acfenne 

15  Jiaere  nihte  be  he  of  vorulde  gangende  viis,  but  he  on  bam  hiise  him 
stove  gegearvade,  j)iit  he  restan  mihte.    ha  vundrude  se  j»egn,   for  hvon 

2.  baer  td  gebeodde,  B.  —  10.  godspell,  B.  —  20.  mid  him,  B.  —  81. 
gehvyrfde]  gefremede,  B.  —  25.  eft,  C.J  deest  Jl'h.  —  29.  cymej  gife,  B. 
—  30.  tintregaulices,  B.  —  37.  velme,  C.  —  40.  a»r  bat  he  vis]  out  shji- 
plendum  cidetur:  fordfareude,  aut:  bit  he  vis  delcudum.  —  41.  begal 
|>eng,  fVh.f  l»cn,  B.  —  46.  |ieng,   fTh.,  \>eo,   B. 


Vyrdvriteras.  25 

he  pas  baede,  forbou  him  puhte,  pat  his  fordfore  sva  neb  ne  vaere,  dide 
hvadere  sva  svii  he  cvad  and  bebeiid.  Ond  mid  by  he  ba  baer  on  reste 
eode,  and  be  gefeoude  mode  sumu  ping  iitgiidere  mid  him  sprecende  and 
gleovjende  viis  he  paer  aer  inne  vaeron ,  pa  viis  oier  middeniht  pat  he 
fragn,  bvader  hi  a?nig  husel  baer  inne  hiifdon?  pa  andsvarodou  hie  and  5 
cvaedon :  "hvylc  bearf  is  be  busies?  ne  binre  fordfore  sva  nch  is,  mi  bu 
pus  rotlice  and  bus  gladlice  to  us  sprecende  eart".  cviid  he  eft:  "berad 
me  hvadere  husel  to".  Pa  he  hit  on  handa  bafde,  p«i  frang  he,  hvader 
hi  ealle  smilte  mod  and  butan  eallum  iuean  blide  to  him  hiifdon.  Pa 
andsvarodou  hi  ealle  and  cvaedon,  pat  hi  naenigne  in  can  to  him  uistou,  10 
ac  hie  him  ealle  svide  blidemode  vaeron,  aud  hi  vrixendlice  bine  baedon, 
pat  he  him  eallum  blide  vaere.  Pa  andsvarode  he  aud  cviid:  "mine 
brodro  ba  leofun,  ic  eom  svide  blidmod  to  eov  and  to  eallum  godes 
mannum".  And  be  sva  viis  bine  trymmende  mid  by  heofonlicau  vegueste 
and  him  odres  lifes  ingang  gearviide.  Pa  git  he  fragn,  hii  ueh  baere  15 
tide  vaere,  patte  pa  brodru  arisan  sceoldou  aud  godes  folc  laeran  and 
heora  ubtsaug  singan;  andsvarodou  hi:  "nis  hit  feor  to  pon".  cviid  he: 
"tela,  utan  ve  vel  pacre  tide  bidan!"  And  ba  him  gebiid  and  bine  ge- 
senade  mid  Cristes  rodetacne  and  his  heafod  ouhylde  to  pain  bolstre  and 
medmicel  fac  ouslaepte,  and  sva  mid  stilluesse  his  lif  geendiide.  And  20 
sva  vas  gevorden,  Jiatte  sv.i  sva  he  hluttre  mode  and  bilevite  and  smyltre 
villsumnesse  drihtne  beovde ,  biit  he  eac  svylce  sva  smilte  deade  mid- 
dangeard  vas  forlactende  aud  to  his  gesilule  becom;  and  seo  tunge,  be 
sva  monig  balvende  vord  on  pas  scippeudes  lof  gesette,  heii  ba  svylce 
eac  b;i  ytemestan  vord  on  bis  hcrenesse,  bine  silfue  senjende  and  his  25 
gast  in  his  handa  bebeodende,  betynde.  Eac  svylce  pat  is  gesiigd,  pat 
he  vaere  gevis  bis  silfes  fordfore  of  bam  be  ve  nii  secgan  hji'don. 

Annolalio. 
Quod  Caedmonis  nomine  inscribitur  carmen,  in  Northanhymbrorum 
quoque  dialecto  scriptum  Conybeare  in  libro  suo  "Illustrations  of  Anylo- 
Saxon  poetry"  pay.  6  exhibet,  ubi  ita  leyitur  .- 

A'u  scylun  hergan  hefaeuricaes  vard, 

metudaes  maecti  eud  his  modgidanc, 

verc  vnldurfadur,  sve  he  vundra  gihvaes,  30 

6ci  drictin ,  or  astelidae. 

He  aerist  scop  aelda  baruura 

heben  til  hrofe,  baleg  scepend; 

pa  middungeard  moncynnaes  vard, 

eci  dry  c  tin  iifter  tiadae  35 

firum  foldu,  frea  allmectig.  *) 

10.  niston,  B.]  viston,  Wh.  —  14.  vaegneste,  Wh.  —  17.  feor,  B.\  lang, 
Wh.  —  25.  herenessej  herunge,  B.  —  28.  hefaen  rices,  C.  —  31.  ora  ste- 
lidae,  C.  —  32.  scopa  elda,  C.  —  33.  scepen,  C. 

"")  Multo  antiquiores  par  tint  has  verborum  f'ormas  esse  illis  ,  quas 
exbibet  textus  communis,  non  est  dubium,  ct  Caedmonem,  cum  esset  ex 
Northanhymbris  oriundus,  carmina  sua  hac  forsitan  dialecto  pepiyisse, 
admodum  verisimile  videtur.  Valde  iyitur  fallitur  Conybeare,  quae  se- 
quuntur  adjiciens--  "  Wanley  (qui  in  cataloyo  MSS.  sejitentr.  pay.  287, 
manuscriptum,  quo  carmen  /toe  continetur,  seculi  octavi  esse  affirmave- 
rat)  himself  however  has  some  doubt  whether  the  handwritiny  of  this 
addition  (for  such  it  is}  be  coeval  with  that  of  the  entire  MS.  There 
appears  to   me   strony  ground  for   thinking  it  the  work  of  the  l\th  or 


26  Vyrdvriteras. 

Beda,   V,    13. 

Pat  sum  ver  on  Nordanhymbra  maegcTe,  Dribtbclm  gehalen,  of  deade  arisende 
sunie  svide  ondryslicu   and  eac  to  gevilnjanne,    pa  pe   be  geseah,  secgende   vas. 

Pissum  tidum  viis  sum  gemjudelic  vundor  and  ealdum  vundrum  ge- 
lic  on  Breotene  gevordeu;  forpon  pe  to  avehtnesse  lifjendra  monna  of 
savie  deade  sum  mon  vas  sum  fac  dead,  and  eft  to  life  liclioman  aras, 
and  monig  l)ing  gemynvyrde  sa?de  pat  he  geseah,  para  sume  ve  her 
.5  hradlice  areccau  and  vritan  villad.  Vas  sum  hivscipes  fader  and  hina 
ealdor  in  peodlande  Nordanhymbra,  bat  is  geciged  on  Cununingum;  lifde 
he  eefiistlice  his  lif  mid  his  hirede:  ba  veard  he  lichamlicre  untrumnesse 
gehrineu  and  gestanden,  and  seo  diighvamlice  veox,  od  pat  he  to  bam 
yteuiestan  dage  gelaeded  viis,  and  on  foreveardre  niht  fordferde.     Ac  on 

10  dagunge  he  eft  avacnode  and  semninga  upasat,  and  ealle,  pa  pe  at  his 
liclioman  vepende  stodon,  mid  unmsetc  ege  gesliigene  vaeron  and  ut 
flugon,  biitau  his  vife  anum,  be  hine  sviddst  liifade;  seo  an  inne  avu- 
node,  beah  j)e  heo  svide  forht  and  bifigende  vaere.  Pa  frefrade  he  hire 
and  cvatf:  "ne  vile   pu  be  ondraedan,  forpon   be  ic  sodlice  fram   deade 

15  anis,  and  eom  eft  forlseten  mid  monnum  lifjan,  nalas  hviidere  py  lif»1, 
be  ic  ser  lifde,  ac  svide  ungelice".  and  sona  aras  and  eode  to  pa?re 
cyricean  piis  tiines  and  od  blutterne  diig  paer  in  gebede  stdd.  And  sona 
after  bon  ealle  his  sehta  on  preo  tddaelde:  anne  da;l  he  his  vife  sealde, 
oderne  his  bearnum,  pone  priddan,    pe  him  gelamp,   he  instiipe  pearfuin 

20  gedaelde;  and  after  medmiclum  fiice  eall  veoruldpiug  forlet  and  to  Mail- 
ros  pam  mynstre  com,  pat  is  of  pain  ma?stan  daele  mid  ymbbygnesse 
Tveode  streames  betyned,  and  be  paer  godes  pedvhade  and  sceare  on- 
ft-ng  and  on  digle  ancorstdve  eode.  Pa  se  Abbud  bat  geseah,  hu  he  od 
pone    diig  his   decides   on  sva  micelre  gepracstnesse   and   forhiifeduesse 

12th  century,  and  of  an  inexperienced  scribe.  "Scop"  and  "Scyppend" 
(Jin.  5  and  1J  seem  much  more  analogous  than  "scopa"  and  "scepen", 
and  the  same  remarkable  substitution  of  ae  for  e  is  found  in  MS.  Bod- 
ley  343,  supposed  by  Wanley  to  be  written  in  the  reign  of  Henry  II. 
"Ora"  for  "ord"  must  be  a  mistake  either  of  the  transcriber  or  printer'7. 

Ultima  argumenta  recta  verborum  divisione  me  removisse  puto ,  id- 
f/ue  tantum  concedo,  "scepen"  male  scriptum  esse  pro  "seep end",  or 
nempe  idem  significat  quod  ord,  scilicet  initium,  et  iistelidae  et  aelda 
nihil  habent  offensionis.  Ipsas  autem  has  dialecti  for  mas  seculo  FIJI. 
non  repugnare,  unusquisque  e  libro  manuscripto  Sti.  Galli  Nro.  251,  qui 
liedae  carmen  Anglosaxonicum  exhibet  nonoque  seculo  adscribitur,  discere 
potest,  liedae  carmen  posteriori  hujus  operis  parti  inserere  decrerimus. 
Altera  tamen  quaestio  est,  utrum  Alfredus  rex  suae  historiarum  Bedae 
ecclesiasticarum  translationi  ipsum  Caedmonis  carmen  innexuerit,  an 
Bedae  textum  tantummodo  metrice  verterit.  Sed  quum  Al/redi  tempo- 
ribus  hand  dubie  adhuc  exstiterit  Caedmonis  carmen,  et  Alfredus  jiire- 
nis  gentis  suae  carmina  didicisse  perhibeatur,  non  dubito,  quin  ipsum 
Caedmonis  carmen  inseruerit.  Neque  obliterandum  est,  in  singula  pagi- 
na  scriptum  inveniri  carmen,  quod  vix  esset,  si  non  jamjam  veteres  id 
Caedmonis  opus  existimassent. 

4.  gemynvyrde]  gemynvurdes,    Wh.,    gemyndelice,  B.  —    sume]  rime, 

B.  —  6.  Cunungum,  C.  —  10.  dasunge]  dagrcd,  C.  —  avacnode]  iicvicode, 

C.  —  11.  vsepende,  Wh.  —  11.  vile]  vilt,  Wh.  —  23.  on]  deest  Wh.  —  pa 
se  Abbud  pat  geseah,  hu  he]  Bedae  textus  nunc  habet:  locum  mansionis. 
quum  Abbas  praeriderat,  intravit,  et  ibi  usque  etc.  quod  rertendum  est: 
on  ancorstove  eode,  pa  se  Abbud  aer  astealde,  and  pier  inne  he  dd  ff.  Alf- 
redus igitur  alium  textum  habuisse  ridetur,  et  legisse:  locum  mansionis 
intravit.     Abbas  cum  viderit,  quo  tile  tnodo  etc. 


Vyrdvriteras.  27 

modes  and   liclioman   aheardode   and  avundde,   bat  men  ongitan  mihton, 
bat  he  monig  bing  ge  egeslice   ge  villsumlice  geseah,   he  odre  men  ne 
mihton,  beah  be  se6  tunge  svigode,  bSt  his  lif  vas  sprecende:    saede  he 
bise    gemete  bat  he   geseah  and  cvad:   "Leohtc  gesihte  and  onsyne  and 
beorhte  gegyrelan  vas  se   be  me  lacdde.       Eodon  vit  svigende ,    has  be    5 
me  l>uhte  and  geseven  v;'is,    ongean  nordeastrodor,   svii  sunnan  itpgong 
bvd  at  middan  sumere.    Mid  by  vit  ba  hvile  eodon,  becomon  vit  to  siimre 
dene,  seo  vas  micelre  braedo  and  deopnesse  and  ungeendodre  lengo;  vas 
tine  on  ba  vinstrau  healfe  geseted,   and  baer  dael  vas  vealleudnin  ligum 
full  svide  egesfullice,  and  poer  vas  uohte  j>y  las  unaraefuendlic  cyle  hag-  10 
les  and  snaves  full;   vas  a?ghvSder   monna  savla  ful,  ba  vrixendlice  on 
tva  healfe  gesevene  vaeron,  sva  sva  unmsetnesse  micles  stormes  vorpene 
beon.    Ponne  hi  J) St  inagen  paere  unmaetan  haeto  araefnan  ne  mihton,  Jionne 
stealdon  hi  eft   earmlice   on  middel  j>as   unmaetan  cyles;    and  mid  by  hi 
baer  na?nige  reste  gemetau   mihton,   stelldon  hi   eft  on  middel  bSs  byrn-  15 
endan  fvres  and  pas  unadvascendlican  liges.     Mid   by  hi    ba  bise  unge- 
sacligan  vrixle,    feor  and  vide  sva  ic  geseon  mihte,    biitan  firstmearce 
aenigre  reste,  mid  ba  unriman  manigo  sveartra  gasta  ]u-seste  van-on,  ba 
ongan  ic  bencean   and   vc-nde,    pRt  bat  belle   vaere,    be    bam    tintregum 
unarsefuendlicum  ic  oft  secgan  hyrde.    I'a  andsvarode  he  minum  gebohte,  20 
se  latteov,   se  be  me  fore  eode,   and  bus  cvSd :   "nis  |>is,   cvad  he,  seo 
hell,    sva  bu  talost  and  venest".     Mid  by  ic   ba  vas  mid   bisse  ongrys- 
lican  vefersyne  svide  afyrhted   and  gebreged,  ba  laedde  he  me  styece- 
maelum  ford  on  fyrran  land :  ba  geseah  ic  semninga  beforan  unc  onginn- 
an  bystrjan  ba  stove   and  micluni   bystrum   call  gefylled  beon.    mid  ]>y  25 
vit    ba  on  ba   bystru   ineodon   and  hi   styccemaelum   sva  micel  and  sva 
bicce  vaeron,    ba  ic  noviht  geseon  mihte,    nemde  bSt   seo  ansyn  scean 
and  ba  hragel  leolite  vaeron  has   be  me  laedde.     Mid  by  vit  ba  fordgon- 
gende  vaeron  under  l)am  sciivan  baere  bystran  nihte,     ba  atyvdon  sem- 
ninga beforan  unc  monige  heapas  sveartra  ligea,  pa  vaeron  upastigende,  30 
sva  sva  of  micliun   seade ,    and   eft   vaeron  feallende   and  gevitende  on 
pone  ylcan  seiid.     Mid  by  ic  pa  pider  gelaeded  vas,  pa  ne  viste  ic  sem- 
ninga, hvar  miu  latteov  com,  and  he  me  forlet  on  middan  ]>am  hystrum, 
on  l)aere  angryslican  gesihcTe.     And  mid  by  ba   ylcan  heapas   para  fyra 
butan  blinne  hvilum   upastigon   on  heahnesse,    hvilum   nider  geviton  on  35 
ba  neovolnesse  pas  seades,     geseah  ic  and  sceavode,    eall  ba  heanesse 
{>ara  upastigendra  ligea  fulle  vaeron  monna  gasta,   be  in  onlicnesse  up- 
astigendra    yselena    mid    rt*ce    hvilum    on    heahnesse    beod    upvorpene, 
hvilum,    eft  atogenum  para  fyra  brosmum,    vaeron  eft  aslidene  on  neo- 
volnesse and  on  grand;    svylce   eac  unaraefnendlice  fiilnes  vSs  mid  bSs  40 
fvres  brdsme   iipaveallende ,    and    ealle    pa   stove    para    bystra  gefylde. 
Mid  by  ic  ba  longe  forht  stod,    and  me  vas  uncutf,    hvat  ic  dide,    odde 
hvider  ic  eode,  odde  td  hvylcum  dome  ic  become;  ba  gehyrde  ic  sem- 
ninga micelne  sveg  me  on  bacling  unmaetes  vopes  and  earmlices,  svylce 
eac   micel    gehlyd   and    ceahhetung,     sva    sva   ungelaerdes    folces    and  45 
bismrigendes  gehaftum  heora  feondura.     Pa  he  pa  se   sveg  me  nyr  vas 

4.  gesihde,  Wh.  —  5.  eodon]  eode,  Wh.  —  6.  nord  and  east  rddor] 
IHi.,  nordeastrodor,  C.  —  10.  by]  l)on,  C.  —  12.  halfe,  Wh.  —  20.  araef- 
nendlicum,  Wh.,  unaraefedlicum,  B.  —  22.  ongrislican,  Wh.  —  25.  beostr- 
jan,  C.  —  27.  noviht]  nanuht,  C.  —  30.  legea,  C.  —  43.  hvylcum]  hvilce, 
Wh.,  dome|  ende,  C.  —  46.  bysmrigendes,  Wh.,  beosmrigendes  folces,  C. 


28  Vyrdvriteras. 

and  to  me  beconi ,  pa  geseah  ic  monige  para  verigra  gasta  vifmouna 
savia  gnornjende  and  heofjende  teon  and  laedau  on  midde  pa  pystro, 
and  hie  on  l)on  sviiTe  blissedon  and  ceahhetton.  I'ara  manna  sum  viis, 
pas  pe  ic  gevitan  mihte,  bescoren  preost,  sum  vas  laevede,  sum  viis 
5  vifmon.  Tugon  hi  pa  verigan  gastas  and  nider  mid  geviton  iu  midde  pa 
neovoluesse  piis  byrnendan  liges.  Mid  py  hi  pa  fyrr  gevitene  vaeron, 
and  ic  pone  vop  para  nionna  and  pone  leahtor  para  deofla  sveotolice 
gehyran  ne  mihte,  hviidere  ic  pone  svcg  pa  gemeugedne  on  earuni  hiifde. 
Betveoh  pas  ping  pa  up  comon  sume  para  pystra  gasla  of  paere  ueovol- 

10  nesse  and  of  paere  vitestove  and  me  utan  ymbsealdon;  hafdon  hi  fyrene 
eagau,  and  fill  fyr  of  heora  miide  and  of  heora  nosum  vaeron  utblaeseude, 
and  fyretangan  hi  on  handa  hafdon,  and  me  nyrvdon  and  me  beotodon, 
pat  hi  me  mid  pam  gegripan  voldon  and  in  pa  forvjrd  sendan ;  and  peah 
hi  me  sv.i  bregdon   and  fyrhton,   ne    dorston    hi   hviidex-e  me  gehrinan. 

15  Mid  p5'  ic  vas  a;ghvanou  mid  pam  feondum  ymbseald,  and  inid  pa  blind- 
nesse  para  pystra  utan  betyned,  pa  ahof  ic  mine  eagan  up  and  locade 
hider  and  geond,  hvader  me  aenig  fultum  toveard  va3re,  pat  ic  gehaeled 
beoii  mihte;  pa  iityvde  me  after  pou  vege,  pe  ic  a?r  com,  betvyh  pa 
pystra  sva  sva  beorhtnes  scinendes  steorran,    and  piit  leoht  vas    veax- 

20  ende  mare  and  mare  and  hraiTe  to  me  efestendej  and  sona  pas  pe  hit 
me  nealaehte,  pa  vajron  tostencte  and  on  veg  flugen  ealle  pa  vitTer- 
veardan  gastas ,  pa  pe  me  aer  mid  heora  tanguin  tobeotodon :  viis  pat  se 
min  latpeov ,  se  pe  me  aer  laedde.  f»a  cirde  he  sona  on  pa  svidran  hand 
and  me  ongan  laedan  sudeast   on  pone  rodor  sva  sunne  on  vintra  up 

25  gouged.  Pa.  vseron  vit  sona  of  pam  pystrum  sibrodene  and  he  me  laedde 
in  fagernesse  smiltes  Ieohtes.  aiid  py  he  me  pa  on  openum  lei'thte  laedde, 
pa  geseah  ic  beforan  unc  pone  maestan  veal,  piis  leugo  on  tva  healfe 
ne  his  heanesse  aenig  ende  geseven  viis.  f'a  ongan  ic  vuudrjao,  for 
hvon  vit  to  pon  vealle  eodon,  mid  py  ic  ou  him  naenige   eagpyrl  nc  up- 

30  astignesse  ahvonon  on  aenige  healfe  geseun  mihte.  Mid  py  vit  pa  be- 
cdmon  to  pam  vealle,  pa  sona  instape,  ne  vat  ic  hvylcre  endebyrdnesse, 
vaeron  vit  on  his  heanesse  on  pam  vealle  ufanveardum ,  and  pa  geseah 
ic  paer  pone  ruinestau  feld  and  pone  fiigrestan,  and  se  viis  eall  svet- 
nesse  anre  full  grovendra  blostma,  and  seo  vundrjeude  svetnes  piis  mic- 

35  Ian  sviicces  sona  ealle  pa  fulnessa  piis  pystran  ofnes,  pe  me  aer  purh- 
sveog,  on  veg  aflymede,  and  sva  micel  leoht  and  beorhtnes  ealle  pa 
stove  geondscean,  pjit  heo  ealles  diiges  beorhtnesse  odde  paere  middag- 
lican  sunnau  viis  beorhtre  geseven.  Vaeron  on  pisum  felda  unrinie 
gesomnunga  hvittra  manna  and  fagerra,  and  monig  seld  gefeoudra  veo- 

40  roda  and  blissendra.  Mid  py  he  p<i  me  laedde,  betveoh  midde  pa  preatas 
para  gesaeligra  veroda,  pa  ongan  ic  peucean ,  and  me  hum  puhte ,  pat 
piit  vaere  heofona  rice,  be  pam  ic  oft  aer  gehyrde  bodjau  and  secgau  j 
pa  andsvarode  he  minum  gepohte  and  cviid  "nis  pis  heofona  rice,  sva 
sva  pu  talast  and  venest".    Mid  py  vit  pa  veeron  fordgangende  aud  of- 

45  erfrrdou  piis  vununesse  para  eadigra  giista,  pa  geseah  ic  beforan  unc 
miole  niiiran  gife  Ieohtes  and  beorhtnesse  ponne  ic  aer  geseah,  on  paere 
ic  eac  svylce  p«i  svctcstan  stefue  gehyrde  godes  lof  singendra.     Svylce 


1.  verigra,  B.  T.J  deest  Wh.  —  2.  heofende,  B.  —  6.  liges]  fvres,  B. 
—  22.  tangan,  Wh.}  tancgum,  B.,  tungum,  C.  —  24.  reador,  C.  —  31.  ne 
vat  ic]  niste  ic,  B.  C.  —  39.  gesomniingc,  Wh.  —  seld|  acdelc  {i.  e.  fiffel), 
B.  —  47.  pa  svcteatan  stefue,  B.  C.\  pa  svOtnesse  an  staefne,   Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  29 

eac  of  j>sere  stove  sva  micel  svetnes  vundorlices  svucces  onsended  vas, 
|)iitte  seo  svetnes,  be  ic  a?r  byrigde  and  me  micel  pulite ,  in  ba  ▼idge- 
metuesse  has  afteran  Ie6htes  and  beorhtnesse  vas  lytel  and  medmicel 
geseven;  sva  eac  svjlce  bat  leoht  and  seo  beorlitues  has  blostmjendan 
feldes  vas  medmicel  geseven  on  baere  stove  vynsumuesse.  Mid  by  ic  5 
unc  vende  ingangende  beon ,  ba  senminga  se  min  latbeov  gestod  and 
butan  eldinge  eft  vas  bis  geondcirrende  and  me  eft  laedde  by  silfan 
vege  be  ve  a?r  to  comon. 

Mid  by  vit   J) a  eft   hveorfende  becomon    to   bam  blidau   vuncnissum 
bara  hvitfra  gasta  and  fagerra,    cvad  be  to  me:    "vastil,    hvat  ba  ping  10 
ealle  sint   be   bu    sceiivodest  and   gesave?"   audsvarode   ic   bim :    "nese, 
cvad  ic,  ne  vat  ic  hi".     cvad"  be:    crseo  dene,  be  bu  gesave  veallendum 
ligum  and  bam  strangum  cylum  egeslice  beon,  bat  is  seo  stov,  on  ba?re 
sindon    to    ademanne  and    to  cla?nsjanne    monna  savia,    ba    }>e   ildeude 
vaeron  to  audettanne  and  to  bt-tanne  beora   synna,    and   J)ii   men   {)e  hit  15 
gefremedon   and  hvadere  at  liyhstan   on    [r<i  silfan   tid   heora   deades  to 
breove  geflugon  and  sva  of  lichoman  eodon;    l>a  hvadere,   for]) on  ]>e  hi 
andetnesse  and  breove  on  bam  silfan  deade  bafdon,  ealle  on  domes  dag 
to  heofoua  rice  becuniad  ;  and  monige  eac  svylce  lifigendra  monna  bene 
and  gebedu  and  almessan  and  fasten   and  ealra  svidost  massesang   ge-  20 
fill tu mad,   bat  hi  a?r   domes   diige  generede    beod.     and   vite  bu,  ])St  se 
lig  fsemigenda  sead  and  se  fi*ila,  bone  bu  gesave,  ])Rt  viis  belle  tintreges 
mud,    on  ]>one  sva  hvylc  sva  a?ne  side  onbefealled,  ntefre  he  ])onon  on 
ecnesse  genered  byd.     Seo  blosmberende  stov,  on  baere  ])ii  ])iit  fagereste 
veorud  on  geogudliadnesse  gesave   sciuan   and   vynsumjan,    ]>at  is  seo  25 
stov,  on  ]nere  bem!  onfangene  sodfiistra  savia,  ]>a  ]>e  on  godnm  veorc- 
um   of  lichoman  gongad    and  hvadere   ne    beod  svii  micelre  fullfremed- 
nesse,    bat  hi  sona  sind  on  heofona  rice  gekedde;    ealle  ]>a  hvadere  on 
domes  dage  to  Cristes  gesihde  and  to  gefean  ]«is  heofonlican   rices  in— 
gangad,    for]>on  sva  hvylce  sva    on  eallum  vorde    and  veorce  and   on  30 
gebohte  fullfremede  beod,  sona  has  ]>e  hi  of  lichoman  gangad ,    becuniad 
to  bam  heofonlican  rice.     To  ])as  rices  neaviste  belimped  seo  stov,  ba?r 
])ii  ])one  sveg  ])iis  svt'tau  sanges  mid  by  sviicce  bajre  svetnesse  gehyrd- 
est  and  ba  beorhtnesse   ])iis   miclan  leohtes  gesave.     Ac  bu  ])onne,   for- 
bon  nu  scealt  eft  t«*>  lichoman  hveorfan  and  betveoh  maumim  lifjan,   gif  35 
]ju  ]>ine  daeda  and  beavas  and   din  vord  on  rihtvisnesse   and  on   bilevit- 
nesse  geornlice  healdan  vilt,    bonne   onft-hstu  after  deade  ])ii  vununesse 
stove  betvili  ])a  blissigeudan  verod  ])iira  eadigra  gasta,    ]>e    bu  nu  nyhst 
gesave  and  sceavodest;   eac  vite  bu,  ]»a  ic  sume  tid  fram  ])e  gevat,   to 
])on  ic  ])iit  dide,  bat  ic  volde  geacsigan  and  gevitan,   hviit  ic  be  be  don  40 
sceolde".     Mid  by  he  ])a  to  me  cvad ,   \>&t  ic   eft   to   lichoman  hveorfan 
sceolde,  ba  vas  ic  bat  svide  onscunjende,  and  me  lad   viis,   forbon  be 
ic  lustfulljende    ])»;re  stove   svetnesse   and  viite  ])e  ic  bajr  geseah,  and 
eac  somod  bara  gemanan  and  eadignesse  brucan  volde,   lie    ic   on   baere 
stove  sceavode.     And  ic  hvadere  minue  lat])eov  ne  ])orste  ovihtes  biddanj  45 


7.  ildynge,  JVh.,  eldenne,  C.  —  9.  blidran,  C.  —  11.  nsese,  Wh.  — 
20.  gebeda,  Wh.  —  22.  faem  benda,  Wh.,  ferbiirnda,  C.  —  Fortasse:  lig 
and  fwm  berenda ,  lig  and  fyr  bereuda?  —  33.  svetan]  veordan,  C.  —  34. 
beorhtnesse]  leohtnesse,  Wh.  —  36.  dsede,  Wh.  —  40.  ic  be]  ic  deest  Wh. 
—  43.  lustfulfjcnd,   Wh.  —  44.  volde]  deest  Wh. 


30  Vyrdvriteras. 

ac  nu  betvih  biis  ping  ic  ne  vat,   hvylcere  endebyrdnesse  ic   me  uu  ge- 
seo  betvih  mauuum  Iifjan. 

Pas  biug  and  eac  odre,  ba  be  se  drihtDes  ver  geseah,  naliis  ealluni 
nionunm  seghvar  svongum  and  heora  Jifes  ungemyndum  secgau  volde, 
5  ac  bam  anum ,  ba  \>e  for  ege  tintrega  afyrhte  vaeron ,  odde  mid  lnhte 
bara  ccra  gifena  lnstfullodon,  bam  he  volde  mid  lirfastnesse  Iiifan  l>s». 
bing  cvclan  and  secgan.  Vas  sum  munuc  and  massepreost  on  nehnesse 
his  cytan  eardjende,  l)iis  nama  vas  Hamgils,  and  bone  had  mid  godum 
dajduni  efenlice  heold,   se  eft  on  Hibernia  bam   ealande  baere  ytemestan 

10  yldo  his  lifes  on  ancorsetle  mid  medmiclum  hlafe  and  cealde  vatere 
avredede.  Pes  gelonilice  vas  ingangende  to  bam  ylcan  vere  and  burh 
his  geornfulle  frigenesse  fram  him  gehyrde,  hvylce  bing  he  geseah,  ba 
be  viis  lichoman  ongyrvedj  burn  pas  onfrigeuesse  and  gesiigeua  eac 
svyice  ba  feii  be  ve  vriton  to  usse  cyde  becomou.     Siigde  he  eac  s\yice 

15  his  gesihde  Ealdfride  bam  cyninge ,  se  viis  on  halgum  gevritum  se  ge- 
la-redesta,  and  he  sva  lustlice  and  sva  geornfullice  viis  fram  him  ge- 
hvred,  bat  he  on  bat  genvyngade  mjnster  mid  liis  bene  ingeddn  vas  and 
on  munucliade  bescoren;  and  bonne  se  cyning  on  ba  daelas  Jiiis  landes 
becom,    bat  lie  gelonilice  viis   to  him  gangeude,    biit  he  volde  his  void 

20  and  his  gesiigeua  gehyran.  And  on  bam  inynstre  vas  on  ba  tid  a}fiistes 
lifes  and  gemetfiistes  Abbad  and  niessepreost  Adelvold  haten,  se  eft 
after  l»ou  biit  bisceopes  setl  efeuvyrdum  duedum  his  hades  ba? re  cj'ricean 
iit  Liudesfarena  ea  sat  and  heold.  Onfeng  he,  se  godes  man,  on  bam 
ylcan  mynstre  digle  stove  and  vunanesse,  j)iit  he  baer  mihte  freolice  on 

25  singalum  gebedum  his  scippend  herjau  and  beovjan.  And  forbou  set» 
silfe  stov  ofer  biis  streames  ofer  viis  geseted  ,  viis  his  gevuna  for  baere 
miclau  Infan  his  lichoman  cla>usunge,  biit  he  gelonilice  on  bone  stream 
eode  and  Jner  on  sealmsange  and  on  gebedum  stod  and  fiiste  avuuode, 
hvilum   od    midde   sidan,    hviluin   od  bone   sveoran ,    and    bine  on   bam 

30  streame  sencte  and  dyfde  sva  lange  sva  lie  geseven  vas  bat  he  ar.rfnan 
mihte.  And  bonne  he  banon  gangeude  viis  to  londe,  naefre  he  his  ha 
vsetan  hragel  and  ba  cealdan  asettau  volde,  od  biit  hi  of  his  seolfes 
lichoman  gevearniodon  and  iidrugedon.  Mid  by  he  on  vintres  tide,  ymb 
bine  floveiidum  bam    styccum  healfbrocenra  isa,   ]>a   he  silfa  oft  gebriic 

35  and  gescsende,  ])iit  he  stove  hifde  on  bam  streame  to  stondenne  odde 
bine  to  besencanne,  cva?don  him  men  to,  j>a  j>e  bat  ges.ivon:  "hviit  l>iit 
is  vuudor,  broder  Dryhthelm  (viis  bat  biis  veres  nama),  biit  bu  sva 
micle  reduesse  c\lcs  aenige  rihte  ararfnan  iniht'',  andsvarode  he  hilevit- 
lice,  forbon  he  vas  bilevitrc  gleavnesse   and  gcmetfastre  gecynde  man, 

40  cvad  he:  "ccaldran  ic  geseah".  and  mid  by  hi  cvaedou  bat:  "biit  is 
vundor,  bat  bu  sva  rede  forhafednesse  aud  sv;i  hearde  habban  vilt",  and- 
svarode he:  "heardrau  and  redrau  ic  geseah",  and  he  svii  od  ]>one 
iag  his  gecigednesse  of  middaugearde  mid  unges  vencedlice  luste  heof- 
onlicra  goda  |)one  ealdan  lichoman  betvih   diigvamlicum  fiistene  svencle 

4.  svongum]  svengum,  B. ,  svongrium,  Lye.  —  8.  Hamgels,  C.  —  10. 
ancorlife,  B.  —  14.  usse]  ure,  Wh.  —  22.  eienvyrde,  If'li.  condignis  acti- 
bus,  Bidu.  —  24.  digle)  deahle,  C.  —  freoslice,  Wh.  —  29.  «".d]  of,  Wh. 
—  32.  asettanj  gedrigan,  B.  —  34.  flovendiini|  Qdvende,  Wh.  de/luentibus 
crttstis,  lieda.  —  styccum  —  isaj  sticce  hlaf  brocenra  liisa,  C.  —  35.  odde] 
deest  Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  31 

and  teuiede,  and  he   monigum  monnum   ge  on   vordum   ge   on  his   liffes 
bysene  on  haelo  viis. 


Cronicon   Anglosaxomcum    (ed.   Wheloc). 

1.    Be  Cynevulfes  deade  Vestseaxna  cyninges. 
755.  Her  Cynevulf  benam  Sigebryht  his  rices  and  Vestseaxna  viotan 
for  n n rih turn  dsediun  butan  Hamtunscire,   and  he  hiifde  ba,    od  he  ofsloh 
pone  ealdorman,  J>e  him  lengest  vunode;  and  hine  ba  Cynevulf  on  Andred 
adraefde,  and  he  baer  vunode,    6<f  bat  hine  an  svan  ofstang  at  Pruutes- 
flodan,  and  he  vriic  ]>one  ealdorman  Cumbran.     And   Cynevulf  oft  mic-    5 
lum  gefeohtum  feaht  via*  Britvealum;  and  ymb  XXXI  vinter,  l>as  \>e  he 
rice  hiifde,  he  volde  adraefan  anne  iidding,  se  viis  Cyneheard  haten  and 
vas  l>as  Sigebryhtes   brodor.     Aud  ba  geahsode  he  Jione    cyning    lytle 
veredc  on  vifcydde  on  Merantune,  and  he  liine  bar  herad  and  bone  bur 
utan   beeode,  aer  hine  l>a  men   onfunden,   be  mid  bam    cyninge   vaerun.  10 
And  ba  ongeat  se  cyning  }>iit,    and   he  on  ba   duru  uteode  and   bii  un- 
heanlice  hine  verede,  6d  he  on  bone  adding  locode;  and  j)ii  utraesde  on 
hine  aud  hiue  mic  In  in  gevundade.     Aud  hi  ealle   on  bone  cyning  vaerun 
feohtende,   oil  bat  hi  hine  ofslagenne  hiifdou.     And  ba  onfundon   bat  biis 
cyniuges  gefcran  on  J>as   vifes  unstilnesse  and   bider  urnon,   sva  hvelc  15 
sv.i  bonne  gearo  viis.     Aud    hradost   heora  gehvelcum   se  adding  feorli 
and  feoh  gebe.id,  and  hiora  naenig  hit  gebingjan  nolde,  ac  hie  on   hine 
symle  feohtende  vaeron,    6d    bat  hi    ealle  laegon  ofsliigene  butan  siuum 
Brittiscum  gisle,  and  se  svide  gevundiid  vas.     Pa  on  morgene  gehyrdon 
bat  l>iis  eyninges  begnas,  ]>e  him  beiiftan  vaeron,  bat  se  cyning  ofslegen  20 
vas;  ba  ridon  lii  bider,  and  his  ealdorman  Osric,  and  Viferd   his  l>egu, 
and  ba  men,    l>e  he  aer  him  beiiftan  laefde,    bone  iideling  on  bsere  byrig 
gemetton,    baer  se   cyning   ofslegen  liig;    and  ba  gatti  him  to  belocene 
vaeron,  and  hie  baer  to  eodon.     And  ba  gebeiid  he  him  heora  agene   do- 
me feos  and  londes,    gif  hie  him  JjSs  rices  udon,    and  him  cydde,    biit  25 
hiora  maegas  him  mid  vaerun,  ba  be  him  from   nolden.     And  ba  cvaedun 
hi,    bat  him  naenig  ma?g  leofra  naere  bonne  heora  hlaford ,   and  })iit  hie 
nsefre  his  bauan  folgjan  noldon.      And  ba  budon  hi  hiora  meegum,    ]>at 
hie  him  gesuude  from  eodon,    and  hie  cvaedon,    biit  biit  ylce  heora  ge- 
fcrum  geboden  vaere,  l>e  aer  mid  bam  cyniuge  vaerun.     Pa  cvaedon  hie,  30 
hat  hie  biis,    hie  silfe,    ne  amunden  ]>on  ma  be  heora  gefcran,    be  mid 
bam  C3'ninge  vaeron  ofslegene.    And  hi  ba  ymb  \r\  gatu  feohtende  vaeron, 
da*  bat  hi  J)»r  in  flugou.      And  bone  iideling  ofslogon  and  l»a  men,    be 

1.  and  Vestseaxna  viotan]  i.  e.  be  Vestseaxna  viotena  fultume.  —  3. 
him]  i.  e.  mid  him.  —  4.  PruutesQodan]  Pryvetesflodan,  Ji.  —  14.  And  ba 
on  bis  vifes  gebaerum  onfundon  hiis  eyninges  Jjegnas  ba  unstilnesse,  and 
ba  j)ider,  Wh.  —  16.  radost,  Wh.  —  feoh  and  feorh,  Wh.  —  17.  ac  hie  — 
vaeron]  desunt  Wh.  —  18.  ofsliigene]  deest  Wh.  —  21.  Viferd]  Viverd, 
Wh.  —  22.  men —  laefde]  men  be  he  beiiftau  him  laefde  a?r,  Wh.  —  22. 
and  bone,  Wh.  —  24.  agene  dom,  Wh.  Si  quis  accusativum  dom  servare 
velit,  agenne  leyat  necesse  est.  —  25.  cydde]  cyddon,  Wh.  —  31.  hat  hi 
hi  bits  ne  onmunden  bon  ma  be  eovre  gefrrau,  Wh.  —  33.  baer  in  flugou] 
baer  Ine  fulgon,  Wh.  donee  Inam  sequerentur ,  vertit  Wh.;  pessime,  cum 
nullius  Ine  nominati  facta  sit  mentio,  et  fulgon  nunquam  idem  siynificet 
quod  folgedon.  fulgon  praeteritum  est  a  verbo  felhan,  abscondere ,  quod 
si  accipi  debeat,  6d  hi  hi  baer  inne  fulgon,  leyendum  est. 


32  Vyrdvriteras. 

him  mid  vaeron ,  e.'tlle  butan  anum,  se  vfis  ]>iis  ealdormonnes  godsiinu; 
and  lie  his  feorh  generede,  beah  he  vas  oft  gevuudod.  Se  cyning  Cy- 
nevuir  ricsode  XXXI  vintra,  aud  his  lie  lid  on  Vintanceastre,  and  baa 
iideliiiges  at  Acsannnustre,  and  heora  riht  fadereu  cyn  ged  to  Cerdice. 


2.     Be  bam  gefeohtum  be  Alfred,   Vestseaxna   cyning,    Den  urn  vid 
gefeaht  siddan  he  cynesetl  astige   ott  ]>iit  lie  fordferde. 

871.  Pa  feng  Alfred,  Adelvulfing,  to  Vestseaxna  rice,  and  has  ymb 
aenne  monad  gefeaht  Alfred  cyning  vid  ealue  bone  here  lytic  verede  Jit 
Yiltune,  and  hiue  longe  on  diig  geflymde,  and  ba  Deniscan  ahton  val- 
stdve  geveald.  And  piis  geares  vnrdon  nigen  folcgefeoht  gefohten  vid 
5  bone  here  on  by  cynerice  be  sudan  Temese,  butan  bam  be  him  Alfred, 
piis  cyninges  brodor,  aud  anlipige  ealdormen  and  cyninges  begnas  oft 
rade  ouridon,  be  mou  na  ne  rimde.  And  bas  geares  vaerun  ofslegene 
uigon  eorlas  and  an  cyning,  and  by  geare  namon  Vestseaxe  frid  vid 
bone  here. 
10  872.  Her  for  se  here  to  Lundenbyrig  from  Readingum  and  paer  viut- 

ersetl  nam;  and  pa  namon  Myrce  frid  vid  bone  here. 

873.  Her  for  se  here  on  Xordhymbre,  and  he  nam  vintersetl  on 
Lindesse  jit  Turcesige. 

874.  HC-r  for  se  here  from  Lindesse  to  Hreopediiue,  and  paer  viuter- 
15  setl  nam,    and    bone  cyning  Burhred    ofer  sa?    adraefdon  ymb   tva  and 

tventig  vintra,  pas  be  he  rice  hiifde,  and  biit  land  eall  geeodon,  and 
he  for  to  Rome  aud  paer  gesjit.  And  by  ylcan  geare  hie  sealdon  Cedl- 
vulfe,  anum  uu visum  cyninges  pegne,  Myrcna  rice  to  healdaune,  and 
he  liim  adas  svor  and  gislas  sealde,  piit  hit  him  gearo  vacre,  sva  hvylce 
20  dage  sva  hie  hit  habban  voldeu,  aud  he  gearo  vsere  mid  him  selfum  and 
on  eallum  bam,   j>e  him  laestau  voldon  to  piis  heres  pearfe. 

875.  Her  for  se  here  from  Hreopedune,  aud  Healfdene  for  mid  sura- 
u m  I)am  here  ou  Xordauhymbre,  and  nam  vintersetl  be  Tinan  paere  ea, 
and  se  here  l>;'it  loud  geeode  aud  oft  hergade  ou  Peohtas  and  on  Straet- 

25  cledvealas.  and  for  Godriin  and  Oscitel  and  Anvind,  ba  bri  cyningas, 
of  Hreopedune  to  Grantebrycge  mid  miclum  here  aud  saeton  paer  an 
gear.  And  py  sumere  for  Alfred  cyning  At  on  sac  mid  sciphere  and  ge- 
feaht vid  seofon  sciphliistas  and  hiora  an  gefeng  and  |>ii  ddre  geflymde. 

876.  Her  hine  bestiil  se  here  aud  iutd  Yerhain  Vestseaxna  ferde,  and 
30  siddan  vid  bone  here  se  cyning  frid  nam,    and    ba   gislas    sealdon,    pe 

on  bam  here  veorddste  vaeron,  to  pam  cyninge,  and  him  j>a  adas  svoron 
on  bam  halgan  beage,  be  hie  aer  nanre  pedde  noldon ,  J» tit  hi  hriidlice 
of  his  rice  foren;  and  hi  pa  under  bam  hi  nihtes  bestaelou  paere  fyrde, 
se  gehorsade  here,  into  Exanceastre,  and  ]>y  ylcan  geare  Healfdene 
35  Nordanluunbra  land  gedaelde  and  ergende  vaeron  and  hiora  tilgende. 

877.  Her  com  se  here  into  Exanceastre  from  Verham  and  se  sciphere 
segldde  vest  ymbiitan;    aud  ba  gemette  hie  micel  yst   on  sae,    and  baer 

5.  and  butan,  Wh.  —  6.  aulipig  ealdorman,  Wh.  —  13.  Wh.  re/jetit 
post  Turcesige:  and  ba  namon  Myrce  frid  vid  bone  here.  —  16.  viuter, 
Wh.  —  18.  Cedlvnlfe,  deest  Wh.  -  19.  hitj  he,  Wh.  —  24.  JStraMlrdveal- 
as,  B.,  Straeclcdvealas,   Wh.  —  25.  Giidram,  B.  —  26.  micele  verede,   Wh. 

—  27.  sumera,   Wh.  —  28.  ddru,   Wh.  —  30.  and  pa  —  vaeron,  desunt  Wh. 

—  37.  mette,   Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  33 

forveard  huudtvelftig  scipa  «it  Svanavic.  And  se  cyning  Alfred  after 
l)am  gehorsodum  here  mid  fvrde  rad  6d  Exanceaster,  and  hi  hindan  of- 
ridan  ne  mealite,  aer  hie  on  ham  fastene  va?ron,  pa?r  him  man  to  ne 
meahte.  And  hie  him  paer  fore  gislas  sealdon,  sva  feala  sva  he  habhau 
volde,  and  micele  adas  svoron,  and  pa  godne  fricT  heoldon.  And  ba  on  5 
htirfeste  gefor  se  here  on  Mercna  lond  and  hit  gedaeldon  sum,  and  sum 
Ceolvulfe  sealdon. 

878.  Her  hine  bestal  se  here  on  midne  vinter  ofer   tvelftan  niht   fed 
Cyppauh«\me,    and  geridon  Vestseaxna  loud,    and  gesaeton,    and  micel 
piis  folces   ofer  sa?  adraefdon,  and  piis  odres  pone  maestan  dael  hi  geridon  10 
and  him  to  gecirdon,  biitan  pam  cyninge  Alfrcde,  and  he  lytle  veorode 
uneadelice  after  vudum  for  and  on  morfastenum.     And  piis  ylcan  vintres 
viis  Ingviires  brodor  and  Healfdenes  on  Yestseaxum,    on   Defenascyre 
mid  tventigum  scipum  and  prim  scipum  ,    and  hine  mou  paer  ofsloh  and 
eahta  bund   monna  mid  him,    and  feoverlig  mouua  his   heres,    and   ba?r  15 
vas    se    gudfana    genumen,    pe   hi   hrafen   heton.      And   piis    on  Eastron 
vorhte  Alfred  cyning  lytle  veorude  geveorc  at  Adelinga-igge,    and  of 
pam  geveorce  vas  vinnende  vid  pone  here  and  Sumorsoetena  se  dael,  se 
pa?r  nehst  viis.     f'a  on  pa? re  seofodan  viican   ofer  Eastron  he  gerad  to 
EcgbjThtes-stane     be    eastan    Sealvuda,    and    him    comon   pser    ongean  20 
Sumorsa?te  ealle  aod  Vilsa?te  and  Hamtiinscire  se  duel,  se  hire  beheonan 
sa3   vas,    and  his  gefiigene  va?nin.      And  he  for  yrab  cine  niht   of  pam 
victim  to  lglea,    and  piis  eft  ymb   sine  niht  to  Adaudune,    and   pa?r  ge- 
feaht  vid  ealne  pone  here,  and  hine  geflymde,  and  him  after  rad  66  pat 
geveorc,  and  pa?r  sat  feovertyne  niht.      Pa    sealde    se   here  him  gislas  25 
and  micele  adas,    piit  hi  of  his  rice  voldon,  and  hiin  eac  gehetou,   pat 
hiora  cyning  fulvihte  onfon  volde,    and  hie  bat  gelaeston  sva.     And  piis 
ymb   preti  vucan  com   se    cyning    to  him,    Godrun,    prittiga  sum    para 
monna,    pe  in  pam  here  veorduste  vaeron,  iit  Aire,  pat  is  vid  Adelinga 
igge,    and  his  se    cyning  pa>r  onfeng   iit  fulvihte,    and  his  crismlysing  30 
vas  iit  Vetmor.       And  he  pser  vas  tvelf  niht  mid  bam  cyninge,    and  he 
hine  and  his  geft'ran  mid  miclum  feo  veordode. 

879.  Her  for  se  here  to  Cirenceastre  on  Eastengle,  and  gesiit  piit 
lond  and  gedaelde ,  and  by  ylcan  geare  for  se  here  ofer  sa? ,  pe  a?r  on 
Fullanhomme  sat,  on  Froncland  to  Gent  and  siit  paer  an  gear.  35 

882.  Her  for  se  here  up  ondlong  Ma?se  feor  on  Froncland,  and  pa?r 
sat  sin  gear.  And  by  ylean  geare  for  Alfred  cyning  mid  scipum  ut  on 
sa?  and  gefeaht  vid  feover  sciphliistas  Deniscra  monna,  and  para  scipa 
tva  genam,  and  pa  men  ofsliigene  va?rou  pe  pasr  on  varoo.  And  tvegen 
scipheras  him  on  hand  eodon,  and  pa  vaeron  miclum  forsliigene  and  for-  40 
vundode,  a?r  hie  on  hond  eodon. 

885.  Her  todaplde  se  foresprecena  here  on  tva,  oder  da?l  east,  oder 
da?l  to  Hrofesceastre,  and  3rmbsaeton  pa  ceastre,  and  vorhton  oder  fasten 
ymbe  hie  selfe,  and  hi  peah  ceastre  averedon.  f'a  eode  se  here  to  hiora 
scipum  and  forlet  piit  geveorc,  and  hi  vurdon  pa?r  behorsode,  and  sona  45 
py  ylcan  sumere  ofer  sa?  geviton.  And  by  jicau  geare  sende  Alfred 
cyning  sciphere  on  Eastengle.     Sona  sva  hie  comou  on  Stufe  mndan,  pa 

2.  gehorsudan,  Wh.  —  12.  vintra,  Wh.  —  13.  Ingvaresl  Inviires,  Wh., 
Iveres,  Land.  —  15.  and  paer  —  heton ,  desunt  Wh.  —  23.  vican,  Wh.  — 
Edandiine,  Wh.  —  25.  F»a  |  And  pa,  Wh.  —  him  gislas]  him  fore  gislas, 
Wh.  —  31.  he,  deest  Wh.  —  42.  foresprecenan,  Wh.  —  46.  sumera,  Wh. 

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34  Vyrdvriteras. 

metton  hie  sixtyne  scipu  vicinga  and  vid  pa  gefuhton;  and  pa  scipo 
eall  geraehton,  and  ba  men  ofslogon.  Pa  hie  ba  hamveard  vendon  mid 
paere  hereby de,  pa  metton  hi  micelne  sciphere  vicinga,  and  ba  vid  pa 
gefuhton  py  ylcan  diige,  and  psiDeniscan  ahton  sige;  and  by  ylcan  geare 
5  se  here  on  Eastenglum  brae  fricT  vid  Alfred  cjning. 

886.  Py  geare  gesette  Alfred  cyning  Lundenburg,  and  him  eall  An- 
gelcyn  to  gecirde ,  pat  bfitan  Deniscra  monna  haftnede  vsis,  and  he  ba 
befaste  pa  burh  Adelrede  ealdormen  to  healdanne. 

893.  Her  on  bisum   geare  for  se  micela   here,    pe   ve  gefyrn   ymbe 

10  spraecon,  eft  of  bam  eastrice  CFrancna)  vestveard  to  Bunnan,  and  bser 
vurdon  gescipode,  sva  bat  liie  asetton  him  on  anne  sid  ofer  mid  hor- 
sum  mid  ealle,  and  ba  comon  up  Limine  mi'uTan  mid  tva  hund  scipa  and 
f  iftigum  scipum.  Se  muda  is  on  eastveardre  Cent,  iit  pas  micelan  vuda 
eastende,  be  ve  Andred  hatad.     Se  vudu  is  eastlaug  and  vestlang  hund- 

15  tvelftiges  mila  lang  odde  lengra,  and  prittiges  mila  brad.  Seo  ea,  pe 
ve  aer  ymbe  spraecon,  lid  fit  of  bam  vealde.  On  pa  ea  hie  tugon  up 
hiora  scipu  od  pone  veald  feover  mila  fram  pam  mfidan  iiteveardan. 
and  ba?r  abra?con  an  geveorc  inne  on  bam  fenne,  sa?ton  feava  cirlisce 
men  on,  and  vas  samvorht.      Pa  sona  after  bam  com  Haesten  mid  bund 

20  eahtotigum  scipa  and  vorhte  him  geveorc  at  Middeltiine,  and  se  «*>der 
here  at  Apuldre. 

891.  On  peos  geare,  [>at  vas  jmb  tvelf  monad  pas  be  hie  on  bam 
eastrice  geveorc  gevorht  hafdon,  Xordhymbre  and  Eastengle  biifdou 
Alfredo  cj'ninge  adas  geseald,   and  Eastengle  foregisla   sex;    and  beah 

25  ofer  ba  treova,  sva  oft  sva  ba  odre  hergas  mid  ealle  herige  fit  foron, 
ponne  foron  hie  odde  mid,  odde  on  heora  healfe  an.  Pa  gegadrode 
Alfred  cyning  his  fyrde,  and  for,  pat  lie  bevicode  betvih  pam  tvam  her- 
gum  pa?r,  pa?r  lie  nehst  rymet  hafde  for  vudufiistenne  and  for  viiter- 
fiistenne ,  sva  pat  he  mihte  segd'erne  gertecan,  gif  hie  a?nigne  feld  secan 

30  volden.  Pa  foron  hie  siddan  after  pam  vealde  hlodum  and  flocradum  be 
sva  hvadere  efes,  sva  hit  ponne  fyrdleas  vas,  and  hi  mon  eac  mid 
«uTrum  floccum  sdhte  msestra  daga  selce  odde  on  niht,  ge  of  paere  fyrde 
ge  eac  of  pam  burgum.  Hiifde  se  cyning  his  fyrd  on  tvii  tonumen,  sva 
pfit  hi  vaeron   symle  healfe  at  ham,  healfe  fite,  biitau    pam  mannum  ,  pe 

35  pa  burh  healdan  sceoldon.  Xe  com  se  here  oftdr  eall  fite  of  pam  sa;tum 
ponne  tuva;  odre  side,  pa  hie  arrest  to  londe  cdmon,  aer  sio  fyrd  ge- 
samnod  va?re,  odre  side,  pa  hie  of  pam  saetum  farau  voldon.  Pa  hie 
gefengon  micele  herehyd,  and  pa  voldon  ferjan  nordveardes  ofer  Temese 
innan  Eastseaxe ,    ougean  pa  scipu:    pa  forrad  sio  fyrd  hie  foran,    and 

40  him  vid  gefeaht  sit  Fearnhame,  and  pone  here  geflymde.  And  pa  here- 
hyde  slhreddon  and  hi  flugon  ofer  Temese  bfitan  aelcum  forda,  pa  up 
be  Colne  on  anne  iggad;  pa  bess'it  sio  fyrd  hie  pier  fitan  pa  hvile  pe 
hie  p«er  longest  mete  hafdon.  Ac  hi  hafdon  p;l  hiora  stemn  gesetenne 
and  hiora  mete  genotudne,    and  viis  se  cyning  pa  pyderveardes  on  fare 

45  mid  paere  scyre  pe  mid  him  fyrdedon.  P;*t  he  psi  vas  pyderveardes,  and 
sio  odre  fyrd  viis  hamveardes:  pa  Ueniscan  saeton  paer  behindan,  for 
pam  hiora  cyning  viis  gevundod  on  pam  gefeohte,  pat  hi  hine  ne  mihton 

7.  and  hie  psi,  Wh.  —  12.  mid  CCL  hund  scipa,  IVh.  —  22.  peos]  pis, 
\yh.  —  26.  sin]  on,  Wh.  —  27.  betuh,  IVh.  —  31.  hi  mon]  him  mon,  Wh. 
—  33.  tva]  to,  Wh.  —  35.  scealdan,  Wh.  —  37.  voldan,  Wh.  —  40. 
Fearnhamme,   Wh.  —  43.  stemninge  gesetene,  Cod.  Cnntabr. 


Vyrdvriteras.  35 

ferjan:  ba  gegaderodon  ba  be  on  Xordhymbrum  bugeatf  and  on  East- 
englum  sum  liund  scipa,  and  foron  sua"  ymb  utan,  and  sum  feovertig 
scipa  nord  ymb  utan,  and  ymbsaeton  an  geveorc  on  Defenascyre  be 
nord  ba?re  sa?,  and  pa,  be  sutf  ymh  utan  fdron,  ymbsaeton  Eaxanceaster. 
Pa  se  cyning  piit  hyrde,  pa  vende  he  hine  vest  via"  Eaxanceastres  mid  5 
eallre  paere  fyrde,  butan  svide  gevealdenum  dsele  easteveardes  pas  fol- 
ces.  Pa  foron  ford  od  be  hie  comon  to  Lundenbyrig,  and  ba  mid  bam 
burhvarum  and  l)am  fultume,  be  him  vestan  com,  foron  east  to  Beam- 
fleote. Vas  Haesten  ba  ba?r  cumen  mid  bis  herge,  be  a?r  at  Middeltune 
sat,  and  eac  se  micela  here  vas  ba  bser  to  cumeu,  be  eer  on  Limene-  10 
mud  an  silt,  iit  Apuldre.  Hiifde  Hasten  aer  gevorht  pat  geveorc  at  Beam- 
fleote, and  vas  ba  fit  afaren  on  hergad,  and  viis  se  micela  here  at  ham. 
Pa  foron  hi  to  and  geflvmdon  pone  here  and  bat  geveorc  abraecon,  and 
genamon  eall  b'iit  ba?r  binnan  viis  ge  on  feo,  ge  on  vifum,  ge  eac  on 
bearnum ,  and  brohton  eall  in  to  Lundenbyrig,  and  ba  scipu  ealle  odde  15 
tobraccon  odde  forbiirndon,  odde  to  Lundenbyrig  brohton  odde  to  Hro- 
fesceastre.  And  Hsstenes  vif  and  his  sunn  tvegen  mon  brohte  to  bam 
cyninge;  and  he  hi  him  eft  ageaf,  forbam  be  hiora  viis  oder  his  god- 
sunu,  oder  Adelrcdes  ealdormonnes.  Hiifdon  hi  hiora  onfangen,  a?r 
Hasten  to  Beamfleote  come,  and  he  him  hiifde  geseald  gislas  and  «Idas,  20 
and  se  cyning  him  eac  vel  feoh  sealde,  and  e;ic  sva  ba  he  bone  cniht 
«igeaf  and  biit  vif.  Ac  sona  sva  hie  to  Beamfleote  comon,  and  bat  ge- 
veorc gevorht  vas,  sva  hergode  he  on  his  rice  bone  ylcan  ende,  be 
Adelred,  his  cumpiider,  healdan  sceolde.  And  eft  odre  side  he  viis  on 
hergad  gelend  on  pat  ylce  rice,  pa  pa  man  his  geveorc  abriic.  Pa  se  25 
cyning  hine  ba  vest  vende  mid  bare  fyrde  vid  Eaxanceastres,  sva  ic  aer 
saede,  and  se  here  ba  burh  beseten  hiifde:  ba  he  beer  to  gefaren  vas,  pft 
eodon  hie  to  hiora  scipiun.  Pa  he  p;i  vid  J)one  here  par  vest  abysgod 
vas,  and  ba  hergas  vaeron  ba  gegadrode  begen  to  Sceobyrig  on  East- 
seaxum,  and  baer  geveorc  vorhton,  foron  begen  iit  giidere  up  be  Teniese,  30 
and  him  com  micel  eaca  to  aegder  ge  Eastenglura  ge  of  Xordhymbrum; 
foron  ha  up  be  Temese,  otf  biit  hie  gedidon  at  Saferne.  Pa  up  be  Sa- 
ferne  ba  gegaderode  Adelred  ealdorman  and  Adelm  ealdorman  and 
Adelnod  ealdorman  and  ba  cyninges  begnas  be  ba  iit  ham  iit  bam  ge- 
veorcum  vrron,  of  arlcre  byrig  be  eastan  Pedredan,  ge  be  vestan  Seal-  35 
vuda,  ge  be  eastan  ge  eac  be  nordan  Temese,  and  be  vestan  Saferne, 
ge  eac  sum  d.t-1  biis  nordvealcyunes;  and  ba  hi  ba  ealle  gegadrode 
vaeron,  pa  offoron  hie  bone  here  hindan  iit  Bnttingtune  on  SiifernstacTe, 
and  hine  pair  utan  beseeton  on  aelce  healfe  on  anum  fiistenne.  Pa  hie 
ba  feala  vucena  sa?ton  on  tva  healfe  baera  ea,  and  se  cyning  viis  vest  40 
on  Defenum  vid  bone  sciphere:  pa  vaeron  hie  mid  meteleaste  gevaegde, 
and  hiifdon  micelne  dael  baera  horsa  freten,  and  ba  odre  vaeron  hungre 
acvolen:  Pa  eodon  hie  fit  to  mannum  be  on  easthealfe  paere  ea  vicodon 
and  him  vicT  gefnhton.  And  ba  cristenan  hiifdon  sige,  and  beer  veard 
Ordhelm  ,  cyninges  begu,  ofsliigen,  eac  monige  odre  cjninges  pegnas,  45 
and  se  d*l,  pe  paer  aveg  com,  vurdon  on  fleiime  generede.  Pa  hie  on 
Eastseaxe  comon  to  hiora  geveorce,  pa  gegadrode  sio  l.if  on  Easteng- 
lum  and    of  ]Vordhymbrum  micelne   here   onforan  vinter,    and   befaston 

25.  gelend]  =  gelended,  gelandod.  —  38.  Bnttingtune,  #.]  Btitdiging- 
tune,   Wh.  —  41.  gevaehte,  Cod.  Cotton. 


36  Vyrdvriteras. 

hiora  vif  and  hiora  scipu  and  hiora  feoh  on  Eastenglum  and  foron  an- 
streces  dages  and  nihtes,  bat  hie  gedidon  on  anre  vestre  ceastre,  on 
Virhealum ,  sio  is  Legaceaster  gehaten.  Pa  ne  mihte  sio  fyrd  hie  na 
hindan  offaran,  aer  hie  vaeron  inne  on  bam  geveorce,  besaeton  beah 
5  bat  geveorc  iitan  same  tvegen  dagas,  and  genamon  ceapes  eall  bat  pa?r 
butan  vas,  and  pa  men  ofslogon,  pe  hie  foran  forridan  mihton  biitan 
geveorce,  and  bat  corn  eall  forbarndon  and  mid  hiora  horstim  frseton 
on  selcre  efennehde;  and  bat  vas  ymb  tvelf  monad  biis  pe  hie  aer  hider 
ofer  sae  comon. 

10  895.  Ond  ba  sona  iifter  bam  on  peos  geare  for  se  here  of  Virheale 

innan  Xordvealas,  forpam  hie  paer  sittan  ne  mihton,  pat  vas  for  by  pe 
hie  vaeron  benumene  aegder  ge  pas  ceapes  ge  pas  comes,  pe  hie  gehei-- 
god  hiifdon.  Pa  hie  pa  eft  tit  of  Nordvealum  vendon  mid  paere  byde  pe 
hie  pser  genumen  hafdon;  pa  foron  hie  ofer  Nordhynsbra  land  and  East- 

15  engla,  sva  sva  sio  fyrd  hie  geraecan  ne  mihte,  6d  bat  hie  comon  on 
Eastseaxna  land  easteveard  on  an  igland,  pat  is  ute  on  baere  sae,  bait  is 
Meresig  haten.  And  sva  se  here  eft  hamveard  vende,  be  Eaxanceastre 
beseten  hafde,  ba  hergodon  hie  up  on  Sudseaxum  neah  Cisseceastre, 
and    pa  burhvare   hie    geflymdon    and  hiora   monig  hund    ofslogon  and 

20  hiora  scipu  sumu  genamon.  Pa  by  3'lcan  gere  onforan  vinter  pa  De- 
niscan,  pe  on  Meresige  saeton,  tugon  heora  scipu  up  on  Temese,  and 
pa  up  on  Ligau;  pat  vas  ymb  tva  ger  biiste  hie  hider  ofer  sae  comon. 

896.  On  py  ylcan  gere  vorhte  se  foresprecena  here  geveorc  be  Li- 
gan,    tventig  mila  bufan  Lundenbyrig.       Pa  bas  on  sumera  foron  micel 

25  dael  para  burhvara  and  eac  sva  odres  folces,  bat  hie  gedidon  at  bara 
Deniscena  geveorce,  and  paer  vurdon  geflymde,  and  same  feover  cynin- 
ges  pegnas  ofslagene.  Pa  bas  on  hiirfeste  ba  vicode  se  cyning  on 
neaveste  baere  byrig  ba  hvile  be  hie  hiora  corn  geripon,  pat  pa  Denis- 
can  him  ne  mihton  pas  ripes  forvjrnan.      Pa  sume  ditge  rad  se  cyning 

30  up  be  paere  ea  and  gehavode,  hvaer  mon  mihte  pa  ea  forvyrcan,  pat 
hie  ne  mihton  pa  scipu  at  brengan,  and  hie  ba  sva  didon,  vorhton  ba 
tva  geveorc  on  tva  healfe  baere  eas.  Pa  hie  ba  biit  geveorc  furduin 
ongunnen  hafdon  and  baer  to  gevicod  hafdon,  ba  ongeat  se  here,  bat 
hie    ne  mihton  pa  scipu  lit  brengan:    ba  forleton  hi  hi  and  eodon  ofer 

35  land,  bat  hie  gedidon  at  Cvatbrycge  be  Siifern,  and  baer  geveorc  vorhton. 
Pa  rad  set»  fyrd  vestveard  after  bam  herige,  and  ba  men  of  Lunden- 
byrig  gefetedon  J>ii  scipu,  and  pa  ealle,  pe  hie  alaedan  ne  mihton,  to- 
braecon,  and  pa  ])e  paer  staelvyrde  vaeron  binnan  Lundenbyrig  gebrohton. 
And  ba  Deniscan  hafdon  hiora  vif  befast  innan  Eastengle,  aer  hie  ut  of 

40  pam  geveorce  foron;  pa  saeton  hie  pone  vinter  at  Cvatbrycge,  bat  vas 
ymb  breo  ger  bas  be  hie  on  Limene  mutian  comon  hider  ofer  sae. 

897.  Pa  vas  on  sumera  on  pisum  gere,  tofor  se  here,  sum  on  East- 
engle, sum  on  Nordhymbre,  and  ba  be  feohlease  vaeron  him  paer  scipu 
begeton,  and  siid  ofer  sae  foron  to  Sigene.     INafde  se  here,  godes  bonces, 

45  Angelcyn  ealles  forsvide  gebrocod;  ac  hie  vaeron  micele  sviddr 
gebrocode  on  bam  brim  gearum  mid  ceapes  cvylde  and  mouna,  eallra 
svidost  mid  pam  biit  monige   bara  selestena   cyninges   begena,    be   baer 


8.  efenehde,  Wh.  —  10.  beds]  bis,   Wh.  —  26.  Denescana,   Wh.  —  28. 
gerypon,   Wh.  —  32.  tva]  tu,  Wh.  —  36.  man,   Wh.  —  44.  ponges,  Wh. 


Vyrdvriteras.  37 

on  londe  vaeron,  fordferdou  on  jiam  l)rim  gearuni;  para  vas  sumSvidulf, 
biscop  on  Hrofesceastre,  and  Ceolmund  ealdonnan  on  Cent,  and 
Beorhtulf  ealdonnan  on  Eastseaxum,  and  Vulfrcd  ealdonnan  on  Hamtun- 
scyre,  and  Ealheard  biscop  at  Dorceceastre,  and  Eadulf  cyninges  pegen 
on  Sfidseaxuni,  and  Beornvulf  vicgefera  on  Yinteceastre,  and  Ecgulf  5 
cyninges  horspegn,  and  monige  eac  mid  him,  peah  ic  pa  gepungnestan 
nemde.  Py  }lcan  geare  drehtou  pa  hergas  on  Eastenglum  and  NorcT- 
hymbruin  Yestseaxna  lond  svide  be  pam  sudstade  mid  stselhergum;  ealra 
svidost  mid  Jiam  ascum,  pe  hie  feala  geara  aer  tiuibrodon.  Pa  het  Alt- 
red  cyning  timbrjan  lange  scipu  ongeu  pa  tiscas,  pa  vaeron  fulueah  tva  10 
sva  lange  sva  pa  odru;  same  hiifdon  sixtig  ara,  sume  ma;  pa  vaeron 
aegder  ge  sviftran  ge  uuvealtran  ge  eac  hyran  ponne  pa  ddruj  na?ron 
navder  ne  on  Fresisc  gescapene  ne  on  Denisc,  bfitau  sva  him  selfum 
puhte,  l>iit  hie  nytvyrdoste  beon  meahton.  Pa  fit  snmum  cyrre  pas  yl- 
can  geares  c onion  paer  scipu  six  to  Viht ,  and  paer  mycel  yfel  gedidon  15 
a'gder  ge  on  Defenum,  ge  vel  hvser  be  pam  saerimau.  fa  het  se  cyning 
faran  mid  nigonum  to  para  nivena  scipa,  and  forfarau  him  l>one  mudan 
foran  on  uter  mere;  pa  forou  hie  mid  prim  scipum  fit  ongen  hie,  and 
preo  stodon  at  ufeveardum  pam  mudan  on  drygenum.  Vaeron  pa  men 
uppe  on  londe  of  agane :  pa  gefengon  hie  para  preora  scipa  tva  at  pam  20 
mudan  uteveardum,  and  pa  men  ofslogon,  and  pat  an  odvand.  On  pam 
vaeron  eac  pa  men  ofsliigene  bfitan  fifuin;  pa  comon  for  py  onveg,  pe 
para  oderra  scipu  asaeton:  pa  vurdon  eac  svide  uneadelice  aseten.  Preo 
asaeton  on  pa  healte  pis  deopes,  pe  pa  Deniscan  scipu  iiseten  vseron, 
and  pa  odru  ealle  on  odre  liealfe,  pat  hiora  ne  mihte  nan  to  odrum.  25 
Ac  pa  pat  viiter  viis  aebbad  feala  furlanga  from  pam  scipum,  pa  eodon 
pa  Deniscan  from  pam  prim  scipum  to  pam  odrum  prim,  pe  on  heora 
healfe  beebbode  vseron,  and  hie  pa  gefuhton  paer.  Paer  veard  ofslagen 
Lucumon  cyninges  gerefa,  and  Vulfheard  Frisa,  and  Abbe  Frisa,  and 
Adelhere  Frisa,  and  Adelferd  cyninges  geneat,  and  ealra  monna  Fri-  30 
siscra  and  Engliscra  sixtig  and  tvegen,  and  piira  Deniscra  hundtvelftig. 
Pa  com  pam  Deniscum  scipum  peah  ser  flod  to,  aer  pa  cristnan  mihton 
hiora  fit  ascufan,  and  hie  for  py  fit  odreovon.  Pa  vaeron  hie  to  pam 
gesargode,  pat  hie  ne  mihton  Sudseaxna  lond  fitan  berovan;  ac  hiora 
pser  tva  sae  on  lond  bedraf,  and  pa  men  mon  laedde  to  Vinteceastre  to  35 
pam  cyninge,  and  he  hie  paer  ahon  het.  And  p<i  comon  on  Eastengle 
pe  on  pam  anum  scipe  vaeron  svide  forvundode.  Py  ylcan  geare  for- 
veard  no  las  ponne  tventig  scipa  mid  raannum  mid  ealle  be  pam  sfid- 
riman. 

901.  Her  gefor  Alfred,  Adulfing,  six  nihtum  aer  ealra  haligra  massau.  40 
Se  vas  cyning   ofer  eall  Ongelcynn  butan  pam   daele,    pe   under  Dena 
onvealde  viis,   and  heold  pat  rice  odrum  healfum  las  be  prittig  vintra, 
and  pa  feng  Eadveard,  his  sunu,  to  rice. 


3.    Be  Anlafes  hergunge  and  Byrhtnodes  deade. 
993.  Her  on  pisum  geare  com  Unliif  mid  prim  and  hundnigentigon 
scipum  to    Stane,    and  forhergodon  pat  ymb    fitan.      And  for  pauon  to 

17.  forfaran]  forforon,  Wh.  —  20.  tva]  tu,  Wh.  —  40.  Adulfing]  i.  e. 
Eadulfing,  Eadvulting;  sed  Alfredi  pater  nomeu  habuit  Adelvulf,  qua  re 
pro  Adulfing  Adclvulfing  leyendum  est. 


38  Vyrdvriteras. 

Saudvic,   and  sva  bonan  to  Gjpesvic,  and  pat  eal  ofereode.      And  sva 

to  Mseldune,   and  liim  com  pser  togeanes    Byrhtnod   ealdormau  mid  his 

fyrde,  and  him  viJ  gefeaht.     And  hie  bone  ealdorman  paer  ofslogon  and 

valstove  geveald  ahton.      And  him  man  nam  fritf  vid,    and  hine  nam  se 

5  cyning  sicTdan  to  biscopes  handa  burh  Sirices  lare,  Cantvara  biscopes. 

994.  Pa  sende  se   cyning    after  Aulafe   cyninge  Alfeah   biscop  and 

Adelveard  ealdorman,  and  man  gislode  pa  hvile  into  bam  scipura.    And 

hi  pa  laeddon  Anlaf  mid  miclum  vurdscipe  to  [lam  cyninge  to  Andeferan, 

and  se  cyning  AcTelraed  his  onfeng  at  biscopes  handa  and  him  cynelice 

10  gifode.     And  him  pa  Anlaf  behet,    sva  he  hit  eac  gelaeste,  pat  he  na?fre 

eft  id  Angelcynue  mid  unfride  cuman  nolde. 


B.    Udvitan. 


Adrianus  and  Ritheus. 
CMS.  Cotton.  Julius  A.  II.  Qol-  137&)  X.  sec.) 
A.     Saga  me,  hit  lange  vas  Adam  ou  neorxuavange? 
R.     Ic  be  secge,  he  vas  brittiue  gear. 
A.     Saga  me,  on  hvylcne  dag  he  gesyngode? 
R.     Ic  be  secge,  on  fridag;  aud  on  bone  drig  he  vas  a?r  gesceapen  and 

on  bam  diige  he  eft  «isvealt,    aud  for  ha  in  Crist  eft  ,brovdde  on  bam     5 

diige. 
A.     Saga  me:  on  hviidere  Adames  sidau   nam   ure  drihten   bat  ribb,   be 

he  ])iit  vif  of  gevorhte? 
R.     Ic  be  secge,  on  baere  vinstran. 
A.    Saga  me,  hvaer  sat  ure  drihteu,  ba  he  gevorhte  heofonan  and  eordau  10 

and  ealle  gesceafta? 
R.     Ic  be  secge,  ofer  vinda  fid'erum. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvaer  is  seo  eortTe,  be  naefre  sunne  on  ne  sceau  ne  inona, 

ne  naefre  vind  on  ne  bleov  nane  tid  dages,  nc  a?r  ne  after? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:    seo  eorde   is  in  Jiaere  readan  sse,   ofer  baere  eode  Is-  15 

raela  folc  of  Egypta  heaftnode. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvaer  seine  seo  sunne  on  niht? 
R.     Ic  J)e  secge:    on  brim  stovum;    arrest  on  bas  hvales  innode  J>e  is 

cveden  Leviathan,    and    on  odre   tid  heo    scincf  on  helle,    and  ba 

l>ridda  tid  heo  sciniT  on  bain  ealonde,  \mt  is  Glid  neiuued;   and  J)aer  20 

restacT  haligra  manna  siivla  6d  domes  dag. 
A.     Saga  me,  for  hvam  seine  seo  sunne  sva  rcade  on  seme  morgen? 
R.     Ic  J)e  secge :  for  l>am  {ie  heo  cynuT  up  of  l)aere  sa?. 
A.     Saga  me,  for  hvam  bytf  seo  sunne  sva  read  on  oefen? 
R.     Ic  be  secge:  for  bam  be  heo  locad  ufau  on  helle.  25 

A.     Saga  me,  hu  micel  seo  sunne  si? 
R.     Ic  be  secge:  heo  is  mare  bonne  eorde,   for  bam  heo  byd  on  aelcuin 

lande  hat. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvyle  si  seo  sunne? 

R.    Ic  be  secge:   Astriges  se  dry  saede,  bat  hit  voere  birnende  stan. 
A.    Saga  me,  hvat  biis  lifigendan  mannes  gleng  si? 

3.  daeig,   Wright.  —  4.  frydaeig,   Wr.  —  17.  scyne,  Wr.  —   21.  daig, 
WTt  _  22.  Scyne,  Wr.  —  26.  uiycel,  IVr.  —  si]  sy,   Wr.  —  27.  ys,   Wr. 


40  Udvitan. 

R.    Ic  pe  secge :  piis  deadan  svat. 

A.    Saga  me,  hvylc  sunu  vraece  aerest  his  fader  on  his  moder  iundde? 
R.     Ic  be  secge:   paere  niiddran  sunu,  for  bam  be   seo  moder  ofsloh  aer 
bone  fader,  and  boune  ofslead  pa  beam  eft  pa  moder. 
5  A.     Saga  me,   hvylc  bisceop  vaere   aerest  on  paere  ealdan   a?  ser  Cristes 
tocyme? 
R.     Ic  pe  secge :  Melchisedech  and  Aaron. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvylc  bisceop  vaere  aerest  on  paere  nivau  se? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:  Petrus  and  Jacobus. 
10  A.     Saga  me,  hvylc  man  vitegode  aerest? 
R.    Ic  pe  secge:  Samuel. 
A.     Saga  me,  hva  vnit  bocstafas  aerest? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:  Mercurius  se  gigaut. 

A.     Saga  me,  hva  sette  eerest  vineardas,  of  be  hva  dranc  aerest  viu? 
15  R.     Ic  ]>e  secge:  JVde. 

A.     Saga  me,  hva  vaere  arrest  laece? 
R.     Ic  be  secge  :  Asclepius  se  vas  cviiden. 

A.    Saga  me,   hvat  sint  pa  tvegen  men  on  ueorxuavauge,   and  pas  ge- 
lomlice  vepad  and  beoil  unrote? 
20  R.     Ic  Jie  secge:  Enoc    and  Heliasj    hi  vepad   for   pain  pe   hi   sceolon 
cuman  on  l>isne  middangeard   and  beon   deade,    J>eah  hi   aer  J>onue 
dead  longe  yldon. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvaer  vunjad  hi? 

R.    Ic  be  secge:  Malitica  and  Intimphonis,   l>at  is  on  scinfelda  and  on 
25  sceanfelda. 

A.     Saga  me,  for  hvam  si  se  hriifen  sva  sveart,  pe  vex  viis  hvit? 

R.    Ic  pe  secge:  for  py  \>e  he  eft  ne  gehvyrfde  to  Noe  into  paere  arce, 

pe  he  aer  of  gesend  viis. 
A.     Saga  me,    for  hvam  se  hriifen   burli  geliyrsumnisse  gebingade,    J)at 
30  he  aer  purh  ofermodignisse  agylte? 

R.    Ic  J)e  secge:  ba  he  feddeHeliam;  to  {tarn  eode  he  on  pam  vestenne 

and  him  ]>enode. 
A.    Saga  me,  hvaer  byd  mannes  mod? 

R.    Ic  pe  secge:  on  l>am  heafde,  and  gaed  ut  purh  pone  mud. 
35  A.     Saga   me,     hvylce    vihta    beod    odre    tid    vifcynnes    and    odre    tid 
vaepnedcynnes? 
R.    Ic  pe  secge:    Belda  se  fisc   on  sae,    and  Viperus  seo  naddre,    and 

Corvus  se  fugel,  \mt  is  se  hriifen. 
A.    Saga  me,  for  hvam  seo  sae  si  sealt? 
40  R.    Ic  pe  secge :    for  pam  pe  Moyses  vearp   on  sae  pa  tyn  vord  paere 
ealdan  ee,  pa  pa  he  vorhte  pa  bredu,  for  pam  pe  Israela   folc  vur- 
dedou  deofolgild. 
A.     Saga  me,  hviit  sindon  pa  tvegen  fet,  pa  peo  savul  habban  sceal? 
R.    Ic  pe  secge:  godes  lufu  and  manna;  and  gif  heo  paera  nader  nafad, 
45  ponne  byd  heo  healt. 

1.  pas,   Wr.  —  2.  vraete,  Wr.  —  14.  ofpe   i.  e.  odde.  —  17.  Aslerius 
Cr  et  p  saepe  commutantur) ,   Wr.  —  21.  cuma,    Wr.  —  26.  hreven,   Wr. 

—  29.  hrefen,   Wr.  —  31.  to,  deest  Wr.  —  on|  to,   Wr.  —  vesterne,   Wr. 

—  34.  ponn,   Wr.  —  35.  tid,    Wr.  —   36.  kinnes,   Wr.  —  38.  hrefen,  Wr. 

—  41.  bredii,   Wr. 


Ldvitan.  41 

A.    Saga  ine,  on  hu  manegum  fideruin  sceal  seo  savul  fleogan,  gif  heo 

sceal  to  heofomim  fleogan? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:   feover:  gleavnisse,  gebvaernisse,    strengde   and  riht- 

visnisse. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvylc  man  vaere  dead,  and  na?re  acenned,   and  after  bam     5 

deade  vaere  eft  bebyrjed  in  his  nioder  inndde? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:   but  viis  Adam  se  acresta  man,  for   bam  eorde  viis  his 

mdder,  and  he  vas  bebyriged  eft  in  baere  eordan. 
A.     Saga  me  baere  burge  naman,  paer  suune  np  gaed? 

R.     Ic  pe  secge:  Jajaca  heo  hatte.  10 

A.     Saga  me,  hviit  hatte  pat,  paer  heo  on  setl  gaed? 
R.    Ic  pe  secge:  Jaiuta  hit  hatte. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvylc  vord  viis  aerest? 
R.     Ic  be  secge:  dryhten  cva.CH:  gevurde  leoht. 

A.     Saga  me,  hvat  is  hefigost  mannnni  on  eordan?  15 

R.     Ic  be  secge :  hlafordes  yrre. 
A.     Saga  me,  hu  fela  si  fledgendra  fugela  cyuna? 
R.     Ic  be  secge :  tva  and  f  iftig. 
A.    Saga  me,  hviit  naddercynna  si  on  eordan? 

R.     Ic  be  secge:  feover  and  brittig.  20 

A.     Saga  me,  hvat  fisccynna  si  on  vatere? 
R.    Ic  lie  secge :  six  and  brittig. 
A.     Saga  me,  hva  gesceope  ealra  fisca  naman? 
R.     Ic  pe  secge:  Adam  se  a?resta  maun. 

A.     Saga  me,  hii  fela  vas  paera  cempena,  l>e  Cristes  hragel  dceldon?       25 
R.    Ic  pe  secge :  seofon  heora  vaeron. 
A.    Saga  me  feover  stafas  duinbe. 
R.    Ic  be  secge :    an  is  mod ,    Oder  gebanc ,    J)ridde  is  staf ,   feorde  is 

egesa. 
A.    Saga  me,  hviit  sint  ba  breo  l>ing,  be  nan  maun  biitan  ne  mag  beon?  30 
R.     Ic  be  secge :  bat  is  vater  and  fyr  and  isen. 
A.     Saga  me,  hva  godes  naman  uemnede  serest? 
R.    Ic  I>e  secge ,  deofol. 

A.     Saga  me,  hu  vas  Crist  acenned  of  Maria  his  mdder? 
R.    Ic  be  secge  :  {)urh  bat  svidre  breost.  35 

A.     Saga  me,  hva  dide,  {>at  suune  stod  ane  tid  diiges? 
R.    Ic  be  secge:  Josue  hit  gedide  on  Moyses  gefeohte;  J)eo  dun  hatte 

Gabaon,  be  heo  on  stod. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvat  byd  betst  and  vyrst? 

R.    Ic  be  secge :  mannes  vord.  40 

A.    Saga  me,  hviit  bam  men  si  leofust  on  his  life  and  lad  est  after  his 

deade  ? 
R.     Ic  be  secge :  his  ville. 
A.     Saga  me,  hvat  ded  bat  svete  vord? 
R.    Ic    be    secge:    hit   gemanifealdad   mannes   freondscipe,    and   stilled  45 

mannes  feond. 
A.    Saga  me,  hvylc  byd  se  leasa  freond? 
R.    Ic  be  secge :  he  byd  mannes  gefcra  to  beode  and  nanig  to  neadbearfe. 

3.  feover]  on  feovrum?  —  11.  saetl,  Wr.  —  17.  kynna,  Wr.  —  28.  stef, 
Wr.  —  29.  a3gesa,  Wr.  —  30.  maaig,  Wr.  —  35.  burc,  Wr.  —  36.  dseiges, 
Wr.  —  48.  nang,  Wr.  —  neod  bserfe,  Wr. 


42  Udvitan. 

A.     Saga  me,  hvat  ousciiuad  se  seoca  man,  be  a?r  him  gesund  lufode? 
R.     Ic  be  secge:    J) am  seocau  men  byd  mete  lad,   be  him  aer  viis  leof, 

and  his  eagum  byd  leoht  lad,  be  him  eerdr  viis  leof. 
A.     Saga  me,  on  hvam  mag  man  geseon  mannes  deacT? 
5  R.     Ic  be  secge:  tvegen  manlicau  beod  on  mannes  eagum,  gif  bu  ba  ue 
gesihst,  banue  swilt  se  man  and  byd  geviten  aer  briin  dagum. 

Altdeutsche  blatter  II,  169—193. 


Sume  daelas  })flerc  fettunge  betvih  Saturne  and  Salomdne. 

Saturnus:     Saga  me,  hvanon  vas  Adames  naina  gesceapeu? 
Salomon:     Ic  pe  secge,  frain  feover  steorruui. 
Sat.     Saga  me,  hviit  Juitton  ba  ge? 
10  Sal.     Ic  be  secge,  Arthox,  Dux,  Arotholein,  Minsymbrie. 

Sat.     Saga  me  bat  andvorc,  \>C-  Adam  viis  of  gevorht  se  aerusta  man. 
Sal.     Ic  be  secge,  of  eahta  punda  gevihte. 
Sat.     Saga  me,  hviit  licit  ton  ba  ge? 

Sal.     Ic  be  secge,  bat  aerosta   vas  foldau  pund,  of  pain  him  viis   flaesc 
15  gevorht j    Oder  viis  fvres  pund,    banou  him  viis  bat   blod   read   and 

hat;   bridde   viis  vindes  pund,   banou  him  vas  seo  a?  dung  geseald; 

feorde  viis  volcues  pund,  banou  him  viis  his  modes  unstadolfiistnes 

geseald;   fifte  viis  gyfe  pund,   bauon  him  viis  geseald  sefa  and   ge- 

banc  5  sixta  viis  blostmena  pund,  banou  him  viis  eageua  missenlicues 
20  geseald j  seofode  viis  deaves  pund,  bonan  him  becom  svatj  eahtode 

vas  sealtes  pund ,   banou  him  vaeron  pa  tearas  sealte. 
Sat.    Hviit  haette  seo  burh,  baer  suuue  up  on  morgen  gaed  ? 
Sal.    Ic  be  secge,  Iaiaca  hatte  seo  buruh. 
Sat.     Saga  me,  hvar  gaed  seo  sunne  to  setle? 
25  Sal.     Ic  pe  secge,  Garita  hatte  seo  burh. 

Sat.     Saga  me,  hvider  geviton  ba  engelas,  be  gode  vidsocon  on  heofona 

rice? 
Sal.    Ic  be  secge:  hig  todaeldon  on  bri  daelas:   anne  dael   he   asette   on 

has  lyftes  gedrif,    oderne  dael  on  viiteres  gedrif,    briddau  dael   on 
30  helle  neoveluesse. 

Sat.     Saga  me,  hvar  rested  biis  mannes  savul  bonne  se  lichama  slaepd? 
Sal.     Ic  be  secge,  on  prim  stovum  heo  byd:  on  bam  briigeue,  odde  on 

baere  heortan,  odde  on  bam  blode. 
Sat.     Saga  me,    hvat  sindon  ba  feover  lung,    be  na:fre  fulle  naeron,    ne 
35  naefre  ne  beod? 

Sal.     Ic  be  secge,  an  is  eorde,  oder  is  fyr,  bridde  is  hell,  feorde  is  se 

gitsjenda  man  vorulde  velena. 
Sat.    Saga  me,  forhvan  byd  seo  sunne  read  on  aefene? 
Sal.    Ic  be  secge ,  for  bon  heo  ldcad  on  helle. 

4.  roaeig,  Wr.  —  5.  tvege,  Wr.  —  18.  gyfe]  cum  vox  gifu,  gratia, 
favor  hoc  loco  sensu  careat,  altera  vox  haud  dubie  substituenda  est. 
Anne  forsitan  gyfenes  legendum  sit,  nescio,  quamquam  non  plane  per- 
spicuum  videtur ,  cur  mens  et  cogitationes  e  maris  libra  ortum  habeant. 
—  18.  sefa  and  gebanc]  se  fat  and  gebang,  Th.;  fat  plane  ignoro,  fiit,  vas, 
gen.  neutrius  est,  unde  se  fiit  grammaticae  regulis  interdicitur. 


Cttvitan.  43 

Sat.     Saga  me,  hvy  seined  heo  sva  reade  on  morgene? 
Sal.    Ic  fe  secge,  for  fon  hire  tvynad,  hvader  heo  miig  fe   ue  mag 
fisne  middaueard  eondscinan,  sva  hire  beboden  is. 

Analecta  Anglosaxonica,  ed.  Thorpe. 


Be  mandrag6ran. 


Peos  vj-rt,    fe  man  mandragoram  nemned,    is  micel  and  maere  on 
gesihtfe,  and  heo  is  fremful.    Pa  fu  scealt  fisuni  gemete  niman.    Ponne    5 
fu    to  hire    cymst,   fonne   ongist   fu  hi  be  bam  be  heo  on  nihte  seined 
ealsva  leohtfatj  bonne  bu  hire  heafod  aerest  geseo,  fonne  bevrid  bu  hi 
vel  hrad'e  mid  iserne,  by  las  heo  fe  iitfleo.      Hire  niagen  is   sva  micel 
and  sva  mtere,    l)iit  heo  unclaenne  man,    bonne  he    to  hire  cymed,    vel 
hrade  forfleon  vile.    For  by  bu  hi  bevrid,  sva  ve  ser  cva?don,  mid  iserne.  10 
And  sva  bu  scealt  onbutan  hi  delfan,    sva  bu  hire  mid  jiam  iserne  na 
athrine;    ac    J)ii   geornlice  scealt  mid   ylpenbseneuum    stafe    ba    eordan 
delfan,    and  l)onne  \m  hire  handa  and  hire  fet  geseo,    bonne  gevrid  J)ir 
hi.      Nim  bonne  bane  oderne  ende   and  gevrid  to   aues  huudes   svyran, 
sva  fat  se  hund  hungrig  si:    vyrp  him  sicldan  mete  toforan,  sva  fat  he  15 
hine  ahrsecau  ne  maege,  buton  he  mid  him  fa  vyrte  up  abrede.    Be  fisse 
vyrte  is  seed,   fat  heo  sva  micele  mihte  hiibbe,  fat  sva  hvyle  fing  sva 
hi  up  atyhd,    fiit  hit  sona  scyle  fam  silfan  gemete  beon  besviceuj  for 
fy  sona  sva  fu  geseo,   fat  heo   up   libroden   si,    and  fu  liire  geveald 
habbe,  genim  hi  sona  on  hand,  sva  andvealc  hi  and  gevring  fat  vos  of  20 
hire  leafum  on  ane  gliisene  ampullan,  and   fonne  fe  nead  becume,  fat 
fu    hvylcum   menn  faer  mid    helpan    scyle,    fonne   help  fu  him   fisum 
gemete. 

Thorpe,  Analecta  Anglo-Saxon.  94. 


An  bigspell. 

Ve  villad  secgan  eov  sum  bigspell:  Ne  mag  nan  man  hine  silfne  to 
cyninge  gedon,  ac  fat  folc  hiifd  eyre  to  ceosaune  fone  to  cyninge,  fe  25 
heom  silfum  gelicad.  Ac  siddan  he  to  cyninge  gehtidod  byd,  fonne 
hiifd  he  anveald  ofer  fat  folc,  and  hi  ne  inagon  his  geoe  of  heora  svu- 
ran  asceacan.  Sva  eac  gehvyle  man  hiifd  agenne  eyre  ser  fam  fe  he 
syngige,  hvader  he  ville  fyljan  deofles  villan  odde  vidsacan.  Ponne 
gif  he  mid  deofles  veorcum  hine  silfne  bebint,  fonne  ne  miig  he  mid  his  30 
agenre  mihte  hine  unbindan ,  butan  se  almihtiga  god  strangle  handa  his 
mildheortnisse  hine  unbinde.  Agenes  villan  and  agenre  gymeleaste  he 
byd  gebunden,  ac  furh  godes  mildheortnisse  he  byd  unbunden. 

Bedae  hist,  eccl.,  ed.  Whel.  p.  69. 


5.  fissum,  Th.  —  6.  hyre  —  hy,  Th.  —  12.  3lpenba;nenon,  Th.  —  21. 
leafon,  Th.  —  neod,  Th.  —  22.  hvilcon,  Th.  —  fissum,  Th. 


44  Utfvitan. 

Boethius,  de  consolatione  philosophiae,   i.  e. 

Be  visddmes  fr&frunge,  dreht  fram  Laedene   on  Englisc  be  Alfr6de 
Vestseaxna  cyninge  (ed.  Cardale). 

Cap.  XV. 
Eala  hu  gesaelig  seo  forme  eld  vas  pises  middangeardes,  pa  aelcuin 
men  puhte  gendg  ou  paere  eordan  vastmum.  Naeron  pa  velige  hamas, 
De  mistlice  svdtmettas,  ne  drincas,  ne  diorvyrdra  hragla  hi  ne  girndon, 
for  pam  hi  pa  git  naeron ,  ne  hie  nanvuht  ne  gesavon  ne  ne  geherdon. 
5  Ne  geindon  hie  mines  firenlustes,  buton  svide  gemetlice  pa  gecynd 
beeodon ;  ealne  veg  hi  seton  aene  on  dag,  and  pat  vas  to  tefennes;  treova 
vastmas  hi  aeton  and  vyrta,  nalles  scir  vin  hi  ne  druncon,  ne  naune 
vaetan  hi  ne  ciidon  vid  hunige  mengan;  ne  seoloceura  hragla  mid  niist- 
licum  bleovum  hi  ne  gvmdon;   ealne  veg  hi  slepon  ute  on  triova  scea- 

10  dum,  hlfiterra  vella  viiter  hi  druncon;  ne  geseah  nan  cepa  ealand  ne 
varod,  ne  geherde  nan  man  pa  get  nanne  sciphere,  ne  for  pon  ymbe 
nan  gefeoht  sprecan,  ne  seo  eorde  vas  pa  get  besmiten  mid  ofslagenes 
monnes  blode,  ne  mon  furpum  gevundod;  ne  mon  ne  geseah  pa  get 
yfelvillende  men:  naenne  veordscipe  nafdon,   ne  hi  nan  mon  ne  lufode. 

15  Eala  pat  ure  tida  nu  ne  mihton  veordan  svylce;  ac  nu  manua  gitsung 
is  sva  birnende  sva  pat  fyr  on  pa?re  helle:  seo  is  on  pam  munte,  be 
.Etna  hatte,  on  pam  ieglande  pe  Sicilja  hatte.  se  munt  byd  simle 
svefle  birnende,  and  ealle  pa  neahstova  pa?r  ymbiitan  forbarnd.  Eala 
hvat  se  forma  gitsere  vaere,    pe   cerest  pa  eordan   ongan  delfan  after 

20  golde  and  after  gimmum,  and  pa  frecuan  deorvurdnessa  funde,  pe  tev 
behj d  veeron  and  behelod  mid  pa;re  eordan ! 


Cap.  XVI. 
Hvat  mag  ic  pe  nu  mare  secgan  be  pam  veordscipe  and  be  pam  an- 
vealde  pisse  vorulde?    For  pam  anvealde  ge  eov  voldon  ahebban  up  6d 
pone  heofen,  gif  ge  mihton:   {tat  is  for  pam  pe  ge  ne  gemunon  ne  eac 

25  ne  ongitad  pone  heofoncundan  anveald  and  pone  veordscipe,  se  is  eover 
agen  and  ponan  ge  c6mon.  Hvat  is  se  eover  vela  ponne  and  se  eover 
anveald,  pe  ge  nu  veordscipe  hatad,  gif  he  becynid  to  pam  eallra  vir- 
restan  men  and  to  pam  pe  his  ealra  unveordost  bytf,  sva  he  nu  dide  to 
pis  ylcan  I'eodrice  and  eac   ser  to  Nerone  pam  casere,    and  oft  eac  to 

30  manigum  heora  gelicum?  Hii  ne  vile  he  ponne  don  sva  sva  hi  didon 
and  git  dod:  ealle  pa  ricu,  pe  him  under  beod  odde  aver  on  neaveste, 
forslean  and  lorherigean  sva  sva  fyres  lig  ded  drygne  haedfeld,  odde 
eft  se  birnenda  svefl  pone  munt  barnd,  pe  ve  hatad  Mtna,  se  is  on  pam 
ealonde  Sicilja  [svide  anlice  pam  micelan  flode,  pe  giu  on  Noes  dagum 

35  viisj?  lc  vene,  pat  pu  ma?ge  gemunan,  patte  eovre  ealdrau  giii  R6- 
mana  vitan  on  Toixvines  dagum  pas  ofermodan  cyuinges  for  his  ofer- 
mettum  pone  cynelican  naman  of  llomeb3'rig  a;rest  adidon.  Ond  eft  sva 
ylce  pa  heretohan,    pe  hi  aer  ut  adrifon,    hi   voldon  oft  lit  adrifan   for 


4.  naeron]  nseran,  Card.  —  hie]  hio ,  C.  —  5.  fyrenlustes,  C.  —  9. 
girndon,  C.  —  11.  nan]  non,  C.  —  12.  vasj  deest  C.  —  14.  lufude,  C.  — 
15.  mihtan,  C.  —  16.  byrnende,  C.  —  18.  ealla,  C.  —  22.  be  pam]  be  pan, 
C.  —  30.  hi]  by,  C.  —  32.  drygne]  dryne,  C.  —  33.  .«tne,  C.  —  35.  eol- 
dran,  C.  —  37.  adydon,  ('. 


Otfvitan.  45 

hiora  ofermettuui;  ac  hi  ne  million,  for  pam  be  se  iifterra  anveald  l>ara 
heretogena  pam  Romaniscum  vitum  git  virs  liciide,  ponne  se  aerra  para 
cyninga.  Gif  hit  ponne  oefre  gevjrtT,  svii  hit  svide  seldan  gevyrtf,  pat 
se  anveald  and  se  veordscipe  becume  to  godum  men  and  to  visum; 
hviit  bytf  pa?r  ponne  licvyrdes  biitan  his  god  and  his  veordscipe,  ]>as  5 
godan  cyninges,  nas  pas  anvealdes?  for  pain  pe  se  anveald  nsefre  ne 
byd  god,  butan  se  god  sie  pe  hine  hiibbe :  py  hit  byd  piis  monnes  god, 
nas  pas  anvealdes,  gif  se  anveald  god  byd.  For  pam  hit  byd,  patte 
nan  man  for  his  rice  ne  cymtf  to  craftum  and  to  medumnesse;  ac  for 
his  criiitum  and  for  his  medumnesse  he  cymd  to  rice  and  to  anvealde.  10 
Py  ne  byd  nan  mon  for  his  anvealde  na  pe  betera,  ac  for  his  craftum 
he  betid  god ,  if  he  god  byd  ,  and  for  his  craftum  he  bytf  anvealdes 
veorde,  gif  he  his  veortfe  byd.  Leornjatf  forpam  visdom,  and  ponne  ge 
hine  geleornod  habben,  ne  forhogjatf  hine  ponne:  ponne  secge  ic  eov 
butan  selcum  tveon,  pat  ge  niagon  purh  hine  becuman  to  anvealde,  peah  15 
ge  no  pas  anvealdes  ne  vilnigan.  \e  purfon  ge  no  hogjan  on  pam  an- 
vealde, ne  him  sifter  pringan;  gif  ge  vise  beotf  and  gode,  he  vile  folg- 
jan  eov,  peah  ge  his  nd  ne  vilnjan.  Ac  sege  me  nu,  hviit  eover  deor- 
vyrdesta  vela  and  anveald  sie,  pe  ge  svidost  girnad '?  ic  vat  peah,  piit 
hit  is  pis  andvearda  lif  and  pes  brosnjenda  vela,  pe  ve  ser  ymbe  spra?con.  20 

Ealii  hviider  ge  netelican  men  ongitan,  hvelc  se  vela  sie  and  se  an- 
veald and  pa  voruldgesaBltfa?  pii  sint  eovre  hlafordas  and  eovre  veal- 
dandas,  niis  ge  heora!  Gif  ge  nu  gesaven  hvelce  niiis  pat  vaere  hlaford 
ofer  odre  rays,  and  sette  him  domas  and  nedde  hie  after  gafole :  lift 
vundorlic  volde  eov  pat  pyncan ,  hvelce  cahhettunge  ge  voldon  pas  25 
hiibban,  and  mid  hvelcum  hleahtre  ge  voldon  beon  astyred?  lift  micle 
mare  is  ponne  pas  monnes  lichoma  to  mefanne  vid  pat  mod,  ponne  seo 
mils  vid  pone  man?  Hviit  ge  ponne  niiigon  eatfe  gepencan,  gif  ge  hit 
georne  jmbesmeagau  villad  and  iiftersp^rjan,  pat  nanre  vuhte  lichoma 
ne  beotf  ponne  tederra  ponne  piis  monnes:  pam  magon  derjan  pa  lastan  30 
fleogan,  and  pa  gniittas  mid  svide  lytluin  sticelum  him  derjad,  and  eac 
pa  smalan  vyrmas,  pa  pone  mon  ge  innan  ge  fttan  verdad  and  hvilum 
fill  neah  deadne  gedod:  ge  furpum  peos  lytlu  loppe  hine  hvilum  dead 
geded:  svylca  vuhta  him  derjad  segder  ge  innan  ge  fttan.  On  hvam 
mag  senig  man  odrum  derjan  biiton  on  his  lichoman,  odtfe  eft  on  heora  35 
velum,  pe  ge  hatad  gesaelda?  Ne  nan  mon  ne  mag  pam  gesceadvisan 
mode  gederjan,  ne  him  gedon,  pat  hit  ne  sie  pat,  piit  hit  bytf.  Piit  is 
svide  sveotul  to  ongitanne  be  sumum  Romaniscum  iidelinge,  se  vas 
haten  Liberius.  se  viis  to  manegum  vitum  gevorht,  for  pam  pe  he  nolde 
meldjan  on  his  geferan,  pe  mid  him  sieredon  ymbe  pone  cyning,  pe  hie  40 
aer  mid  unrihte  gevunnen  hiifde.  Pa  he  pa  beforan  pone  graman  cyninc 
gelaed  viis,  and  he  hine  het  secgan,  hviit  his  geferan  vaeron,  pe  mid 
him  3^mbe  sieredon:  pa  forceav  he  his  agene  tungan  and  vearp  hine  pa?r 
mid  on  pat  neb  foran.  Forpam  hit  geveard,  piit  pam  visan  men  com  to 
lofe  and  to  vyrdscipe,  piit  se  unrihtvisa  cj^ning  him  teohhode  to  vite.  45 
Hvat  is  pat  pe  ma,  piit  a?nig  man  maege  «id rum  don,  pat  he  ne  msege 
him  don  pat  ylce?   and  gif  he   ne  mag,    otfer  man   miig.     Ve  leornodon 

2.  vyrs,  C.  —  3.  gevurd,  C.  —  6.  nas,  C.  —  8.  nas,  C.  —  0.  medem- 
nesse,  C.  —  11.  betere,  C.  —  17.  beod]  bid,  C.  —  21.  ongiton,  C.  —  24. 
nidde,  C.  —  33.  lytle,   C. 


46  Udvitan. 

eac  be  pam  valhreovan  Bysiridem ,  se  viis  on  /Egiptum :  pas  leodhatan 
gevuna  vas,  pat  he  volde  aelcne  cuman  svide  arlice  underfoii  and  svide 
svaeslice  vid  gebaei'an,  ponne  he  him  aerest  to  com;  ac  eft,  aer  he  him 
from  cerde,  he  sceolde  beon  ofslegen.  And  pa  getidde  hit,  pat  Ercn- 
5  les ,  lobes  sunn,  com  to  him:  pa  volde  he  don  ymbe  nine  sva  sva  he 
ymbe  manigne  cuman  aer  dide,  volde  nine  adrenc.m  on  psere  ea,  pe 
Nilus  hatte :  pa  veard  he  strengra  and  adrencte  nine,  svide  rihte  be 
godes  dome,  sva  sva  he  manigne  oderne  aer  dide.  Hviit  eac  Regulus, 
se  foremaera  heretoga ,    pa  he  feaht  vid  Africanas ,    he  hafde    fill  neah 

10  unasecgeudlicne  sige  ofer  pa  Africanas;  pa  he  hi  pa  svidost  forsliigen 
hiifde,  pa  net  he  hi  bindau  and  on  balcan  legan:  pa  gebyrede  hit  svide 
hrade,  pat  he  veard  gebunden  mid  hira  racentum.  —  Hvat  venst  pu 
ponne,  hvat  godes  se  anveald  sie,  ponne  he  on  nane  visan  his  agnes 
crtiftes  ne  mag  forbiigan,  pat  he  pat  ylce  yfel  ne  gepafige  odrum  mon- 

15  nam,  pe  he  aer  odrum  dide?  hu  ne  is  se  anveald  ponne  paer  nauht? 

Hviit  venst  pu,  gif  se  veordscipe  and  se  «anveald  agnes  ponces  god 
vaere ,  and  his  selfes  anveald  hiifde,  hviider  he  volde  pam  forcudestuin 
mannum  folgjan,  sva  he  nu  hvilum  ded?  Hu  ne  vast  pu,  pat  hit  nis 
nauht  gecynde  ne  nauht  gevunelic,    pat  aeuig  viderveard  ping  bion  ge- 

20  menged  vid  odrum  viderveardum,  odde  aenige  gefirraedenne  vid  habban? 
Ac  seo  gecyud  hit  onscunad,  piit  hi  inagon  veordan  to  gadere  gemen- 
ged;  pe  ma  pe  pat  god  and  pat  yfel  magon  at  gadere  bion.  Xu  pe  is 
svide  openlice  gecyded,  piit  pis  andvearde  rice,  and  pas  voruldgesaelda, 
and  pes  anveald   of  heora  agnum  gecynde   and  heora  agnes   gevealdes 

25  nauht  gdde  ne  sint,  ne  hiora  selfra  nanne  anveald  nabbad,  nu  hi  villad 
clifjan  on  pacin  vyrstan  mannum  and  him  gep.ifjad,  pat  hi  Mod  heora 
hlafordas.  Nis  pas  nu  nan  tveo,  piit  oft  pa  eallra  forcudestan  men 
cuniad  to  pam  anvealde  and  to  pam  veordscipe;  gif  se  anveald  ponne  of 
his  agenre  geeynde  and  of  his  agenes  gevealdes  god  vaere,    ne  under- 

30  fenge  he  naefre  pa  yfelan  ac  pa  godan.  I'iis  ylcan  is  to  venanne  to 
eallum  pam  gesaeldum,  pe  seo  Vyrd  brengd  pises  andveardan  Iifes  ge 
on  criiftum  ge  on  auhtum,  forpam  hie  hvilum  becumad  to  paem  forcudes- 
tum.  Hviit  ve  genog  georne  viton,  piit  niinne  mon  pas  ne  tveod,  piit 
se  sie  strong  on  his  inagene,  pe  mon  gesihd,  ])iit  stronglic  veorc  vyrcd ; 

35  ne  ponne  ma,  gif  he  hviit  byd,  ne  tveod  nanne  mon,  piit  he  hvat  ne  sie. 
Sva  gedcd  eac  se  dreamcriift,  piit  se  mon  byd  dreamere,  and  se  laece- 
criift,  piit  he  byd  laece,  and  seo  racu  ded,  piit  lie  byd  reccere.  Sva 
ded  eac  se  gecynda  craft  aelcum  men,  piit  piit  god  ne  miig  beon  vid  pat 
yfel  gemenged,     ne  piit  yfel  vid  piit  god;    bean  he   butu   on    anum  men 

40  sien,  bean  byd  oegder  him  on  sundran.  i'iit  gecynd  nyle  naefre  nan 
vuht  viderveardes  Lstan  gemengan,  forpam  heora  regder  onscunad  dder, 
and  aegder  vile  beon  piit,  piit  hit  byd.  Ne  miig  se  vela  gedon,  piit  se 
gitsere  ne  sie  gitsere,  ne  pa  grundleasan  gitsunga  gefyllan;  ne  se  an- 
veald ne  miig  gedon  his  vealdend  vealdendne.      No  ponne  nu  aelc  ge- 

45  sceaft  onscunad  piit,  piit  hire  viderveard  byd,  and  svide  georne  tiolad, 
piit  hit  him  piit  from  asciife:  hvelce  tvii  sind  ponne  viderveardran  betvuh 
him,  ponne  god  and  yfel?  ne  veordad  hi  naefre   to   somne  gefeged.    Be 

1.  Bisiridem,  C,  Bysiride?  —  4.  getydde,  C.  —  9.  Alliicanas,  C.  — 
14.  odrum  mannum]  casus  instrumentalis  =  from  odrum  mannum.  —  33. 
nanne  man  tveod]  tveon  hoc  loco  verbum  inpersonale,  accitsativiim  re- 
gens.  —  34.  sie]  seo,  C.  —  40.  sundron,  C. 


LJtfvitan.  41 

bam  bu  miht  ongitan,  gif  Jm  gesaelda  bises  andveardan  lifcs  luirh  hie 
selfe  heora  selfra  geveald  ahten,  and  of  heora  agnum  gecj-nde  gode 
vaeren:  bonne  voldoa  hi  symie  ou  bain  clifjan,  J>e  him  god  mid  vorhte, 
nalas  ytel.  Ac  ba-r,  baer  hi  gode  beotf.  bonne  beocT  hi  burh  biis  godan 
mannes  god  gode,  be  him  god  mid  vyrctf,  and  se  bytf  burh  god  god.  5 
Gif  hine  bonne  yfel  mon  IiaftT,  ]>onne  byd  he  yfel  burh  pas  monnes  yfel, 
be  him  yfel  mid  detT,  and  burh  deofel.  Hviit  godes  is  se  vela  bonne, 
bonne  he  ne  miig  ba  gnindle;isan  gitsunga  afyllan  {nis  gitseres;  odde 
se  anveald ,  J>onne  he  ne  mag  his  vealdend  vealdendne  gedon?  ac  hine 
gebindad  ba  von  viluunga  mid  heora  nnabindendlicum  racentum.  Peah  10 
mon  nit  j'felum  men  anveald  selle,  ne  geded  se  anveald  hine  godne  ne" 
meodnmne,  gif  he  aer  nas;  ac  geopenatf  his  yfel,  gif  he  aer  yfel  vas, 
and  geded  hit  bonne  sveotol,  gif  hit  aer  nas.  Forbam,  beah  he  aer  yfel 
volde,  bonne  njste  he,  hti  he  hit  sva  fullice  gecjdde,  aer  he  fullne  an- 
veald hiifde.  Pat  gevyrd  forbam  dysige,  be  ge  fagnjacT,  bat  ge  moton  15 
sceppan  bone  naman,  haian  \mt  saelda,  l>iit  nane  ne  beod',  and  \mt  me- 
dumnes,  bat  ne  beod";  forj)am  hi  gecjdad  on  heora  endunge,  b°nne  '•• 
endjad,  [mt  hie  navder  ne  biod;  forbam  navder,  ne  se  vela  ne  se  an- 
veald ne  se  veordscipe  ne  beod  to  venanne ,  bat  hit  seo  sod'e  gesaeltl 
sie.  Sva  hit  is  nu  hradost  to  secganne  be  eallam  \mm  voruldgesaeldum  20 
be  seo  Yyrd  brengd,  l>iit  b*r  nan  vuht  on  is,  b<is  to  vilnjanne  sie,  for- 
bam be  ban*  nan  vuht  gecyndelices  godes  on  nis,  \t'as  \ie  of  him  cume; 
Jiat  is  on  ]mm  sveotol,  bat  hi  hie  simle  to  bam  godum  ne  beodad',  ne  \nl 
yfelan  gode  ne  gedod ,  \)6  hi  hie  oftost  to  geheodatl. 


Cap.   XXIX. 
Hvader  bu  nu  vi-ne  (ongan  se  visdom  eft  spelligan),  ]>at  l>iis  cjninges  25 
geferraeden   and   se  vela  and  se   anveald,    ]>e    ne  S1^  I'is   deorlinguni, 
maege  aenigne  mon   gedon  veligne  otTcTe   vealdendne?    Pa  andsvarede  ic 
and  cvad" :   For  hvy  ne  magou  hi?   hviit  is  on  \nse  andveardan  life  vyn- 
sumre  and  betere  bonne  biis  cyninges  folgaii  and  his  neavest,  and  Sici- 
lian vela  and  anveald?     Pa  andsvarode    se  visdom   and  cvad:    Sege  me  30 
nu,    hvader  bu  aefre  gehyrdest,    l>iit    he   angiim  para,    be   xr  us  vaere, 
eallunga  burhvundde?   odde  venst  J>u,  hvader  hine  aenig  bara  eaine  veg 
habban  maege,  be  hine  nu  liiifcT?  hu  ne  vast  b">  batte  ealle  bee  siul  fulle 
para  bysna  biira  monna,  be  xr  uS  vaeron,  and  aelc  mon  vat  }><ira  bo  nu 
leofad,  ]>at  manegum  cyninge  onhvearf  se  anveald  and  se  vela,   6d  bat  35 
he  eft  veard  viidla?    Eala  ea!  is  b:it  bonne  forveordfullic  vela,  be  nav- 
der ne  mag,  ne  hine  selfne  gehealdan,  ne  his   hlaford  to  Jmn  bat  he  ne 
burfe  maran  fultumesse,  odde  hi  beod  begen  forhealden?    Hu  ne  is  bat 
beah  seo  eovre  hehste  gesaeld,  para  cyninga  anveald?   and  beah,  gif  |>am 
cjninge  aeniges  villan  vana  byd,  bonne  lytlaiT  bat  his  anveald  and  ecu"  40 
his  ermda;  for  \>y  biod"  simle   b*  eovre  gesaehTa  on  sumum   pingum  un- 
gesaelda.     Hviit  \n\  cyningas,  beah  hi  manegra  peoda  vealdan,  ne  veal- 
dad  hi  peali  eallra  ]>ara  be  hi  vealdan  voldon;   ac    beod   for  \mm   svide 
earme  on  heora  mode,  for  b5"  hi  nabbad  sume  bara  be  hi  habban  voldon. 
For  ])am   ic  vat,    ]>&t   se   cyning,    be  gitsere  byd,    bat  he  hiifd  maran  45 
ermda  b°nne  anveald.       For  J>am  cviid  geo  sum  cyning,    be  unrihtlice 

2.  ahton,  C.   —  3.  vaeron,  C.  —  20.  hrsedost,  C.  —  28.  bisse,  C.  —  34. 
bisna,  C.  —  41.  biod]  bid,  C. 


48  Udvitan. 

feng  td  rice:  Eala!  liviit  bat  byd  gesaelig  mon,  be  him  ealue  veg  hangad 
nacod  sveord  ofer  bam  heiifde  be  smalau  braede,  sva  sva  me  simle  git 
dide!  —  Hu  byncd  be  mi,  hu  be  se  vela  and  se  anveald  licige,  nu  hi 
naefre  ne  Mod  butan  ege  and  earfodum  and  sorgum?  Hviit  bu  vast, 
5  bat  aelc  cjning  volde  beon  butan  bisuin  and  habban  beah  anveald  gif  he 
mihte;  ac  ic  vat  biit  he  ne  mag.  Py  *c  vundrige,  for  hvy  hi  gilpan 
svelces  anvealdes.  Hvader  pe  nu  bynce,  ]>iit  se  mon  micelne  anveald 
hiibbe  and  sie  svide  gesaelig,  be  simle  vilnad ,  \ms  be  he  begitan  ne 
mag?   offde  venst  bu,    biit  se  sie  svide  gesaelig,   be  simle  mid  micelum 

10  verede  fiird ,  od'de  eft  se,  be  aegder  ondraet  ge  bone,  be  hine  ondraet, 
ge  pone,  pe  hine  mi  ne  ondraet?  hvader  pe  nu  pynce,  bat  se  mon  mi- 
celne anveald  hiibbe,  be  him  selftim  byncd,  piit  he  naenne  niibbe,  buton 
he  habbe  manigne  man,  be  him  here?  Hviit  ville  ve  nu  mare  sprecan 
be  pam  cyninge   and  be  his  folgerum,    biiton  bat   aelc    gesceadvis   man 

15  miig  vitan  bat  hi  beod  full  earme  and  full  unmihtige?  Hu  magon  J>;i 
cyningas  odsacan  odde  forhelan  hiora  unmihte,  bonne  hi  ne  magon 
naenne  veordscipe  ford  bringan  buton  heora  hegna  fultume? 

Hviit  ville  ve  nu  elles  secgan  be  pam  |>egnnm ,   buton  pat,   bat  beer 
oft  gebyred,  bat  hi  veordad  bereafode  «lore  fire,  ge  furbum  l>iis  feores, 

20  fram  heora  leasan  cyninge?  Hviit  ve  viton,  pat  se  unrihtvisa  cyning 
Neron  volde  hiitan  his  agenne  maegistre  and  his  fosterfiider  acvellan, 
pas  nama  viis  Seneca,  se  viis  fid  vita.  f\i  he  pa  onfunde,  2>iit  he  dead 
beon  sceolde,  pa  bead  he  ealle  his  aehta  vid  his  feore :  pa  nolde  se 
cyning  piis   onfon,   ne  him  his   feores   geunnan.     Pa  he  pa  biit  ongeat, 

25  pa  geceas  he  him  pone  dead,  bat  him  man  oflete  Modes  on  bam  earme, 
and  ba  dide  man  sva.  Hviit  ve  eac  geherdon,  biit  Papinjanus  viis  An- 
tdninuse  pam  casere  ealra  his  deorlinga  besorgost  and  ealles  his  folces 
msestue  anveald  hiifde:  ac  he  hine  het  gebindan  and  siddan  ofslean. 
Hviit  ealle  men  viton,   biit  se  Seneca  viis   Nerone,   and  Papinjanus  An- 

30  tonine  pa  veordestan  and  pa  leofestan,  and  macstne  anveald  hiifdon  ge 
on  hiora  hirede  ge  buton,  and  beah  baton  selcere  scylde  vurdon  for- 
done; hviit  hi  vilnddon  begen  eallum  miigene,  bat  ba  hlafordas  namon 
sva  hviit  sva  hi  hiifdon  and  leton  hi  libban:  ac  hi  ne  mihton  biit  begitan, 
forbam  para  cyninga  viilhrcovnes  vas  to  pam  heard,  pat  heora  eadmetto 

35  ne  mihton  nauht  forstandan,  ne  huru  heora  ofermetta,  didon  sva  hvader 
sva  hi  didon:  ne  polite  him  pa  navder  beah :  hi  sceoldon  biit  feorh 
alsetan.  Forbam  se,  be  his  aer  tide  ne  tiolad,  bonne  byd  his  on  tid, 
untiliid.  Hu  licatT  be  nu  se  anveald  and  se  vela,  nu  bu  gehyred  hafst, 
biit  hine   man   navder  buton  ege   habban  ne  mag,   ne  forlaetan  ne  mot, 

40  beah  he  ville?  odde  hviit  forstdd  seo  menigu  bara  freonda  pam  deor- 
lingum  bara  cyninga,  odde  hviit  forstent  he»  eenigum  men?  Forbam  ba 
friond  cumad  mid  bani  velan,  and  eft  mid  pam  velan  gevilad,  butan 
svide  feava;  ac  ba  frynd,  pe  hine  aer  for  bam  velan  lufjad,  ba  gevitad 
eft  mid  pain   velan  and  veordad  bonne  to  feoudum,  buton  pa  feavan,  pe 

45  hine  aer  for  lufum  and  for  treovum  lufodon,  ba  hine  voldon  beah  lufjan, 
peah  he  earm  vaere,  pa  him  vunjad.  Hvelc  is  vyrsa  vol,  odde  aengum 
men  mare  daru,  ponne  he  hiibbe  on  his  gefcrnedenne  and  on  his  ueveste 
feond  on  freondes  anlicnesse? 

7.  bince,  C.   —   11.  bince,    12.  byncd,  C.  —   15.  16.  magan,  C.  —  21. 
forterfiider,  C.  —  32.  eallon,  C. 


Ctfvitan.  49 

Cap.    XXXV,  4. 
Pa  cviid  he :    Ne    mag  n*nne  mou   pas    tveogan ,    piitte   eallra  ge- 
sceafta agnum  villan  god  ricsad   ofer  hi,    and  eadintidlice   Mora  villaa 
vendad  to  his  villan.     Be  parn  is  svide  sveotul,  piitte  god  aeghvas  vealt 
mid  p:im  helman  and  mid  pam  stiorrodre  his  godnesse,  forpam  J)e  ealle 
gesceafta  gecyndelice  liiora  agnum  villum  fuudjad  to  cumanne  to  g6de,    5 
sva  sva  ve  oft  aer  saedon  on  pisse  3-lcan  bee.     fVi  cviid  ic :  Hvy  ne  mag 
ic  has  tveogan,  for}) am  pe  godes  anveald  naere  full  eadiglic,  gif  pa  ge- 
sceafta hiora  un villum  him  herden,    and   eft  pa  gesceafta  naeron  mines 
ponces   ne  nanes  veoniscipes  veorde ,    gif  hi   heora  uuvillum   hhiforde 
herden.     PA  cviid  he:   Xis  nan  gesceaft,  pe  he  tiohhige,  piit  heo  sc3'le  10 
vinnan   vid  hire  scippendes   villan,    gif  hio   hire   gecynd  healdan   vile? 
])ii   cviid   ic :     Xis   nan   gesceaft,    pe   vid    hire  scippendes   villan   viune, 
buton  dysige  mon  odde  eft  pa  viderveardan  englas.     I'a  cviid  he:  Hviit 
venst   pu,    gif  aeuigu  gesceaft   tiiihhode,    hat  hio  vid  his  villan  sceolde 
vinnan,  hviit  hio  mihte  vid  sva  mihtigne,  sva  ve  hine  gerehtne  habbad?  15 
pa  cviid  ic:    ne   magon  hi  nauht  peah  hi  villon.     pa  vuudrode  he  and 
cviid:  nis  nane  vuht  pe  maege  odde  ville  sva  heagum  gode  vidcvedan? 
pa  cviid  ic :   ne  vene   ic,   pat  aenig  vuht  sie,  pe  vidviune,   buton  pat  ve 
aer  spraecon.     F»a  smercode  he  and  cviid  :  vite  geai-e,  pat  pat  is  pat  hehste 
g6d,  pat  hit  eall  sva  mihtiglice  macad  and  eall  ping  gesceop  and  eallum  20 
sva  gereclice  racad  and  sva  eadelice  buton  a^lcum  gesvince  hit  eall  set. 
T'a  cviid  ic:  vel  me  licode  pat  pu  aer  saedest,  and  pises  me  Ivst  nu  get 
bet;  ac  me  sceamad  nu,   pat  ic  hit  aer  ne  ongeat.     I'a  cviid  lie:  Ic  vat 
pat  pu  geherdest  oft  reccan  on  ealdum  leasum  spellum,    piitte  lob,    Sa- 
turnes  sunn,  sceolde  beon  se  hehsta  god  ofer  odre  godas,  and  he  sceolde  25 
bion  piis  heofenes  sunn  and  sceolde  ricsjan  on  heofenum,   and  sceoldon 
Gigantas  bion  eordan  suna,    and  pa  sceoldon  ricsjan  ofer  eordan;    and 
pa  sceoldon  hi  beon  svylce  hi  va;ron  gesvistrena  beam ,    forpam  pe  he 
sceolde  beon  heofenes   sunu  and   hi  eordan.    pa  sceolde  pam  gigautum 
of])yncan,  pat  he  hiifde  hiora  rice;  voldon  pa  tobrecau  pone  heofon  under  30 
him;  pa  sceolde  he  sendan  punras  and  ligetu  and  vindas,  and  tovyrpan 
eall  hira  geveorc  mid,  and  hi  selfe  ofslean.     Pyllice  leasunga  hi  vorhton 
and  mihtou  eade  secgan   sod  spell,  gif  him  pa  leasunga  naeron  svetran, 
and  peah  svide  gelic  pisum.     Hi  nuhton  secgan,   hvylc   dj'sig  Xefrod  se 
gigant  vorhte;    se  Xefrod   vas    Chuses  sunu,    Chus  viis   Chames  sunu,  35 
Cham  Noes.     Se  Xefrod  het  vyrcan  aenne  torr  on  pam  felda,   pe  Sennar 
hatte,    and  on  pare  peode  pe  Deira  hatte,    svide  neah  paere  b^rig,    pe 
mon  nu  haet  Babilunja.     F*iit  hi  didon    for  pa?m   pingum ,    pat  hi  voldon 
vitan,  hii  heah  hit  vaere  to  pam  heofone,   and  hu  piece  se  heofon    vaere 
and  lui  fast,  odde  hviit  paer  ofer  vaere;    ac  hit  gebyrede,    sva  hit  cynu  40 
vas,  pat  se  godcunda  anveald  hi  tostencte,  aer  hi  hit  fullvyrcan  moston, 
and  tovearp   pone    torr,    and    hiora   manigne   ofslog    and  hiora  spraece 

10.  pe  he  tiohhige]  creatura,  quam  ille  impelled;  sed  Boethius  scrip- 
sit:  "Nihil  est  iyitur ,  quod  naturam  sequens  deo  contraire  conetur". 
Vnde  sequitur  esse  legendum:  pe  hire  tiohhige  ("Co?.'/'.  Boeth.  33,  2.  aelc 
man  tiohhad  him;  16,  2.  him  teohhode  cet.),  nisi  aut  he  delere  aut  pe  pe 
legere  mavis.  —  31.  lygetu,  C.  —  37.  Deira]  Dura  nomen  est  reyionis. 
Utrum  Alfredus  rex,  an  scriba  aliquis  literarum  afftnitate  seductus  sit, 
ut  scriberet  Deira  pro  Dura,  hand  scio.  Deira  vel  Deora  (rice)  regnum 
fuit  in  Britannia 3  inter  Tynam  et  Humbrum  situm.  —  39.  hefone,  C. 

4 


50  llitvitan. 

todaelde  on  tva  and  hundseofontig  gepeoda.  Sva  gebyred  «Icum  para 
pe  vind  vid  pam  godcuudan  anvealde:  ne  gevexd"  him  nan  veordscipe 
on  pam,  ac  vyrd  se  gevanod,  pe  hi  per  hiifdon. 


Cap.  XXXV,  6. 
Gesselig  byd  se  nion,  he  miig  geseon  bone  hliittran  aevelm  piis 
5  hehstan  godes,  and  of  him  selfum  aveorpan  miig  pa  piostro  his  modes! 
Ye  sculon  get  of  ealdum  leiisum  spellnm  pe  sum  bispell  reccan:  Hit 
gelanip  gio,  Jjatte  an  hearpere  viis  on  paere  pedde,  pe  Thracia  hatte, 
sio  viis  on  Creca  rice,  se  hearpere  viis  svide  ungefraeglice  god ,  has 
nama  viis  Orfeus.     he  hafde  fin  svide  anlic  vif,   sio   viis  haten   Euridice. 

10  Pa  pnganu  monn  secgan  be  pam  hearpere,  pat  he  mihte  hearpjan  pat  se 
vudii  vagode  and  pa  stanas  hi  styredon  for  by  svege,  and  vild  deor  paer 
voldon  to  irnan  and  standan  svylce  hi  tame  vaeron,  sva  stille,  heah  hi 
men  odde  hundas  vitf  eodon,  hat  hi  hi  na  ne  onscilnedon.  Pa  saedon 
hi,  pat  piis  hearperes  vif  sceolde  acvelan,  and  hire   savle  mon  sceolde 

15  laedan  to  helle.  Pa  sceolde  se  hearpere  veordan  sva  sarig,  pat  he  ne 
mihte  on  gemong  odrnm  mouinim  bion,  ac  teah  to  vuda  and  sat  on  psem 
muntum  aegd'er  ge  diiges  ge  uihtes,  veop  and  hearpdde,  }jiit  pa  vudas 
bifodon  and  pa  ea  stodon,  and  nan  heort  ne  onsciinode  naenne  leon,  ne 
nan  hara  nsenne  hund,    ne  nan  neat  nyste  naenne  andan  ne  naenne   ege 

80  to  odrum  for  baere  mihte  piis  sones.  Pa  pam  hearpere  pa  puhte ,  pat 
bine  pa  nanes  pinges  ne  lyste  on  pisse  vorulde,  pa  polite  he,  pat  he 
volde  gesecan  helle  godu,  and  onginnan  him  oleccan  mid  his  hearpan 
and  biddan,  pat  hi  him  ageafen  eft  his  vif.  Pa  he  pa  pider  com,  pa 
sceolde  cuman  paere  helle  hund  ongean  hine,  pas  nama  viis    Cerberus, 

25  se  sceolde  habban  prio  heafdu,  and  ongan  fagenjan  mid  his  steorte  aud 
plegjan  vid  hine  for  his  hearpunga.  Pa  viis  paer  eac  svide  egeslic  geat- 
veard,  pas  nama  sceolde  beon  Caron,  se  hafde  eac  prio  heafdu,  and  se 
viis  svide  oreald.  Pa  ongan  pe  hearpere  hine  biddan,  piit  he  liine  ge- 
mundbyrde  pa  hvile  pe  he  paer  vaere  aud  hine  gesundne  eft  panon  brohte; 

30  pa  gehet  he  him  pat,  for  pam  he  vas  oflyst  pas  seldcudan  sones.  Pa 
eode  he  furdor,  od  he  gemette  pa  graman  gydena,  pe  folcisce  men 
hat  ad  Parcas,  pa  hi  secgatf,  pat  on  nanum  men  nyton  nane  are  ac 
aelcum  men  vrecau  be  his  gevyrhtum,  pa  hi  secgacl,  piit  vealdan  aelces 
monnes  vyrde.     Pa  ongan  he  biddan  hioramiltse;  pa  ongunnon  hi  vepan 

35  mid  him.  Pa  eode  he  furdor,  and  him  urnon  ealle  hellvaran  ongean 
ond  laeddon  hine  to  hiora  cyninge  and  ongunnon  ealle  sprecan  mid  him 
and  biddan  pas  pe  he  biid.  And  piit  uustille  hveol,  pe  Ixion  viis  to  ge- 
bunden,  Lavita  cyning,  for  his  scjide,  pat  odstod  for  his  hearpunga; 
and  Tantalus  se  cyning,  pe  on  pisse  vorulde  ungemetlice  gifre  viis,  and 

40  him  paer  piit  ylce  yfel  fyligde,  pas  gifernesse  he  gestilde;  and  se  vultor 
sceolde  forlaetan ,  piit  he  ne  sliit  pa  lifre  Tyfies  pas  cyninges,  pe  hine 
aer  mid  py  vitnode;  and  eall  hellvara  vitu  gestildon  pa  hvile,  pe  he  be- 
foran  pam  cyninge  hearpode.  Pa  he  pa  lange  and  lange  hearpdde,  pa 
clypdde  se  hellvarena  cyning  and  cviid :  "Uton  agifan  pam  esne  his  vif, 

45  forpain  he  lii  hiifd  geearnod  mid  his  hearpunge".  Bebead  him  pa,  piit 
he  geara  viste,  piit  he  hine  naefre  underbiic  ne  besave  siddan  he  ponon- 
veard  vaere,    and   saede,    gif  he  hine  underbiic  besave,    pat  he  sceolde 

22.  hearepan,  C.  —  23.  ageafan,  C.  —  38.  Laiuta,  C.  —  41.  Tityes? 


Udvitan.  5 1 

forketan  pat  vif.  Ac  pa  lufe  mon  miig  svide  uneade  odde  mi  forbeodau. 
Vila  vei!  hviit  Orfeus  p<i  la?dde  his  vif  mid  him,  odde  he  com  on  bat 
genuire  leohtes  and  peostro;  pa  eode  bat  vif  fitter  him.  Pa  he  ford  on 
pat  leoht  com,  pa  beseah  he  bine  underbac  vid  piis  vifes:  pa  losode 
heo  him  sona.  5 

Pas  leasan  spell  laerad  gehvyleue  man  paxa  pe  vilnad  belle  piostra 
to  flionne,  and  to  baa  sodes  godes  leohte  to  cumaune,  piit  he  hine  ne 
besio  to  his  ealdum  yfelum,  sva  pat  he  hi  eft  sva  fullice  fuUfremme, 
sva  he  hi  ser  dide.  forpam  sva  Imi  svii  mid  fnllau  villau  his  mod  vent 
to  ]iiimyfliim,  be  he  ser  forlet,  and  hi  bonne  fullfremed,  and  hi  him  10 
bonne  fullice  licjaiT,  and  lie  hi  na?fre  forlaetan  ne  benced  :  bonne  forlyst 
lie  eall  his  serran  god,  biitan  he  hit  eft  gebete. 


Cap.  XXXVII,  1. 
Geher  nu  an  spell  be  nam  ofermodum  and  bam  unrihtvisum  C3niugum, 
pa  ve  gesiod  sittan  on  pam  hehstau  heahsetlum :  pa  scinad  on  manegra 
cynna  hraglnm,  and  biod  utou  ynibstandene  mid  micluni  geferscipe  liiora  15 
pegna,  and  pa  biod  mit  fetlum  and  mid  gyldeuiim  hiltsveordum  and  mid 
manigfealdum  heregeatvum  gehyrste ,    and   preatjad    eall  moncynn    mid 
hiora  prymme.     And  se,   pe  hiora  velt,    ne  murncT  navder  ne  friond  ne 
fiend  be  ma  pe  vedende  bund;   ac  biod   svide  ungefrseglice  up  ahafen  on 
his  mode  for  pam  ungemetlican  anvealde.     Ac  gif  him  mon  bonne  aviut  20 
of  pa  cladas   and  him  oftyhd  para  pcnunga  and  piis   anvealdes :    ponne 
miht  bu  geseou,  }>at  he  biod  svide  anlic  para  bis  l)egna  suinum,  pe  him 
pser  penjad  ,  biiton  he  fordra  sie.     And  gif  him  nu  veas  gebyred  ,   pat 
him  vyrd  same  hvile  para  penunga  oftohen  and  para  clada  and  piis  an- 
vealdes: ])onne  pyncd  him,  pat  he  sie  on  earcerne  gebrobt  odde  on  ra-  25 
centum,  forpam  of  pan  unmettan  and  para  ungemetlican  gegerelan,    of 
pam  svetmetlum  and  of  mistlicum  dryncum  piis  lides  onviicnad  sio  vode 
prag    psere    vrsennesse    and  gedrefd   hiora  mod   svide   svidlice.     Ponne 
veaxad  eiic  ba  ofermetta  and  ungepvsernessa,  and  bonne  hi  veordad  ge- 
bolgen;   ponne  vyrd  se  mod  besvuugeu  mid  {jam  velme  psere  hatheort-  30 
nesse,  6d  pat  hi  veordad  geriifte  mid  psere  uurotnesse,  and  sva  gehiifte. 
Siddan  pat  ponne  gedon  byd",  ponne  ongind  him  leogan  se  tohopa  psere 
vrsece ,  and  sva  hviis   sva  his  irsung   villad ,   ponne  geht-t  him   has  his 
recceleast.      Ic  be  sa3de  gefyrn  ser  on  bisse  ylcan  bee,    pat  ealle  ge- 
sceafta  villnodon  sumes  godes  for  gecynde;  ac  ba  uurihtvisan  cyningas  35 
ne  magon  nan  god  don,   for  bam  ic  pe   nu  ssede.     Nis  pat  nan  vundor, 
for  bam  hi  hi  underpiodad  eallum  pam  unpeavum ,   be  ic  pe  ser  nemde; 
sceal  ponne  nede  to  para  hlaforda  dome,    pe  he   hine  ser  underpeodde; 
and  piitte  vjrse  is ,  bat  he  him  nyle  furdum  vidvinnan.    pser  he  hit  an  - 
ginnan  volde  and  ponne  on  bam  geviune  burhvunjan  mihte,  ponne  niifde  40 
he  his  nine  scylde. 


Cap.    XXXVII,  4. 
Sva  sva  manna  godnes  hi  ahefd  ofer  pa  menniscau  gecynd  to  pam, 


10.  pam]  pa,  C.  —  hi  him]  he  him,  C.  —  19.  biod]  bid,  C.  —  21.  of- 
tihd,  C.  —  22.  biod,  C.  —  26.  unmetta,  C.  —  29.  ungepvsernes,  C.  —  33. 
vilnad?  —  gehet  he  him?  —  34.  reccelest,  C.  —  38.  sceal  ponne]  scil. 
seghva  hine  underpeodan.  —  pe]  =  pam  pe. 


52  I-Jdvitan. 

pat  hi  biotf  godas  genemnede;  sva  eac  hiora  yfelnes  avyrpetf  hi  under 
pa  menniscan  gecjnd  to  bam,  pat  hi  biotf  yfele  gehatene,  bat  ve  cvetfatf 
sie  nauht.  For  bam  gif  pu  sva  gevlaetne  mon  metst,  bat  he  bjtf  ahverfed 
from  g6de  to  yfele,  ne  miht  bu  hine  na  mid  rihte  nemnan  man  ac  neat. 
5  Gif  bu  bonne  on  hvylcum  men  ongitst,  l>iit  he  bytf  gitsere  and  reafere, 
ne  scealt  bu  hine  na  hatan  man,  ac  vulf;  and  bone  redan,  he  bytf 
bveorteme,  bu  scealt  hatan  hund,  nallas  mann;  and  bone  leasan  lyte- 
gan  bu  scealt  hatan  fox,  nas  niann;  and  bone  ungemetlice  modegan  and 
yrsjendan,  pe  to  micelne  andan  haftf,  bu  scealt  hatan  leo ,  niis  mann; 

10  and  hone  saenau,  pe  bytf  to  slav,  bu  scealt  hatan  assa  ma  bonne  man; 
and  pone  ungemetlice  eargan,  be  him  ondraet  mare  bonne  he  burfe,  pu 
miht  hatan  hara  ma  ponne  man;  and  bam  ungestetfegan  and  bam  hiilgan 
bu  miht  secgan,  bat  he  bytf  vinde  gelicra  otftfe  unstillum  fugelum  bonne 
gemetfastum  nionnum;   and  pam,  pe  bu  ongitst,  bat  he  litf  on  his  licha- 

15  man  lustum,  bat  he  bytf  anlicost  fettum  svinum ,  be  simle  villnatf  licgan 
on  fulum  solum  and  hi  nyllatf  aspyligan  on  hluttrum  vaterum;  ac  bean 
hi  seldum  hvonne  beswenide  veortfan,  bonne  sleatf  hi  eft  on  pa  solu 
and  bevealvjatf  peer  on.  Pa  se  visddm  ba  bis  spell  areht  hafde,  pa 
ongan  he  singan  and  pus  cvatf : 


Cap.  XXXVIII,  1. 

20  Ic  pe  miig  reccan  of  ealdum,  leasuin  spellum  sum  svide  anlic  spell 

pa*re  spraece,  pe  vit  nu  ymbe  spraecon.  Hit  gebyrede  gio  on  Trojana 
gevinne,  bat  peer  vas  an  cyniug,  pas  nama  Aulixes.  Se  hafde  tva  peoda 
under  pam  kasere;  pii  pioda  veeron  hatene  Ipacige  and  Retie,  and  pas 
kaseres  naraa  vas  Agamemnon.     Pa  se  Aulixes  mid  pam  kasere  to  pam 

25  gefeohte  for,  pii  hafde  he  sume  hundred  scipa;  pa  vaeron  hi  sume  ten 
gear  on  pam  gevinne.  Pa  se  cyning  eft  ham  cerde  from  pam  kasere, 
and  hi  pat  land  hafdon  gevunnen;  pa  nafde  he  ma  scipa  ponne  an;  pat 
vas  peah  preretfre.  Pa  gestod  hine  heahveder  and  storinsae,  veartf  pa 
fordrifen  on  an  igloud   fit    on   paere   Vendelsae,    pa    vas  paer  Apollines 

30  dohtor,  Jdbes  suna.  Se  Job  viis  hiora  cyning,  and  licette,  pat  he 
sceolde  bion  se  hehsta  god,  and  pat  dysige  folc  him  gelyfde,  forpam  pe 
he  viis  cj'necynnes ,  and  hi  niston  naenne  oderne  god  on  paere  timan, 
buton  hiora  cyningas  hi  veordodon  for  godas.  Pa  sceolde  pas  Jobes 
fiider  beon  eiic  god,  piis  nama  vas  Saturnus;  and  his  sva  ylce  eal  cyn 

35  hi  hafdon  for  god.  Pa  viis  hiora  an  se  Apollinus,  pe  ve  a>r  ymbe 
spraecon;  pit9  Apollines  dohter  sceolde  bion  gydene,  paere  nama  viis 
Kirke.  Sio,  hi  saedon,  sceolde  bion  svide  drycraftigu ,  and  sio  vundde 
on  pam  iglande,  pe  se  cyning  on  fordrifen  veartf,  pe  ve  aer  ymbe 
spraecon.     Hio  hafde  paer  svitfe  micle  verode  hire  pegna  and  eac  otferra 

40  maedena.  Sona  sva  hid  geseah  pone  fordrifenan  cjrnin,y,,  pe  ve  a?r  jmbe 
spraecon,  piis  nama  viis  Aulixes,  pii  ongan  hio  hine  lufjan  and  hiora 
aegtfer  otferne  svitfe  ungemetlice,  sva  patte  he  for  hire  lufan  forlet  his 
rice  eall  and  his  cynren  and  vunode  mid  hire  dtf  pone  first,  pat  his 
pegnas  him  ne  mihton  leng  mid  gevunjan,    ac  for  heora  eardes  lufan 

12.  ungestaeddegan,  C.  —  23.  Ipacige  and  RctieJ  Carmen  Doethii  in- 
cipit:  "Vela  Neritii  ducis  Et  vagas  pelayo  rates".  Neritos  mons  est 
insulae  Ithacae,  vnde  Ulisses  nomen  Neritii  habuit.  Alfred um  male  lo- 
cum vertisse  patet,  cum  Ulisses  nihil  unuuam  cum  Ra:tis  habuerit.  — 
28.  preorctfre? 


Udvitan.  53 

and  for  paere  vriice  tiohddon  hiue  to  forlaetanne.  Pa  ongunnon  lease 
men  vyrcan  spell  and  saedon,  piit  hio  sceolde  mid  hire  drycriifc  pa  men 
forbredan  and  veorpan  hi  on  vildedeora  lie  and  siddan  slean  on  pa  rac- 
centan  and  on  cospas.  Sume,  hi  saedon,  piit  hio  sceolde  forsceappan 
to  leon,  and  l)onne  hi  sceoldon  sprecan,  pouneryndon  hi;  sume  sceoldon  5 
bion  eforas,  and  ponne  hi  sceoldon  hiora  sar  siofjan,  l)onue  grimetodon 
hi;  sume  vurdon  to  vulfum,  pa  puton  ponne  hi  sprecan  sceoldon;  sume 
vurdon  to  l)am  deorcynne  pe  man  hat  tigris.  Sva  veard  eall  se  gefer- 
scipe  forhverfed  to  mistlicuin  deorcynnum,  aelc  to  sumum  deore,  biiton 
bam  cyninge  anum.  JElcne  mete  hi  onsciinedon  pe  men  etad',  and  vil-  10 
nodon  para  pe  cfedr  etad.  Nafdon  hi  nane  anlicnesse  manna,  ne  on 
lichoman  ne  on  stemne,  and  aelc  viste  peah  his  gevit  sva  sva  he  aer 
viste;  pat  gevit  vas  svide  sorgjende  for  pam  ermdum  pe  hi  drogou. 
Hvat  pa  men,  pe  pisum  leasungum  gelefdon,  peah  viston,  pat  hio  mid 
bam  drycriifte  ne  mihte  para  manna  mod  onvendan,  peah  hio  pa  lichoman  15 
onvende.  Eala  pat  hit  is  micel  craft  pas  modes  for  bam  lichoman!  be 
svylcum  and  be  svylcum  pu  miht  ongitan,  pat  se  craft  piis  lichomau 
byd  on  pain  mode,  and  b&tte  aelcum  men  ma  derjad  his  modes  unpeavas; 
piis  modes  tiotf  eallne  pone  lichoman  to  him,  and  piis  lichoman  met- 
trumnes  ne  mag  pat  mod  eallunga  to  him  getion.  20 


Cap.  XL,  2. 

"Venst  pu,  ])iit  pat  ne  sie  god,  pat  nyt  byd?"  pa  cviid  ic  'ic  vene, 
bat  hit  sie'.  pa  cviid  he  "JElc  vyrd  is  nyt  para  be  avder  ded,  odde 
laerd,  odde  vryed".  ba  cvad  ic  'bat  is  sod',  ba  cvad  he  "Sio  vider- 
vearde  vyrd  is  paem  god ,  be  vinnatf  vid  unpeavas  and  vendacT  hi  to 
gode".  pa  cviicl  ic  'Xe  mag  ic  piis  odsacan'.  pa  cvad  he  "Hvitt  venst  25 
pu  be  paere  godan  vyrde,  be  oft  cymd  to  godum  monnum  ou  pisse  vor- 
ulde,  svylce  hit  sie  foretilcn  ecra  goda,  hviider  pis  folc  maege  cvedan, 
piit  hit  sie  yfel  vyrd?"  ba  smercode  ic  and  cviid  'Se  cvid  piit  nan 
mon ,  ac  cvid  pat  hio  sie  svide  god,  sva  hio  eac  byd'.  pa  cviid  he 
"Hvat  venst  pu  be  paere  unsevenlicran  vyrde,  be  oft  briotad  ba  yflau  30 
to  vitnjanne,  hviider  pis  folc  vene,  pat  pat  god  vjTd  sie?"  pa  cvad  ic 
'Se  venad  hi  no  pat,  pat  god  vyrd  sie,  ac  venad,  pat  hio  sie  svide 
earmlico'.  pa  cviid  he  "Uton  healdan  uuc,  pat  vit  ne  venan  sva  sva 
pis  folc  vend;  gif  vit  piis  venad,  pe  pis  folc  vend,  poune  forlaete  vit 
aelce  gesceadvisnesse  and  aelce  rihtvisnesse".  pa  cvad  ic  'Hvi  forlsete  35 
vit  hi  a  py  ma?'  pa  cvad  he  "Forpy  folcisce  men  seegad,  piit  selce 
redu  \'3rd  and  unvyusumu  sie  yfel;  ac  ve  ne  sculon  piis  gelefan,  for- 
pam  piit  aelc  vyrd  byd  god,  sva  ve  aer  spraecon,  sam  hio  sie  redu,  sain 
hio  sie  vyusum".  pa  veard  ic  afaered  and  cvad  'piit  is  sod,  pat  pu  segst; 
ic  nat  peah,  hva  hit  durre  secgau  dysegum  monmun,  forpam  his  ne  mag  40 
nan  dysig  man  gelefan'. 

Pa  onsoc  se  visdom  sari  ice  and  cviid  "Forpy  ne  scjle  nan  vis  man 
forhtigan  ne  guornjan,  to  hvam  his  vise  veorde,  odde  hvader  him  cmne 
pe  redu  vyrd  pe  lidu,  pon  ma  pe  se  hvata  esne  scyle  ymb  pat  gnorn- 
jan,  hu  oft  he  feohtan  scule:  ne  byd  his  lof  na  py  liisse,  ac  is  ven  piit  45 
hit  sie  py  niiire;  sva  byd  eac  piis  visan  med  py  mare,  pe  him  vradre 
vyrd  and  redre  to  becymd.     Py  ne   sceolde  nan  vis  man  villjan  seftes 

1.  tihodon,  C.  —  1(5.  hviit  hit?  —  19.  pas  modes]  sc.  unpeavas.  —  42.  onsac,  C. 


54  tJdvitan. 

lifes,  gif  he  aenigra  criifta  recti  oddeaeniges  veordscipes  her  for  vorulde,. 
odde  eces  lifes  after  bisse  vorulde;  ac  selc  vis  man  scyle  avinnan  aegder 
ge  vid  ba  redan  vyrde  ge  vid  \m  vynsuman,  by  lits  he  hine  for  bsere 
vjnsuman  vyrde  fortruvige,  odde  for  bare  redan  forebence;  ac  him  is 
5  bearf,  Jiat  he  aredige  bone  midinestau  veg  betvyhs  bare  redan  vyrde 
and  bare  lidan,  bat  he  ne  vilnige  vynsumran  vyrde  and  maran  orsorh- 
nesse,  bonne  hit  gemetlic  sie,  ne  eft  td  redre,  forbain  he  ne  mag 
nadres  imgeniet  adriohan.  Ac  hit  is  on  hiora  agenuin  anvealde,  hvadre 
bara  hi  geceosan.  gif  hi  bonne  bone  midmestan  veg  aredjan  villad, 
10  bonne  scylon  hi  selfe  him  selfnm  gemetgjau  ba  vynsuman  vyrde  and  ba 
orsorgan;  bonne  gemetgad  him  god  ba  redan  vjrde  ge  on  bisse  vorulde 
ge  on  bare  toveardan,  sva  sva  hi  eade  adreogan  magon. 


Domas  and  asetnissa  Engla  and  Seaxna. 

1.    Pis   sindon  })a  domas  \>e  Adelbirht,   Cantvara  cyning,  dsette 
on  Augustines  dagum. 
15  §  32.   Gif  fri  man  vid  fries  mannes   vif  geliged,    his  vergelde  abycge, 
and  oder  vif  his  agenum  scatte  begete,    and  ]»am   odrum  at    ham 
gebrenge. 
§  33.   Gif  man  riht  hamscild  burhstind,  mid  veorde   forgelde. 
§  34.   Gif  feaxfang  geveord,  fiftig  sciitta  tu  bote. 
20  §  35.   Gif  banes  blice  geveorded,  brim  scillingum  gebete. 
§  36.   Gif  banes  bite  veord,  feover  scillingum  gebete. 
§  37.   Gif  si6  utere  hion  gebroceu  veorded,  tyn  scillingum  gebete. 
§  38.   Gif  biitu  sien,  tventiguin  scillingum  gebete. 
§  39.   Gif  eaxle  gelamed  veorded,  tveutiguni  scillingum  gebete. 
25  §  40.    Gif  Oder  eare  naviht  gehered,  fif  and  tveutigum  scillingum  gebete. 
§  41.   Gif  eare  of  veord  iislagen,  tvelf  scillingum  gebete. 
§  42.   Gif  eare  byrel  veorded,  brim  scillingum  gebete. 
§  43.    Gif  eare  sceard  veorded,  six  scillingum  gebete. 
§  44.   Gif  eage  of  veord,  fiftig  scillingum  gebete. 
30  §  45.   Gif  mud  odde  eage  voh  veorded,  tvelf  scillingum  gebete. 
S  46.   Gif  nasu  ]>yrel  veord ,  nigon  scillingum  gebete. 
§  47.   Gif  hit  sie  on  hleore,  brim  scillingum  gebete. 
§  48.   Gif  bi'itu  Jiyrele  sien,  six  scillingum  gebete. 
§  49.    Gif  nasu  alcor  sceard  veord,  gelivylc  six  scillingum  gebete. 
35  §51.   !Se  Jie  cinban  forsh'ihd  ,  mid  tveutigum  scillingum  forgelde. 

§  52.  At  bam   feover  todum  fyrestum  iit  gehvylcum   six  scillingas;  se 

tod,    se  ]>anne  bistanded,  feover  scillingas;   se   be  bonne  bi  bam 

standed,  bri  scillingas,   and  bonne   siddan  gehvyle   scilling.     Gif 

sprac  avyrd  veord,  tvelf  scillingas;  gif  vidoban  gebrocod  veorded, 

40  six  scillingum  gebete. 

S  53.   !Se  be  earm  burhstingd,  six  scillingum  gebete;  gif  earm  forbrocen 
veord,  six  scillingum  gebete. 

14.  dage,  Schm.  —  15.  abuge,  de  Laet.  —  16.  ham,  emend.  Schm.] 
bam,  Cod.  Rof.  —  18.  ham  scyld,  Schm.  —  20.  veorded,  Schm.  —  24. 
tventigum]  brittigum,  J/.  _  31.  nigon]  eahta,  //.  —  32.  sie]  sio,  Schm.; 
scio,  U.  —  33.  birile,  Schm. 


IJctvitan.  55 

§  54.  Gif  man  puniati  of  island,  tventigum  scillingum  gebete;  gif 
bumanniigi  of  aveorded ',  prim  scillingum  gebete;  gif  man  scyte- 
finger  of  aslahd,  eahta  scillingum  gebete;  gif  man  middlefinger 
of  asIiUuT,  six  scillingum  gebtte;  gif  man  bone  litlau  finger  of 
aslahd ,  endleofun  scillingum  gebete.  5 

§  55.  At  bam  naglum  gehvj  leum  scilling. 


§  73.  Magdbot  si  sva  friges  mannes. 

§  74.  Mund  baere  betstan  viduvan,    eorlcundre,    fiftig  scillinga  gebete; 

baere  oderre  tventig  scillinga;  baere  ]>riddan  tvelf  scillinga;  baere 

feordan  six  scillinga.  10 

§  75.    Gif  man  viduvan  unagene  genimed,  tvigelde  seo  mund  si. 
§  76.   Gif  man  magd  gebygeii  ceapi,    geceapdd  si,     gif  hit  unfacue  is; 

gif  hit  bonne  facne  is,    efter  tit  ham  gebrenge,    and  man  him  his 

scat  agefe. 
§  77.   Gif  heo  cvic  beam  gebired",  healfne  scat  age,  gifceorl  aer  svilted".  15 
§  78.   Gif  mid  bearnuni  bugan  ville,  healfne  scat  age. 
§  79.   Gif  ceorl  ligau  vile,  sv;i  an  beam. 
§  80.    Gif  hid  beam  ne  gebired",  fiideringmsegas  fioh  agan  and  morgen- 

gife. 
§  81.   Gif  man  magdman  node  genimed,  bam  iigende  iiftig  scillinga,  and  20 

eft  at  bam  agende  siuue  villan  at  gebycge. 
§  82.    Gif  hio  udruin  men  in  sciit  beveddod  si,  tventig  scillinga  gebete. 


2.    Pis    sindon    j)ii    ddmas,   }>e    Hlodare    and  Eadric,    Cantvara 
cyningas ,    asetton. 

1.    Hlodare  and  Eadric,    Cantvara  cyningas,    ecton  ba  se,   be  heora  al-  25 
doras  aer  gevorhton,  bisum  douium  be  hyr  efter  sagad": 

§11.  Gif  man  mannan  an  od'res  flette  mansvaran  hateci,  otide  hine  mid 
bisiniirvordum  scandlice  grete,  scilling  agelde  bam,  be  l)iit  flet 
age,  and  six  scillingas  bam,  pe  he  bat  vord  to  gecvaede,  and 
cyninge  tvelf  scillingas  forgelde.  30 

§  12.  Gif  man  odrum  steap  asette  paer  men  drincen  baton  scylde  an 
ealdrihte,  scilling  agelde  bam,  be  bat  flet  age,  and  six  scillingas 
bam,  ]>e  man  pone  steiip  asette,  and  cyninge  tvelf  scillingas. 

§  13.   Gif  man  va?pen  abregde  paer  men  drincen,  and  paer  man  nan  yfel 

ne  deci,  scilling  bam,  be  pat  flet  age,  and  cyninge  tvelf  scillingas.  35 

§  14.  Gif  pat  flet  gebltWlgad  vyrde,  forgelde  man  pern  men  his  mund- 
bj'rd,  and  cyninge  fiftig  scillingas. 

§  15.    Gif  man  cunian  feormed   pri  niht  an  his  agenum  hiime,    ccpeman 
ocid'e  od erne,  pe  sie  ofer  mearce  cunian,  and  hine  poune  his  mete 
fede,   and  he  ponne  senigum  men  yfel  gedo:  se  man  pane  (Wienie  40 
at  rihte  gebrenge,  odde  riht  fore  vyrce. 

1.  Gif  man]  man,  deest  Schm.  —  8.  gebete]  verbtim  si  retinere  velis, 
nbique  pro  scillinga  scillingum  let/as  necesse  videtur.  —  9.  oderre]  «Wire, 
Schm.  —  12.  gebiged,  Schm.  —  13.  efter]  efdser,  Schm.  —  15.  gebyred, 
Schm.  —  18.  gebyred,  Schm.  —  faedering  ma  gas,  Schm.  —  21.  gebicge. 
Schm.  —  22.   bevyddod  ,   Schm.  —  25.  Cantvare,  Schm.  —  Hloiihare,  H. 

—  ecton]  asetton,  11",  de  Laet.  —  27.  mansvara,  H.  —  28.  graete,  Schm. 

—  31.  steap]  steov,  Schm.  —  32.  eald  riht,  Schm.  —  33.  steav.  Schm.  — 
36.  maen,  Schm. 


56  tJdvitan. 

3.  Ines  cyninges  asetnissa. 
Ic  Iue,  inid  godes  gife  Vestseaxna  cyning,  mid  gepeahte  and  mid 
hire  Cenredes  mines   fiider,   and  Heddes  mines  bisceopes,  and  Eorcen- 
voldes    mines    bisceopes,    mid    eallum    milium    ealdormannum    and    pain 
yldestan  vitum  minre  Jieode,  and  eac  micelre  gesomnunge  godes  peova 
5  vas  smeagende  be  pa?re  haelo  ura  savla,  and  be  bam  stadole  (ires  rices, 
patte  riht  sev  and  rihte  cynedoinas  ])iirh  ure   folc  gefastenode  and  ge- 
trymede  vseron,   biitte  nsenig  ealdonnauna  ne  us  undergepeodedra  after 
bam  va?re  avendeude  pas  lire  domas. 
§  6.     Be  gefeohtum. 
10  Gif  hva  gefeohte  on  cyninges  huse,   si  he  scyldig  ealles  bis  yrfes, 

and  si   on  cyninges   dome,  hviider  he  lif  age  he   nage.    —  Gif  hva  on 
mynstre  gefeohte ,  hundtvelftig  scillingas  gebete.  —   Gif  hva  on  ealdor- 
mannes   huse  gefeohte ,   odde   on  odres    gebungenes  vitan ,  sixtig  scil- 
lingas geselle   to  vite.  —  Gif  bonne   on  gafolgildan  hiise  odde  on  ge- 
15  biires  gefeohte,    britig  scillingas  to   vite  geselle,    and  bam  gebiire   six 
scillingas.  —  And  beah  hit  si  on  middan  felda  gefohten,  britig  scillinga 
to  vite  si  agifen.  —    Gif  bonne  on  gebeorscipe  hie  geciden,    and   oder 
heora  mid  gejiylde  hit  forbere,  gesylle  se  dder  britig  scillingas  td  vite. 
§   10.    Be  reaflace. 
20  Gif  hva  biDnan  pam  gemaruni  ures  rices  reafl.ic  and  nydnaeme  gedo. 

agife  he  bone  reaflac  and  geselle  sixtig  scillingas  to  vite. 
§  11.     Be  leodbycgene. 
Gif  hva  his  agenne  leodan  bebycge,   beovne  odde  frigne,   beah    he 
scyldig  si,  and  ofer  sa?  gesylle,  forgilde  hine  his  vere. 
25  §  13.    Be  gefangenum  beofum. 

Gif  beof  si  gefangen,  svelte  he  deiide  odde  his  lif  be  his  vere  man 
alyse.  —  Peofas  ve  hated  od  seofon  men,  from  seofon  hlod  6d  fif  and 
prittig,  and  siddan  byd  here. 

Se  Jje  hlodbetogen  si,  gesvicne  he  hine  be  hundtvelftigum  hyda,  odde 
30  sva  gebete. 

Se  be  hereteama  betogeu  si,  he  hine  be  his  veregilde  alyse  odde  be 
his  vere  gesvicne.  —  Se  ad  sceal   beon  healf  be   huslgeugum.  —  f»e6f7 
siddan  he  beod  on  cjniuges  bende,  nah  he  J>a  gesvicne. 
§  20.     Be  feorran  cumenum  men. 
35  Gif  feorcund  man  odde  fremde  butan  vege  geoud  vudu  gonge,   and 

ne  hryme  ne  born  blave,  for  beof  he  byd  to  profjanne,   odde  to  sleanne 
odde  to  alysauue. 

§  28.     Be  beofes  onfenge  at  byfde. 
Se  Jie  |>eof  gefehd,   he  ah  tyn  scillingas,   and  se  cyning  bone  beof; 
40  and  miegas  bim  sverj.in  «idas  unfaehda.     Gif  he  ponne  odirne  and  orrige 
veorde,  bonne  byd  he  vites  scyldig.  —  Gif  he  onsacan  ville,  do  he  bat 
be  bam  vere  and  be  bam  vite. 

§  29.     Be  bam  be  his  vaepnu  onlaene. 
Gif  mon  sveordes  online  ddres  esne,  and  be  losige,  gylde  he  hine 

2.  Ctenredes,  Haeddes,  ttoff.  —  9.  gefeohte,  L.  —  23.  leodan]  geleode, 
Scltm.,  e  cod.  Cant.;  leodan,  \V.;  leod,  Roff.  Cum  agenne  ace.  masc.  gen. 
sit,  leodan  legi  uportet;  si  leode  anteponas,  agene  legas  necesse  est.  — 
24.  and]  deest.  —  26  man]  mannum,  Roff.  —  40.  orrigej  orige,  Cant.,  or- 
rige, Roff.  —  41.  atsacan,  L.  —  42.  vere]  feo,  Cant.  —  44.  odres]  ortrum, 
L.  —   be   briddan  d«le  he  hine  gylde.  L. 


Udvitan.  57 

priddan  daele;    gif  mon  spere   sylle,    healfne;    gif  mou   horses   onleene. 
ealne  he  hine  gylde. 

g  43.     Be  vuda  barnette. 

Ponne  mon  beam  on  vuda  forbarne,  and  veorde  yppe  on  l)one  pe 
hit  dide,  gylde  he  fulvite  and  gesylle  sixtig  scillinga,  for  pam  pe  fyr  5 
bytf  peof.  —  Gif  mon  afylle  on  vuda  vel  manega  treovu,  and  veorde  eft 
uudyrne,  forgjide  preo  treova,  aelc  mid  prittig  scillingum.  Ne  pearf  he 
hiora  ma  gyldan,  vaere  heora  sva  feola  sva  heora  vaere,  forpani  seo 
eax  by 6  melda,  nalles  peof. 

§  44.    Be  vuda  onfenge  butan  leafe.  10 

Gif  mon  ponue  aceorfe  an  treov,  pat  maege  prittig  svina  under  ge- 
standan,  and  vyriT  uudyrne,  gesylle  sixtig  scillinga.  —  Gafolhvitel  at 
hivisce  sceal  beon  six  penninga  vyrtf. 


4.   Pis  sindon  \m  domas,  })e  Alfred  se  cyning  geceas. 
B.  g  39.     Be  gefeohte.  15 

Eiic  ve  beodad:  Se  mon,  se  pe  his  gefiiu  hamsittende  vite,  pat  he 
ne  feohte  aer  pam  pe  he  him  rihtes  bidde.  Gif  lie  miignes  habbe,  pat  he 
his  gefan  beride  and  inne  besitte,  gehealde  hine  seofon  nihta  inne,  and 
hine  on  ne  feohte,  gif  he  inne  gepoljan  ville.  And  ponne  jmb  seofon 
niht,  gif  he  ville  on  hand  gan  and  vaepnu  syllan,  gehealde  hine  prittig  20 
nihta  gesundne,  and  bine  his  myegum  gebodje  and  his  freondum. 

Gif  he  on  cyriceau  ponne  geirne,  si  ponne  be  {)a3ie   cyricean  are, 
sva  ve  ser  bufan  cvsedon. 

Gif  he  ponne  pas  magenes  ne  habbe,  piit  he  hine  inne  besitte,  ride 
to  l)am  ealdormen,  and  bidde  hine  fultumesj  gif  he  him  iultumjan  ne  25 
ville,  ride  to  })am  cyninge,  aer  he  feohte.  Eiic  svylce  gif  mon  becume 
on  his  gefan,  and  he  hine  ser  hiimfiistne  ne  vite,  gif  he  ville  his  vaepnu 
syllan,  hine  mon  gehealde  prittig  nihta,  and  hine  his  freondum  gecytfe. 
Gif  he  ne  ville  his  vaepnu  svllau,  ponne  mot  he  feolitan  on  hine.  Gif 
he  ville  on  hand  gan  and  his  vaepnu  syllan ,  and  hva  ofer  pat  on  hine  30 
feohte,  gylde  sva  ver  sva  vund,  sva  he  gevyrce,  and  vite,  and  hiibbe 
his  maegiT  forvorht. 

Eac  ve  cvedad,  jjiit  mon  mot  mid  his  hlaforde  feohtan  orvite,  gif 
mon  on  pone  hlaford  feohte;  sva  mot  se  hlaford  mid  py  men  feohtan. 
After  psere  ylcan  vise  mot  mon  feohtan  mid  his  geborenum  maege,  gif  35 
hine  mou  on  voh  onfeohtatT,  butan  vid  his  hlaford,  hat  ve  ne  lyfaif. 
And  mon  mot  feohtan  orvite,  gif  he  ocTerne  gemetecT  at  his  aevum  vife, 
betyuedum  durum  odde  under  anre  reon,  otTde  at  his  dohtor  aevum 
borenre,  odde  at  his  sveoster  aevum  borenre,  odde  iit  his  meder,  pe 
vaere  to  aevum  vife  lorgifen  his  fader.  40 

1.  healfne]  healfne  dael  hine  gylde,  Roff.  —  hors,  L.  W.  —  6.  treova, 
W.  —  veorde]  vyrd  pat,  L.  —  9.  eax]  asc,  Cant.  —  18.  and  hine  inne, 
Roff.  —  19.  feohtej  afeohte,  Roff.  —  21.  gebodje]  bebeode,  Roff.  —  24. 
besittan  maege,  Roff.  —  30.  hine]  him,  i/.  W.  —  32.  maegd]  maeg,  Schm.  — 
Cod.  Roff.  exhibet:  sva  vundvite  svd  paer  he  gev3rce,  and  vite,  piit  he 
hfibbe  his  etc.  —  33.  cvaedad,  Schm.  —  orvite]  orvige,  W.  —  35.  geboreue, 
L.  —  36.  hine]  him,  W.  —  37.  And]  Eac,  L.  —  orvite]  orvige,  W.  —  at] 
mid.  W.  —  38.  at]  mid,   W.  —  39.  at]  mid,  W. 


58  IJdvitan. 

5.   Eadmundes  d6mas  cyninges. 
II,  1.    Be  manslihte. 
Ve  cvaedon: 

1.  Gif  hva  lieonan  forcT  a?nigne   mau   ofslea,    biit  he   vege   sylf  ba 
5  fsebd'e,  butan  he  hine  inid  freonda  fylste  binnan  tvelf  mondiim  forgylde 

be  fidlan  vere,  si  sva  boren  sva  he  si. 

2.  Gif  hine  bonne  seo  msegd  forhete  aud  him  forgyldan  nellen, 
boune  ville  ic,  bat  eallu  seo  maegd  si  tmfah  butan  bam  handdaedan,  and 
hi  him  sidd'an  ne  dod  mete  ne  muude. 

10  3.     Gif  bonne  siddau  hvylc  liis  msega  hiae  feormje,    bonne  beo  he 

scyldig  ealles  has  be  he   age  vid  bone  cyniug,  and  vege  ba  foehde  vid 
ba  ma?gde,  forbam  he  hine  forsoc  on  ser. 

4.     Gif  hva  bonne  on  baere  odre  msegde  vroece  do  on  aeuigum  odrum 
men  butan  on  bam  rihtum  handdoedan,   si  he  gefah  vid  bone  cyning  and 
15  vid  ealle  his  frynde  and  bolige  ealles  piis  pe  he  age. 
II,   7.     Be  fajhde. 
1.    Vitan   scylon  faehde  settan.    yErest   after  folcrihte  slaga  sceal 
his  forsprecan  on  hand  syllan,  and  se  forsprecama?gum ,   pat  se  slaga 
ville  betan  vid  msegde. 
20  2.    Ponne  siddan  gebyred,    bat   man   sylle   has   slagan   forsprecan 

on  hand,  pat  se  slaga  mote  mid  grid  nyr  gon  and  sylf  veres  veddjan. 

3.  Ponne  he  has  beveddad  hiibbe,  ponue  finde  he  baer  to  varborh. 

4.  Ponne  bat  gedon  si,  l)oune  rsere  man  cyninges  nninde.  Of  bam 
dage  on  tventigum   nihtum  and  anre  niht  gylde  man  healsfang;   bas  on 

25  tventigum  and  anre  niht  bis  veres  bat  frumgylde. 


6.   Be  Myrcna  lage. 
I.    Be  vere. 
1.     Tvelfhyndes    mannes    ver   is    tvelf  huud    scillinga;     tvahyudes 
mannes  ver  is  tva  hund  scillinga. 
30  2,     Gif  mon  ofsliigen  veorde,  gylde  hine  man  sva  he  geboren  si. 

3.     Aud  riht  is,    bat   se  slaga,    siddan  he   veres    beveddod  hiibbe, 
finde  basr  to  verborh  be  bam  be  bar  to  gebyrige,  bat  is:  at  tvelf  liyndum 
vere  gebyrjad  tvelf  men  to   verborge,   eahta  fiiderenmaegde  and  feover 
mcdrenmaegde. 
35  4.     I'onue  bat  gedon  si,  bonne  rsere  man  cyninges  munde,   l)iit  is, 

bat  hi  ealle  gemaenum  handum   of  aegdere  maegde   ou  anum  va?pue  pain 
semende  syllan,  piit  cyninges  mund  staude. 

5.     Of  pam  dage  on  XXI  nihton  glide  man  CXX  scill.  to  healsfange 
iit  tvelfhyndum  vere. 
40  6.     Healsfang  gebyred  bearuum,  brodrum  and  fiideran;  ne  gebyred 

ii.in am  maege  bat  feoh  buton  bam,  be  si  binnan  cneove. 

5.  biitau  he  hinej  biitau  he  him,  Schm.  —  7.  aud  him  forgyldan]  him 
dativus  commodi  accipiendus  est,  ita  tit  accusativus,  e.  gr.  pone  deadan, 
sit  omissus;  aut  hine  (sc.  deadan)  leyas  necesse  est.  —  8.  eallu]  ealle, 
Schm.  —  12.  forpam  he  hine  forsoc  on  aer]  alii  legunt:  forpam  he  hine 
forsocan  aer,  i.  e.  forpam  hi  hine  forsocon  aer,  rectius  /ortasse.  —  21.  nyr 
gon]  gon  deest.  —  22.  beveddad]  beveddi'ulc,  Schm.  —  26.  Be  Myrcna  lage] 
Omnia  quae  sequuntur  ex  additamentis  ad  leges  Anglosaxonum  deprom- 
ta  sunt.  Titulus  ipse  ad  cap.  Ill  legitur,  t/uem  tauten  hue  ponere  iiolui, 
ne  quae  sequuntur  leges  Edmundo  regi  adscriberentur.  —  41.  buton] 
bute,  Schm. 


Udvitan.  59 

7.  Of  bam  dage,  be  bat  healsfang  agolden  si,  on  XXI  nihton  gylde 
man  ba  manbote;  bas  on  XXI  nihtou  bat  fyhtevite;  bits  on  XXI  nihton 
bas  veres  bat  frumgyld,  and  sva  ford,  bat  fulgolden  si  on  bam  firste 
be  vitan  geraedden.  Sid  dan  man  mot  mid  lufe  ofgan,  gif  man  ville  fulle 
freondraedenne  hiibban.  5 

8.  Eal  man  sceal  St  cyrliscum  vere  be  baere  maegde  don,  be  him 
to  gebyred,  sva  ve  be  tvelfhyndum  tealdon. 


II.    Be  vergilde. 

1.  Cyninges  vergild  is  inne  mid  Englum   on   folcriht  XXX  busend 
brymsa.     XV  busend  brymsa  byd   has  veres   and  XV  busend   bas  cyne-  10 
domes,    se  ver  gebyred  bam  magum,  and  seo  cjnebdt  bam  leodum. 

2.  Adelinges  vergild  is  XV  busend  brymsa. 

3.  Biscopes  and  ealdormannes  VIII  biisend  brymsa. 

4.  Holdes  and  hehgerefan  IV  busend  brymsa. 

5.  Messepegenes   and  voruldl)egenes  II  busend  brymsa.  15 

6.  Ceorles  vergild  is  CC  and  VI  and  LX  brymsa,  pat  byd  tva  hund 
scillinga,  be  Myrcna  lage. 

7.  And  gif  Vylisc  man  gepeo,  pat  he  habbe  hyvisclandes  and  mage 
cyuges  gafol  fordbringan ,  bonne  byd  bis  vergild  CXX  scillinga. 

8.  And  gif  be  ne  gebeo  butan  to  healfre  hide,   bonne  si   his  ver-  20 
gild  LXXX  scillinga. 

9.  And  gif  he  senig  land  nabbe  and  beah  freo  si,  forgilde  man  hine 
mid  LXX  scillingum. 

10.  And   gif  ceorlisc    man    ge^eo,    bat  he   habbe  V  hida  landes  to 
cynges  iitfare,  and  man  hine  ofslea,  forgilde  man  hine  mid  II  busend  25 
brymsa. 

11.  And  peah  he  gebeo,  bathe  habbe  helm  and  byrnan  and  goldfseted 
sveord,  gif  he  bat  land  uafad,  he  byd  ceorl  sva  peah. 

12.  And  gif  his  sunu  and  his  suna  sunu  gel)eod,   \mt  hi  sva   micel 
landes   habbad,    siddan  byd   se    ofspring  gesidcundes    c^'iines   be   tvam  30 
busendum  ^rymsa. 

13.  And  gif  big  bat  nabbad,  ne  to  l>am  gel)eon  ne  magon,  gilde  man 
cvrlisce. 


1.  nihton]  nihtan,  Sckmid,  ubique.  —  4.  geraedden]  geroeden,  Schm.  — 
5.  freondraedenne]  freondraedne,  Schm.  —  8.  Be  vergylde]  Be  verum,  L. 
Xordleoda  laga,  Sp.  —  9.  fas  cyninges  vergyld  sie  mid  Engla  cynne  on 
folcriht  brittig  ])usend  Jjrymsa ,  and  baera  XV  M.  sien  ^as  viires  and  odra 
XV  M.  bas  cynedomes.  se  v;ire  belymped  to  bam  maegde  l>as  c^necynnes 
and  bitt  cynebot  to  bam  laudleode,  L.  Nordleoda  cynges  gild  is  XXX 
busend  brymsa;  fiftene  busend  etc.  Sp.  —  12.  Arcebisceopes  and  eorles 
vergild  byd  etc.  L.  Arceb.  and  adelinges  etc.  Sp.  —  16.  vergild  byd 
CCLXVII  brymsa  be  bam  Denalage,  L.  CC  and  LVI,  Sp.  —  19.  CXX 
scill.,  Sp.  —  And  Vealiscmonnes  vergild,  gif  he  beo  to  l>am  geyelegod, 
bat  he  hyred  aud  eht  age  and  {)am  cynge  gafol  gyldan  mag,  hit  byd  bonne 
CCXX  srill.  —  20.  healfne,  W.  Ac  he  ne  byd  butan  to  healf  hyda  gerisen, 
bonne  etc.  Sp.  —  22.  Gif  he  land  nabbe,  ac  byd  freoh,  gild  mon  LXX 
scill.  —  24.  Gif  ceorl  sie  gevelegod  to  bam,  bat  age  V  hyda  landes,  and 
mon  hine  ofslea,  gild  hine  man  mid  etc.  L.  —  27.  golde  faeced,  Sp.  — 
And  gif  he  begitad,  bat  habbe  byrne  and  helm  and  ofergyldene  sveord, 
beah  be  he  land  nabbe ,  he  byd  sidcund.  —  29.  And  gif  his  sunu  and  biis 
suna  sunu  bat  begiten,  bat  hi  sva  micle  landes  habbad,  sien  heora  after- 
gengas  biis  sidcundan  cynues,  and  gild  bam  mon  mid  II  M.  briinsa.  _ 
32.  33.  desnnt  in  L. 


60  tldvitan. 

III.    Be  Myrcna  lage. 

1.  Ceorles  vergild  is  on  Myrcna  lage  CC  scillinga. 

2.  Pegnes  vergild  is  six  sva  micel,  pat  byd  tvelf  hund  scillinga. 

3.  Ponne  byd   cyninges    anfeald    vergild    six    pegena    vergild   be 
5  Myrcna  lage,  piit  is  pusend  sceatta,  pat  byd  ealles  CXX  puuda. 

4.  Sva  micel  is  pas  vergildes  on  folces  folcriht  be  Myrcna  lage  and 
for  pam  cyneddine  gebyrad  Oder  svylc  to  bote  on  cynegilde. 

5.  Se  ver  gebyrad  magum  and  seo  cynebot  bam  leodum. 


7.   D6m  be  hdtum  isene  and  vatre. 
10  1.     And  of  bam  ordale   ve   bebeddad  godes  bebodu,    and  piis   arce- 

biscopes  and  ealra  bisceopa,  piit  nan  mann  ne  cnme  innon  pa?re  cyri- 
cean,  siddan  man  pat  fyr  in  bird,  be  man  bat  ordal  mid  hatan  sceal. 

2.    And  beon  peer  gemeten  nigon  fet  of  pam  stacan  to  paere  mearce 
be  piis  mannes  fotiun,  pe  paer  to  gsed. 
15  3.    And  gif  bit  ponne  viiter  si,  hsete  man  bit  6d  hit  hledve  to  vylme, 

and  si  bat  alfiit  isen  odde  seren,  leaden  odde  lsemen. 

-1.  And  gif  bit  anfeald  si,  diife  seo  baud  after  pam  stane  6<1  p;i 
vriste,  and  gif  hit  brifald  si,   6d  bane  elbogan. 

5.  And  l>onne  bat  ordal  geara  si,    bonne  gan   tvegen  menn  inn  of 
20  *gdre  healfe  and  beon  big  anrsede,    pat  bit  sva,  hat  si,    sva    ve  aer 

cvsedon,  and  gan  inn  emfela  manna  of  aegdre  healfe  and  standen  on  tva 
healfe  pas  ordales  andlang  \ysere  cjricean. 

6.  And  pa  beon  ealle  fastende  and  fram  heora  vife  gehealdene 
baere  nihte,  and  sprenge  se  miissepreost  hiiligvater  ofer  big  ealle  and 

25  heora  a?lc  abyrige  pas  haligviiteres ,   and  sylle  heom  ealluin  cyssan  bdc 
and  Cristes  rodetacn. 

7.  And  ne  bete  nan  man  bat  fyr  na  leng,  ponne  man  pa  halgiinge 
onginne;  ac  lige  piit  isen  uppan  pam  gledau  dd  iit  pa  aftemestan  col- 
lectan. 

30  8.    Lecge  hit  man  siddan  uppan  pam  stapelan,  and  ne  si   pajr  nan 

oder  spsoc  inne  butan  piit  big  biddiin  god  almihtigne  georne,  piit  be  piit 
sodeste  geswytelje,  and  ga  he  to,  and  iuseglige  man  pa  band,  and  sece 
man  ofer  piine  priddan  diig,  sva  bviider  sva  hed  bed  ful  svii  claeue 
binnan  pam  insegle.      And  se  pe  pas  lage  abrece,    bedd  ordal  on  him 

35  forad,  and  gilde  pam  cyninge  hundtvelftig  scillinga  to  vite. 

1.  Be  Myrcna  lage.     Totum   hoc  caput  nihil  est  nisi  brevior  partim- 
qtie  variata   ejusdem  quam  sub   II  libri   continent  legis  recensio.  —    4. 
Ponne  cyn.  anf.  verg.  is  six,  W.  C7^)  et  Sp.  —  is  deest  W.  (<i4)  et  H.  — 
6.  folces  folcriht  be  Myrcna  lage  desuut  W.  (04)  et  II. 
L.  1.  habet:  1)  Ceorles  vexgild  on  Myrcna  lande  byd  CC  scill.     2)  peg- 
nes  sixfeald  pam,   piit  is   MCC   scill.     3)  cynges  anfeald  vergild  byd 
six  pegna  vergild,  piit  is  prittig  pusend   sceattas.     4)  And  sva  micel 
byd  se  vergild;  ac  for  pas  rices   cynebot   byd  to  pisum  genumen   eft 
sva  micel  on  cynegild.     5)  I'am  vere  babbad  j»ii  magas  and  pam  cyne- 
bot se  landleod. 
L.  2.  habet:  1)  Ceorles  veregild  is  CC  and  VI  and  LX  prymsa,  l»iit  byd 
CC  scill.  on  Mercnalande;  pegnes   sixfeald  pam  etc. 
9.  baten,    //.    W.     —    10.  bebodum,    II.    —    12.   inbyrd ,    H.    II".    - 
13.  beo,  II.  \V.  —  16.  alfiit,  H.  —  21.  stande,   H.  W.  —  27.  na  bete,  H. 
W.  —  liinge,  II.  W.  —  28.  od  pat  pa  aftermestan  (biiftemestan,  W,~)  H.  II'. 
—  31.  jiltnilitignel  almihtig,  Schm.  —  35.  forad,   W- 


C.     P  y  1  a  s. 


Be  Jias  h&lgan  veres  J)r6vunge  AIMnes,  cin  spel. 

oum  hseifen  casere  viis  gehaten  Dioclicianus;  se  vas  to  casere  gecoren, 
beah  be  he  cvealmbaere  vsere,  after  Cristes  acennednisse  tva  hundred 
gearum  and  six  hundeahtatigum  ofer  ealne  middaneard ,  and  he  rixode 
tventig  geara,  rede  cvellere,  sva  bat  he  acvealde  and  acvellan  het  ealle 
ba  cristenan  be  he  of  axjaa  mihte,  and  forbarnde  cyrcan  and  he  rypte  5 
J>A  unscyldigan.  And  beos  arlease  ehtnis  unablinnendlice  eode  ofer  ealne 
middaneard  ealles  tyn  gear,  od  bat  hed  to  Engla  lande  eac  svylce  be- 
com,  and  bser  fela  acvealde,  ba  be  on  Crist  gelyfdon.  An  bara  viis 
Albanus,  se  adele  martyr,  se  l)e  on  bsere  ehtnisse  eac  veard  acveald 
for  Cristes  geleafan,  sva  sva  ve  cydad  her.  On  bam  dagum  becom  seo  10 
cvealmbsere  ehtniss  to  Engla  lande  fram  bam  arleasan  casere,  and  ba 
cvelleras  cepton  para  cristenra  gehva;r  mid  uninaetre  vodnisse.  Pa  at- 
vand  him  an  preost,  se  arn  digelice  to  Albanes  huse,  and  beer  iitlutode 
his  lacTum  ehterum,  and  Albanus  hine  underfeng,  feah  be  he  gefullod 
naere.  Pa  began  se  preost,  sva  sva  he  god  lufode,  his  gebedu  singan  15 
and  svide  fastan  and  dages  and  nihtes  his  drihten  herjan  and  betvux 
bam  secgan  bonne  socTan  geleafan  bam  arvurdan  Albane,  66  pat  he  ge- 
lyfde  on  bone  sodan  god,  and  vidsoc  bam  haedenscipe,  and  veard  s6d- 
lice  cristen  and  svide  geleaffull.  Pa  vunode  se  preost  mid  pam  arvurdan 
vere,  6 J  biit  se  ealdorman,  be  ehte  pa  cristenan,  hine  baer  geaxode  20 
and  hine  ardlice  het  to  him  gefeccan  mid  fullum  graman.  Pa  comon  ba 
serendracan  to  Albjines  huse,  ac  Albanus  eode  fit  to  bam  ehterum  mid 
bas  preostes  hacelan,  svylce  he  hit  vaere,  and  nolde  hine  ameldjan  pam 
manfullum  ehterum.  He  veard  ba  gebunden  and  gebroht  sona  to  bam 
arleasan  deinan,  bser  he  ba  deoflican  lac  his  godum  offrode  mid  his  ge-  25 
gadum  eallum.  Pa  veard  se  dema  deoflice  gram  sona  fa  he  beseah  on 
bone  sodfastan  martyr,  for  ban  be  he  underfeng  bone  fleoudan  preost, 
and  hine  silfne  sealde  to  siege  for  hine.  Het  hine  ba  lsedan  to  bam 
hsedenan  gilde,  and  eviid,  bat  he  silf  sceolde  pa  svairan  vitu  onfon  be 
he  on  bam  preoste  gemynte,  gif  he  mihte  hine  gefon,  biitan  he  hrade  30 
gebuge  to  his  bismorfullum  gode.  Ac  Albanus  nas  afyrht  for  his  fand- 
lican  beovracum,  forban  be  he  vas  ymbgyrd  mid  godes  vaepnum  to  pam 
gastlican  gecampe,  and  cvad,  pat  he  nolde  his  hue  sum  gehyrsumjan,  ne 

7.  tyn]  tun,   Wheloc.   —  8.  bara]  bsere,    Wh.  —  16.    drihten]   driht', 
Wh.  —  20.  bjer]  der,  Wh.  —  26.  ba]  deest  Wh. 


62  Pylas. 

to  his  haedengilde  Inigan.  Pa  axode  se  dema  ardlice  and  cvad  "Hvyl- 
cere  maegde  eart  bu,  ocTcTe  hvjlcera  nianna?"  Pa  andvjrde  Albiinus 
pam  arleasan  bus  "Hviit  belimpetf  to  be,  hvylcere  ma?gde  ic  si?  ac  gif 
bu  sod  vilt  gehyran,  ic  be  secge  hrade,  pat  ic  cristen  eom,  and  Crist 
5  aefre  vurdige".  Se  dema  him  cvad  to :  c:Cvd  me  binne  naman".  Se 
godes  cempa  cviid :  "Ic  hatte  Albiinus,  and  ic  on  bone  haelend  gelyfe, 
se  be  is  sod  god,  and  ealle  gesceafta  gevorhtej  to  him  ic  me  gebidde, 
and  bine  a>fre  vurdige".  Se  cvellere  andvyrde  pain  arfiistan  vere :  ctGif 
pu  l>iis  ecan  lifes  gesaelda  habban  vilt,   bonne  ne  scealt  bu  elcjan,  bat 

10  pu  offrige  bam  mserum  godum  mid  micelre  underpeodnisse".  Albiinus 
him  andvyrde:  "Eovere  offrunga  ne  magon,  be  ge  deoflum  offrjatf,  e6v 
gehelpan,  ne  eoverne  villan  gefremjan;  ac  ge  underfod  to  mede  \)A 
ecan  vitu  on  l>a?re  vidgillan  helle".  Hviit  pa  se  dema  deoflice  jrsode, 
and  bet  besviugan  pone  halgan  martyr,  vende,   bat  he  mihte  his  modes 

15  anraednisse  mid  pam  svinglum  gebygan  to  his  biggengum;  ac  se  eadiga 
ver  veard  J)urh  god  gestrangod,  and  ba  svingle  forbiir  svide  gebjlde- 
lice,  and  mid  gladmdde  gode  Jms  ])ancode.  Pa  geseah  se  dema,  bat  he 
ofersvidan  ne  mihte  bone  halgan  ver  mid  bam  hetelum  vitum,  ne  fraui 
Criste  gebygan:     pa    het   he  hine  acvellan   mid    svjrdes    ecge   for  bits 

20  haelendes  naman.  Pa  didon  ba  haedenan  sva  sva  him  het  se  dema,  and 
laeddon  bone  halgan  to  beheafdigenne;  ac  hi  vurdou  gelette  lange  at 
anre  brycge,  and  stodon  6d  sefnunge  for  bam  ormoetan  folce  vera  and 
vifa,  pe  vurdon  onbryrde,  and  comon  to  pam  martyre,  and  him  mid 
eodon.    Hit  gelamp  pa  sva,  pat  se  geleafleasa  dema  ungereordod  sat  on 

25  poere  ceastre  od  yefen,  butan  aelcere  benunge  unj>ances  fjistende.  Ilvat 
pa  Albiinus  efestan  volde  to  siege,  and  eode  to  j>a;re  ea,  pa  pa  he  ofer 
l>a  bryrcge  ne  mihte,  and  beseah  to  heofonum,  pone  haelend  biddende: 
and  seo  ea  b^r  rihte  adruvdde  him  St  forau,  and  him  veg  rymde,  sv«i 
sva  he  vilnode  sit  gode.    Pii  veartf  se  cvellera,  be  hine  acvellan  sceolde, 

30  burh  piit  vuuder  onbryrd  and  avearp  Ms  svurd,  and  arn  ba  ardlice,  pa 
pa  hi  ofer  ]>ii  ea  comon,  and  feoll  to  his  fotum  mid  fnllum  geleafan, 
volde  mid  him  sviltau,  a?r  pam  be  he  hine  sloge.  He  veard  pa  gean- 
laeht  mid  anrajdum  geleafan  to  bam  halgan  vere,  be  he  beheafdjan  sceolde, 
and  bat  svurd  lag  b*1"  scLnende  him  atforan,   and  heora  nan  nolde  naht 

35  eade  hine  slean.  Pa  vas  baar  gehende  bam  halgan  vere  sin  uryrige  dun, 
mid  vyrtum  aniet,  mid  eah-e  fageruisse  and  eac  fullsniede.  Pa  eode 
Albiinus  hider,  and  bad  sona  at  gode,  pat  he  him  sealde  viiter  up  on 
J>a?re  dune,  and  he  dide  sva.  Paer  arn  Jni  vyllspring  iit  Albanes  fotum, 
J)iit  mon  mihte  geseon  his  mihte  vid  god,   ]ia  pa  se  stream  arn  of  boere 

40  sticelan  dune.  He  veard  })a  beheafdod  for  biis  hselendes  naman  upon 
bsere  dune,  and  to  his  drihtne  ferde  mid  sigefastum  martyrdome  and 
sodum  geleafan;  ac  his  slaga  ne  mdste  gesundfull  libban,  forpan  be 
him  burston  ut  biitii  his  eagan  and  to  eordan  feollon  mid  Albanes  heafde, 
biit  he  mihte  oncnavan,  hviine  he  acvealde.     Hi  behcafdodon  siddan  Jjouc 

45  sodfiistan  cempan,  |>e  nolde  beheafdjan  bone  halgan  ver,  and  he  lag  mid 

2.  andvyrd,  Wh.  —  7.  gebiddan,  Wh.  —  11.  eover,  Wh.  —  15.  ge- 
bigan,  Wh.,  semper.  —  22.  bricge,  Wh.  —  30.  onbrurd,  Wh,  —  36.  :imetl 
Beda  habet:  depictus ,  quod  ver  bum  versio  Anglicana  Alfredi  reddidit 
verbo  lifed,  i.e.  nutritus ,  pro  quo  alii  legunt  iifiigrod,  i.  e.  ornatus. 
amet  viihi  videtur  derivandum  esse  a  verbo  ametan,  quod  Alfredi  voca- 
btilo  afedan  plane  respondet.  —  39.  geseo,   Wh. 


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Albane,  gelyfende  on  god,  raid  his  Mode  gefullod,  audferde  to  heofonum. 
Eft,  pa  pa  cvelleras  conion  to  heora  hlaforde,  and  hi  s&'don  pas  ylcan 
tiicuu ,  pe  Albanus  vorhte,  and  lift  se  veard  ablend,  be  bine  beheafdode: 
pa  het  he  gesvican  pa?  re  ehtnisse,  and  arvurdlice  sprac  be  pain  halgum 
martynini,  pe  he  ne  niihte  gebvgan  fram  godes  geleafan  purh  ba  gram-  5 
lican  vitu.  On  paere  ylcan  ehtnisse  vnrdon  ofslagene  Aaron  and  Julius 
and  odre  manege  vera  and  vifa  vide  geond  Eugla  land ,  for  Cristes  ge- 
leafan gecvjiniede  on  vitum,  and  hi  ferdou  sigefiiste  to  pani  sodan  life. 
Seo  ehtnis  gesvac  pa,  and  eodon  pa  cristenan  of  vndum  and  of  vest- 
enum,  paer  hi  vaeron  behydde,  and  comon  to  niannum,  and  cristendom  10 
geednivodon,  and  gebetton  cyrcan  pe  tobrocene  vaeron,  and  vunodon 
pa  on  sibbe  mid  sodum  geleafan.  Hi  vorhton  eac  pa  vurdlice  cyrcan 
pam  Inilgan  Albane,  paer  he  bebyrged  viis ,  and  peer  vnrdon  gelome 
vundru  gefreniode  pam  luelende  to  lofe,  pe  leofacT  a  on  ecnisse.  Fis 
viis  gevorden  aer  pat  gevinn  come  burn  Hengest  and  Hors,  pe  hyndon  15 
ba  Brittas,  and  be  cristendom  veard  geunvurdod  s  id  dan,  6d  Jjat  Agusti- 
nus  bine  eft  astealde  be  Gregorjes  lare,  bas  geleaffullan  papan.  Si 
vuldor  and  lof  pain  velvillendan  scippende,  se  pe  ure  fiideras  feondum 
iitbragd  and  to  fiilluhte  gebygde  purh  his  bydelas.     amen. 

Sermones  LI.  MS.  bibl.  publ.  Cantabr.  quorum 
aut  locos  selectos  aut  integros  sermones  suae 
Bedae  Hist,  eccles.  editioni  inseruit  Whelocius. 


Be  easterhiisle,  &n  spell  Alfrices  ]>as  muneces. 

Nee  in  lucem  edo  ut  privati  vwnachi  Alf'rici,  tunc  doctissimi, 
orationem ,  sed  tit  ecclesiae  veteris  Anglicanae  doctrinam,  idque 
sub  rubrica  generally  sicut  MS.  bibliothecae  publicae  Academiae 
Cantabr  igiensis  hunc  sermonem  cum  reliquis  hand  paucis  com- 
plectens,  mihi  his  verbis  exhibuit. 

Whelocius  in  hist,  eccles.  Bedce,  pag.  462. 
Men  ba  leofostan!  gelome  eov  is  gesaed  yinbe  ures  haelendes  ariste,  20 
lift  he  on  pisuni  andverdan  dage  after  his  brovunge  mihtiglice   of  deacTe 
arasj  mi  ville  ve  eov  geopenjan  purh  godes  gife  be   para  halgan  husle, 
pe  ge  nu  to  gan  sceolan,   and  gevissjan  eiiver  andgit  ymbe   paere  ge- 
rynu,  aegder  ge  after  baere  ealdan  gecydnisse  ge  after  baere  nivan,  \>§ 
las  be  aenig  tvynung  eov  derjan  mage   be  pain  liflicum   gereorde.      Se  25 
almihtiga  god  bebead  Moisen,  pain  heretogan,  on  Egypta  lande,  pat  he 
sceolde  bebeodan  Israhela  folce,  pat  hi   minion  at  aelcum  heorde   anes 
geares  lamb  on  baere  nihte,  be  hi  ferdon  of  bam  lande  to  pam  behaten- 
an  earde,  and  sceoldon  pat  lamb  gode  geoffrjan,  and  siddan  snidan  and 
vjTrcan   rodetacn   on    heora  gedyrum    and  oferslegum    mid    pas  lambes  30 
blode;  etan  siddan  pas  lambes  fluesc  gebred  and  peorfe  hlafas  mid  feld- 
licre  lactucan.       God  evad   to  Moisen:    "Ne  ete  ge  of  para  lambe  nan 
ping  hreav,  ne  on  vjitere  gesoden,  ac  gebraed  to  fyre.     Etad  pat  heafod 
and  pa  fet  and  bat  innevearde,    ne   his  nan  ping  ne  beliffe  63  merigen. 
Gif  paer  hvat  to  lafe  si,  forbiirnad  pat.     Picgad  hit  on  pas   visan:  be-  35 
gyrdad  eovere  lendenu  and  beod  gesceode;  habbad   eov  staf  on  handa, 

1.  gelyfende]  gelufed,   Wh.  —  2.  yllican,  Wh.  —  14.  vundra,   Wh.  — 
35.  forbarned,  Wh. 


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and  «Had  ardlice;  peos  tid  is  godes  fiireld".  And  veard  pa  on  paere  nihte 
ofslagen  on  aelcum  huse  geond  eall  Pharaones  rice  pat  frumcennede 
cild,  and  vas  Jiat  godes  folc  Israhel  ahredd  fram  pam  ferlican  deade 
purh  l)iis  lambes  offrunge  and  his  Modes  mearcunge.  Pa  cviicT  god  to 
5  Moisen:  "Healdad  pisne  dag  on  edverum  gemynde  and  freolsjad  hine 
maerlice  on  eoverum  cynrenum  mid  ecum  bigencge,  and  etad  l)eorfne 
hlaf  simle  seofon  dagas  iit  l)isere  freolstide".  After  pisere  daede  laedde 
god  bat  Israhela  folc  oler  pa  readau  see  mid  drygum  fdtuni,  and  adrencte 
paer  on  Pharao  and  ealne  his  here  samod,   pe  heora  ehton,   and    afedde 

10  siddan  pat  Israhela  folc  feovertig  geara  mid  heofenlicum  bigleofum,  and 
him  forgeaf  viiter  of  heardum  stancliide,  6S  J>at  hi  comon  to  bam  be- 
hatenum  edele.  Sume  pas  race  ve  habbad  getrahtnod  on  oderre  stove, 
sume  ve  villad  nu  geopenjan,  pat  pe  belimpd  to  pam  halgan  husle. 
Cristene  men  ne  mdton  healdan  nu  pa  ealdan  se  lichamlice;    ac  him  ge- 

15  dafenad  ,  pat  In  cunnon,  hvat  hed  gastlice  getacnige.  Pat  unsciidige 
lamb,  pe  se  ealda  Israhel  ba  ofsnad,  hsifde  getacnuuge  after  gastlicum 
andgite  Cristes  provunge,  se  be  unsciidig  for  ure  alvsednisse  his  halige 
blod  ageat.  Be  bam  singad  godes  beovas  at  aelcere  massan:  Agnus  dei, 
qui  tollis  peccata  mundi,  miserere  nobis,    bat  is  on   urum    gereorde: 

20  Pu  godes  lamb,  be  iitbrest  middaneardes  synna,  gemiltsa  us.  Pat  Is- 
rahela folc  veard  ahredd  fram  bam  feerlicum  deade  and  fram  Pharaones 
peovete  purh  pas  lambes  offrunge,  pe  hafde  getacnunge  Cristes  provunge, 
purh  ba  ve  sind  alysede  fram  bam  ecum  deade  and  pas  redan  deofles 
anvealde,  gif  ve  rihtlice  gelyfatf  on  pone  sodan  alysend  ealles  middan- 

25  eardes,  haelend  Crist. 

Pat  lamb  viis  geoffrod  on  aefnunge,  and  lire  haelend  provdde  on 
paere  sixtan  ylde  pisere  vorulde.  Seo  yld  is  geteald  to  aefnunge  pises 
middaneardes.  Hi  mearcodon  mid  pas  lambes  blode  on  heora  gedyrum 
and  oferslegum  Tau,    pat  is  rodetacen,    and  vurdon  sva  gescilde   fram 

30  pam  engle,  pe  acvealde  paera  JEgyptiscra  frumcennedan  cild;  and  ve 
sceolon  mearcjan  ure  forevearde  heafod  and  urne  lichaman  mid  Cristes 
rodetacne,  p.it  ve  beon  ahredde  fram  forvyrde,  ponne  ve  beod  gemear- 
code  aegder  ge  foran  heafde  ge  on  heortan  mid  blode  paere  drihtenlican 
provunge.     Pat  Israhela  folc   at  pas  lambes  flaesc  on  heora  eastertide, 

35  pa  pa  hi  ahredde  vurdon;  and  ve  picgad  nu  gastlice  Cristes  lichaman, 
and  his  blod  drincad ,  ponne  ve  mid  sodum  geleafau  pat  halige  husel 
picgad.  Pone  timan  hi  heoldon  him  to  eastertide  seofon  dagas  mid  mic- 
lum  vurdmynte,  pe  hi  ahredde  vurdon  vid  Pharao,  and  of  pam  earde 
ferdon;  sva  ve  eac  cristene  menu  healdad  Cristes  iirist  us  to  eastertide 

40  pas  seofon  dagas,  for  pan  pe  ve  sind  purh  his  provunge  and  ariste 
alysede,  and  ve  beod  geclaensode  purh  piis  halgan  huselganges,  sva 
sva  Crist  silf  cviid  on  his  godspelle:  "Sod,  sod  ic  eov  secge,  niibbe 
ge  lif  on  eov,  biitan  ge  etan  min  flaesc  and  drincan  min  blod.  Se  pe 
et  min  flaesc  and  min  blod  drincd,  he  vunad  on  me  and  ic  on  him;   and 

45  he  hafd  pat  ece  lif,    and  ic  hine  araere  on  pam   endenextau   dage.      Ic 

8.  dryguml  drium,  Wh.  —  12.  getrahnod,  Wh.  —  mire,  Wh.  —  41. 
purh  piis  huselganges]  supplendum  videtur  gemansumn  i  ss  e;  confer atur 
tamen  pay.  65.  lin.  15.  purh  aenigre;  purh  cum  genitivo  (vid.  (in.  l\)  aut 
dativo  alibi  nunquam  legi.  Facile  esset  pro  aenigre  hoc  loco  scribere 
aenige,  obstat  tamen  pag.  65.  lin.  17.  purh  gevissum  pinge,  et  lin.  41.  purh 
pas  huselganges;  pag.  65.  lin.  38.  purh  gastlicere  mihte. 


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eom  se  liflica  hlaf,  be  of  heofonum  astah;  na  sva sva  eovere  fordfiideras 
octon  bone  heofonlican  mete  on  vestene,  and  siddan  sviilton:  se  be  et 
bisne  hlaf,  he  leofacT  on  ecnisse". 

He  halgode  lihif  a?r  his  brovunge   and  toda?lde  his  discipulum ,    bus 
cvedende:  "Etad   bisne  hliif,  hit  is  min  lichoiua,  and  dod  his  on  milium     5 
gemjnde".    Eft  he  bletsode  vin  on  anuin  calice  and  cviid :  Driucad  ealle 
of  l)isnm,  ]>is  is  min  blod  biit  be  byd  for  inanegum  agoten  on  synna  for- 
gifenisse.      Pa   apostoli  didon  sva  sva  Crist  bet,    pat   hi   halgodon  hlaf 
and  vin   to  husle  eft  siddan  on  his  geniyndej    eac  svylce   heora   iifter- 
gencgan  and  ealle   sacerdas    be   Cristes  luese  halgjad    hlaf  and   vin  to  10 
husle  on  his  natuan  mid  j)a're   apostolican   bletsunge.     Nu  smeadou  ge- 
hvylee  men  oft,  and  git  gelome  smeagad,  hii  se  hlaf,  be  byd  of  corne 
gegearcod  aud  burn  fyres  haetan    abacen,   mage   beon  avend  to   Cristes 
lichaman;  odde  bat  vin,   be  byd  of  manegum   berjuui  livrungen,  veorde 
aveud  jiurli  aenigre  bletsunge  to  drihtnes  blode?    Nu   seege   ve  svylcum  15 
manniim,     bat    same   bing   sind  gecvedene   be   Criste   |)iirh  getacniinge, 
some  burh  gevissum  binge.      Sod  bing  is  and  geviss ,  bat  Crist  vas  of 
imedene  aceuned,  and  silfvilles  brovode  dead,    and  viis   bebyriged,  and 
on  bisum  diige  of  dead'e  aras.     He  is  gecveden  hlaf  burh  getacnunge,  and 
lamb  and  leo,  and  gehu  elles.     He  is  hlaf  gehaten,  for  ban  be  he  is  fire  20 
lif  and  engla;  he  is  lamb  gecveden  for  his  unsciidignissej   leo  for  ba?re 
strengtle,   be  he  ofersvidde   bone   strangan  deofol.     Ac  sva  beah  after 
sodnm  gecynde  nis  Crist  nador  ne  hlaf,  ne  lamb,  neleo.     Hvy  is  l)onue 
jmt  halige  husel  gecveden  Cristes   licliama,    odde   his  blod,   gif  hit  nis 
sodlice  bat,  l)iit  hit  gehaten  is?    Sodlice  se  hlaf  and  pat  vin,  pe  betid  25 
purli  sacerda  raiissan  gehalgode,  oder  ping  hi  iiteovjad  menniscum  and- 
gitum  vidutan,  and  Oder   bing  hi  clypjad  vidiunan  gelealFulluin  inodum; 
vidutan  hi  beod  gesevene  hliif  and  vin,  aegder  ge  on  hive  ge  on  svacce, 
ac  hi  beod  sodlice  after   ba;re   halgunge    Cristes  lichama  and  his  blod 
burh  gastlice  gerynu.     Hieden  cild  byd  gefuUod,    ac   hit  ne  brat  na  his  30 
liiv  vidutan ,   heah  be  hit  beo  vidinnau  avend.     Hit  byd"  gebroht  synfull 
burh  Adames  forgsegednisse   to  bain  fantfate;  ac  hit  by(T  apvogen  fram 
eallum  synnum  vidinnan,  beah   be  liit  vidutan  his  hiv  ne  avende.     Eac 
svylce  bat  halige  fantvater,   be  is  gehaten  lifes  vylspring,    is  gelic   on 
hive    odrum   viiterum,    and   is  underbeoded    brosnungej    ac  l>as  halgan  35 
giistes  miht  genealsecd  bam  brosnjendum  vatere  burh  sacerda  bletsunge, 
and  hit  mag  siddan   lichaman  and    savle   abvean    fram  eallum   synnum 
burh  gastlicere  mihte. 

Efne  nu  ve  geseod  tva  bing  on  bisum  anum  gesceafte.  After  so- 
dum  gecynde  bat  vater  is  brosnjendlic  viiter,  and  after  gastlicere  ge-  40 
rynu  hiifd  halvende  mihte.  Sva  eac  gif  ve  sceavjad  bat  halige  hiisel 
iifter  lichamlicum  andgite,  bonne  geseo  ve,  bat  hit  is  gesceaft  brosn- 
jendlic and  avendedlic;  gif  ve  pa  gastlican  mihte  p«r  on  tocnavad,  poune 
undergite  ve,  pat  bser  is  lif  on,  and  forgifd  undeadlicnisse  pain  lie  hit 
mid  geleafan  picgad.  Micel  is  betvux  \txre  ungesevenlican  mihte  [)as  45 
halgan  husles  and  J)am  gesevenlican  liive  agenes  gecyndes.  Hit  is  on 
gecynde  brosnjendlic  hlaf  and  brosnjendlic  vin,  and  is  after  mihte  god- 
cundes  vordes  sodlice  Cristes  lichama  and  his  blod,  na  sva  beah  lic- 
hamlice,  ac  gastlice.     Micel  is  betvux  bam  lichaman,  be  Crist  on  hrovode, 

46.  hives,  Wh. 


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and  bam  lichaman,  be  to  husle  byd  gehalgdd.  Se  lichama  sodlice,  be 
Crist  an  brdvdde,  viis  geboren  of  Marian  flaesce,  mid  blode  and  mid 
banum,  mid  felle  and  mid  sinum,  on  menniscum  limum,  mid  gesceadvisre 
savle  geliffiist;  and  his  gastlica  lichama,  be  ve  husel  hatad,  is  of  ma- 
5  negum  cornnm  gegaderod,  biitan  blode  and  bane,  limleas  and  savulleas; 
and  nis  for  by  nan  bing  baer  on  to  understandenne  lichanilice,  ac  is 
eall  gastlice  to  understandenne.  Sva  hva't  sva  on  bam  husle  is,  be  us 
lifes  edvist  forgifd,  bat  is  of  baere  gastlican  mihte ,  and  ungesevenlicere 
fremmincge.      For  by  is  bat  h;ilige  husel  gehaten  gerynu,   for  ban  be 

10  dder  bing  is  bser  on  geseven,  and  Oder  bing  undergiten.  Pat  bat  bser 
geseven  is,  hiifd  lichamlic  hiv,  and  bat  biit  ve  baer  on  understandad, 
hafd  gastlice  mihte.  Vitddlice  Cristes  lichama,  be  dead  brdvade  and 
of  deade  aras,  ne  svilt  nsefre  heonan  ford,  ac  is  ece  and  unbrdvjendlic; 
bat  husel  is  hvilvendlic,  na  ece,  brosnjendlic,  and  bytf  sticema?lum  to- 

15  da3led,  betvux  todum  tocoven,  and  into  bam  buce  asend;  and  hit  byd 
peah  hvadere  after  giistlicere  mihte  on  selcum  dsele  eall.  Manega  under- 
fod  bone  halgan  lichaman,  and  he  byd  sva  beah  on  selcum  dsele  eall, 
lifter  gastlicere  gerynu;  beah  sumum  men  gesceote  liissa  dsel,  ne  byd 
sva  beah  na  mare  miht  on  bam  maran,    bonne  on  bam  liissan,    for  l>an 

80  be  hit  byd  on  ajghvj-lcum  men  ansund  after  l)sere  ungesevenlican  mihte. 
Peos  gerjnu  is  vedd  and  hiv;  Cristes  lichama  is  sodfastnis.  Pis  vedd 
ve  healdad  gerjnelice,  od  Jjiit  ve  becuman  to  J)sere  sodfastnisse,  and 
bonne  byd  bis  vedd  geendod. 

Sodlice  hit  is  sva  sva  ve  ser  cvsedon  Cristes  lichama  and  his  blod; 

25  na  lichamlice,  ac  gastlice.  Ne  sceole  ge  smeagan,  hu  hit  gedon  si, 
ac  healdan  on  eovrum  geleafan,  J>at  hit  sva  gedon  si. 

Ve  rsedad  on  {>sere  bee  be  is  gehaten  VITA  PATRUM,  l>iit  tvegen 
munecas  bsedon  at  gode  sume  svutelunge  be  bani  luilgan  husle,  and 
after  bsere  bene  gestddon  him  massan :  ba  gesavon  hi  licgan  an  cild  on 

30  bam  veofode,  be  se  massepredst  jit  miissdde,  and  godes  engel  stod  mid 
handsexe  and  bidjende,  dd  bat  se  predst  l)iit  husel  tdbriic:  J>a  tdliddde 
se  engel  bat  cild  on  bam  disce,  and  his  blod  into  bain  calice  ageat. 
Eft,  ba  }>a  hi  to  l>am  husle  eodon,  ba  veard  hit  avend  to  hlafe  and  to 
vine,     and  hi  hit  bigedon,    gode  l»ancigende  bsere  svutelunge.      Eac  se 

35  halga  Gregdrjus  abiid  at  Criste,  bat  he  sited vede  anum  tvynigendum  vife 
embe  his  gerynu  micele  sedunge.  Hed  eode  to  husle  mid  tvynigendum 
mode,  and  Gregdrjus  begeat  jit  gode  bser  rihte,  bait  him  bam  veard 
iitedved  sed  snsed  \ms  busies,  J)e  hed  bicgan  sceolde,  svylce  l>ser  lsege 
on  bam  disce  anes  fingres  lid   eall  geblddgdd,    and  j>as   vifes   tvynung 

40  veard  l>a  gerihtlseced. 

Uton  nu  gehyran  pas  apostoles  vord  embe  J>as  gerynu;  Paulus  se 
apostol  cvjid  be  bam  ealdan  folce  Isralu'l,  l>us  vritende  on  his  pistole 
to  geleaffullum  mannum  :  Ealle  ure  fordfiideras  vaeron  gefullddc  on  volcne 
and  on  sse,    and  ealle  hi  seton  bone  ylcan  gastlican  mete,    and  ealle  hi 

45  druncon  bone  ylcan  gastlican  drenc.  Hi  druncon  sodlice  of  afterfyli- 
gendan  stane,  and  se  stan  viis  Crist.  Nils  se  stan,  be  pat  viiter  ba 
of  fiedv,  lichamlice  Crist,  ac  he  getacendde  Crist,  be  clypdde  pus  to 
eallum  geleaffullum  mannum,  "Sva  hvam  sva  byrste  cume  to  me  and 
drince;  and  of  his  inndde  flevd  lillic  viiter".     Pis  he  ssede  be  bam  halgan 

18.  lasse,  Wh.  —  49.  flevd]  fleovd,   Wh. 


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gaste,  pe  pa  uuderfeugon,  ^e  on  hine  gelyfdon.  Se  apostol  Paulus  cvad, 
bat  bat  Israhela  folc  a»te  pone  ylcan  gastlican  mete,  aud  drunce  pone 
ylcan  gastlican  drenc,  for  pan  pe  se  heofonlica  mete,  pe  hi  afcdde  feo- 
vertig  gear»,  and  pat  rater,  pe  of  pam  stane  fledv,  hafde  getacnunge 
Cristes  lichaman  and  his  blodes,  pe  nu  heod  geoffrode  daghvamlice  on  5 
Godes  cyrcan.  Hit  va>rou  pa  3  lean,  pe  ve  nu  offrjad,  na  lichamlice, 
ac  giistlice.  Ve  saedon  eov  hvone  aer,  pat  Crist  halgode  hlaf  and  vin 
aer  his  provunge  to  hiisle  and  cvad  :  "Pis  is  min  Iichama  aud  min  blod". 
\e  prdvode  he  pa  git,  ac  sva  peah  he  aveude  purh  uugesevenlicere 
milite  pone  hlaf  to  his  agenum  lichaman,  and  pat  vin  to  his  Mode,  sv.i  1<> 
sva  he  aer  dide  ou  pam  vesteue,  aer  ban  be  he  to  men  geboren  vurde, 
pa  ha  he  avende  bone  heofonlican  mete  to  his  flaesce,  and  piit  flovende 
vater  of  l)am  stane  to  his  agenum  blode.  Fela  manna  aeton  of  bam 
heofonlican  mete  on  bam  vesteue,  and  druncon  bone  gastlican  drenc, 
and  vurdon  sva  peah  deade,  sva  sva  Crist  saede.  Ne  maende  Crist  bone  15 
dead,  be  nan  man  forbugan  ne  mag;  ac  he  maeude  pone  ecan  dead,  pe 
same  of  pam  folce  for  heora  geleafleaste  geearnodon.  Aloises  and  Aaron 
and  manega  ddre  of  pam  folce,  pe  gode  gelicodon,  aeton  pone  heofon- 
lican hlaf;  ac  hi  naeron  deade  pam  ecum  deade,  peah  pe  hi  gemaenum 
deade  fordferdon.  Hi  gesavou ,  pat  se  heofonlica  mete  vis  gesevenlic  20 
and  brdsujendlic;  ac  hi  understodon  gastlice  be  pam  gesevenlican  pinge, 
aud  hit  gastlice  pigdon.  Se  haelend  cvad  :  "Se  pe  et  min  flaesc,  and 
driucd  min  blod,  he  hiifd  ece  HP'.  Ne  het  he  etan  pone  lichaman,  pe 
he  mid  befangen  viis;  ne  pat  blod  driucan,  pe  he  for  lis  ageiit;  ac  he 
maende  mid  pam  vorde  pat  halige  hiisel,  pe  gastlice  is  his  Iichama  and  25 
his  blod;  and  se  pe  piis  onbyrigd  mid  geleaffulre  heortan,  he  hiifd  pat 
ece  lif. 

On  paere  ealdan  ae  geleaffulle  menu  offrodon  gode  mislice  lac,  pe 
hiifdon  tovearde  getacnunge  Cristes  lichaman,  pe  he  silf  for  urum  syn- 
num  sid'dan  geoffrode  his  heofonlican  fiider  to  onsiigeduisse.  Yitodlice  30 
pis  hiisel,  pe  nu  byd  gehalgod  at  godes  veofode,  is  gemynd  Cristes 
lichaman,  pe  he  for  us  geoffrode,  and  his  blodes,  pe  he  for  us  ageat, 
sva  sva  he  silf  het:  "Dod  pis  on  milium  gemynde".  JEne  prdvode  Crist 
purh  hine  silfne,  ac  sva  peah  daghvomlice  by  6  his  prdvung  geednivod 
purh  gerynu  pas  halgan  busies  at  paere  halgan  massan.  For  by  fremad  35 
seo  halige  masse  miclum  ge  pam  libbendum  ge  pam  fordfarenum,  sva 
sva  hit  for  oft  gesvutelod  is. 

Us  is  eac  to  smeagenne,  pat  piit  halige  hiisel  is  aegder  ge  Cristes 
Iichama,  ge  ealles  geleaffulles  folces,  after  gastlicre  gerynu,  sva  sva 
se  visa  Augustinus  be  pam  cviid :  "Gif  ge  villad  understandan  be  Cristes  40 
lichaman,  gehyrad  pone  apostol  Paulum  pus  cvedende:  ccGe  sodlice 
siudon  Cristes  Iichama  and  leomu.  Nu  is  eover  gerynu  gelegd  on  godes 
mysan,  and  ge  underfod  eover  gerynu  to  pan  pe  ge  silfe  siud.  Beod 
pat,  pat  ge  gesedd  on  pam  veofode,  and  underfod  pat,  pat  ge  silfe 
sind".  Eft  cvad  se  apostol  Paulus  be  pisum:  ceVe  manega  sindon  sin  45 
hlaf  and  an  Iichama".  Understandad  nu  and  blissjad :  fela  sind  an 
hlaf  and  an  Iichama  on  Criste;  he  is  lire  heafod,  and  ve  sind  his  limu. 
Ne  byd  se  hlaf  of  anuin  corne,  ac  of  manegum;  ne  pat  vin  of  anre 
berjan,   ac  of  manegum.     Sva  ve  sceolon  eac  habban  annisse  on  urum 

47.  lima,  Wh. 


68  Pylas. 

drihtne,  sva  sva  hit  avriten  is  be  bam  geleaffullan  verode,  pat  hi  vaeron 
on  sva  micelre  annisse,  svjlce  him  eallum  vaere  an  savul  and  an  heorte. 
Crist  gehalgdde  on  his  bedde  pa  gerynu  urre  sibbe  and  iirre  annisse. 
se  be  underfehcT  paere  annisse  gerynu,  and  ne  hylt  pone  bend  paere 
5  sdtfan  sibbe;  ne  underfehcT  he  na  gerynu  for  him  silfum,  ac  gecycTnisse 
to  geanes  him  silfum.  Micel  god  byff  cristenum  mannum,  pat  hi  ge- 
Idme  to  husle  gan,  gif  hi  unscadignisse  on  heora  heortan  berail,  td 
bam  veofode,  gif  hi  ne  bedel  mid  leahtrum  ofsette;  bam  yfelan  men  ne 
becymd    to  nanum  gdde,  ac  to  forvyrde,  gif  he   has  halgau  husles  un- 

10  vyrile  onbyrigcl. 

Halige  bee  beddacl,  bat  man  gemancge  vater  td  pam  vine,  l>e  td 
husle  sceal,  for  ban  be  bat  vater  hafcT  piis  folces  getacnunge,  sva  sva 
bat  vin  Cristes  blodes;  and  for  by  ne  sceal  nador  butan  dttrum  bedu 
geoffrdd  at  paere  halgan  massan,  bat  Crist  bed  mid  us  and  ve  mid  Criste, 

15  bat  heafod  mid  bam  leomum,  and  ba  leomu  mid  bam  heafde. 

Ve  voldon  gefyrn  trahtnjan  be  barn  lambe,  be  se  ealda  Israbi-1  at 
heora  eastertide  geoffrddon;  ac  ve  voldon  aerest  edv  gereccan  ymbe 
has  gerynu,  and  sidcTan,  hu  hit  man  bicgan  sceal.  Pat  getacnigendlice 
lamb  vas  geoffrdd  at  heora  eastertide,    and  se  apostol  Paulus  cvad  on 

20  bisum  dagclerlicum  pistole,  pat  Crist  is  ure  eastertid,  se  pe  for  ds  vas 
geoffrdd,  and  on  pisum  diige  of  deacle  aras.  Israhel  J»igde  piis  lambes 
flaesc,  sva  sva  god  bebead,  mid  l)eorfum  hlafum  aud  feldlicum  lactucum, 
and  ve  sceolon  bicgan  bat  halige  husel  Cristes  lichaman  and  his  bldd 
butan  beorman   jfelnisse  and   manfulnisse.      Sva  sva  se  beorma  avent 

25  ba  gesceafta  of  heora  gecynde,  sva  avendacT  eac  leahtras  piis  manues 
gecynd  fram  unscadignisse  td  gevemmednisse.  Se  apostol  taehte,  bat 
ve  sceoldon  vistfulljan  na  on  yfelnisse  beorman,  ac  on  beorfnissum 
syfernisse  and  sddfastnisse.  Lactuca  hatte  sed  vyrt,  be  hi  etan  sceol- 
don mid  bam  beorfum  hlafum.      Hed  is  biter  on  pigene,   and  ve  sceolon 

30  mid  biternisse  sddre  behredvsunge  ure  mod  geclaensjan,  gif  ve  villad 
Cristes  lichaman  ])icgan.  Xiis  bat  Israhela  folc  gevundd  td  hreavum 
fiaesce,  beah  be  god  him  bebude,  bat  hi  hit  hreav  ne  aeton,  ne  on  va- 
tere  gesoden,  ac  gebraed  td  fyre.  Se  vile  bicgan  godes  lichaman 
hreavne,  se  be  butan  gesceade  vend,  bat  he  vaere  anfeald  man  us  gelic, 

35  and  naere  god;  and  se  be  after  menniscum  visdome  vile  smeagan  ymbe 
pa  gerynu  Cristes  flaesclicnisse,  he  decl  svylce  he  senile  has  lambes 
flaesc  on  viitere,  for  ban  pe  vater  getaecnad  on  pisere  stove  mennisc 
ingebygd.  Ac  ve  sceolon  vitan,  biit  ealle  pa  gerynu  Cristes  mennisc- 
nisse  vaeron  gefaddde  ]>urh  mihte  piis  halgan  gastes.      f'onne  biege  ve 

40  his  lichaman  gebraedne  td  fyre,  for  ban  be  se  halga  gast  com  on  fvres 
hive  td  bam  apostolum  on  mislicum  gereordum.  Israht'-l  sceolde  etan 
piis  lambes  heafod  and  ba  fet  and  bat  inueverde,  and  j>a?r  nan  ping  be- 
lifan  ne  mdste  ofer  niht;  gif  paer  hviit  belife,  forbiirnan  pfit  on  fyre,  and 
ne    tdbrecan    ba    biin.       After   giistlicum    andgite    ve   etail   has   lambes 

45  heafod,  bonne  ve  underfdil  Cristes  godcundnisse  on  urum  geleafan;  eft, 
bonne  ve  his  menniscnisse  mid  lufe  underfod,  bonne  ete  ve  has  lambes 
fet,  forban  be  Crist  is  angin  and  ende,  god  aer  ealre  vorulde  and  man 
on   bisere    vorulde  geendunge.      Hviit  is  pas  lambes   inneverde    butan 


3.  urre  —  urre]  ure  —  ure,    ir».  —  4.  hilt,  Wh.,  hylt  =  healdeil.  — 
16.  ealde,  Wh.  —  Isrl',  H7i.  —  44.  tobraecon,  Wh.  —  47.  ealle  vorulda,  Wh. 


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Cristes  digelan  bebodu?  pa  ve  etad,  ponne  ve  lifes  vord  mid  graedig- 
nisse  underfod.  Nan  ping  ne  moste  biis  lanibes  belifan  66  niergen,  for- 
pan  pe  godes  cvidas  sind  to  smeagenne  mid  sva  micelre  carfuluisse,  sva 
bat  ealle  his  bebodu  mid  andgite  and  veorce  beon  asmeade  on  nihte 
pises  andverdan  lifes,  ser  pan  be  se  endenexta  diig  |>a.s  gemaenelican  5 
liristes  iiteovige.  Gif  ve  bonne  ealle  pa  gerynu  Cristes  fisesclicnisse 
purhsmeagan  ne  magon,  bonne  sceole  ve  ba  lafe  betaecan  biis  halgan 
gastes  mihte  mid  sod  re  eadmodnisse,  and  na  to  dyrstelice  ymbe  ba 
deopan  digelnissa  ofer  ures  andgites  niaede  smeagan. 

Hi  aeton  pat  lamb   mid   begyrduin  lendenum.      On  lendenum  is  se6  10 
galnis  pas  lichaman,  and  se  be  vile  pat  husel  picgan,  he  sceal  gevridan 
pa  galuisse,  and  mid  claennisse  pa  halgan  bigene  onfon.     Hi  vaeron  eac 
gesceode.     Hvat  sind  gescy  but  an  deadra  nytena  hyde?    Ye  beod  sod- 
lice  gesceode,    gif  ve  geefeulaecad  mid  urum  farelde  and  veorce  ford- 
farenra  manna  lif,  paera  be  gode  gebugon  burh  gehealtsumuisse  his  be-  Id 
boda.       Hi  hiifdon  him  staf  on  hauda  at  paere  pigene;    se   stiif  getacnad 
gymene  and  hjrdraedenue;  pa  hit  bet  cunnon  and  magon  sceolon  gyman 
odra  manua  and  mid  heora  fultume   undervricljan.      I'am  gemettum  viis 
beboden,    pat  hi   sceoldon   caflice  etan,    for   pan  pe   god  onsciinad   ba 
sleacnisse  on  his  pegnuni,  and  pa  he  lufad,  pe  mid  modes  cafnisse  piis  20 
ecan  lifes  myrhde  secad.    Hit  is  avriteu:  "Ne  elca  pu  to  gecirrenne  to 
gode,  py  las  pe  se  tima  losige  purh  pa  sleacan  elcunge".    Pa  gemettan 
ne  mtiston  pas  lambes  ban  scaenan,    ne  pa  cenipan,  pe  Crist  sihengon, 
ne  most  on  tobrecan  his  halgan  sceancan,  sva  sva  hi  didon  paera  tvegra 
sceadena,  pe  him  on  tva  healfa  hangodon;  ac  drihten  arsis  of  deade  ge-  25 
sund  but  an  aelcere  forrotodnisse,  and  hi  sceolon  geseon  iit  pam  niiclum 
dome,  hviine  hi  gevundodon  valhreovlice  on  rode.    Peos  tid  is  gehaten 
on  Ebreiscum  gereorde:    Pasca,    pat  is  on  Leden:    Transitus,    and  on 
Englisc:  Fiireld;  for  pan  pe  on  pisum  dage  ferde  godes  folc  fram  Egypta 
lande  ofer  pa  readan  sae  fram  peovte   to  pam  behatenan  earde.      Ure  30 
drihten  ferde  eac  on  pisne  timan,  sva  sva  se  godspellere  Johannes  cvad, 
fram  pisum  middanearde  to  his  heofonlican  fiider.      Ve  sceolon  fyligan 
urum  heafde,    and  faran  fram  deofle  to  Criste,    fram  pisere  unsttidigan 
vorulde  to  his  stadelfastan  rice;    ac  ve  sceolon  aerest  on   urum  and- 
verdan life  faran  fram  leahtrum  to  halgum  magnum,    fram  unpeavum  to  35 
godum  peavum,  gif  ve  villad  after  pisum  he  nan   life  faran  to  pam  ecan, 
iifter  urum  ariste    to  haelende  Criste.      He  lis  gelaede   to  his   lifigendan 
fader,    pe  hine  sealde  for  urum  synnum  to  deade.      Si  liim  vuldor  and 
lof  paere  veldaede  on  ealra  vorulda  voruld.    Amen. 

Sermones  LI.  MS.  bibl.  publ.  Cantab)*.,  quorum 
aut  locos  selectos  ant  sermones  integros  suae 
Bedae  Hist,  eccles.  editioni   inseruit  Wheloc. 


Odres  spelles  styccu. 

Ve  etad  on  pam  sunnan  daguin   on  undern  and  on  aefen,   for  pam  40 
pe  se  sunnan  dag  is  sva  halig,  pat  se  man  byd  vyrde,  pe  on  pam  dage 
fastan  vile,     pat  he  beo  amansumod,    gif  he  hit  for  his  anvilnisse  ded. 
Ne  eac  man  ne  mot  cneovjan  on  sunnan  dagum;    ve  sceolon  sva  peah 

1.  beboda,  Wh.  —  17.  hyrdreedene,  Wh.  —  21.  gecirrene,  Wh. 


10  Pylas. 

aegder  ge  on  suunan  daguni  ge  on  odrum  dagum  druncennisse  and  ofer- 
fylle  forbiigan,  be  bam  be  us  bee  taecead,  and  hum  svidost  on  lencten. 


Sva  sva  se  lichama  leofatf  be  hliife  and  drince,  sva  sceal  seo  savul 
libban  be  lare  and  gebedum.  Fela  dyslice  daeda  derjatf  mancynne  oiTde 
5  for  anvilnisse  ocTd'e  for  ungerade;  Svii  svii  same  men  dod  pe  dyslice 
fastacf  ofer  hira  mihte  on  gemaenelicum  lenctene,  sva  sva  ve  silfe  gesa- 
von,  6cT  l)iit  hi  seoce  vurdon:  sume  fiiston  eac  sva,  piit  hi  forsavon  to 
etenne  biiton  on  J>one  oiTerne  dag,  and  aeton  ponne  graediglice;  ac  us 
secgacT  bee,    pat  sume  faston  sva  pat  hi  gesvencton  hi  silfe   forpearle, 

10  and  nane  mede  nafdon  piis  micelan  gesvinces ,  ac  pas  be  fyrr  vaeron 
fram  godes  mildsunge.  Nu  gesetton  pa  hiilgan  fiideras,  pat  ve  faston 
mid  gerade  and  selce  diig  seton  mid  gedafenlicnisse,  sva  pat  ure  lichama 
alefed  ne  vurde,  ne  eft  ofermiist  to  idelum  lustum.  F»es  eard  nis  eac 
ealles  sva  magenfiist  her  on   uteveardan  paere    eorcTan   bradnisse,    sva 

15  sva  heo  is  to  middes  on  magenfiistum  earduin,  pa?r  man  mag  fiistan 
freolicor  ponne  her;  ne  nu  nis  mancyn  sva  mihtig,  sva  menn  vaeron  iit 
fruman.  Nis  nan  fasten  sva  god,  ne  gode  sva  gecveme,  sva  pat  fasten 
is,  pat  manfnlnisse  onsciiuje  and  leahtras  forbiige  and  forlsete  sace  and 
mid  godum  bigengum  gode  gecveme   and   mid  gesceade  libbe,    sva  sva 

20  ve  ssedon  ver. 

Ex  Sermone  XXXIV,  in  Bedae  hist.  eccl.  ed.   Wheloc.  p.  888. 


Be  l)am  geleafan,  an  spell. 

M\c  cristen  man  sceal  after  rihte  cunnan  aegder  ge  his  paternoster 

ge  his  credan.     Mid  pam  pateruostre  he  sceal  hine  gcbiddan;   mid  bam 

credan  he  sceal  his  geleafan  getrymmau.     Ve  habbaiT  gesa?d  ymbe   pat 

paternoster,  nu  villad  ve  eov  secgan  pone  geleafan,  pe  on  pam  credan 

25  stent,  sva  sva  se  visa  Augustinus  be  paere   halgan  prinnisse  trahtnode. 

An  scippend   is  ealra  pinga,    geseveulicra  and  uugesevenlicra,    and 

ve  sceolon  on  bine  gelyfan  for  pam  pe  he  is  sdtf  god  and  ana  jilmihtig, 

se  pe  naefre  ne  ongan  ue  angin  niifde;  ac  he  silf  is  angiu  and  he  eallum 

gesceaftum  angin  and  ordfruman  forgeaf,    pat  hi  beon  mihton,    and  bat 

30  hi  hiifdon  agen  gecynd,  sva  sva  lut  paere  godcundlican  fandunge  ge- 
licode.  Englas  he  vorhte,  pa  sint  gastas  and  nabbaiT  naenne  lichaman: 
menn  he  gesceop  mid  gaste  and  mid  lichaman;  nytenu  and  deor,  fixas 
and  Aigelas  he  gesceop  on  flaesce  butan  savle.  Mauuuin  he  sealde  up- 
rihtne  gang,    pa  nyteuu  he  let  gan  alotene;  mannnm  he   forgeaf  hlaf  to 

35  bigleofau,  and  pam  nytenum  gars.  Nu  mage  ve,  gebrodra,  understan- 
dan,  gif  ve  villad,  pat  tva  ping  sindon:  sin  is  scippend,  Oder  is  ge- 
sceaft.  He  is  scippend,  se  pe  gesceop  ealle  ping  and  ge  vorhte  of 
nahte;  pat  is  gesceaft,  pat  se  soda  scippend  gesceop:  p&t  sind  aerest 
heofonas  and  englas,    pe  on  heofonnm  sindon,    and  siddan  peiis  eorde 

40  mid  eallum  pam,  pe  hire  on  eardjad  ,  and  sae  mid  eallum  pam,  pe  hire 
on  svimmad.  Nu  ealle  pas  ping  sind  mid  anum  naman  genamdde  ge- 
sceaft; hi  naeron  aefre  vunjeude,  ac  god  hi  gesceop;  pa  gesceafta  sind 
fela,  anes  scippendes,  pe  hi  ealle  gesceop,  se  pe  ana  is  almihtig  god. 
He  vas  aefre  and  aefre  byd  purhvuujeude   on   him  silfum   and  purh   hine 

11.  pa]  pam,  117». 


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silfne;  gif  he  ongunne  and  anginn  hafde ,  biiton  tvyn  ne  mihte  he  beon 
iilmihtig  god;  for  by  selc  edvist,  bittte  god  nis,  biit  is  gesceaft,  and  bat 
be  gesceaft  nis ,  bat  is  god.  Se  god  vuuatf  on  brinnisse  uutodaeledlic 
and  on  aunisse  anre  godcuuduisse.  Sodlice  bat  gesceaft,  be  ongan  and 
gesceapen  is,  nafd  nane  godcundnisse.  Sodlice  dtfer  is  fader,  oder  is  5 
sunu,  Oder  is  se  halga  gast;  ac  beah  hviidere  baera  breora  is  an  god- 
cundnis  and  gelic  vuldor  and  efenece  miigenbrymuis.  Almihtig  god  is 
se  fader,  almihtig  god  is  se  sunn,  almihtig  god  is  se  luilga  gast;  ac 
beah  hvadere  ne  siud  na  bri  iilmihtige  godas,  ac  an  almihtig  god;  bri 
hi  sind  on  haduni  and  on  nainuin,  and  an  on  godcundnisse;  bri,  for  by  10 
be  se  fiider  byd  aefre  fader,  and  se  sunu  byd  aefre  sunu,  and  se  halga 
gast  byd  aefre  halig  gast,  and  heora  nan  ne  avent  naefre  of  {jam  be  he 
is.  Nu  habbe  ge  gehyred  ba  halgan  brinnisse;  ge  sceolou  eac  gehyrau 
ba  .sod an  annisse.  Sodlice  se  fiider  and  se  sunu  and  se  halga  gast 
habbad  ane  godcundnisse,  and  an  gecynd,  and  an  veorc.  ne  vorhte  se  15 
fiider  nan  bing,  ne  ne  vyrcd  biitau  l)am  suna,  odde  but  an  bam  halgan 
gaste;  ne  heora  nan  ne  vyrcd  nan  bing  biitau  odi-um;  ac  him  eallum  is 
an  veorc  and  an  ra?d  and  an  villa.  Mfre  vas  se  fiider,  and  sefre  vas 
se  sunu,  and  aefre  viis  se  halga  gast  an  iilmihtig  god.  Se  is  fader,  se 
be  nis  nader  ne  geboren  ne  gesceapen  fram  nanum  odrum;  se  is  fader  20 
gehaten,  forl)an  pe  he  hafd  sunu,  bone  be  he  of  him  silfum  gestrynde 
biitan  aelcere  meder.  Se  fiider  is  god  of  nanum  odrum  gode;  se  sunu 
is  god  of  bani  fader  gode;  se  halga  gast  is  god,  fordstappende  of  bain 
fiider  and  of  bain  suna.  Pas  vord  sind  sceortlice  gesaede,  and  eov  is 
nead,  ]>at  ve  hi  sviitelicor  eov  onvreon.  Hviit  is  se  fader?  iilmihtig  25 
scippend,  na  gevorht,  ne  acenned;  ac  he  silf  gestrynde  beam  him  silfum 
efenlice.  Hviit  is  se  sunu?  he  is  piis  fiider  visdom  and  his  vord  and  his 
miht,  burn  bone  se  fiider  gesceop  ealle  Jung  and  gefadode.  Nis  se 
sunu  ne  gevorht  ne  gesceapen,  ac  he  is  acenned;  acenned  he  is,  ac 
peah  hvadere  he  is  efeneald  and  efenece  his  fiider;  nis  na  sva  on  his  30 
acennednisse  sva  sva  byd  on  lire  acennednisse:  bonne  se  man  sunu 
gestrynd,  and  his  cild  acenned  byd,  bonne  byd  se  fiider  mara,  and  se 
sunu  liissa.  Hvy  swa?  for  by:  ^onne  se  sunu  vyxS,  ponne  ealdad  se 
fiider;  ne  finst  })ii  na  gelice  fiider  and  sunu  on  mannum;  ac  ic  l>e  sylle 
bysene,  hu  bu  godes  acendnisse  understandan  miht:  fyr  acend  of  him  35 
beorhtnisse,  and  seo  beorhtnis  is  efeneald  l>am  fyre;  nis  na  ])iit  fyr  of 
baere  beorhtnisse,  ac  seo  beorhtnis  of  bam  fyre;  bat  fyr  acend  ba  beorht- 
nisse, ac  hit  ne  byd  naefre  butan  l)ajre  beorhtnisse. 

Nu  bu  gehyrst,  l)iit  seo  beorhtnis  is  ealsva  eald  sva  biit  fyr,  l>e 
heo  of  cymd:  gepafa  nu  for  by,  biit  god  mihte  gestrynan  ealsva  eald  40 
beam  and  ealsva  ece,  sva  he  silf  is.  Se  be  miig  understandan,  bat  fire 
haelend  Crist  is  on  boere  godcundnisse  ealsva  eald  sva  his  fiider,  he 
bancige  Jjas  gode,  and  blissige;  se  be  understandan  ne  miig,  he  hit 
sceal  gelyfan,  bat  he  hit  understandan  maege;  for  ban  be  biis  vitegau 
vord  ne  miig  beon  aidlod,  })e  pus  cviid:  "Butan  ge  hit  gelyfan,  ne  mage  45 
ge  hit  understandan". 

]Nu  hiibbe  ge  gehyred,  biit  se  sunu  is  of  bam  fiider  buton  selcum  an- 
ginne,    forbau  pe  he  is  biis  fader  visdom,    and  viis  aefre  mid  bam  fader 
and  aefre  byd.    Uton  nu  gehyran  be  bam  halgan  gaste,  hviit  he  si.    He 
is  se  villa  and  seo  sode  lufu  biis  fiider  and  biis  suna,    burn  bone   sind  50 
ealle  bing  geliffiiste  and  gehealdene;    be  bam  is  bus  gecveden:    Godes 


72  Pylas. 

gast  gefyld  ealne  ymbhvyrft  middaneardes ,  and  lie  hylt  ealle  ping,  and 
he  hiifd  ingehygd  selces  gereordes;  nis  he  gevorht,  ne  gesceapen,  ne 
iicenued;  ac  he  is  fordsteppende,  pat  is  ofgaugende  of  pam  fiider  and 
of  pam  suna,  pain  he  is  gelic  and  efeuece.  Nis  se  luilga  gast  na  sunn, 
5  forpan  pe  he  nis  na  acenued,  ac  he  gsed  of  pam  fiider  aud  of  pam  snna 
gelice,  for{>an  pe  he  is  heora  begra  villa  and  lufu.  Crist  cviid  pus  be 
him  on  his  godspelle :  "Se  frofor  gast,  pe  ic  eov  asendan  ville,  gast 
pee  re  sodiiistnisse,  pe  of  minum  fiider  gsed,  he  cyd  gecyduisse  be  me, 
pat  is,    he  is  min  gevita,    pat  ic   eom  godes  sunu".      And  eac  se  rihta 

10  geleafa  us  teecd,  \mt  ve  sceolou  gelyfau  on  pone  halgan  gast:  he  is  se 
liffastende  god,  se  gsed'  of  pam  fader  and  of  pam  suna.  Hii  geed  he  of 
him?  Se  sunu  is  piis  fiider  visdom,  cefre  of  pam  fiider;  and  se  halga 
gast  is  heora  begra  villa,  sefre  of  him  bam.  Is  for  ]>y  ponne  an  fiider, 
se  pe  sefre  is  fader,   and  an  sunu,   se  pe  aefre  byd  sunu,  and  an  halig 

15  gast,  se  pe  sefre  byd  halig  gast;  eefre  vas  se  fiider,  biitan  anginue  and 
aefre  vas  se  sunu  mid  pam  fiider,  forpan  pe  he  is  piis  fiider  visdom, 
sefre  vas  se  halga  gast,  forpan  pe  he  is,  sva  ve  ser  cva3don,  villa  and 
socT  lufu  piis  fiider  an  piis  suna. 

Sodlice  villa  and  lufu  getacnjad    an  })ing:    })iit  J>at  nu  vilt,    \vaI  \m 

20  lufast,  pat  pat  pu  nelt,  l>iit  \m  ne  lufast.  Sodlice  seo  sunue  pe  us 
scincT  is  lichamlic  gesceaft,  and  hiifd  j)eah  preo  agennissa  on  hire:  an 
is  seo  lichamlice  edvist,  J)iit  is  paere  sunnan  trendel;  oder  is  se  leuma 
od'd'e  beorhtnis,  sefre  of  ba;re  sunnan,  seo  be  onlyht  ealne  middaneard; 
pridde  is  seo  hsetu,    pe  mid  pam  leoman  becymd  to  us.       Se  leoma   is 

25  a3fre  of  paere  sunnan  and  a3fre  mid  hire,  aud  piis  iilmihtigan  godes  sunu 
is  sefre  of  pain  fiider  acenned  and  sefre  mid  him  vunjende;  be  pani  cvad 
se  apostol,  J>at  he  vaere  his  fiider  vuldres  beorhtnisse.  —  Psere  sunnan 
hsetu  gsecT  ford  of  hire  and  of  hire  leoman,  and  se  halga  gast  gsed  a>fre 
of  pam  fader  and  of  pam  suna  gelice;    be  [mm  is  pus  avriten:  nis  nan 

30  pe  nine  msege  behydan  fram  his  haetan. 

Fiider  aud  sunu  and  halig  gast  ne  magon  beon  to  giidere  genamode, 
ac  hi  ne  beod  sva  peah  mihvar  totvsemede;  nis  se  almihtiga  god  na  J>ri- 
feald,  ac  is  prinnis;  god  is  se  fiider,  and  se  sunu  is  god,  and  se  halga 
gast  is  god;  mi  pri  godas,  ac  hi  ealle  pri  an  almihtig  god.     Se  fiider  is 

35  eac  visdom  of  minum  odrum  visdome;  se  sunu  is  visdom  of  pam  visan 
fiider;  se  halga  gast  is  visdom:  and  peah  hviidere  hi  sind  ealle  at 
giidere  an  visdom.  Eft  se  fiider  is  sod  lufu,  aud  se  sunu  sod  lufu,  and 
se  halga  gast  sod  lufu;  and  hi  ealle  iit  giidere  an  god  and  sin  sod  lufu. 
Eac  svylce  is  se  fiider  gast  and  halig,   and  se  sunu  is  gast  aud  halig, 

40  untveolice:  peah  hviidere  se  halga  gast  is  synderlice  gehatan  halig  gast, 
pat,  piit  hi  ealle  pri  sindon  gemsenelice. 

Sva  micel  gelicnis  is  on  pisere  halgan  prinnisse,  piit  se  fiider  ne 
mare  nis  ponne  se  sunu  on  psere  godcunduisse,  ne  se  sunu  nis  na  mare 
ponne  se  luilga  giist,   ne  nan  heora  nis  na  liisse  ponne  eal  seo  prinnis. 

45  Sva  hviit  sva  heora  an  byd ,  piit  beod  ealle  pri :  sefre  an  god  untodae- 
ledlic.  Nis  heora  min  mare  ponne  Oder,  ne  nan  liisse  ponne  oder,  ne 
mia  beforan  ddrum,  ne  min  biiftan  odrum;  for  pan  pe  sva  hviit  sv.i  liisse 
bytf,  ponne  ne  byd  piit  na  god;  piit  piit  Iator  byd,  piit  hiifd  angin;  ac 
god  niifd  min  angin.    Nis  na  se  fiider  ana  prinnis,  odde  se  sunu  prinnis, 

50  odde  se  halga  gast  prinnis;  ac  piis  pri  luidas  sindon  an  god  on  anre 
godcunduisse.       Ponne  pa   gebyrst  nemnjan  pone  fiider,    ponne   under- 


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stenst  bu,  bat  he  hiifd  sunu;  eft  l)onne  bu  Crist  sunn,  bu  vast  biiton 
tveonon,  biit  he  hiifd  fiider;  eft  ve  gelyfad,  bat  se  halga  gast  is  aegder 
ge  bas  fiider  ge  biis  suna  gast. 

ATu  ne  bepaece  miu  man  hine  silfue,   sva  bat  he  secge  ocTde  gelyfe, 
biit  bri  godas  sindou,    odde  auig  had  ou  baere  halgan  brinnisse  si  un-     5 
mihtigra  bonne  oiler;  aelc  baera  breora  is  sin  god,  beah  hvadere  hi  ealle 
an  god,    for  ban  be  hi  ealle  habbad   an  gecynd,   and  line  godcunduisse, 
and  ane  edviste,   and  an  gebeaht,    and  an  veorc,    and  ane  miigenbrym- 
uisse,  and  gelic  vuldor  and  efenece  rice.    Is  beau  hvadere  se  sunu  sina 
geflseschamod  and  geboren  to  men  of  bam  halgan  maedene  Marian.      Ne  10 
veard  se  fiider  mid  menniscnisse  befangen;    ac  beah  hvadere  he  asende 
his  sunu  to  urre  alyseduisse,    and  him  a;fx-e  mid  viis  aegder  ge   on  life, 
ge  on  brovunge,    ge  on  ariste,   ge  on  his  upstige.     Eac  eal  godes  ge- 
laduug  audette   on   bam  rihtan  geleafan,    biit  Crist  is  acenned  of  bain 
claenan  maedene  Marian   and   of  bam  halgan  gaste.      Nis  se   halga  gast  15 
beah  hvadere  Cristes  fiider,  ne  nan  cristen  man  J>at  naefre  ne  sceal  ge- 
lyfan;  ac  se  halga  gast  is  villa  bas  fiider  and  J)iis  suna.    For  by  Jionne 
svide  rihtlice  is  avriteu   on   urum    geleafum,     J)at    Cristes    menniscnis 
veard  gefremed  \mrh  bone  halgan  villan.    Beheald  }>a  sunnan  mid  gleav- 
nisse,  on  baere  is,  sva  ve  aer  cvaedon,  haetu  and  beorhtnis;  ac  seo  haetu  20 
drygd ,    and  seo  beorhtnis  onlyht;    oder  J)ing  ded    seo  haetu,    and  oder 
seo  beorhtnis,  and  beah  hvadere  hi  ne  miigon  beon  totvaemede;  belimpd 
J)eah  hvadere  seo  luedung   to   J)aere   ha?tan,    and   seo  onlyhtiug  belimpd 
to  ])a?re    beorhtnisse.      Sva,  eac  Crist  ana  underfeng   ba  menniscnisse, 
and  na  se  fader  ne  se  halga  gast,  beah  hvadere  hi  vaeron  aefre  mid  him  25 
on  eallum  his  veorcum  and  on  ealre  his  fare.     Gif  se  man  ne  mage  bas 
deopnisse  understaudan ,    geljfe    he  on  pone  iilmihtigan  god,    be  ealle 
bing  gesceop  heofones  and  eordau,  and  he   byfi  gehealden. 

We  sprecad  ymbe  god,  deadlice  be  undeadlicum,  tyddre  be  iilmiht- 
igum ,  earmingas  be  mildheortum;  ac  hva  mag  veordfullice  sprecan  be  30 
bam  he  is  unasecgendlic?  he  is  butan  gemete,  for  py  l>e  he  is  aeghvar; 
he  is  butan  getiile,  for  bam  pe  he  is  acfre;  he  is  butan  hefe,  for  l>an  be 
he  hyll,  ealle  gesceafta  butan  gesvence,  and  he  hi  ealle  gelogode  on 
bani  [mm  bingum,  J)iit  is:  on  gemete,  and  on  getiile  and  on  hefe.  Ac 
vite  ge,  biit  nan  man  ne  miig  fullice  ymbe  god  sprecan,  bonne  ve  35 
furdon  ba  gesceafta,  be  he  gesceop,  ne  magon  asmeagan,  ne  areccan. 
Hva  miig  mid  vordum  J)a?re  heofonlican  friitevunge  asecgan?  odde  hva 
baere  eordan  viistmbaernisse?  odde  hva  herad  genyhtsumlice  ealra  tida 
ymbhvyrft?  odde  hva  ealle  odre  l»ing,  l>onne  ve  furdon  ba  lichamlican 
l>ing,  be  ve  onlocjad,  ne  magon  fullice  befiin  mid  urre  gesihde.  Efne  40 
bu  gesihst  lione  man  beforan  be;  ac  on  l>aere  tide,  be  \m  his  neb  ge- 
sihst,  bu  ne  gesihst  na  his  hrycg;  ealsva,  gif  pu  sumne  clad  sceavest, 
ne  milit  bu  hine  ealne  at  giidere  geseon,  ac  vendst  abutan,  l>at  bu  ealne 
hine  geseo.  Hvylc  vundor  is,  gif  se  iilmihtiga  god  is  unasecgendlic 
and  unbeiangenlic,  se  be  aeghvar  is  eal  and  niiliviir  todaeled?  45 

Nu  smead  sum  undeopl)ancol  man,    hii  god   mage  beon  aeghvar  at 
gadere  and  nahviir  todaeled.  —  Beheald  bas  sunnan,  hii  heage  heo  astihd, 

40.  urre]  ure,  Th.  —  ure  casus  instrumentalis  esse  posset,  si  gesihd, 
visits,  ab  gesiht,  visum,  spectrum y  secernere  nolles,  in  indice  vocum 
plura  hac  de  voce. 


74  Pylas. 

and  hu  heo  asent  hire  leoman  geond  ealne  middaneard,  and  hii  heo 
onlyht  ealle  pas  eordan,  pe  mancyn  oneardad:  sva  hrade  sva  heo  up 
asprincd  on  aerne  merjen:  heo  scind  on  Ierusalein  and  on  Romabyrig 
and  on  l)isum  earde  and  on  eallum  earduni  at  gadere;  and  beah  hvadere 
5  is  heo  gesceaffc  aud  gaed  be  godes  dihte.  Hvat  venst  pu,  hu  micele 
svidor  is  godes  andveardnis  and  his  miht  and  his  neosung  aeghviir? 
Him  ne  vidstent  nan  ping,  nader  ne  staenen  veal  ne  broden  vah,  sva 
sva  hi  vidstandad  bsere  sunnan;  him  nis  nan  ping  digle  ne  uncud.  Pu 
sceavast  bas  nianues  neb ,    and  god  sceavad  his  heortan ;    godes  gast 

10  afandacT  ealra  manna  heortan,  and  pa,  pe  on  hine  gelyfad  and  hine 
lufjad,  pa  he  claensad  and  gegladad  mid  his  neosunge;  ac  paere  unge- 
leaffulra  manua  heortan  he  forbyd  and  onsciinad. 

Vite  eac  gehva,    pat  aelc  man   hafd  preo    bing  ou   him  silfum  unto- 
daeledlice  and  to  gadere  vyrcende,    sva  sva  god  cvad,    ba  pa  he  aerest 

15  man  gesceop,  he  cvad:  "Utan  gevyrcan  man  to  urre  anlicnisse".  — 
On  hvylcum  da3le  hiifd  se  man  godes  anlicnesse  on  him?  On  bsere 
savle,  na  on  pam  lichanian ;  pas  mannes  savl  hafd  on  hire  gecynde  paere 
halgan  prinnisse  anlicnisse,  for  pan  pe  heo  hafd  on  hire  preo  bing:  biit 
is  gemynd  and  andgit  and  villa.    Purh  \mt  gemynd  se  man  gepencd  ba 

20  ping,  be  he  gehyrde  odde  geseah  odde  geleornode;  purh  pat  andgit  he 
understent  ealle  bing  be  he  gesihd  odde  gehyrd ;  of  bam  villan  cumad 
gebohtas  and  vord  and  veorc,  segder  ge  gode  ge  yfele.  An  savl  is  and 
an  lif  and  an  edvist,  seo  be  hafd  pas  preo  ping  on  hire  to  gadere 
vyrcende,    untodaeledlice;    for  py  paer  pat  gemynd   byd,    paer  byd  bat 

25  andgit  and  se  villa,  and  aefre  hi  beod  to  gadere.  Peah  hvadere  nis  nan 
paera  preora  seo  savl,  ac  seo  savl  purh  piit  geniynd  gemsend,  purh  bat 
andgit  heo  understent,  burh  bone  villan  heo  vile  sva  hvat  sva  hire  ge- 
licad  :  and  heo  is  hvadere  an  savl  and  an  lif.  Au  hiifd  heo  for  by 
godes  anlicnisse  on  hire,    for  ban  be  heo  hiifd  breo  bing  on  hire  untti- 

30  daeledlice  vyrcende;  is  beah  hviidere  se  man  sin  man  and  na  prinnis. 
God  sodlice,  fiider  and  suuu  and  halig  gast  burhvunjad  on  brinnisse 
hada  and  on  annisse  anre  godcundnisse;  nis  na  se  man  on  brinnisse 
vunigende,  sva  sva  god;  ac  he  hiifd  beah  hvadere  godes  anlicnisse  on 
his  savle  burh  ba  preo  ping,  be  ve  aer  cvaedon. 

35  Arius  hatte  an  gedvolman,    se  flat  vid  aenne  bisceop,    se    viis   ge- 

nemned  Alexander,  vis  and  rihtgelyfed.  Pa  cviid  se  gedvolman,  piit 
Crist,  godes  sunu,  ne  mihte  na  beon  his  fiider  gelic,  ne  sva  militig  sva 
sva  he;  and  cvad,  pat  se  fiider  va*re  aer  pe  sunu,  and  nam  bysne  be 
mannum,    hu  aelc   sunu  byd  gyngra  ponne  se  fiider  on  bisuni  life.      Pa 

40  cviid  se  halga  bisceop  Alexander  him  to  geanes:  "God  viis  aefre,  and 
aefre  viis  his  visdom  of  him  acenned,  and  se  visdom  is  se  sunu,  eal 
sva  niihtig,  sva  se  fiider".  I'a  begeat  se  gedvolman  piis  caseres  fultum 
to  his  gedv}ide,  and  cvad  gemot  ongean  bone  bisceop,  and  volde  ge- 
bygan  eal  piit  folc  to  his  gedvylde :    ba  vaciide   se  bisceop    ane  niht  on 

45  godes  cyrican  and  clypode  to  drihtne  and  pus  cviid:  "Pu  iilniihtiga  god, 
dem  rihtne  dom  betvux  me  and  Arrium".  Hi  comou  ba  pas  on  merigen 
to  pam  gemote.  Pa  cviid  se  gedvola  to  his  geferan,  pat  he  volde  giiu 
ymbe  his  neade  lord.     Pa  pa  he  to  gange  com,  and  he  gesiit,  pa  gevand 

12.  forbyd]  i.  e.  forbvgd,   forbuged.  —  15.  ure,    Th.  —  26.  gemand, 
Th.  —  48.  neode,  Th 


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him  iit  eal  his  iunevearde  at  his  setle,  and  he  siit  bser  dead.  Pa  ge- 
sviiteldde  god ,  \mt  he  viis  sva  gea?mtegod  ou  his  innode ,  sva  sva  he 
viis  ser  on  his  geleafan.  He  volde  don  Crist  liissan  bonne  he  is,  and 
his  godcundnisse  veordmynt  van j an;  ba  veard  him  sva  bismorlic  dead" 
geseald,  sva  sva  he  vel  veorde  viis.  5 

Oder  gedvoluian  viis,  se  hattc  Sabellius.  He  cviicT,  biit  se  fader 
varre  ba  ba  he  volde  fiider,  and  eft  ba  ba  he  volde  snnu,  and  eft  ba  ba 
he  volde  halig  gast,  and  vaere  for  by  an  god:  ba  forveard  eac  bes 
gedvola  mid  his  gedvylde. 

Nu  eft  bat  judeisce  folc,  be  Crist  ofslogon,  sva  sva  he  silf  volde  10 
and  gebafode,  hi  secgad  biit  hi  villatf  gelyfan  on  l>one  fiider,  and  na  on 
l>one  sunu,  be  heora  maegas  ofslogon:  heora  geleafa  nis  naht,  and  hi 
for  hy  ldsjatf.  For  lire  alysednisse  Crist  gebafode,  l>iit  hi  hine  ofslogon; 
hit  ne  mihte  eal  maneyu  don,  gif  he  silf  nolde.  Ac  se  hiilga  fiider  ge- 
sceop  and  gevorhte  mancyn  burh  his  snnu,  and  he  volde  eft  burh  bone  15 
ylcan  us  alysau  fram  belle  vite,  ba  ba  ve  forvorhte  vaeron.  Butan  selcere 
jn-ovunge  he  mihte  us  habban,  ac  him  buhte  bat  unrihtlic.  Ac  se  deofol 
forvyrhte  hine  silfne,  ba  ba  he  tihte  })iit  judeisce  folc  to  \vds  haelendes 
siege,  and  ve  vurdon  alysede  burh  his  unscyldigan  dead  fram  bam  ecan 
deade.  Ve  habbad  bone  geleafan,  be  Crist  silf  taehte  his  apostolum,  and  20 
hi  eallum  mancj-nne;  and  bone  geleafan  god  hafil  mid  manegum  vundrum 
getrymed  and  gefastnud.  /Erest  Crist  burh  hine  silfne  dumbe  and 
deafe,  healte  and  blinde ,  vode  and  hreoflige  gehselde,  and  ba  deadan  to 
life  iiraerde;  siddan  burh  his  apostolas  and  Odre  halige  men  biis  ylcan 
vundra  gevorhte;  nu  eac  ou  urum  timan  gehviir,  \mr  halige  men  hi  25 
restad,  at  heora  deadum  banum  god  vyrcd  fela  vundra  to  1)>",  biit  he 
vile  folces  geleafan  mid  vundrum  getrjmman.  Ne  vyrcd  god  na  biis 
vundra  at  nanes  judeisces  mannes  byrigenne,  ne  iit  nanes  odres 
gedvolan,  ac  iit  rihtgelyfedra  manna  byrgenum,  l>il  l>e  gelyfdon  on  \ra 
halgan  brinnisse  and  on  sode  anuisse  aure  godcundnisse.  30 

Vite  eac  gehva,  bat  nan  man  ne  mot  beon  tuva  gefullod;  ac  gif  se 
man  after  his  fullohte  aslide,  ve  gelyfad ,  l>at  he  miige  beon  gehealden, 
gif  he  his  synna  mid  vope  behreiWsad ,  and  be  lareova  tscunge  hit  ge- 
bete.  Ve  eac  sceolon  gelyfan,  \mt  «Ices  mannes  savl  byd  l>urh  god 
gesceapen;  ac  bean  hviidere  heo  ne  byd  na  of  godes  agenum  gecynde.  35 
Pas  mannes  lichaman  antimber  byd"  of  bain  fader  and  of  bsere  meder; 
ac  god  gescipd  bone  lichaman  of  bam  antimbre  and  asent  on  pone 
lichaman  savle.  Ne  bjd"  seo  savel  nahver  vunjende  a?ror,  ac  god  hi  ge- 
vyrcd  bser  rihte,  and  geset  on  bone  lichaman,  and  laet  hi  habban 
iigenne  eyre,  sva  heo  synnige,  sva  heo  synna  forbuge;  peah  hviidere  40 
heo  behofad  sefre  godes  fultumes,  biit  heo  mage  synna  forbugan,  and 
eft  to  hire  scippende  becuman  purh  gode  geearnunga,  for  l>an  ]>e  nan 
man  ne   ded  butan  gode  nan  ping  to  gode. 

Eac  ve  sceolon  gelyfan,  pat  selc  lichama,  \te  savle  underfeng,  sceal 
arisan  on  domes  dag  mid  bam  ylcan  lichaman,  \>e  he  underfed,  and  sceal  45 
onfon  edlean  ealra  his  dseda :  bonne  habbad  ba  godan  ece  lif  mid  gode, 
and  he  syld  ba  mede  aelcum  be  his  geearnungum;  \m  synfullan  beotl  on 
hellevite  aprovjende,  and  heora  vite  byd  eac  gemetegod  a;lcum  be  his 
geearnungum. 


2.  geaemtegod,  Th.  —  12.  magas,  Th.  —  32.  aslyde,  Th. 


76  Pylas. 

Uton  for  by  geearnjaii  bat  ece  lif  mid  gode  burn  pisne  geleafau  and 
purh  gode  geearuunga ,  se  pe  purhvunad  on  priunisse  «in  iiluiihtig  god, 
a  on  ecnisse.    Amen. 

Analecta  Anglosaxonica ,  ed.  Thorpe. 


Brycce  6dres  spelles. 

Be  age nu m  eyre. 

Nan  geleafful  men  his  geleafan  mid  pisum  gedvylde  ne  befyle ! 
5  Vitodlice  Rebecca,  Isiiaces  vif,  acende  tvegen  getvisan,  Jacob  and 
Esau,  on  anre  tide  sva  bat  Jacob  heold  bone  yldran  brodbr  Esau  be 
bam  fet  on  bsere  cenninge ,  and  hi  neeron  bean  gelice  on  beavum  ne  on 
lifes  geearnungum.  Vitodlice  bat  halige  gevrit  cvid,  bat  god  lufode 
Jacob  and  hatode  Esau,  na  for  gevyrde,  ac  for  mislicum  geearnungum. 

10  Hit  gelimpd  for  vel  oft,  bat  on  anre  tide  acend  seo  even  and  seo  vyln, 
and  peah  gepihd  se  adeliug  be  his  gebyrdum  to  healicum  cynesetle,  and 
paere  vjlne  sunu  vunad  eal  his  lif  on  beovte.  Nu  cvedad  oft  stiinte 
men,  pat  hi  bi  gevyrde  libban  sceolon,  svylce  god  hi  neadige  to  yfelum 
dsedum;   ac  ve  villaiT  pisera  stuntra  manna  idele  leasunge  adviiscan  mid 

15  deopnisse  godcundra  gevrita. 

Se  almihtiga  scippeud  gesceop  englas  purh  his  godcundan  mihte, 
and  for  his  micelan  rihtvisnisse  forgeaf  him  agenne  eyre,  pat  hi  inoston 
purhvunjan  on  ecere  gesaelde  burn  gehyrsumnisse,  and  mihton  eac  pa 
gesaelda  forleosan,  na  for  gevyrde,  ac  for  uugehjrsiunnisse.    His  deopu 

20  rihtvisnis  nolde  hi  neadjan  to  nadrum,  ac  forgeaf  him  agenne  eyre, 
for  pan  be  pat  is  rihtvisnis,  pat  gehvylcum  si  his  agen  eyre  gepafod. 
Ponne  vaere  seo  rihtvisnis  av»ged,  gif  he  hi  neadunge  to  his  beovte 
gebygde,  odde  gif  he  hi  to  yfelnisse  bescufe.  I'a  misvendon  sunie  ba 
englas  heora  agenne   eyre  and  burn  modignisse  hi  silfe   to  avyrigedum 

25  deoflum  gevorhton. 

Eft  pa  ba  se  brymvealdenda  scippend  mancyn  gevorhte,  pa  forgeaf 
he  Adame  and  Evan  agenne  eyre,  sva  hi  burn  gehyrsumnisse  a  on 
ecnisse  biitan  deade  on  gescelde  vunodon  mid  eallum  heora  ofspringe, 
sva  hi  purh  ungehyrsumnisse  deadlice  vurdon.    Ac  ba  ba  hi  godes  bebod 

30  forgaegdon,  and  has  avyrigedan  deofles  lare  gehyrsumodon,  ])ii  vurdon 
hi  deadlice  and  forscyldigode  burh  agenne  eyre,  hi  and  eall  lieora  of- 
spring.  And  peali  be  naefre  ne  vurde  siddan  mancynue  gemiltsod  be  ma 
be  l)<im  deoflum  is,  peah  vare  godes  rihtvisnis  eallunga  uutaele.  Ac  eft 
seo  micle  mildheortuis    fires  drihtnes  lis   afysde  purh   his  menuiscnisse, 

35  gif  ve  his  bebodum  mid  ealre  heortan  gehyrsunijad.  Vitodlice  pa  be 
nu  burh  agenne  eyre  and  deofles  tihtunge  god  fo  ike  tad,  god  forket  hi 
eac  to  pan»  ecan  lbrvyrde.  Georne  viste  se  almihtiga  scippend,  a?r  pan 
pe  he  pa  gesceafta  gesceope,  hviit  toveard  viis;  he  cude  gevislice  ge- 
tel   aegder    ge  gecorenra  engla   ge   gecorenra   manna,    and    eac   paera 

40  modigra  gasta  and  arleasra  manna,  pe  burh  heora  «irleasnisse  forvurdad  j 
ac  he  ne  forestihte  nsenne  to  yfelnisse,  for  ban  be  he  silf  is  eall  gdduis, 
ne  he  na>une  to  forvyrde  ne  gestihte,  for  pan  pe  he  is  sod  lif.  He 
forestihte  ba  gecorenan  to  bam  ecan  life,  for  ban  be  he  viste  hi  svylce 

11.  gebictf,   11  h. 


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tovearde  l>urh  his  gife  and  agene  gehyrsumnisse.  He  nolde  forestihlan 
pa  arleasan  to  his  rice,  forpan  pe  lie  viste  hi  svylce  tovearde  Jmrh 
heora  agene  forgaegednisse  and  pvyrnisse.  HealdaiT  pis  fiiste  on  eov- 
rum  heortum,  pat  se  almihtiga  and  se  rihtvisa  god  naenne  man  ne  neadad 
to  syngigenne,  ac  he  vat  sva  peah  on  a?r,  hvylce  purh  agenne  villan  5 
syngan  villacf.  Hvy  ne  sceal  he  ponne  rihtlice  vrecan  bat  yfel,  pat  he 
onsciinad?  He  lufad  a?Ic  god  and  rihtvisnisse,  for  ban  be  he  is  ge- 
cyndelice  god  and  rihtvis,  and  he  hatatf  ealle,  ha  be  unrihtvisnisse 
vyrcad,  and  pa  forded,  pe  leasunge  sprecaiT. 

Vitodlice  pa  pe  on  god  belyfad,  hi  sind  purh  bone  halgan  gast  ge-  10 
visode;  nis  seo  gecirrednis  to  gode  of  us  silfuni ,  ac  of  godes  gife, 
sva  sva  se  apostol  cvitf:  "Purh  godes  gife  ge  sind  gehealdene  on  ge- 
leafan".  Pa  pe  ne  gelyfad,  purh  agenne  eyre  hi  scorjatf,  na  l>urh  ge- 
vyrd,  for  ban  be  gevyrd  is  nan  ping  baton  leas  vena;  ne  nan  l)ing  sod- 
lice  be  gevyrde  ne  gevyrtf,  ac  ealle  bing  burh  godes  doin  beod  geen-  15 
debyrde,  se  be  cvaif  purh  his  vitegan :  "Ic  afandige  manna  heortan  and 
heora  lendenu ,  and  selcum  sylle  after  his  fiirelde,  and  after  his  agenre 
aftindennisse"'.  Xe  talige  nan  man  his  yfelan  dseda  to  gode,  ac  talige 
a>rest  to  pam  deofle,  pe  mancyn  besvac,  and  to  Adames  forgaegednisse, 
ac  peah  svidost  to  him  silfum,  bat  him  yfel  gelicad  and  ne  licad  god.      20 

Sermo  de  Epiphania  Domini,  apud   Whelocium 
in  Bedce  hist.  eccl.  editione  pay.  64. 


Be  life  and  dsedum  Cudberhtes,  J)as  halgan  bisceopes,  an  spell. 

Cudberhtus  se  halga  bisceop,  scinende  on  manegum  gearnungum 
and  healicum  gepincdum,  on  heofonan  rice  mid  bam  almihtigan  scippende 
on  ecere  blisse  rixigende,  vuldracT. 

Beda,  se  snotera  Engla  beoda  lareov,  pises  halgan  lif  endebyrdlice 
mid  vulderfullum   herungum   sgder   ge    after  anfealdre  gerecednisse  ge  85 
after  leodlicre  giddunge   avrat.      Us  ssede  sodlice  Beda,    bat   se  eadiga 
Cudberht,   pa  pa  he  vas  eahta  vintra  cild,  am,  sva  sva  him  his  n$ ten- 
lice  yld  tihte,  plegende  mid  his  efenealdum;    ac  se  aluiihtiga  god  volde 
styran  paere  nytennisse  his  gecorenum  Cudberhte  purh  mynegunge  ge- 
limplices  lareoves.      Pa  sende  he    him  to   an  privintre  cild,    pat  hit  his  30 
dyslican  plegan  mid  stadigum  vordum  vislice  preade.     Sodlice  pat  fore- 
see privintre  cild  pone  gamenigendan  Cudberht  befran:  "To  hvy  under- 
peodst  pu  pe  silfue  pisum  idelan  plegan,  pu  pe  eart  fram  gode  gehalgod 
mid  roderlicum  vurdmynte?    ne  gedafenad  bisceope,    pat  he  beo  folces 
mannum  gelic!   gesvic,   la  leof,  sva  unpaeslices  plegan,    and  gepeod  pe  35 
to  gode,    pe  pe  to  bisceope  his  folce  geceas,    pam  pu  scealt  heofenan 
rices  infar  geopenjan".    Hviit  Cudberht  pa  git  mid  his  plegan  ford  arn, 
66  hat  his  lareov,    mid  biterum  tearum  dreorilice  vepende,    ealra  para 
cildra  plegan  feerlice  gestilde!    Vitodlice  eall  se  cilda  heap  volde    pas 
anes  cildes  dreorignisse  gefrefrjan;    ac  hi   ealle  ne   mihton  mid  heora  40 
frofre  his  dreorignisse  advascan,  a>r  pan  pe  Cudberht  hit  mid  serfastum 


14.  leasvena,  Wh.  —  24.  lif  endebyrdlice]  lyfjende  gebyrdlice,  MS. 
emendationem  Thorpio  deb  emus.  —  27.  Cudberhtus,  17«.,  semper  fere; 
syllabam  u  s  delevi.  —  28.  tyhte ,  Th.  —  32.  gjemenigendan ,  Th. 


78  Pylas. 

cossum  gegladdde  and  lie  silf  sitfdan  after  has  cildes  mynegunge  on 
healicere  gestiidignisse  symle  {)urhvunode. 

After  ])isum  veartf  biis  eadigan  Cudberhtes  cneov  mid  heardum  ge- 
svelle  alefed,  sva  bat  he  mid  cruccum  his  fed'unge  uudervreddde.  Pa 
5  gesiit  he  sume  dage  under  sunbeame  and  his  scancan  badode;  him  com 
ba  rideude  to  sum  arvurde  ridda,  sittende  on  snavhvitum  horse,  and 
he  silf  mid  hvitum  gyrlum  befangen  viis,  and  he  bone  h.ilgan  mid  gesib- 
sumum  vordum  svacsliee  grette,  biddende,  hat  he  him  diigviste  gedafen- 
lice  tyddde.     CiuTberht  l>a  to  l)am  engle  anmddlice  cviid  :  "Ic  volde  bine 

10  benunge  silf  nu  gearcjan,  gif  ic  me  mid  fed'unge  ferjan  mihte:  min 
adlige  cneov  is  3-fele  gehaft :  bat  ne  mihte  nan  laecevyrt  aviht  gelidjan, 
beah  be  heo  gelome  to  geled  vaere''.  Pa  gelihte  se  cuma,  and  his  cneov 
grapdde  mid  his  halvendum  handum,  and  het  bine  niman  hvajtene  snied- 
man  and  on  meolce  vyllan,  and   sva  mid  baere  hsetan  \)iit  to])iindene  lim 

15  gevridan;  and  iifter  bisum  vordum  his  hors  gestrad,  on  bani  sidfiite,  l>e 
he  bider  com,  aveg  ferende.  Hviit  ba  Cndherht  after  \ms  engles  hire 
his  cneov  bad  ode,  and  he  sona  gesuudfull  liis  fareldes  breac,  and  on- 
geat,  piit  god  burn  his  engel  nine  geneosode,  se  be  hi  ver  bone  blindau 
Tobian  burh  his  heahengel  Raphahel  mihtelice  onleohte. 

20  Eft  se  hiilga  Cudberht,  \>a  be  he  vacode  mid  hirdemannum  on  felda 

on  Ills  geogode,  ba  geseah  he  heofonas  opene,  and  englas  gela?ddon 
Aigdanes  bisceopes  savle  mid  miclum  vuudrum  in  to  Jisere  heofonlican 
myrhd'e.  Hvilon  eac  Cudberht  ferde  geond  land  bodjende  godes  ge- 
leafan:  }>a  for  unvedere  gecirde  he  to  suines  hirdes  cytan,  Jie  stod  faste 

25  on  bam  vestene,  pe  he  oferferde,  and  getigde  his  hors  ba?r  binnon. 
PA,  mid  bam  be  he  his  gebedu  sang,  \m  tar  l>at  hors  bat  pac  of  l>aere 
cytan  hrdfe,  and  feoll  lidiine  svylce  of  jiam  hrofe  an  vearm  hlaf  mid  his 
sjfliucge :  he  ba  ge]>ancdde  gode  ba?re  sande  and  mid  bsere  nine  silfne 
gereordode. 

30  Se  eadiga  Cudberht  after  })an  ealle   voruldbing  eallunga  forlet  and 

mid  beavum  bine  silfne  to  munuclife  gebeodde,  and  he  hriidlice,  siddan 
he  niunuc  vas,  veard  gesett  munuca  pen ,  J)at  he  cumena  buses  gymde 
and  mynsterlicum  cumum  gebensum  va?re.  I*a  at  sumum  sa;le  on  vintres 
dage  him  com  to  godes    engel   on  cuman   hive,    and  Cudberht  bine  mid 

35  ealre  cumlidnisse  underfeng.  Pa  gecirde  he  fit  ymbe  [)iis  cuman  Jienunge; 
ac  he  ne  gemette  naenne  cuman,  ba  l>a  he  inn  com,  ac  lagon  bri  heofon- 
lice  hlafas  on  liljau  beorhtuisse  scinende,  and  on  rosan  braede  st^mende, 
and  on  sviicce  svctre  {>onne  beona  huuig.  Pa  sceavode  se  lull n a  Cud- 
berht on  l>am  snave  gehviir,   hvider  se  cuma  sidigende  ferde;   ac  b.i  {>a 

40  he  nane  fotsvadu  on  |)am  suave  ne  geseah,  ba  ongeat  he,  \nit  se  cuma 
vas  engel  and  na  mann,  se  be  {>one  heofonlican  fodan  him  brohte,  and 
has  eordlican  ne  rohte. 

Pes  foreseeda  halga  man  viis  gevunod,   \mt  he  volde  giin  on  niht  to 
sae,    and  standan  on  bani  sealtum  brinime    od    his  svuran,    singende  his 

45  gebedu.  Pa  on  sumere  nihte  hlosndde  sum  oder  munuc  his  fareldes, 
and  mid  sleacre  stalcunge  his  f«Hsvaduiu  fyligde,  dd  [nit  hi  begen  to  sa? 
becomon.  Pa  dide  Cudberht,  sva  his  gevuna  vas,  sang  his  gebedu  on 
sa?licere  yde  standende  dd  l)0iie  svuran,  and  siddan  bis  cnedvu  on  l)am 

5.  bedode,  Th,  —  33.  sumon,   Th.  —  36.  liigonj   f'ortussis  lagon  baer 
scribendum  est. 


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ceosle  gebygde  astrehtum  handbredum  td  heofenlicum  rodere.  Efne  pa 
cdmon  tvegen  seolas  of  sselicum  gininde,  and  mid  heora  flyse  bis  fet 
drygdon,  and  mid  heora  blo?de  bis  leomu  badodon,  and  sitftfan  mid 
beacne  his  bletsunge  bsedon,  licgende  jit  his  fotum  on  fealevnm  ceosle. 
Pa  Cudberht  pa  saelican  nytenu  on  sund  asende  mid  sotfre  bletsunge  5 
and  on  merigenlicre  tide  his  mynster  gesohte.  Veard  pa  se  munuc 
miclum  afyrht  and  adlig;  on  a?memerigen  bine  geeadmette  to  piis  halgan 
cneovum  biddende,  pat  he  his  adl  eallunga  aflygde  and  his  fyrevitnisse 
faderlice  gemiltsode.  Se  halga  pa  sona  andvyrde:  "Ic  pinum  gedvylde 
dearnunge  miltsige,  gif  pu  ba  gesihtu  mid  svigan  bediglast,  66  piit  min  10 
savul  heonon  sidige,  of  andveardum  life  geladod  to  heofonum".  Cudberht 
pa  mid  gebede  his  sceaveres  seocnisse  gehaelde,  and  his  fyrvites  gauges 
gylt  forgeaf. 

Fela  vundra  vurdon  gevorhte  purh  pone  halgan  Ciidberbt;  ac  ve 
villatf  for  sceortnisse  sume  forsuvjan,  py  liis  Jie  peos  racu  eov  to  lang  15 
bj'nce.  Vitodlice  Cudberht  ferde,  sva  sva  his  gevuna  vas,  embe  ge- 
lesiffulra  lara  bodunge,  pat  he  bam  ungelaeredan  folce  lifes  veg  taehte: 
l>a  fleah  sum  earn  atforan  him  on  side,  and  he  his  geferan  befrinan 
ongan,  hva  hi  to  pam  diige  afedau  sceolde?  pa  cviid  his  gefera,  pat  he 
gefyrn  smeade,  hvar  hi  bigleofau  biddan  sceoldon,  ba  pa  hi  pa  fare  20 
ferdon  baton  viste.  Ciidberbt  pa  him  to  geanes  cviid:  "La  hvat  se 
alraihtiga  god  mag  for  eade  unc  purh  pisne  earn  atfore  sceavjan,  se  be 
iii  aer  Helian  iifedde  purh  pone  sveartan  hriiniu,  a?r  he  to  heofonum 
sidode".  Hi  ba  ferdon  ford  sidigende,  and  efne  se  earn  on  bam  ofre 
gesiit,  mid  fisce  geflogen,  pone  he  peer  rihte  gefeng.  Pa  cviid  se  halga  25 
to  his  geferan:  "Irn  to  pam  earne  and  him  of  anim  piis  fisces  dael,  be 
he  gefangen  hiifd ,  unc  to  gereorde;  si  lof  pani  almihtigan,  be  unc  purh 
pisne  fugol  fedan  volde !  syle  sva  peah  sumne  dsel  pani  earne  to  edleane 
his  gesvinces". 

Hi  ba  after  gereorde  on  heora  veg  ferdon,  and  Cudberht  bam  folce  30 
fagere  bodode,  pat  hi  vare  vaeron  vid  deofles  syrvum,  by  liis  pe  he  mid 
leasunge  heora  geleafan  avyrde,    and   fram   psere  bodunge  heora  mod 
abrade.    Piit  folc  pa  fiigerlice  ongan  ford   arsesan  betvux  bisere  myne- 
gunge,  miclum  bepseht,  bat  hi  psere  lare  to  lyt  gymdon.    Hvat  se  svicola 
feond  hi  svide  bedydrode,  svylce  pa?r  sum  bus  sodlice  forburne,  brast-  35 
ligende  mid  brandum,  gedvimorlice  sva  peah.    Pa  volde  pat  folc  pat  fyr 
adviiscan,    gif  hit   senig  vata  vanjan  mihte;    ac  pas  halgan  andveardnis 
eadelice  acvencte  pas  deofles  dyderunge,    pe  hi  dvollice  fyligdon,    and 
pas  lifes  vord  lythvon  gyuidon.     Pat  folc  pa  ofsceamod  ongean  cirde  to 
paere  lare,  pe  hi  ser  forleton,  biddende  sit  pam  lareove  lidre  miltsunge,  40 
piit  hi  his  lare  ser  to  lyt  gymdon,   pa  pa  he  pa  fracednisse  him  beforan 
ssede. 

Cudberht  sva  peah  on  odrum  timan  eallbirnende  hus  ahredde  vitf 
fyres  dara  mid  halgum  benum,  and  pone  vindes  bleed  aveg  flygde,  se 
pe  a3r  for  oft  pone  a;ttrian  fliin  deoflicre  costunge  on  him  silfum  a-  45 
dviiscte  purh  gescildnisse  sodes  drihtnes.  He  volde  gelome  leodum  bod- 
jan  on  fyrenum  lande  unforhtigende:  hvat  him  pa  geud'e  se  almihtiga 
god  fiigerre  getyngnisse  pam  folce  to  liire,  and  him  men  ne  mihton  heora 

3.  leoma,  Th.  —  10.  gesihcTe,  Th.  —  17.  lara]  deest  Th.  —  40.  lidre] 
litre,  Th.  —  41.  fra;cednisse,  Th. 


80  Pylas. 

mod  behydanj  ac  hi  eadmodlice  him  geandetton  heora  digelnisse,  and 
elles  ne  dorston,  and  be  his  dihte  digellice  betton.  Sum  sevfast  man  eac 
svylce  hiifde  micle  cydde  to  bam  halgan  Cudberhte,  and  gelomlice  his 
lare  breac:  pa  getimode  his  vife  virs  bonne  hi  bedorfte,  pat  heo  purh 
5  vodnisse  miclnm  viis  gedreht.  Pa  com  se  aevfasta  to  bam  eadigan 
Cudberhte,  and  he  viis  on  bam  timan  to  prafoste  geset  on  pam  munuc- 
life,  be  is  Lindisfarnea  gehaten.  Pa  ncmlice  he  for  sceame  him  openlice 
secgan  ne  volde,  pat  his  oevfaste  vif  on  paere  vodnisse  lag,  ac  biid, 
pat  he  asende  snmne  brodor,  pat  he  hire  gerihtu  gedon  mihte ,   rer  pan 

10  be  heo  of  life  gelsed  vurde:  pa  viste  Ciidberht  eall  be  pam  vife,  and 
volde  purh  hine  silfne  heo  sona  geneosjan,  forpan  be  heo  ser  pan  sevfiift 
leofode,  bean  pe  se  nnsid  hire  sva  gelumpe.  Pa  began  se  ver  dreorig 
vepan,  anpracjende  piis  ungelimpes;  Ciidberht  hine  p<i  mid  vorduin  ge- 
frefrdde,    cvad,  pat  se  deofol  pe  hire  derjan  volde,  on  his  geneosunge 

15  hi  forketan  sceolde,  and  mid  micelre  fyrhtu  aveg  fleon,  and  pat  vif  mid 
gevitte  vel  sprecende  ongean  him  togeanes  gan,  aud  his  bridel  onfon. 
Hit  gelamp  be  pas  lareoves  vordum,  pat  pat  vif  hine  gevittig  mid 
vordiun  grette,  biid,  pat  heo  moste  him  mete  gearcjan,  and  cvdde  hii 
se  deofol  hi  dearnunga  forlet,  and  svide  forhtigende  fleames  ccpte,   pa 

20  pa  se  halga  pider  siddde. 

Cndberht  se  halga  siddan  gefremode  mihtiglice  vundra  on  pam 
nnnstre  vunjende;  begann  pa  on  mode  miclnm  smeagan,  hii  he  pas  folces 
lof  forfieon  mihte,  by  las  be  he  vurde  to  hlisfull  on  vorulde,  and  pas 
heofonlican  lofes  fremde  va?re.     Volde  pa  anstaudende  ancorlif  adreogan 

25  on  digelnisse  eallunga  drohtnjanj  ferde  pa  to  Farnea  on  fldvendre  yde: 
pat  igland  is  eall  bevorpen  mid  sealtum  brimme,  on  ss  middan,  pat 
vid  innan  eall  ser  pam  firste  mid  sveartum  gastum  svide  vas  afylled, 
sva  J>at  menn  ne  mihton  pa  moldan  biigjan  for  pam  vracon  svearti'a 
deofla:  ac  hi  ealle  pa  eudeines  flugon,    and  pat  igland  eallunge  rymdon 

30  pam  iidelan  cempan,  and  he  pser  ana  vuuode,  orsorh  heora  andan  purh 
almihtigne  god.  Pa  viis  pat  igland  mid  ealle  bedaeled  vateres  vynsum- 
nisse  on  pam  vestum  cliidumj  ac  se  halga  ver  pa  sona  het  pa  heardnisse 
svide  holjan  on  middan  pa?re  flore  his  fiigerau  botles:  and  parr  viiter- 
aedre  vynsum   aspraug,    verod  on  sviicce,    pam   vere  to    bryce,    se   pe 

35  hvilon  viiter  to  vinlicum  sviicce  vundorlice  avende,  pa  pa  hit  volde  god. 
Se  halga  pa  het  him  bringan  seed,  volde  on  pam  vestene  viistmes  til— 
jan,  gif  hit  sva  geiide  se  almihtiga  god,  pat  he  mid  his  fodum  hine 
fedan  moste.  He  seov  pa  hvsete  on  besvuncenum  laude;  ac  hit  to  viistme 
aspringan  ne  mihte,  ne  furpon  mid  giirse  grovende  niis.     Pa  het  he  him 

40  bere  bringan  to  sa*de,  and  ofer  aelcne  timan  pa  eordan  seov:  hit  veox 
pa  mid  vynne  and  vel  geripode.  Pa  voldon  hriimnas  hiue  behreafjau 
at  his  gedeorfiun,  gif  hi  dorston  sva;  pa  cviid  se  halga  to  pam  heard- 
nebbum:  {:Gif  se  almihtiga  eov  pises  geiide,  briicad  paera  viistma  aud 
me  ne  biddad ;  gif  he  poune  eov  pises  ne  getidode,  gevitad  aveg,   viil- 

45  hreove  fugelas,  to  eovrum  edele  of  pisum  iglande''.  Hvat  pa  hraniuas 
pa  ricene  flugon  ealle  to  somue  ofer  pone  sealtne  brim,  and  se  hiilga 
pa  his  gesvinces  breac.  Eft  pa  siddan  odre  tvegon  svearte  hraniuas 
sidlice  comon,  and  his  bus  taeron  mid  heardum  bile,  and  to  neste  ba'ron 

2.  eavfast,  Th.  —  5.  eavfasta,  Th.  —  8.  ne  volde]   deest;    Th.  voluit 
forsceam6de,7Mflte.  —9. he  hire]  he  deest. — 28.  vracon  =  vracum;  vracau,  Th. 


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heora  briddum  to  hlyvde:  pas  eac  se  eadiga  mid  ealle  aflygde  of  pam 
cdele  mid  anuin  vorde;  ac  an  paera  fugela  eft  fledgende  com  ynibe  |»ri 
dagas  pearle  dredrig,  fldh  to  his  fotum  frides  biddende,  ])iit  he  on  bam 
lande  libbau  moste  symle  unscadig,  and  his  gefera  samod.  Hviit  pa 
se  halga  him  piis  ge  title,  and  hi  lustbaere  bat  land  gesdhton  and  brohton  5 
bam  lareove  lac  to  mede,  s vines  rysle  his  scon  to  gedreoge,  and  hi 
bser  siddan  unscadige  vimedon. 

Pa  volde  se  luilga  sum  hus  getimbrjan  to  his  brycum  mid  his  ge- 
brodra  fultume:  pa  biid  he  hi  anre  sjlle,  ])iit  he  mihte  piit  hus  on  pa 
sa?healfe  mid  paere  underlecgan.  Pa  gebrddru  him  beheton,  pat  hi  voldon  10 
pat  treov,  poune  hi  eft  comen,  him  gebringau:  pa  cdmon  hi,  sva  sva  hi 
cvaulon,  aud  vurdon  sva  peah  has  treoves  uugemj'ndige;  ac  se  almihtiga 
god  his  vas  gemyndig,  and  him  pa  sylle  silf  asende  mid  bam  sa3licum 
flode,  and  pat  Add  hi  avearp  paer,  paer  he  silf  smeade  bat  hus  to  arae- 
renne  on  bam  sealtum  dfre.  Pa  vunode  se  halga  ver  manegu  gear  on  15 
bam  ancorlife  svidelice  stide,  and  bine  genedsddon  geldme  aevfaste 
meun  aud  be  his  lare  heora  lif  gerihtlaehton. 

fa  com  to  him  sum  abbudisse,  Alfla?d  gehaten,  p'fis  cyninges  svu- 
ster  Ecgfrid  es,  volde  his  mynegungum  hire  mod  getrymman.  ba  betvux 
heora  spraece  begau  bed  to  halsigeune  pone  halgan  ver,  bat  he  sceolde  20 
hire  secgan,  liu  lange  hire  brddor  EcfritT  moste  his  rices  brucan.  Pa 
andvyrde  hire  se  halga  mid  tvilicre  spraece  and  cviid  :  "For  nahte  h$S 
geteald  anes  geares  lust  paer  paer  se  svarta  dead  ousigende  byd".  Pa 
undergeat  lied,  bittte  hire  brddor  ne  moste  his  lifes  brucan  ofer  pam 
anum  geare,  and  paer  rihte  dredriglice  vepende  hine  befran:  "La  ledf,  25 
sage  me,  hva  sceal  his  rice  onfdn,  ponne  he  brddor  niifd  ne  he  beam 
ne  belaefd?"  Pa  cvatf  se  luilga  ver  eft  to  pam  maedene:  "Se  almihtiga 
scippend  hafd'  gehealden  sumue  gecorenne  ])isere  ledde  to  cyninge,  and 
se  bycT  be  sva  leof,  sva  nu  is  se  dder".  Pa  gedyrstla3hte  l»iit  maedeu, 
biit  lied  him  pa  git  to  spraece  and  cvad:  "Mistlice  smeagadT  manna  30 
heortan:  sume  vilnjatf  gepingde  pisere  voruldej  sume  gefyllad  heora 
fracedan  lustas,  and  hi  ealle  siddan  sorhlice  vadljad.  —  pu  forsihst 
pone  healican  vurdmynt,  and  pe  is  ledfre  on  pisuni  vacuni  scrafum, 
ponne  pu  on  healicum  bisceopsetle  sitte".  Pa  cvad  se  vitega,  pat  he 
vyrde  na3re  sva  micles  hades  ne  pits  heahsetles;  "ac  sva  peah  nan  man  35 
godes  miht  ne  forflyhtf  on  nanum  hedlstrum  heofonan  odde  eordan  odde 
see  briddan!  ic  gelyfe  sva  peah,  gif  se  almihtiga  me  beet  piis  hades  beon, 
biit  ic  eft  mote  bis  igland  gesecan  after  tvegra  geara  ymbryne,  and 
pises  edeles  brucan.  —  Ic  bidde  pic,  Alfiaed,  pat  pu  uncre  sprsece  on 
minum  life  nanum  ne  ameldige".  40 

After  })isum  vordum  veard  gemot  gehafd,  and  Ecgfrid  paer  on  ge- 
sat,  and  Peoddrus,  pises  iglandes  arcebisceop,  mid  manegum  6  drum 
gepungenum  vitiun,  aud  hi  ealle  iinmddlice  pone  eadigan  Cudberht  to 
bisceope  gecuron.  Pa  sendon  hi  sdna  gevritu  mid  pam  aerende  td  bain 
eadigan  vere;  ac  hi  ne  mihton  hine  of  his  mynstre  gebringan:  pa  redv  45 
se  cyning  silf,  Ecgfrid,  td  pam  iglande,  and  Trumvine  bisceop,  mid 
ddrum  aevfiistum  verum ,  and  hi  pone  halgan  svitfe  halsddon,  heora 
cnedvu  bygdon,  and  mid  tearuin  baedon,  dd  pat  hi  hine  vcpendne  of  pam 
vestene  atugon  td  pam  siuode  samod  mid  him,    and  he  pone  had  heora 

6.  td  medes,  Th.  —  15.  nianega,  Th. 

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82  Pylas. 

haese  underfeng ,  sva  sva  hit  gefyru  aer  gesaed  viis  purh  has  cildes  mud 
and  l>as  niaeran  bisceopes  Boisiles,  be  him  mid  sodre  vitegunge  his  lifes 
endebyrdnisse  sa?de.  On  pam  ylean  geare  veard  eac  ofslagen  Ecgfrid 
se  adela  cyniug  on  his  unside,  pa  pa  he  on  Peohtum  begarin  to  feoh- 
5  tenne  to  djrstelice  ofer  drihtnes  villan,  and  his  cifesborena  brodor 
siddau  rixdde,  se  be  for  wisdome  gevende  to  Scottum,  pat  he  alpeodig 
on  lare  gebuge.  Pa  viis  gefylled  seo  forespraec,  sva  sva  se  halga  ver 
saede  pam  inaedene  be  hire  gebrddrum  aer  he  bisceop  vaere. 

Hviit  pa  siddan   se  halga  Cudberht  Lindisfarnensiscre  scire  gelad- 

10  unge  leodbisceop  mid  ealre  gecnjrdnisse  his  folces  gvmde  to  efenlaecunge 
paera  eadigra  apostola,  and  hi  mid  singalnm  gebedum  gescilde  vid 
deofol,  and  mid  lialvendum  mynegungum  to  heofonum  tyhte ,  and  he  sva 
leofnde,  sva  sva  he  silf  laerde,  and  a  his  bodunge  mid  bysnuugum 
astealde,  and  eac  mid  vundrum  vel  gegleugde,  and  mid  sodre  lufe  symle 

15  gesvette,  and  gemetegode  mid  miclum  gej^lde,  and  viis  svide  estfull 
on  aelcere  spra?ce.  He  nolde  avendan  his  gevunelican  bigleofan,  ne  his 
gevaedu  l)e  he  on  vestene  hiifde;  ac  {>a  stidnisse  his  stearcan  bigleofan 
betvux  laevedum  folce  on  his  life  geheold.  He  vas  svide  velig  vadium 
and  bearfum,  and  sjmle  him  silfum  svide  hafenleas. 

20  Pa  gevorhte   he  fela  vundra  eac  binnan  bam  firste,    l>e  he  bisceop 

viis :  Mid  halegum  vatere  he  gehaelde  sum  vif,  pas  ealdormannes  aeve, 
fram  earmlicere  code,  and  heo  sona  gesund  him  silfum  penode.  Eft  on 
i>a?re  ylcan  tide  he  mid  ele  smirode  an  licgende  maeden  on  langsumum 
sare  burh  hefigtimum  heafodece,    and  hire   sdna   viis  bet.      Sum  aevfiist 

25  ver  vas  eac  yfele  gehaft  and  lag  at  fordside,  his  freondum  orvene: 
pa  hafde  heora  sum  hiiligue  blaf,  bone  l>e  se  eadiga  ver  ser  gebletsode, 
and  he  pane  poer  rihte  on  rater  bedvpte  and  his  adligum  maege  on  bone 
mud  begeat,  and  he  baer  rihte  baere  adle  gestilde.  Eac  on  odrum  timan 
sum  adlig  cnilit  faerlice  veard  geferod  iitforan  pam  vitan,   l>a  pa  he  mid 

30  lare  geond  bit  land  ferde:  l>a  biedon  ba  baermenn  his  bletsunge  georne, 
and  he  baer  rihte  bone  cniht  araerde,  sva  }>at  he  gesundfull  sidode  on 
his  fotuin,  se  pe  on  baere  bider  geboreu  vas.  Sum  earm  mdder  un- 
eadelice  biir  samcucu  cild  svide  dreorig  on  })am  jican  vege  be  se  vita 
ferde:  ba  besargode  he  baere  sorhfullan  meder  and  gesvaeslice  hire  sunu 

35  cyste,  cvatf,  hat  hire  cild  gesund  beon  sceolde  and  eall  hivisc  haelde 
brucan;  and  bas  vitegan  vord  vurdon  gefyllede. 

Alflted  {ici  eft,  pat  iidele  maeden,  j>one  halgan  laretiv  to  hire  ge- 
ladode:  [)a  gesiit  he  at  mysan  miclum  onbryrded;  he  beseah  to  heofonum 
and  his  seax  «ivearp.     Pa  axode  seo  eadige  faemne,  livy  he  sva  hradlice 

40  his  gereord  forlete?  J>a  cvad  se  bisceop  mid  abrj-rdum  mode:  "Efne  nu 
ic  geseah  englas  ferjan  gesaeliglice  of  l>inum  boclande  to  healicere 
heofonan  mid  halgiun  sange,  and  his  nama  pe  bjd  ardlice  gecyd  on 
ajrnemerjen,  J)onne  ic  offrige  gode  l>;i  lifiican  lac  on  geleaffulre  cyrcan". 
Hit  veard  pa  gevidmaersod,  sva  sva  se  vitega  cvad,  pat  hiredmann  Jmrh 

45  holdraedenne  }>a  sume  ac  astali,  and  his  orf  laesvode  mid  treovenum 
helme,  and  he  hearde  feoli,  gevat  of  vorulde  mid  vuldre  to  gode  for 
taere  hylde  his  heordraedenne. 

Hva  mag  aefre  ealle  gereccan  pa  mihtigan  tiicnu  pises  halgan  veres, 

17.  gevaeda,  Th.  —  40.  Efne  ic  nu  geseah  englas  ferjan]  Cum  qui  ab 
angelis  ad  coelum  apportetur,  ntdlibi  nominetur ,  aut  pro  Efne  legen- 
dum  Esne,  aut  esne  inter  ic  et  geseah  inserendum  esse  censeo. 


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hit  oft  he  eadelice  adlige  gehaelde,  and  ba  sveartan  gastas  syinle 
aflygde,  and  fsegra  manna  fordsid  foregleav  sa?de,  vis  burh  vitegunge 
visdouies  giistes!  Pa  vunode  sum  sacerd  svide  gelyfed  on  ancersetle 
after  his  lare,  and  on  gehvylcum  geare  hine  geneosode,  Herebriht  ge- 
haten,  hohfull  on  mode.  Ciidberht  l>.i  sona  hine  on  sundron  gesprac,  5 
cvad  pat  he  ba  sceolde  svidlice  befrinan  his  nydbearfnisse  set*  his  nextan 
diige;  cvad  bat  he  ne  moste  on  menniscum  life  hine  eft  geseon  of  ham 
audveardum  diige.  Herebreht  ha  sona  svide  hohfull  veard,  and  feoll 
him  to  fotum  mid  fluvendum  tearum,  bad ,  hat  he  moste  mid  him  sidjan 
to  heofonlicum  brjmme  of  bisum  gevinne,  sva  sva  he  on  life  his  lare  10 
gehyrsumode.  Hviit  ba  se  bisceop  his  cneovu  gebygde  to  bisere  bene 
mid  blidum  mode,  and  siddan  bone  sacerd  sona  gefrefrode,  cvad",  bat 
liim  geude  se  almihtiga  vealdend,  bat  hi  tdsomne  sidjan  moston  of 
bisum  earfocTnissum  to  ecere  myrhde.  Herebreht  ba  ham  gevende,  and 
on  legerbedde  licgende  abad  |>jis  odres  geendunge  mid  adligum  limum.  15 
Cudberht  se  halga  ba  svide  onette  to  bam  ancorsetle,  be  he  ver  gesat, 
burh  halige  mynegunge  mihtiges  drihtnes;  volde  on  bam  lande  his  lif 
geendjan  bser,  baer  he  ser  lange  libbende  drohtnode:  and  he  on  l>am 
lande  ba  gelaeded  veard  on  his  ford  side  svide  fus  to  gode  on  J)  am 
l>riddan  geare  his  biscophades,  and  on  ])isum  dage  to  drihtne  gevat,  20 
and  Hereberht  samod,  se  halga  sacerd,  sva  sva  he  on  life  ser  geleornode 
burh  godes  gast  mid  godum  villan.  His  lie  veard  bebyrged  on  Lindis- 
farnensiscere  cyrcan:  \>ser  vurdon  gevorhte  vundra  forfela  burh  geear- 
nunga  his  eadigan  lifes.  I'a  gelicode  hit  bam  leodbisceope  Eadberhte 
silfum,  his  aftergengan,  bat  he  Ms  lichaman  up  ba  gelogode  on  bam  25 
endliftan  geare  his  geendunge:  ba  veard  bat  halige  lie  hal  on  eordan 
gemct  gesundfull  licgende,  svylce  he  slaepende  vaere,  lidebyge  on  limum, 
sva  sva  he  geled  vas. 

Si  vuldor  and  lof  bam  velegan  drihtne,     se   be  his  gecorenan  sva 
cystelice  vurdad    after  deadlicum  life  mid   him  libbendne  a  on  ecnisse  30 
ealra  vorulda.    amen. 

11.  cneova,  Th.  —  30.  libbende,  Th. 


Afltlitamentum  • 


JJunc  in  Sancti  Cuthberhti  honor  em  atque  memorial»  a  monacho  ali- 
quo  scriptum  habitumque  sermonem ,  qui  maxime  memorabilem  cen- 
seant,  non  deerunt  lectores.  Nimirum  per  tottim  fere  opus  Me  Saxo- 
nonicorum  poematum  ornatus,  qui  alliterationis  nomen  habet,  non 
5  solum  conspicitur  auditurque,  sed  universa  etiam  magis  poetica  est 
dictio  quttm  prosaica.  Sermonis  igitur  auctorem  ant  suo  Marte  ver- 
sus fecisse,  aut  ex  poetae  alicujus  carmine  depromsisse ,  nemo  infi- 
tias  ibit.  Sed  qui  sermonem  diligentius  attentoque  animo  fuerit  per- 
scrutatus ,  auctorem  versus  suos  ex  poemate  aliquo  exscripsisse  non 

10  dubitabit:  sunt  enim  Ma  poeticae  linguae  ornamenta  neque  certis  Mis 
regulis  normisque  destituta,  neque  per  totum  sermonem  aeque  fre- 
quenti  manu  dispersa,  ut  fieri  solet,  si  quis  inspiratione  quadam, 
absque  tamen  consilio  stylo  exornato  scribere  voluerit;  sed  versus 
singuli,   iidemque  aut  integri  pmne  optimeque  conservati,   aut  leviter 

15  tantum  corrupti,  prosaici  sermonis  partibus  ita  inmixti  sunt,  ut 
facillime  excidi  possint. 

Carminis  igitur  ipso  sermone  vetustioris  auctor  quis  fuerit,  si  quae- 
ris,  difficile  est  responsu.  Qui  ipsius  sermonis  exordio  momenti  ali- 
quid  adjudicarit,  Bedam  venerabilem  carminis  auctorem  fuisse,  for- 

20  sitan  arbitretur.  Sed  Bedam  Cuthberhti  vitam  prius  versu  heroico, 
postmodum  piano  sermone,  utramque  tamen  latine  scripsisse ,  omnes 
sciunt;  quo  tamen  hand  quaquam  contendi  potest,  Bedam  nullo  modo 
Anglicis  quoque  versibus  Cuthberhti  facta  atque  miracula  quae  dicun- 
tur,  panxisse,  vel  pangere  saltern  potuisse,  quum  ex  Uteris  cujusdam 

25  Cuthberhti  monachi  et  Bedae  discipuli  ad  amicum  Cuthvinum  scrip- 
tis,  Bedam  venerabilem  Anglica  quoque  carmina  excudisse,  edocti 
simus.  Expressis  enim  vero  verbis  haec  dicit  Cuthberhtus  motiachus : 
"Canebat  QBeda  scilicet  morti  jamjam  proximus)  sententiam  beati 
Pauli  apostoli:   HORRENBUM  EST  JXCIBERE  IN  MANUS  BE1 

30  VIVENT1S,  et  multa  alia  de  scripturis  sacris ,  et  in  nostra  quo- 
que lingua,  hoc  est  Anglicana,  ut  er  at  doctus  in  n  o- 
stris  carminibus,  non  nulla  dixit;  nam  et  tunc  hoc 
dictum  Anylico   sermone   componens   multum   compunctus 

26.  carmina  excudisse]  In  catalogo  librorum  a  Beda  conscriptorum 
Anglicum  de  S.  Cuthberhti  vita  carmen  non  legi,  parvi  refert;  ejusdem 
enim  versio  evangelii  S.  Johannis  Anglica,  quam  ultimis  vitae  diebus 
in  ecclesiae  utilitatem  discipulis  dictaverat,  pari  modo  excidit. 


Additomentum.  85 

ajebat-  Ante  necessarium  exitum  prudentior  quam  opus 
fuerit  nemo  exsistit  ad  cogitandum:  videlicet  hinc  ante- 
quam  prof'iciscatur  anima,  quid  boni  vel  mali  egerit;  qua- 
liter  post  exitum  judicanda  fuerit.  —  In  istis  autem  diebus 
duo  opuscula  multum  memoria  digna  facere  studebat,  evangelium  5 
scilicet  S.  Johannis  in  nostram  linguam  ad  utilitatem  ec- 
clesiae  convertit,  et  de  libris  uotarum  Isidori  episcopi 
excerptiones  quasdam,  dicens:  Nolo  ut  pueri  mei  mendacium 
legant  et  in  hoc  post  obitum  meum  sine  fructu  laborent".  Cf.  Vita 
Bedae,  auctore  Cuthberhto,  ed.  Wheloc.  in  praefacione  ad  hist,  eccles.  10 

At  Beda  carminis  Beati  Cuthberhti  vitam  collaudantis  utrunt  fue- 
rit auCtor ,  dut  quivis  alius,  jamjam  in  medio  felinquimus ;  mine  lu- 
bet  potius,  qui  aid  integri  ex  homilia  depromi,  aut  qui  levi  adhibita 
correctura  possint  reparari  versus  communicare  cum  lectoribus. 
Pap.  78,  lin.  4. 

Pa  gesat  he  sume  dage  under  sunbeame, 

his  scancau  scirum  sciman  badude : 

Him  ba  sum  ridda  com  ridende  td, 

sittende  on  sviftum  snavhvitum  horse, 

and  silf  mid  hvitum  vas  hraglum  befangen.  5 

he  ]>one  halgan  (ha  gen) 

mid  gesibsumum  vordum  svseslice  grette, 

bad ,  bat  he  him  dSgviste  gedafenlice  titfode. 

He  ba  to  bam  engle  cviitf  aninodlice: 

Ic  be  sva>sendu  volde  silf  nu  gearcjan,  10 

gif  ic  me  mid  fedunge  ferjan  mihte: 

min  adlige  cneov  is  yfele  gehafted, 

bat  ne  mihte  nan  laecevyrt  gelidan  aviht, 

])e;ih  be  heo  gelome  to  geled  vtere. 


Pag.  78,  lin.  47. 

Sang  his  gebedu  on  saelicre  yde,  15 

standende  otT  bone  svurau  on  sealtum  brime, 
and  his  cneovu  on  ceosle  gebygde, 
astrehtum  handbredum  to  heofonlicum  rodore. 


Pag.  79,  lin.  1. 

efne  ba  tvegen  comon 

seolas  snellice  of  sselicum  grunde,  20 

and  mid  heora  flyse  his  fet  drjgedon, 

and  mid  heora  blaede  his  leomu  badodon, 

and  sidtfan  beedon  mid  bacne  his  bletsunge, 

licgende  iit  his  fotum  on  fealevum  ceosle. 

Pa  he  sona  ])d  sselican  nytenu  25 

on  sund  sende  mid  sodre  bletsunge, 

4.  judicanda  fuerit]  Hoc  Anglicum  Bedae  carmen  alteri  operis  hu- 
jus  parti  reservavimus. 

2.  scirum  sciman]  apposui.  —  4.  sviftum]  apposui.  —  5.  hriigliim] 
gyrlum,  MS.  —  10.  J>e  svsesendu|  bine  benunge,  MS.  —  16.  on  sealtum 
brime]  apposui,  secundum.  78,  44.  —  20.  snellice]  apposui.  —  25.  he  sona] 
Cudberhtus,  MS. 


86  A  ddit  amentum. 

and  on  mergenlicre  tide  his  mynster  gesohte. 

Veard  ba  se  munuc  niiclum  afyrht, 

and  adlig  on  aernemerigen  hiue  geeadmode. 

to  b&s  halgan  cneovuni 

bad,  bat  lie  his  adl  eallunga  aflygde,  5 

and  his  fyrevitnisse  fiiderlice  gemiltsode. 
Se  halga  ba  sdna  him  audvjrde : 

Ic  binum  gedvylde  dearnunga  miltsige, 

gif  l)ii  ba  gesilule  mid  svigan  bediglast 

6(T  bat  savol  min  heonan  sidige,  10 

of  andveardum  life  geladod  to  heofnum. 


Pag.  79,  lin.  16. 

Ferde  se  vitega ,  sva  sva  his  gevuna  vas, 
ynibe  geleaffulra  lara  bodunge, 
bat  he  ungelaeredum  leodum  lifes  veg  taehte. 
ba  fleah  sum  earn  at  forau  him  on  side,  15 

and  he  his  geferan  befrinau  ongan, 
hva  hi  to  bam  farelde  afedan  sceolde? 
ba  cviid  his  gefera,  bat  he  gefyrn  smeade, 
hvar  hi  bigleofan  biddan  sceoldon, 
ba  ba  hi  ba  fare  ferdon  baton  viste.  20 

Cudberht  ba  him  togeanes  ciidlice  cviid : 
"La  hvat  se  almihtiga  god  foreade  mag 
unc  burh  bisne  earn  ittforesceavjan, 
se  l>e  iii  a?r  Elian  afedde 

J)iirh  bone  sveartan  hriimn,  ver  he  to  heofmun  sidode".  25 
Hi  ba  furdor  ferdon,  fordsidigende, 
and  efne  se  earn  on  bam  ofre  gesat, 
mid  lisce  geflogen,   be  he  on  node  begrap. 
pa  se  folccuda  to  his  geferan  cviid : 
"Irn  to  pam  earne  and  him  of  anim  30 

pas  fisces  frumduel,  pe  he  gefangen  hafd, 
unc  to  gereorde.     Si  lof  pani  iilmilitigan, 
pe  unc  l>iirh  l)isne  fugel  fedau  volde! 
sylle  sva  peah  sumne  da?l  eac 

l>am  earne  to  edleane  his   earfodgesvinces.  35 

Cudberht  ba  l)am  folce  fiigere  bodode, 
bat  hi  dyrstige  va?ron  vid  deofles  syrvum, 
by  las  be  he  mid  leasnuge  heora  geleafan  avj-rde, 
and  fram  Jigere  mynegunge  heora  mod  abrugde; 
ac  bat  folc  ongan  ford  aroesan  40 

betvux  l>isre  mynegunge,  miclum  bepaeht, 
J)at  hi  baere  lare  to  lyt  gymdon : 
hviit  ba  se  svicola  feond  hi  svide  bedydrode, 
svylce  baer  fyrcs  haete  has  forburne, 


7.  him]  apposui.  —  12.  Ferde  se  vitega]  Vitddlice  Cudberht  ferde,  MS.— 
14.  bam  ungeloeredan  folce,  MS.  —  17.  fiireldej  diige,  MS.  —  21.  cudlice] 
apposui. —  26.  furdor]  apposui.  —  28.  be  he  on  flode  begrap]  bone  he  |>a>r 
rihte  gefeng,  MS.  —  31.  frumdiel]  du?l,  MS.  —  34.  eac]  apposui.  —  35. 
earfdd]  adposui.  —  37.  dyrstige]  vare,  MS.  —  44.  fvres  haete]  apposui. 


20 


Addilamenlum.  8? 

brastligende  mid  braiulmn 

gedvimorlice  sv;i  beab. 

I»a  volde   bat  folc  bat  fyr  adviiscan, 

gif  hit  aenig  rata  vanjan  mihte; 

ac  b&s  halgan  andvearduis  cade  acvencte 

deofles  dyderuuge,  be  hi  dvollice  fyligdon 

and  l^iis  lifes  vord  lythvon  gvmdou. 

p-it  folc  ba  ofsceamod  ougean  cyrdc 

to  bas  leofan  lare,  be  hi  forleton  aer, 

biddende  iit  bam  hireove  licTre  miltsuuge,  10 

pat  hi  his  lare  aer  to  lyt  gymdon, 

pa  ba  he  pa  friiceduisse  him  beforan  suede. 

He  on  6drum  timau  eallbirneude 

hus  ahredde  mid  halgum  benum, 

vid  fyres  dare ,0 

and  bone  vindes  blued  aveg  flygde, 

se  be  aer  for  oft  bone  aettriau  flan 

deoflicre  costunge  advjiscte  on  him  silfum 

purh  gescilduisse  sudes  scippendes 

He  pa  volde  gelome  leodum  bodjan 

on  fyrenum  lande  unforhtigende : 

hviit  him  ba  geuffe  se  iilmihtiga 

fiigerre  getyngnisse  to  folces  lare, 

and  him  men  ue  mihton  heora  mod  bebydan; 

ac  hi  eadmodlice  him  geaudetton  «•'» 

lieora  digelnisse,  ue  dorstou  elles, 

and  be  his  dihte  digellice  betton. 

Pag.  80,  lin.  17. 

Hit  gelamp  be  bits  leofan  hireoves  vordnm, 
bat  l>at  vif  hine  gevittig  mid  vordum  grette, 
biid,  bat  heo  moste  him  mete  geearcjan, 
cyd'de,  hu  se  deofol  hi  dearnuga  forlct. 
and  svide  forbtigende  fleames  cepte, 
pa  ba  se  halga  her  sidode. 
Cudberht  se  halga  siddau  gefremede 

Mihteglice  vuudru  on  l)am  mynstre  viinjeude. 
Began  pa  on  mode  miclum  smeagan, 
hu  he  l»as  folces  lof  fortleon  mihte. 
Volde  ba  anstaudende   ancorlif 

adreogan,  on  digelnisse  eallunga  drohtjan  ; 

ferde  pa  to  Faruea  on  flovendre  yde: 

bat  igland  is  eal  bevorpen 

mid  sealtum  brime  on  sue  middan, 

Pat  vid  innan  cal  aer  bam  firste 

mid  sveartum  gastum  svide  vas  afylled, 

sva  l>iit  men  ne  mihton  pa  moldan  bugjan 

for  pam  searovracum  sveartra  deoila 

,  9.  pas  ledfan]  p*re,  M8.  -  86.  ue  dorston  eUes]  and  elles  ne  doraton 
MS.  —  28.  leofan]  apposui.  -  &•  brimej  bnmme,  MS.  -  ih.  seaiol  «r 
postii.  —  vracan,  MS. 


30 


45 


88  Additamentum. 

ac  hi   ealle  pa  endemes  flagon. 

and  pat  igland  eallnnga  rymdou 

bam  adelan  cempan ,  pe  pwr  ana  vunode, 

orsoi'h  heora  andan  purh  iilmihtigne  god. 

Pa  vas  pat  igland  mid  ealle  beda?led  5 

vateres  vynsnmuisse  on  bam  vestum  cludmn: 

ac  se  halga  ver  net  pa  sona 

pa  heardnisse  svide  holjan  harra  clifa 

on  middan  psere  flore  his  fXgran  botles: 

and  pa  vatersedre  vynsnm  asprang,  to 

verod  on  sviicce,  pam  vere  to  bryce, 

se  pe  hvilnm  vater  to  vinlicum  sviicce 

vundorlice  avende,  pa  pa  hit  volde  god. 

Pag.  8Q,  lin.  36. 

Se  halga  pa  net  him  bringan  sa>d, 

volde  on  bam  vestene  vsestmes  tiljan,  15 

gif  him  svii  geiide  se  almihtiga  god, 

pat  he  mid  Ms  fodum  hine  fedan  mihte; 

he  seov  pa,  hvsete,  on  besvuncenum  lande, 

ac  hit  to  viistme  gevendan  ne  mihte, 

ne  forbam  mid  giirse  grovende  vas.  20 

Pa  bad  he  him  bere  bringan  to  ssede, 

and  ofer  selcne  timan  ba  eordan  seov : 

hit  veox  pa  mid  vynne  and  vel  geripode. 

Pa  voldon  hramuas  hine  behreafjan 

at  his  gedeorfuui,  gif  hi  dorston  sva;  85 

pa  cviid  se  halga  to  pam  heardnebbum  : 

"Gif  se  almihtiga  eov  geiid'e  pises, 

briicad  piis  metes,  and  me  ne  biddad; 

gif  bonne  tyres  baldor  eov  pises  ne  getidode, 

gevitad  aveg,  viilhreove  fugelas,  30 

to  eovrum  edele  of  pisum  iglande". 

Hvat  ba  hriimnas  pa  brade  flugon 

ealle   to  somne  ofer  pone  sealtan  brim, 

and  se  halga  pa  his  gesviuces  brcac. 

Eft  bii  siddan  odre  tvegen  35 

svearte  hriimnas  sidlice  comon, 

and  his  bus  tseron  mid  heardnm  bile, 

and  to  bure  bssron  bryddum  to  blyvde: 

pas  eac  se  eadiga  mid  ealle  aflygde 

of  pam  edele  mid   anum  vorde.  40 

ac  an  paera  fngela  eft  fleogende  com 

3mbe  bri  dagas,  pearle  dreorig, 

fleah  to  bis  fdtam  frides   biddende, 

bat  be  on  pam  lande  libban  moste 

simle  facenleiis,  and  his  gefera  samod".  45 

Hvat  pa  se  halga  him  pas  geiide, 

8.  harra  clifa]  apposui.  —  19.  gevendan]  lispringan,  MS.  —  28.  baa 
metes]  paera  vaestma,  MS.  —  29.  tyres  baldor]  apposui. —  38.  bure]  neste, 
MS.  —  45.   fiicenleasl  uuscadig,    MS. 


Additamentum. 

and  hi  lustbsere  bat  land  gesohton, 
[and]  brohton  bam  lareove  lac  to  mode. 
Pay.  81,  lin.  8. 

Pa  volde  se  halga  bus  getimbrjau 
to  his  brycum  mid  gebrodra  fultume. 


89 


Pay.  81,  lin.  13. 

and  him  pa  sylle 

self  asende  mid  bain  saelicum  flode. 

Pay.  81,  lin.  19. 

Volde  burh  his  mynegungum  hire  mod  getrynimau. 
Pa  began  heo  to  halsigenue  bone  halgan  ver. 


Pay.  81,  lin.  26. 

.     .     hva  sceal  his  rice  onfon, 
bonne  he  brodor  nafd,  ne  he  beam  ue  belsefed?      10 

Pay.  81,  lin.  30. 

Mistlice  sroea-gad  manna  heortan: 

sume  vilnjad  gebyngde  pisere  vornlde, 

sume  gefyllad  heora  fracodan  lustas, 

and  hi  ealle  siddan  sorhlice  vadeljad". 

Pa  qvad  se  vitega,  bat  he  vyrde  na?re  15 

sva  micles  hades,  ne  pis  heahsetles ; 

:'ac  sva  beah  nan  man  godes  miht  forflyhd 

on  nanum  heolstrum,  heofonan  odde  eordan 

odde  sa?  briddan". 

Pay.  81,  lin.  38. 

Pat  ic  eft  mote  pis  igland  gesecan,  20 

after  tvegra  geara  ymbrine  [and]  bises  edeles  brucan. 
ic  bidde  be,  Alfla:d,  bat  bu  nncre  sprsece 
on  minum  life  nanum  ue  ameldige. 

Pay.  81,  lin.  43. 

And  hi  ealle  anmodlice 

bone  eadigan  Ciidberht  curon  to  bisceope.  25 

Pa  sendon  hi  sona  sode  gevritu 

mid  bam  serende  to  bam  eadigan  vere, 

ac  hi  ne  niihton  hine  of  his  mynstre  gebringau. 

Pa  reov  Ecgfrid  silf  to  bam  iglande 

and  Trumvine  bisceop,  mid  treovfastum  verum,         30 

and  hi  bone  halgan  halsodon  svide, 

bygdon  heora  cneovu,  bsedon  mid  tearum, 

da  hi  hine  vepende   of  bam  vestene  atugon 

to  pam  sinode  samod  mid  him, 

and  he  heora  hsese  bone  had  genam.  35 


25.  to  bisceope  curon,  MS.  -  26.  sode]  apposui.  -  30.  odrum  eav- 
fastum  MS.  -  31.  svide  halsodon,  MS.  -  32.  heora  cneova  bygdon  and 
mid  t"  arum  baedon,  MS.  -  33.  6d  bat  hi,  MS.  -  35.  bone  had  heora  h*Se 
underfeng,  MS. 


90  Additamentum. 

Pay.  82,  tin.  12. 

And  mid  halvendum  mynegungum  to  heofonum  tyhte. 

[and J  He  sva  leofdde  sva  sva  he  laerde  silf, 

[and]  a  his  bodunge  mid  bysnuugum  astealde, 

and  eac  mid  vuudrum  vel  geglengde, 

[and]  mid  sodre  lufe  symle  gesvette,  5 

[and]  gemetegode  miclum  gebylde, 

and  viis  svide  estfull  on  aelcere  spraece. 

His  gevunelican  bigleofan  he  avendan  nolde, 

ne  his  gevaedu,  be  he  on  vestene  hiifde  j 

ac  ba  stidnisse  his  stearcan  bigleofan  10 

betvux  laevedum  folce  on  his  life  geheold, 

svide  velig  vadium  and  bearfum 

aud   simle  him  silfiun  svide  hafenleas. 

F'a  gevorhte  he  fela  vundra  eac 

binnan  bam  firste  be  he  bisceop  vas:  15 

Mid  halguin  viitere  he  sum  vif  gehaelde, 

ealdormannes  aeve,  fram  earmlicre  code, 

aud  heo  s6ua  gesund  him  silfum  bi-node; 

Eft  on  baere  ylcan  tide  he  mid  ele  smyrode 

[an]  licgende  maeden  on  langsumum  sare  20 

burh  hefigtimum  heafodece,  and  hire  soiia  bet  vas. 

Sum  sevfast  ver  viis  eac  yfelfi  gehiifted, 

his  freondum  orvene   on  fordside  liig: 

ba.  hiifde  heora  sum  hiiligne  hlaf, 

bone  be  se  eadiga  ver  a?r  gebletsode,  25 

and  be  bone  on  vylspringes  viiter  bedypte, 

and  Iiis  metrunian  maege  on  bone  mud  begeat, 

and  he  eadelice  baere  adle  gestilde. 

Eiic  on  odrum  tidum  sum  adlig  cniht 

faerlice  veard  geferod  atforan  bam  vitau.  30 

ba  ba  he  mid  lare  geond  bat  land  fcrdej 

bil  bsedon  ba  baermenn  his  blt-tsunge  georne, 

and  he  mid  criifte  bone  cniht  araerde, 

sva  bat  he  fulhal  his  fotutn  sidode, 

se  be  on  baere  bider  geboren  viis.  35 

Sum  earm  moder  eac  bar  uneadelice 

samcucu  cild  svide  dreorig 

on  bam  ylcan  vege,  be  se  vita  ferde; 

ba  besargode  he  baere  sorhfullan  nu'der, 

and  gesvaeslice  hire  sunu  cyste,  40 

cviid,  l)iit  hire  sunu  gesund  sidjan  sceolde, 

and  ealre  hivisci-e  haelde  brucan, 

and  biis  vitegan  vurdon  vord  gefyllede. 

2.  silf  laerde,  MS.  —  6.  mid  miclum,  MS.  —  8.  He  nolde  avendan  bis 
gevunelican  bigleofan,  MS.  —  12.  He  viis  svide,  MS.  —  16.  he  gehselde 
sum  vif,  MS.  —  17.  has  ealdormannes,  MS.  —  23.  and  lag  on  fordside  his 
freondum  orvene,  MS.  —  26.  ]>one  on  vylspringes]  pone  baer  rihte  on,  MS. 
—  27.  metrunian |  adfigum,  MS.  —  28.  eadelice |  [>a?r  rihte,  MS.  —  30.  sit— 
foran  him?  —  33.  mid  criifte]  baer  rihte,  M.S'.  —  34.  sva  J>iit  he  gesondfnll 
sidode  on  his  fotum,  MS.  —  36.  eac  apposui.  —  41.  bit  hire  cild  gesund 
beon  sceolde,  MS.  —  42.  call  hivisc,  MS.  —  43.  vord  vurdon,  MS. 


Additamentum.  01 

Alflsed  ba  eft  Jtat  ad'ele  lnaeden 
pone  halgan  hireov  to  bire  geladode : 
ba  gesi'it  he  at  mysan  miclum  onbryrded, 
beseah  to  heofonum  and  his  seax  avearp. 
pa  seo  eadige  faemne  axode  hine  5 

hvy  he  sva  riidlice  his  gereord  forlete? 
ba  abryrdum  mode  se  bisceop  cvad: 
"Efue  nu  ic  esne  geseah  englas  ferjau 
svid'e  blidelice  of  ]>inum  boclande 
to  Iiealicre  heofenan  mid  halgum  sauge;  to 

and  his  nama  be  byd  nehst  gecyded 
on  aernemerigen,  bonne  ic  offrige  gode 
pa  lifiicau  lac  on  geleaffulre  cyrcan". 
F»a  veard  gevidmaersod,  sva  sva  se  vitega  cvSd, 
pjit  hire  hireman  burh  holdra3denne  15 

sume  ac  astah  and  his  orf  Isesvode 
mid  treovenum  helme,  and  be  hearde  feoll, 
gevat  of  vorulde  mid  vnldre  to   gode 
lor  l>8ere  bylde  bis  heordrsedenne. 
Hva  mag  ajfre  ealle  gereccan  20 

ba  healican  tacnu  bises  halgan  veres, 
hu  oft  he  eadelice  adlige  geha?lde, 
and  ba  sveartan  gastas  symle  afiygde, 
and  fa?gra  manna  fortlsid  foregleav  saede, 
vis  l>urh  vitegunge  visdomes  gastes.  25 

Pa  vunode  sacerd  svide  gelyfed 
on  ancoi'setle  sifter  bis  lare 
and  on  gehvylcum  geare  hine  geneosode, 
Herebriht  haten,  hohfnll  on  mode. 
Cudberbt  ba  soua  hine  on  sundron  gespric,  30 

cvad,  l>at  he  frymlice  befrinan  sceolde 
his  nydl»earfnisse  ser  his  nextan  dage, 
cviid,  \mt  he  ne  moste  on  menniscnm  life 
hine  eit  geseon  of  andveardum  diige. 
Herebreht  J>a  sona  svide  bobfull  veard,  35 

feoll  to  his  fotum  mid  flovendum  tearum, 
bad,  pat  he  moste  mid  him  sidjan 
to  heofonlicum  Jirynime  of  l)isum  gevinne, 
sva  sva  he  on  life  his  hire  folgode. 
Hviit  l>a  Ciidberht  his  cneovu  l>a  40 

gebygde  to  l>isere  bene  mid  blidnm  mode, 
and  siddan  bone  sacerd  sona  gefrefrode, 
cviid,  bat  him  gefuTe  se  liiiniluiga  vealdend, 
bat  hi  to  somne  sidjan  inoston 

4.  he  beseah,  MS.  —  5.  ba  axode  hine  seo  esidige  faemne,  MS.  —  7. 
cvad  se  bisc.  mid  abryrd.  mode,  MS.  —  9.  svide  blidelice]  gesaoliglicc, 
MS.  —  11.  nebst]  ardlice,  MS.  —  14.  Pa]  Hit  ba,  MS.  —  15.  hire]  deest 
MS.  —  21.  healican]  mihtigan,  MS.  —  26.  sum  sacerd,  MS.  —  29.  ge- 
haten,  MS.  —  31.  bat  he  ba  sceolde  svidlice  befrinan,  MS.  —  34.  of  bam, 
MS.  —  36.  and  feoll,  MS.  —  39.  folgode]  gehyrsumode,  MS.  —  40.  Hvat 
ba  se  bisceop  his  cneova  gebigde,  MS. 


92  AddUamentum. 

of  bisura  earfoiTuissum  to  ecere  niyrhde 

Herebreht  ba  heardlice  ham  gevende, 

and  on  legerbedde  licgende  abad 

bas  odres  geendunge  mid  adligum  limuui : 

ac  Ciidberht  ba  se  halga  ciidelice  5 

onette  to  bain  ancorsetle,  be  he  ter  gesat, 

burh  halige  niynegunge  mihtiges  drihtnes; 

volde  on  |iam  lande  his  lif  geendjan 

ba?r,  baer  he  a?r  lange  libbende  drohtnode. 

And  he  on  bani  lande  ba  gelaeded  veard  10 

on  his  fordside  [svide]  fiis  to  gode, 

[on  bam  briddan  geare  his  biscophades,] 

and  on  pam  dage  to  drihte  gevat, 

and  Hereberht  samod ,  se  halga  sacerd, 

sva  sva  he  on  life  ser  geleornode  15 

burn  godes  gast,  mid  godum  villan. 

His  lie  bebyrged  veard  on  Lindisfarena  cyrcau : 

paer  vurdon  gevorhte  vundra  fela 

burh  geearnunga  his  eadigan  lifes. 

F*a  gelicode  [hit]  pam  leodbisceope  20 

Eadberhte  silfum,  his  aftergengan, 
pjit  he  up  gelogode  pa  his  lichanian 
on  pam  endliftan  geare  his  geendunge: 
pa  vearcT  pat  halige  lie  hal  [on  eordan]  gemett 
gesundfull  licgende,  svylce  he  slaepende  vaere  25 

lidebyge  on  liniuin,  sva  sva  gelegd  he  vas. 
Si  vuldor  and  lof  bani  velegan  drihtne, 
se  be  his  gecorenan  sva  cystlice  vurdatf 
after  deadlicum  life,  mid  him  libbendne 
a  on  ecnisse  ealra  vorulda.  30 

Carmen  igitur  a  praedicatore  excerptum  redactumque  esse  in  sermo- 
nem,  qui  ftaec  attentiore  animo  perlegerit,  nemo  tandem  dabitabit.  Sed 
nos  gratias  habeamus  monacho ,  et  majores  quidem  pigro  quam  sedulo 
haberemus.  Nam  hujus  de  S.  Cuthberhto  carminis  non  solum  notitiam 
sed  permagnam  etiam  ejus  partem  hand  dubie  debemus  concionatoris  pi- 
gritiae,  qui  nimirum  non  nisi  inertiae  deditus  carmen  in  Sancti  sui  hono- 
rem  factum  excerpsisset,  sed  nobis  vel  primae,  vel  secundae  tertiaeve  notae 
sermonem  scripsisset ,  quorum  tamen  sermonum  nee  nunc  est,  neque  un- 
quam  fuit  inopia.  Itaque,  unde  monachi  sermo  ad  finem  proper ans  ni- 
hil sit  ?iisi  carmen  ipsum  paullulo  tantum  variatum,  non  miraberis,  ex 
quo  enim  altior  animi  affectus  pulcherrime  elucebat. 

Praeter  sermonem  in  S.  Cuthberhti  honorem  ille  quoque  in  S.  Ed- 
mundi  laudem  confessoris  sermo  alliteratione  exornatus  est;  ex  quo  pa- 
rent ejus  originem  concludo.  Quern  tamen  cum  lectoribus  vereor  com- 
municare,  ne  his  subtilissimis  disquisitionibus  obscurentur  magis  quam 
illuminentur.  At  textus  etiam  natura  communicationem  dissuasit,  quern 
pa-rum  aptum  esse  ad  rem  ex  Thorpii  verbis  elucet,  ita  de  eo  sermone 
disserentis  :  "The  Homilg  for  St.  Edmund's  Dag,  ivhich  is  a  translation 
from  Abbos  Latin  narrative,  is  in  barbarous  Semi- Saxon  ,  apparentlg 
in  the  East- Anglian  dialect,  and,  as  veil  as  that  for  St.  Cuthberts 
Dag,  is  alliterative ,  a  circumstance  which  had  escaped  mg  notice,  un- 
til pointed  out  to  me  bg  mg  friend  Jos.  Stevenson,  Esq. ,  of  the  Britisch 
Museum,  bg  whom  I  am  informed,  that  a  purer  text  of  the  same  Homily 
exists  among  the  treasures  of  the  Cottonian".  Sed  tempus  est,  jam  hin'c 
abire  nos  atque  ad  poesin  ex  inturbatis  fontibus  haustam  accedere. 


2.  heardlice]  deest  MS.  —  5.  CfuTberhtus  se  halga  ba  svide  onette, 
Ms-  —  17-  Lindisfarnensiscere  cyrcan,  MS.  —  22.  bat  lie  his  lichaman  up 
pa  gelogode,  MS.  —  29.  libbende,  MS. 


A.  Secgendas.    B.  Ledd  vyrhtan.     C.  Peddvitan. 


II.   JPoetae. 

A.   Narrantes.     B.    Canentes.     C.   Docentcs. 


A.      Secgendas. 


B  e  6  v  u  1  f. 

I \t roductio.  Hrdthgdrus,  Danorm  rex,  splendidissimum  sibi 
palatium,  nomine  Heorot  (CerviJ  insignitum,  exstruxerat,  itbi  dies  fe- 
stos  ac  solemnes  cum  cummilitonibus  celebraret  Id  peraegre  ferens 
Grendilus,  daemon  giganteae  formae,  qui  paludem  prope  sitam  habita- 
bat}  tib  Hrdthgdri  militibus  molestiae  solemnibus  celebratis  sibi  paratae 
poenas  petieit  saevissimas,  node  scilicet  unguibus  eos  dilaceravit,  dila- 
ceratosque  cruentissime  comedit;  quo  factum  est,  ut  militum  nemo  in 
posterum  noctem  in  palatio  degere  vellet.  Quod  igitur  cum  Beorul/'us. 
Gautornm  princeps,  audivisset,  palatiumque  def'ensoribus  vacuum  esse, 
cum  Grendilo  pugnam  inire  constituit,  iterque  maritimum  duodecim  cum 
sociis  maturavit. 

1.  Hvy  Beovulf  eode   to  Heorote  vitf  Grendle   to  feohtanne. 
First  ford  gevat,  flota  vas  on  ydum,     (Kemble  418.} 

bat  under  beorge.     beoruas  gearve 

on  stefn  stigon.     streamas  vundon 

sund  vid  sande.     secgas  baeron 
5        in  bearm  nacan  beorhte  friitve 

gudsearo  geatolic;  gum  an  utscufon 

veras  on  vilsid  vudu  bundenne. 

Gevat  pa  ofer  vsegholm  vindc  gefysed 

flota  fainigheals  fugle  gelicost, 
10        6d  pat  ymb  antid  odres  dogores 

vunden  stefna  gevaden  hafde, 

pat  pa  lidende  land  gesavon, 

brimclifu  blicau,  beorgas  steape, 

side  ssenassas;  pa  viis  sund  liden 
15        eoletes  fit  ende.     panon  up  hrade 

Vedera  leode  on  vang  stigon, 

ssevudu  sseldon,  syrcan  hrysedon, 

giidgevsedo;  gode  pancedon, 

pas  pe  him  ydladu  eaiTe  vurdon. 
20  Pa  of  vealle  geseah  veard  ScildiDga, 

1.  Fyrst,  A.  —  8.  pa?,  A'.  —  15.  eoletes,  K.  —  19.  ydlade,  A'.  Sub- 
stantia hujus  generis  vt  ladu,  cyme  etc.  verbum  in  plurali  numero  se- 
cum  possunt  habere.     Cf.  v.  48  cyme  sindon. 


96  Secgendas. 

se  {>e  holinclifu  healdan  scolde, 

beran  ofer  bolcan  beorhte  randas, 

fyrdsearu  fiislicu;  hine  fyrvit  briic 

mudgehygdum,  hvat  ba  men  vseron. 
25        gevat  him  ba  to  varotle  vicge  ridan 

begn  HrmTgares,  brjmmum  cvehte 

miigenvudu  mundum  ,  ruedelvordum  fraga  : 

CfHvat  sindou  ge  searohiibbendra, 

byrnum  verede,  be  bus  brontne  ceol 
30        ofer  lagustraete  laedau  cvomon, 

hider  ofer  holmas  helmas  baeron? 

Ic  has  endesaeta  egvearde  heold, 

be  on  laud  Dena  ladra  nsenig 

mid  scipherge  scedan  ne  meahte. 
35        no  her  cudlicor  cnman  ongunnon 

lindhabbende ,  ne  geleafnesvord 

gudfremmendra  gearve  ne  visson, 

maga  gemedu;  naafre  ic  maran  geseah 

eorla  ofer  eordan  bonne  is  eover  sum, 
40        secg  on  searvuin.    nis  biit  seld  guma 

vsepnnm  geveordad,  nefne  him  his  vlite  ledge, 

senlic  ansyu.    Nu  ic  eover  sceal 

frumcyn  vitan,  ser  ge  fyr  heonan 

lease  sceaveras  on  land  Dena 
45        furdur  ft-rau.     nu  ge  feorbuende 

merelidende  minne  gehyrad" 

anfealdne  gepoht:  dfost  is  selest 

to  gecydanne,  hvanan  edvre  cyme  sindou". 

Him  se  yldesta  andsvardde, 
50        verodes  visa  vordhord  ouleac : 

"Ve  sint  gumcynnes  Geata  ledde 

and  Hygelaces  heordgeneatas. 

viis  min  fiider  folcum  gecyded, 

adele  ordfruma  Ecgbedv  haten; 
55         gebad  viutra  vorn  ecr  he  on  veg  hvurfe 

gamol  of  geardum;  hiue  gearve  geman 

vitena  velhvylc  vide  geond  eordan. 

ve  burn  iioldne  hyge  hhiford  binne, 

sunu  Healfdenes  secean  cvomon, 
60        leddgebyrgean;  ves   bu  us  larena  god. 

habbatf  ve  to  bam  niseran  micel  a?rende 

Deniga  frean;  ne  sceal  user  dyrnesum 

vesan,  piis  ic  vcne:  bu  vast,  gif  hit  is 

sva  ve  sodlice  secgan  hyrdon, 
65        bat  mid  Scildingum  sceadena  nathvylc 

deogol  daedhata  deorcum  nihtum 

eaved  burn  egsan  uncudne  nitf, 

31.  helmas  baeron]  deest  apud  K.  —  32.  Ic  bas,  K.}  ie  viis,  MS.  — 
»egve;irde,  MS.  —  36.  nel  i.  e.  neque.  —  41.  nefnej  naefre,  MS.  —  46.  minne, 
K.]  mine,  MS.  —  48.  syndon,  K.  —  51.  synt,  K.  —  60.  viis,  MS.  — 
61.  peem,  K. 


Sccgendas.  97 


hyndu  and  hrafyl:  ic  biis  Hrodgar  mag 
l)iirli  rumue  sefan  rsed  gelaprau, 
70        hu  he,  frod  and  god,  feond  ofersvided, 
iiif  him  edveudan  aefre  scolde 
bealuva  bysigu ,  bot  eft  cuman, 
and  pa  cearvylmas  colran  vurdad, 
odcTe  a  sidpau  earftidprage, 
75        preanyd   polad,  penden  paer  vunad 
on  heahstede  hiisa  selest". 
Veard  madelode,  ba?r  on  vicge  sat 
ombeht  uuforht :  "aeghviidres  sceal 
scearp  scildviga  gescad  vitan, 
80        vorda  and  veorca  se  pe  vel  penced. 
ic  bat  gehyre,  pat  bis   is  hold  veorod 
freau  Scildinga;  gevitatf  fordberan 
vaepeu  and  gevaedu:  ic  eov  visige! 
svylce  ic   magupeguas  mine  hate 
*.">        vid  feonda  gehvone  flotan  eoverne, 
nivtyrvednc  nacan  on  sande 
arum  healdan,  68  pat  eft  bired 
ofer  lagustreamas  leofne  mannan 
vudu  vundenhals  to  Vedennearce. 
90        godfremmendra  svylcum  gifede  byd, 
bat  pone  hilderaes  hal  gediged". 
Geviton  him  pa  fcran,  flota  stille  bad 
seomod  on  sale,  sidfadmed  scip, 
on  ancre  fast,     eoforlic  scionon 
95        ofer  hleor  berau,  gehroden  golde; 
fan  and  fjrheard  ferhvearde  heold. 
gudmode  grummon ,  guman  onetton, 
sigon  at  somne,  oil  pat  hi  saltimber 
geatolic  and  goldfah,  ongitan  mihton: 
100        pat  viis  foremaerost  foldbuendum 

receda  under  roderum,  on  pam  se  rica  bad, 
lixte  se  leiima  ofer  landa  fela: 
him  pa  hildedeor  hof  modigra 
torht  getaehte,  piit  hie  him  to  mihton 
105        gegnum  gangan.    Gudbeorna  sum 
vicg  gevende,  vord  iifter  cvatf: 
"Dfael  is  me  to  feran!  fader  alvalda 
mid  arslafum  eovic  gehealde 
sida  gesunde!  ic  to  sa3  ville 
110        vitf  vrad  verod  vearde  healdan''. 


70.  ofersvyded,  K.  —  72.  bisigu,  K.  —  80.  vorca,  K.  —  86.  nivtyr- 
vydne,  K.  —  93.  seomode  on  sole,  MS.  —  95.  oferhleor,  K.  —  interpre- 
tatores  vertunt:  "apri  imaginem  videbantur  super  genam  portare"  scio- 
non pro  scinon  sumentes.  Sed  vehementer  dubito,  verbum  scinan,  lucere, 
etiam  significationem  rov  videri  habuisse.  Legendum  igitur  puto:  eofor- 
lic scione  (vel:  scinnum)  ofer  hleor  bseron,  i.  e.  apri  imaginem  pulchram 
vel:  pulchre)  super  genam  portabant.  Etiam  beren  (part,  praet.)  sensum 
aptum  praebet,  si  eoforlic  pro  nominativo  sing,  accipitur.  turn  post  golde 
comma  poni  debet. —  97.  gudmdd,  K.  —  9«.  altimbred,  MS.—  99.  ongyton, 
MS.  —  101.   ba>m,  A'. 


98  Secgendas. 

Straet  vas  stanfah,  stig  vlsode  (henibie  V .) 

gumum  at  giidere;  gudbyrne  scan. 

heard,  houdloceu;  hringiren  scir 

song  in  searvum,  ba  hie  to  sele  furdtini 
115        in  hira  gryregeatvum  gangan  cvomon. 

.Setton  saemede  side  scildas, 

rondas  regnhearde,  vid  biis  recedes  veal; 

bugon  ba  to  bence,  byrnau  hringdon 

gudsearo  gumena:  garas  stddon. 
120        saemanna  searo,  samod  at  giidere, 

ascholt  ufangrseg.     vas  se  irenhreat 

vaepnuni  gevurdad.     Pa  baer  vlonc  haled 

hildemecgas  after   haledum  friign  : 

"Hvanou  ferigead  ge  faette  scildas, 
125        graege  syrcan  and  grimhelnias, 

heresceafta  heap?  ic  eom  Hrddgares 

ar  and  ombiht;  ne  seah  ic  elbeodige 

bus  manige  men  mddiglicran: 

vene  ic ,  bat  ge  for  vlenco,  nalles  for  vracsitfum, 
130         ac  for  hygebrymmum  Hrddgar  sdhton". 

Him  ba  ellenrof  andsvardde, 

vlanc  Vedera  ledd  vord  after  sprac, 

heard  under  helme:    "Ve  sint  Hygelaces 

beodgeneatas;  Bedvulf  is  min  nama: 
135        ville  ic  asecgan  suna  Healfdenes, 

maerum  beddne  min  arende, 

aldre  binum,  gif  he  us  geunnan  vile, 

l>at  ve  hine  sva  gddne  gretan  mdton". 

Vulfgar  madelode  —  bat  vas  Vendla  le6d, 
140        vas  his  mddsefa  manegum  gecyded, 

vig  and  visddm  — :  c'Ic  biis  vine  Peniga. 

frean  Scildinga  frinan  ville, 

beiiga  bryttan,  sva  bu  bena  eart. 

bedden  ma?rne  ymb  binne  sid, 
145        and  be  b.i  andsvare  iidre  geeydan. 

be  me  se  gdda  ngifan  benced". 

Hvearf  ba  hriidlice  baer  Hrddgar  siit, 

aid  and  unhar,  mid  his  eorla  gedriht; 

eode  ellenrof,  pat  he  for  eaxlum  gestdd 
150        Peniga  frean;  cude  he  dugude  beav. 

Vulfgar  madelode  to  his  vinedryhtne: 

"Her  sindon  geferede,  feorran  cumene 

ofer  geofenes  begang,  Geata  lende: 

l>one  yldestan  oretmecgas 
155        Bedvulf  nemnad  ;  hi  bc-nan  sint, 

bat  hie,  beoden  min,  vid  be  moton 

vordum  vrixlan;  no  l>u  him  vearne  getedli 

binra  gegncvida,  gliid  man  Hrddgar; 

123.  hildemecgas]   oretmecgas  liber  MS.  praebet;    sed  alUteratio  synony- 
mum  hildemecgas  postulat.  —  129.  ven  ic,  MS.    is,  K.  —  135.  sunn,  MS. 


Seegendas.  99 

hi  on  vfggetavum  vyrcTe  Jiyncead 
ItiO        eorla  geaehtlan;  huru  se  aldor  dean, 

se  jnem  headorincum  hider  visade". 

Krddgar  madelode  helm  Scildinga:  (Kemhie  VI. > 

"fc  hine  eude  cnihtveseadue ; 

vas  his  eald  fader  Ecgbeo  haten, 
165         bam  to  helm    forgeaf  Hredel  Geata 

angan  dohtor:  is  his  eafora  mi 

heard  her  cumen,  sohte  holdne  vine. 

bonne  siigdou  |>iit  saelidende, 

ha  he  gifsceattaa  Geata  feredon. 
170        byder  to  banre,  pat  lie  pritiges 

mauna  magencraft   on  his  mundgripe 

headorof  habbe.    hine  halig  god 

for  arstafum  us  onsende 

to  Vestdenuni,  has  ic  ven  hiibbe, 
175        vid   Grendles  gryrej  ic  bam  godan  sceal 

for  his  mddprace  madmas  beodan. 

beo  bu  on  ofeste ,  hat  ingan  hine, 

seon  sibbegedriht  samod  fit  gaderej 

gesaga  him  c;ir  vorduni,  bat  hie  sint  vilcuman 
180        Deniga  leoduin" 

void  iune  ahead  : 

"Eov  het  secgan  sigedrihten  min, 

aldor  Eastdena,  biit  he  eover  ad'elu  can. 

and  ge  him  sindon  ofer  ssevylmas 
185        heardhyege-nde  hider  vilcuman. 

Nil  ge  motoii  gangan  in  covrum  giidgetavum 

under  heregriman  Hrodgar  geseon. 

Ijetad   hildebord  her  onbidan, 

vudu,  valsceaftas  vorda  gepioges. 
190  Aras  pa  se  rica,  ymb  hine  rinc  manig, 

firydlic  pegna  heap,     same  peer  bidon, 

headoreaf  heoldon,  sv;i  him  se  heard  a  bebead; 

snyredon  at  somue  pa?r  secg  visode 

under  Heorotes  hrof.     ha  mid  haledum  geug 
200        heard  under  helme,  bat  he  on  heode  gestod. 

Beovulf  mad  elude,   un  him  byrne  scan, 

159.  vfggetavum]  Kemblius  male  vocem  hanc  ad  vocabulum  geatve 
trahere  mihi  videtur;  getave  idem  est  quod  teutonicum  gizowe,  appara- 
tus, machina.  —  163.  vesende,  MS.  —  165.  baem,  K.  —  166.  eaforan,  MS. 
—  176.  madmas,  K.  —  179.  vilcuman]  docet  haec  vox,  vocabulum  theodi- 
scum  willekome,  substantivum  esse.  Si  participium  praeteriti  esset, 
vilcumene  scriptum  inueniremus.  —  180.  Lacuna  expleri  potest:  Deormod 
eode  |  Hrodgiires  hondgestealla  to  bare  healle  dura,  j  Vulfgar  madeldde,  — 
186.  geatavum,  MS.  —  199.  pa  m.  h.  gengl  desunt  in  libro  MS.  —  200. 
heode]  Thorpius  proponit  heorde,  sed  Kemblius  putat,  heod  superiorem 
aulae  partem  posse  significare;  nescio,  anne  vox  heud  cum  gothica  voce 
hedju  Qanglice  hut,  swedice  hydde,  theod.  hi'itte)  conveniat;  hedju  inter- 
pretatur  rafimov;  etiam  vox  anglosaxonica  hyd,  quamvis  portum  signi- 
ficet,  eadem  esse  mihi  videtur. 


loo  Secgendas. 

searonel  seoved  smides  orpancnm: 

"Ves  bu,  Hrodgar,  hal!  ic  eom  Hygel&ces 

ma?g  and  magubegn.     hiibbc  ic  mserda  fela 

ongunnen  on  geogode;  me  veard  (Jrendles  ping 

on  miiirc  ed'eltyrf  undyrne  cud; 

secgad  sselidend,  piit  pes  sele  stande, 

receda  selest,  rinca  gehvyleum 

idel  and  nnnyt  siddan  sefenleoht 
310        under  heofenes  hador  beholeu  veorfled. 

pa  mc  bat  gelaerdon  Ieode  mine 

]»a  selestau,  snotere  ceorlas, 

peodcn  Hrodgar,  bat  ic  be  sohte, 

forpan  hie  miigenes  craft  mine  cudon, 
21")        selfc  ofersavon ,  pa  ic  of  searvnm  cvom 

fab  from  feondum ,  bar  ic  fife  geband, 

ydde  eotena  cyn,  and  on  ydum  slog 

niceras  nihtes;  nearopearfe  dreah, 

vrac  Vedera  uid  (vean  ahsydon), 

forgrand  graiiiuin,  and  uu  vid  Grendle 

vi«T  pain  aglaecan  ana  gehegan 

j'ing  vid  bj-rse.     Tc  be  nu  ba, 

brego  Beorbtdeua ,  biddan  ville, 

eodor  Scildinga,  anre  bene, 

bat  pu  mc  ne  forvyrne,  vigendra  bleu 

freavine  folca,  nn  ic  pus  feorran  com 

pat  ic  mote  ana,  minra  eorla  gedrylit 

and  pes  hearda  heap,  Hcorot  falsjan. 

hiibbe  ic  eiic  geahsod,  piit  se  iiglrec» 

for  his  vonhydum  vsepua  ne  reced : 

ic  bat  ponuc  forhycge,  sva  mc  Hygelai 

min  mondrihten,  modes  blide, 

pit!  ic  sveord  bere  odde  sidne  scild, 

geolorand  to  glide;  ac  ic  mid  griipc  sceal 
33r>        fon  vid  feonde  and  ymb  feorh  sacan, 

lad  vid   liidum.     poer  gelyfan  sceal 

drybtnes  dome  se  pe  hine  dead  nimed. 

vetic  ic  piit  he  ville,  gif  he  vealdan  mot 

in  pam  gudsele,  Geatena  leode 
'ilo        elan  linforblc,  sva  he  oft  dige 

magen  Hrcdinanua.    na  pu  minne  peaiit 

hafolan  by  dan,  ac  he  me  habban  vile 

dreore  f.ihne.     gif  mec  dead  nimed, 

berad  blddig  viil,  byrgean  pencad, 

203.  vaes,  MS.  —  207.  sielidend,  K.  —  208.  reced  selesta,  MS.  —  217. 
ydde]  cum  ydjau  (7//j/Z.  undedu)  praeteritum  yffdde  formare  soleat,  it 
unam  eandemque  vocem  eodem  in  versa  jungi  alliterationis  lex  prohi- 
beat,  ydde  hoc  loco  pro  edde  stare  arbitror.  edan  (ab  eaff,  theod.  odi  ; 
yoth.  iiups,  vastus;  cf.  Ccedm.  21!),  19.  "pa  oac  edan  gefrftgn  ealdfe6nda 
cjn  vinburh  vera',  et  77,  24.  "cviid  ,  piit  he  volde  for  vera  synnmn  call 
iiedan,  piit  on  eordan  vas'')  significat  "vastare,  destruere".  —  226.  freo- 
vine,  K.  —  228.  faelsjan,  K.  —  233.  ne  bere?  —  230.  ba?m ,  K.  —  243. 
deore,  MS. 


Secgendas.  101 

215        etc  angenga  unmurnlice, 

mearcad  morhopu;  no  bu  3111b  mines  nc  l)0arU 

lices  feornie  leug  sorgjan: 

ousend  Hygelace ,  gif  mec  llild  Dime, 

beaduscn'ida  betst,  bat  iniuc  breost  vercff, 
250        hriigla  selest,  l>;'it  is  Hradlan  laf, 

Yelandes  gevcorc:  ga?  ba  Vyrd  sva  bit»  seel! 

Hrodgar  madelode,  helm  Scildinga:        (hemOte  VII.) 

'"Fore  fybtuni  Jra,  freond  miu  Beovulf, 

and  for  arstafum  usic  sohtest! 
255        gesloh  bin  fader  fsehde  moeste, 

veard  he  Headolafe  to  handbonaii 

mid  Vylfingum,  ba  hiue  gara  cyn 

for  herebrogan  babban  ne  mihte; 

bauon  be  gesohte  Sutfdena  folc 
860        ofer  3  da  gevealc,  ar,  Scildinga, 

ba  ic  find  um  veold  folce  Deuinga 

and  on  geogode  heold  giuue  rice, 

hordbnrh  liiileda:  ba  viis  Heregar  dead, 

min  yldra  maeg,  nnlifigende, 
265         beam  Healfdeues,  se  viis  betra  bonne  ic. 

siddan  ba  fselule  feo  [riugode, 

sende  ic  Vylfingum  ofer  vateres  hrycg 

ealde  madmas;  he  me  ail  as  svor.  — 

Sorh  is  me  to  secganne  on  sefan  uiiuum 
270         guniena  seuguni  hviit  me  Greudel  bafad 

hynd'o  on  Heorote  mid  his  hetchancmii 

fuernida  gefremed:  is  miu  fletverod 

vigheap  gevanod :  hie  Vyrd  forsveop 

on  Grendles  gryre.     God  eade  mag 
275        pone  dolscadan  doeda  getvaefan. 

Ful  oft  gebeotedou  beore  druncne 

ofer  ealovaege  oretmecgas, 

biit  hie  in  beorsele  bidan  voldou 

Grendles  gude  mid  gryrum  ecga: 
880        bonne  viis  beos  medoheal  on  morgentid 

drihtsele  dreorfah,  l>onue  diig  lixte, 

eal  bencbelu  blodc  bestymed, 

heall  heorodreore;  ahte  ic  holdra  by  liis, 

deorre  dugiide,  bu  ba  dead  fornam.  — 
285        Site  uu  to  symle  and  on  saslmeoto 

245.  eted",  K.  —  216.  morhopu]  Kemblius  morhofu  let/ere  mavult,  cum 
hdpu  h.  I.  male  quadret.    Sed  hop  circulum  significare,    Bosworth  docet. 

morhopu  igitur  legi  debere  puto.  —  250.  Hredlan  (ahd.  Hruodilo)?  —  253. 
freond,  K.]  vine,  MS.  —  257.  Vilfingum,  K.  —  260.  Scildinga  est  apposi- 
tio  ad  Suddena;  forsitan  tamen  Scildinga s  legendum  est.—  261.  Den- 
inga  non  mutandum  esse  censeo  in  Deniga,  Denigea;  Deuingas  sunt  jilu 
Dani  ut  Scildingas  Scildi.  —  285.  syelmeotoj  Kemblius  legendum  esse  pit- 
tat:  on  soelum  etj  sed  ex  saelum  et  factum  esse  sivlmcoto  equidem  du- 
bito.  Quaerendum  primum  est,  utrum  sael,  sains,  ant  sjil  (=  sal,  sele) 
aula,  prior  vocabuli  pars  sit.  Liber  si  exhiberet  to  ssplmeoto,  sal- 
mete   vel   selemetc  legendum  esse  baud   dubie  putarem.     selemet  ex- 


102  Sergcndas. 

sigehred   secgum,  sva  Jjin  sefa  hvette''. 

I'a  vas  Geatniecgum  geador  at  somne 

on  beorsele  bene  gerymed. 

beer  svidferhde  sittan  eodon 
290        brydum  dealle.    J.egn  uytte  behedld, 

se  be  on  lunula  bar  hroden  ealovoegi 

scencte  scir  vered:  sccip  hvilum  sang 

liador  on  Heorote;  paer  vas  haleda  dream. 

dugud  unlvtel  Dena  and  Vedera.  — 
295  Pa  vas  on  sselum  siuces  brytta  (Kembl*  IW7J 

gamolfeax  and  gudrof;  gedce  gelyfde 

brego  Beorhtdena;  geh.vrde  on  Beomlfe 

folces  hirde  fiistreedne  ge])oht. 

pyer  vas  haleda  hleahtor,  blyn  sviusdde. 
300        vord  va?ron  vyusnme.     eode  Vealhbeov  font, 

cvt-n  Hrddgiires  :   cynua  geniyndig, 

grette  goldhroden  gnman  on  healle. 

and  ba  freolic  vif  fill  gesealde 

serest  Eastdeua  edelvearde. 
305         bad  bine  blidue  at  pa?re  beorjx sgi 

leodum  leofne.     be  on  luste  gepal» 

symbel  aud  seleful.  sigerof  cyning. 

yinbeode  ba  ides  Helmiuga 

dugnde  aud  geogode  da?l  seghvylcne, 
310         sincfato  sealde  66  bat  sa>l  alamp. 

piit  hio  Beovulfe,  beagbroden  even 

mode  ge])iingen ,  meduful  atbar. 

grette  Geata  leod,  gode  banedde 

visfast  vordnm  ]>iis  be  hire  se  villa  gelamp. 
315         bat  heo  on  a?nigne  eorl  gelyfde 

lirena  frofre.     He  bat  fill  gebali. 

valreov  viga,  jit  Yealbpeon, 

aud  pa  gidddde  glide  gefysed. 

Beovulf  madelude,  beam  Ecg|)eovf  s  . 
320         "Ic  pat   hogdde  ba  ic  on  holm  jiestah. 

sajbat  gesiit  mid  minra  secga  gedriht, 

biit  ic  aminga  edvra  leoda 

vilian  gevoihte  odde  on  viil  crunge. 

feondgrapum  fast,     ic  gefremmau  sceal 
325        eorlic  ellen,  odde  eudediig 

on  bisse  meoduliealle  mi  ne  gebidau". 

}jam  vife  ba  vord  vel  licodon, 

gilpevide  Geates;  eode  goldlirodtn. 

primit  aulae  cibum  ut  seleful  aulae  pocutum  (307j.  8ed  obstat  praepo- 
sitio  on,  quo  minus  saMmeoto  in  salmete  mutetur.  Quae  cum  ita  sint, 
saelmeote,  sa?Imete  leyendum  esse  arbitror.  scelmeote  vel  salmete  e.rpri- 
mit  salutis  mensuram,  et  posita  videtur  vox  pro  simplici  sael,  salus. 
Quod  si  displicf<(t.  propono  on  syelgemote  (if.  torngemot):  in  congress» 
salutari. 

295.  salon,   K.  —  898.  svynsode,    K.  —  306.  leofne.  scil.   vesan.  — 
gebah]  gebeah,  K.  —  3 in.  gebeah,  K. 


Secgendas.  1°3 

freolicu  folccvtn  to  hire  freau  sittan. 
530        Pa  vas  eft  sva  aer  inne  on  liealle 

prydvord  sprecen,  peod  oil  saelum, 

sigefolca  sveg,  6d  pat  semninga 

sunu  Healfdeues  secean  volde 

jefenrestej  viste  pam  ahltecan 
335        to  pam  heahsele  hilde  gepiuged, 

siddan  hie  sunnan  leoht  geseou  ne  meahton, 

odde  nipende  liiht  ofer  ealle, 

seaduhelma  gesceapu  scridan  cvdmon, 

van  under  volcuum.    Verod  eall  aras, 
340        grette  pa  godlice  guina  oderne, 

Hrddgar  Beovulf,   and  him  hael  abead, 

vinarnes  geveald,  and  bat  vord  acvad : 

"Nsefre  ic  aenigum  men  a?r  alyfde, 

siddan  ic  hond  and  rond  hebban  mihte, 
345        prydiirn  Dena  biiton  pe  nu  pa. 

hafa  nu  and  gelieald  husa  selest, 

gemyne  mserdo,  magenellen  cyd, 

vaca  vid  vradum;  ne  byd  l>e  vilna  gad, 

gif  bu  bat  ellenveorc  aldre  gedigest!" 

2.     Hvy    Beovulf  vaun   vid    Greudle. 
350  Pa  com  of  more  under  niisthleodum  (Kemble  XI.) 

Grendel  gongau;  godes  yrre  bar. 
mynte  se  manscada  manna  cynnes 
sumne  besyrvan  in  sele  pam  hean; 
vdd  under  volcnum  to  bas  pe  he  viureced. 
355        goldsele  gumena,  gearvost  visse 

fattum  fahne;  ne  vas  l*iit  forma  sid, 
pat  he  Hrddgares  hiim  gesdhte : 
ua?fre  he  on  aldordagum  aer  ne  siddan 
heardran  hale,  healpegnas  land. 
360        com  pa  to  recede  riuc  sidjan 

dreamum  bedseled ,  duru  soua  onaru 
fyrbendum  fast ,  siddan  he  hire  folmum  athran  ; 
onbrad  pa  bealohydig,  pa  he  abolgen  vas, 
recedes  mftdan;  rade  after  pon 
365         on  fagne  fldr  feond  tredddde; 

eode  yrremdd ;  him  of  eagum  stdd 
ligge  gelicdst  leoht  unfager. 
geseah  he  in  recede  riuca  mar  ge 
svefan,   sibbe  gedriht,  samod  iit  gadere, 
370        magorinca  heap.     pa  his  mod  ahloh, 

mynte,  l>ilt  he  gedselde  a?r  pon  dag  cvdme 
atol  aglaeca  aura  gehvylces 
lif  vid  lice;  pa  him  alumpen  vas 
vistfylle  ven:  ne  viis  Vyrd  pa  gen, 


338  cvoman,  MS.  —  340.  gddlicej  deest  in  MS.  —  356.  fuettum,  MS. 
-  359  healbeen?  —  362.  syddan,  A*,  athran  deest  in  MS.  —  367.  ligge. 
K.    ligge  =  ligje,  cf.  ligea,  p.  27,  30.  -  370.   ahldg,   K. 


104  Secgendas. 

375        pat  he  nm  niostt*  manna  cynnes 

picgean  ofer  pa  niht.    prycfsvid  beheolrt 

niseg  Hygelaces,  hii  se  manscada 

under  fpergripum  gefaran  volde. 

ne  bat  se  aglaeca  3-ldan  pohte, 
380        ac  he  gefeng  hrade  foroian  side 

slaependne  rinc ,  slat  unvearnum. 

biit  banlocan,  Mod  edrum  dranc, 

sinsna?duin  svealh;  sona  hafde 

unlifigendes  eal  gefeormod 
385        fet  and  folma.     ford  near  atstop. 

nam  pa  mid  handa  hygepyhtigne 

rinc  on  riiste:  rsehte  ongean, 

feond  mid  folme  he  onfeng  hrade, 

invitpancum,  and  vid  earm  gesat. 
390        sona  pat  onfnnde  Arena  hirde, 

pat  he  ne  mette  middangeardes. 

eorcTan  sceata  on  elran  men, 

mundgripe  maran:  he  on  mode  veard 

forht  on  ferhde:  no  py  aer  from  meahte. 
395        hyge  vas  him  hinfus,  volde  on  heolster  fleon, 

secan  deofla  gedragj  ne  vas  his  drohtod  pser 

svylce  he  on  ealderdagum  ser  gemette. 

Gemunde  pa  se  goda  maeg  Hygelaces 

oefenspraece;  uplang  astod 
400        and  him  faste  vidfeng:  fingras  burston, 

eoten  vas  utveard;  eorl  furddr  stop. 

mynte  se  maera,  paer  he  meahte  sva, 

vidre  gevindan  and  on  veg  panon 

fleon  on  fenhopu;  viste  his  fingra  geveald 
405        on  grames  grapum,  piit  he  vas  geocor. 

sicT  l>iit  se  hearmscada  to  Heorute  ateah, 

drylitsele  dynede,  Denum  eallum  veard 

ceasterbuendum  cenra  gehvylcum 

eorlum  ealu  scerven.    yrre  vseron  begeu, 
410        rede  renveardas;  reced  hlynsode. 

pa  vas  vundor  micel ,  pat  se  vinsele 

vidhafde  headodeorum,  pat  he  on  hrusan  ne  fedl, 

fitger  foldbold;  ac  he  pas  faste  vs'ts 

iunan  and  utan  irenbendum, 
415        searoponcum  besmidod.    pajr  Irani  sylle  abeag 

medubenc  monig,  mine  gefraege 

golde  geregnad,  paer  pa  graman  vunnon. 

pas  ne  vendon  aer  vitan  Scildinga, 

bat  hit  a  mid  gemete  manna  aenig 
420        betlic  and  banfag  tobrecan  meahte, 

listum  tolucan,  uimdc  liges  fiidm 


376.  prydsvyd,  A.  —  383.  synsuaedum,  A'.  —  38«.  bigebihtigne,  A'.  — 
390.  fyrena  hyrde,  A.  —  392.  sceatta,  A.  —  398.  Higelaces,  A.  —  411. 
vinsele,  A.  —  418.  Scyldinga,   K.  —  420.  hetlic,  A.  —  421.  nymde.  A. 


Secgendas.  105 

svulge  on  svadule.     sveg  upastag 

nive  geneahhe;  Norddenum  stod 

atelic  cgesa  anra  gehvylciim 
42i         ]>ara  pe  of  vealle  vop  gehyrdon 

gryreleod  galau  godes  andsacau 

sigeleasne  sang,  siir  vjuiigean. 

lielle  haftum  heold  hiue  to  fitste 

se  be   manna  v'as  iniigene  strengest 
430        [on  l>am  dage  bises  Iifes]. 

\olde  eorla  hleo  senige  binga       (Kemblt  Ml  i 

pone  cvealmcuman  cvicne  forl&'tan, 

ne  his  lifdagas  leoda  senigum 

nytte  tealde.  —  Par  genehost  bragd 
435        eorl  Beovnlfes  ealde  l<ife, 

volde  freadrihtnes  feorh  ealgjau, 

maeres  peodnes:  pa?r  he  ne  meahte  sva 

hie  pat  ne  viston,  pa  hie  gevin  drugon, 

heardhycgeude  hildemecgas, 
440        and  on  healfa  gehvone  heavan  pohtou, 

savle  secan,  pat  pone  sinscadan 

aenig  ofer  eordan  irena  cyst, 

gndbilla  nan  gretan  nolde: 

ac  he  sigevsepnnin  forsvoren  hiifde 
445        ecga  gehvjlcre;  scolde  his  aldorged.il 

[on  pain  dage  pises  liles] 

earmlic  veordan,   and  se  ellorgast 

on  feonda  geveald  feor  sidjan. 

Pa  l>at  onfunde  se  pe  fela  aeror 
450        modes  myrde  manna  cynne 

firena  gefremede  (he  vas  fag  vitf  god), 

l)iit  him  se  lichoma  laestan  nolde, 

ac  hine  se  modega  maeg  Hygelaces 

hiifde  be  honda  (vas  gelivjider  ddrum 
455        lifigende  lad):  licsar  gebitd 

atol   aglaeca,  him  on  eaxle  veard 

sindolh  sveotol,  seonova  onsprungon. 

burston  banlocan.     Beovnlfe  veard 

giidhred  gifedej  scolde  Grendel  bonan 
460        feorhseoc  fleon  under  fenhleodn, 

secan  vynleas  vicj  viste  be  georuor, 

piit  his  aldres  viis  ende  gegongen, 
dogora  dagrim.     Denum  eallum  veard 
after  bam  valraese  villa  gelumpen. 
465        Hiifde  pa  gefiilsod  se  pe  a3r  feorran  coin 
snotor  and  svitfferhd  sele  Hrodgiires, 

422.  on  svolade?  —  423.  geneahhe,  K.  —  424.  atelic,  K.  —  426.  gryre- 
leod, MS.  —  428.  hellehaft  onheold,  K.  —  430.  pysses,  K.  —  437.  hie 
meahton  sva,  A'.  —  441.  pat]  deest  in  MS.  —  446.  paem  —  pysses,  K.  — 
447.  ellorgast  mavult  Kemblius,  sed  quoque  v.  2697  ellorgastas,  v.  3233 
ellorgast.  —  451.  fyrene,  K.  —  457.  syndolh,  K.  —  seonove,  MS.  —  459. 
avfede,  K.  —  463.  dojiera,  K.  —  465.  $>efaelsod,  K\  —  466.  svydferhd,  K, 


106  Secgendas. 

geuered  vid  nide;  uihtveorce  gefeah. 

ellenniderdum;   hiifde  Eastdenum 

Geatniecga  Ie6d  gilp  gelaesled, 
470        svylce  nncydde  ealle  gebeted, 

invitsorge,  pe  hie  a?r  drugou 

and  for  breanyduni  poljan  scoldon, 

torn  unlytel.     biit  viis  tacen  sveotol, 

siddan  hildedeor  hand  alegde, 
475        earm  and  eaxle  (peer  vas  eal  geador 

Grendles  grape)  under  geapne  hrof. 
3.     Hvy   Hrodgar   Beovulfe   at   symble    mad  mas   sealde. 
Pa  viis  haten  hrade  Heort  iunanvcard  (Kemble  XV.) 

folmum  gefriitvod;  fela  paera  vas, 

manna  and  vifa,  pe  pat  vinreced 
480        gestsele  gyredou;  goldfag  sciuou 

veb  after  vagum,  vuudorsiona  fela 

secga  gehvylcum  para  be  on  svylc  slarad 

Viis  bat  beorhte  bold  tobrocen  svide. 

eal  inneveard  irenbeudum  fiist, 
485        heorras  tdhlidene.    hrof  ana  genas 

ealles  ansund,   pa  se  aglseca 

lirendaedum  fag,  on  fleam  gevand 

aldres  orvena.  —  No  bat  ytte  byd 

to  beileonne,  fremme  se  be  ville ; 
590        ac  gesacan  sceal  savlbereudra  gehvvlo. 

nyde  genyded,  nida  bearna 

gruudbueudra  gearve  stove, 

par  his  lichoma  legerbedde  fast 

svefed  sifter  symle.  —  Pa  viis  sa?l  and  ma??. 
495         bat  td  healle  geng  Healfdenes  sunn, 

volde  self  cyning  symbel  picgan. 

ne  gefragen  ic  l>a  magda  maran  veorode 

ymb  hira  sincgifan  sel  geba;ran. 

bugon  pa  td  bence  bla?d  agende. 
500        fylle  gefajgon,  fiigere  gepaegon 

meoduful  manig  magas  paera 

svidhyegende  on  sele  bam  hean, 


467.  gefeh,  K.  gefedn,  gefehan,  alias  genitivum  regit,  cf.  Eiene  110, 
247,  848.  —  470.  uncydde]  on  cydde,  K.;  male  vertit  vir  cl.  hunc  locum, 
on  cydde  reddens  "in  patriot'.  uncyd  convenit  cum  voce  Eddae  dkynni, 
e.  gr.  ccdkynnis  pess  var  pik  engi  madr,  at  pu  gangir  snemma  at  sofa". 
"nemo  te  vituperet  propter  hoc  vitinm,  quod  mature  dormitum  eas". 
Quod  cum  ita  sit,  gebeted  minime  in  gecyrred  mutandum  videtur.  — 
475.  eal  geador]  versus  deest,  qui  fortassis  ita  leyebatur :  "vid  fedndes 
folme  folc  genered";  ita  enim  verba  pa?r  viis  ealgeador  —  Grendles  grape, 
alias  sensu  destituta,  idoneum  accipiunt  sensum.  —  477.  hrede,  K.  — 
479.  vinreced,  A'.  —  486.  pa]  pe,  K.  —  488  —  494.  No  pat  —  iifter  symle] 
haec  verba,  etiamsi  gesecan  legas,  inepta  sunt  et  haud  dubie  interpola- 
tors; v.  488  poetam  pro  aldres  scripsisse  puto  sjgores,  qua  cum  voce 
sael  v.  494,  etiam  quod  ad  alUteraUonem  pertinet,  bene  potest  conjunyi 
—   490.  gelivyk-J  deest  in  MS.  —  491.  genydde,  K.  —  498.  sele,  K. 


Secgendas.  1 07 

Hrodgar  and  Hrmlulf.     Heorot  inuan  vis 

freoudum   afylled :  nalles  facenstafa» 
505         I'eodscildiugas  benden  fremedon. 

Forgeaf  J>a  Bedvulfe  brand  Healfdenes, 

segen  gyldenne  sigores  to  leant-. 

hroden   liildecuuibor ,  helm  and  byrnan 

msere  madunisveord  mauige  gesavou 
Mo         beforan  beorn  beran.     Bedvulf  gebab, 

ful  on  flette;  u6  he  ba?re  feoligifte 

for  scotenum  scaniigan  borfte. 

>e  gefragu  ic  freoudlicdr  fedver  madiii.i 

golde  gegyrede  gummanna  fela 
515        in  ealobence  6 drum  gesellan!  — 

Yinb  l>;is  helmes  hrdf  heafodbeorgr 

virum  bevunden   vala  litan  lieold, 

bat  him  felalafa  frecne  ne  nieahton 

scurhearde  seed  dan,  bonne  scildfreca 
520        ongean  gratnuni  gangan  scolde. 

heht  b<i  eorla  hied  eahta  roearas 

fyetedhledre  on  flet  tedn 

in  under  eoderas;  bara  anum  stod 

sadol  searvum  fab,  since  gevurdad 
525        biit  viis  hildesetl  heahcyninges, 

bonne  sveorda  gelac  sunn  Healfdenes 

efnan  volde  —  nsefre  on  ore  lag 

vidciides  vig,  bonne  valu  feollon  — 

and  ba  Bedvulfe  bega  gehvaderes 
530        eodor  Ingvina  onveald  geteab, 

vicga  and  vsepna:  lu't  hiue  vel  bruean. 

Sva  nianlice  maere  bedden 

hordveard  haleda  headoraesas  geald 

mearum  aud  madmum,  sva  him  nsefre  man  l\h<1 
535         se  be  secgan  vile  sod  after  rihte. 

t»a  git  seghvylcum  eorla  dryhten  (  Kemble  XVI.) 

bara  be  mid  Bedvulfe  brimlade  teah 

on  ba?re  medubence  madum  gesealde. 

yrfeliife,  and  boue  senne  heht 
540        golde  forgildan ,  boue  Grendel  ser 

mane  acvealde,  sva  he  Lira  ma  volde, 

nefne  him  vitig  god,  Yyrd,  forstdde 


508.  hrodenhilte  cumbor,  K.  —  510.  gebah,  K.  —  511.  gyfte,  K.  — 
512.  scotenum]  Kemblius  proponit  scedtendum  ;  sed  scota  idem  exprimit 
quod  scedtend.  —  517.  valan,  K.  —  hedld]  healdan  cum  dativo  nunquam 
legi;  puto  iyitur,  beorh  hoc  loco  gen.  femin.  esse.  Vala,  virum  bevunden, 
iitan  hedld  heftfodbeorge  ymb  biis  helmes  hrdf,  i.  e.  aper ,  viriolis  affixus, 
extrinsecus  tenuit  capitis  custodiam  circum  cassidis  tectum.  De  apro- 
rum  simulacris  jam  jam   Tacitus  in   Germania  scripsit.  —  518.  felalafa] 

fela...af,  MS.     kemblius  proposuit  felalaf ne  meahte;  sed  cur  plu- 

ralis  lafa  poni  non  debeat,  cum  meahton  exhibeat  MS.  equidem  non  video. 
—  519.  scurheard,  K.  —  529.  bega,  K.  —  534.  him]  hy,  K.  fortassis  ta- 
men  hit  legendum  est.  —  537.  brimleade,  MS.  —  538.  maddum,  K.  —  540. 
forgyldan.  K. 


108  Seegendas. 

iiiiti  hiis  maunes  mod.  —  Metod  ealluiu  \eold 

gumena  cynnes,  sva  he  uu  git  ded; 
515         forl»an  byd  andgit  oeghvar  selest, 

ferhdes  forehauc.     fela  sceal  gebidau 

leofes  and  lades  se  be  longe  her 

ou  his  urn  viudagum  vorolde  braced.  — 

Pan1  viis  sang  aud  svt-g  sainod  lit  giidci> 
550        fore  Healfdenes  bildevisan, 

gomenvudu  greted,  gid  oft  vreceu, 

bonne  healgamen  Hrddgares  se«p 

after  medobeuce  nueuau  scolde : 

t:Finues  eaforum,  l>ii  hie  se  fa?r  begeat, 
555         haled  Healfdeues ,  Huiif  Scildlnga 

in  Fresvale  feallau  scolde  ! 

ne  liuru  Hildeburh  herjan  burfte 

Eoteua  treove:  unsynnuin  veard 

beloren  leofum  iit  bam  Iindplegan, 
560        bearnuiu  aud  hrodruni;  liie  ou  gebyrd  hruron 

gare  vunde:  bat  viis  geoiuuru  ides. 

nalles  holiiiga  Hdces  dohtor 

uieotodsceaft  bemearu,  sicldau  niorgeu  toui, 

ba  heo  under  svegle  geseou  uieahte 
565        mordorbealo  niaga,  beer  heo  aer  mteste  heold 

vorolde  vynne.    Vig  ealle  foruaiu 

Finues  begnas  ueinue  feaum  anum, 

bat  he  ne  mehte  on  bam  medelstede 

vighreov  Hengeste  viht  gefeohtau. 
570        ne  ba  vealafe  vige  for])riugan 

peodues  begue:  ac  hig  him  gebingo  budon 

biit  hie  him  oder  flet  eal  gerymdon, 

healle  and  heahsetl,  bat  bie  healfre  geveald 

vid  Eotena  beam  agan  mostou, 
575         aud  at  feohgiftum  Folcvaldan  sunn 

dogra  gehvylce  Dene  veorddde, 

Hengestes  heap  liringum  venede 

efne  sva  svide  sincgeslreonuiu 

faettan  goldes,  sva  he  Fresena  cyn 
if«o        ou  beorsele  byldan  volde. 

i'ii  hie  getruvedon  on  tva  healla 

faste  frioduvare;  Fiu  Hengeste 

■  hi'-  unflitme  aduni  benemde, 

[>at  he  ba  vealafe  veoteua  ddme 

515.  bid,  K.  —  548.  I>yssuin,  A'.  —  551.  Kemblius  /tunc  versum  ml 
verba  priora  trahit,  junyens  earn  cum  mu-nau  scolde;  et  Thorpius  be 
Finues  eaforum  legere  vult.  —  begeat  i.  e.  occupavit,  sed  begeat,  inun- 
davit,  mat/is  mihi  placet.  —  555.  Ilcalfdena,  MS'.  —  559.  lindplegan,  /t.| 
hildplegan,  MS.  —  562.  Hoces,  K.  —  565».  vig  Hengeste,  MS.  vid  Hengeste 
proposuit  Kemblius.  Vativus  Hengeste  me  mm  offendit.  gefeohtau  anum 
=  alicui  puguit  obttare.  —  570.  vealafa,  scil.  mealitou?.  —  573.  heal  Ire | 
scil.  healle?  sed  f'ortasse  legi  debet  healfne  geveald,  uuod  mm/is  mihi 
placet.  —  577.  venede]  Kemblius  Thorpii  partes  defendit,  </ui  benede  pro- 
tulit,  male,   me  judice,     venjan,  assuefacere  bene  cum  ceteris  convenit. 


Secgendas  nw 

585         iiruni  heoldc,   bat  [>wv  opnig  inon 

vordnm  m;  veorcum  vare  nc  brsece, 

ne  burh  invitscarn  acfro  gemsenden, 

beah  hie  hira  beaggifan  ha  nan  folgedon 

beodenlease ,  l>a  him  sv;i  gebearfdd  v;'is; 
."•'.id        gif  |>onne  Frisna  bvylc  frccne  sprsece, 

{•as  mordorlietes  myndgjen.de  va?re, 

bonne  bit  sveordea  peg  sid'dan  scolde 

Ad  via  geafned  and  ici;c  gold 

ahafen  of  horde.    Herescildinga 
S95         betst ,  beadoriuca,  vas  on  ba?l  gearu 

tit  bam  ade  viis  etfgesyne 

svatfah  syrce,  sviu  ealgylden, 

eofor  irenheard;  adding  manig 

vundiim  avyrded;  snnie  on  vale  crangon. 
600        Hit  l»ii  Hildebnrh  at  Hniifes  ade 

hire  selfre  sunn  sveolode  befastan, 

banfatii  hiirnan  and  on  ba?l  don. 

earuie  on  eaxle  ides  gnornode, 

geomrode  giddum;  gudrinc  astah. 
605         vand  I»')  volenum  valfvra  msest, 

hlynode  for  hlave;  hafelan  multon, 

hengeato  burston,  bonne  Mod  iitspraiu 

bid  bite  lices.     lig  ealle  forsvealg, 

gasta  gifrost,  bara  be  l>a?r  Giid  fornam: 
«10        bega  folees  viis  hira  blapd  scacen. 

Geviton  him  ba  vigend  vica  ncosjan         (Kemble.  XVII.) 

freondnm  befeallen ,  Frisland  geseon, 

liiimas  and  heaburh.    Hengest  ba  git 

viUfagne  vinter  vunode  mid  Finne  : 
615         elne  unblytme  eard  gomnnde, 

]>e<ili  be  he  meahte  on  mere  drifan 

hringedstefnan.     holm  storme  veol, 

von  vicT  vinde;  vinter  yde  beleac 

isgebinde,  6(T  bat  oder  com 
630        gear  in  geardas,  sva  nu  git  ded, 

|tii  be  singales  sele  bevitjad, 

vuldortorhtan  veder:  ba  vas  vinter  scacen, 

fager  foldan  bearm;  fiindodc  vrecca, 

gist  of  geardnm  (no  to  gymvraece 
625         svidor  bohte  bonne  to  saeliide), 

git  he  torngemot  burhteon  mihte, 

bat  he  Eotena  beam  inne  gemunde: 


588.  beaggyfan,  K.  —  590.  frecnen,  K.  —  591.  myndgiend,  K.  —  592. 
syddan,  K.  —  scoldej  scil.  vrecan.  —  593.  icge,  vegetus,  magnus,  Kemb- 
litis;  yege?  sed  cf.  incgelaf  v.  1198.  —  594.  Kemblius  punctum  posuit 
post  Herescildinga.  —  603.  carme,  K.  Dativus  contra  regulam  est;  instru- 
mentalis  defendi  potest,  aptior  mi  hi  videtur  accusativus  earm  on  eaxle. 
out  earme  =  earmu,  miser  a?  —  609.  gaesta,  MS.  —  615.  elne,  K.]  .1.. 
MS.  —  unhlitine,  K.  —  621.  ba  ]>e]  bat  be,  l>iitte?  —  syngales,  K.  —  623. 
vrecca]  Hengest  ita  vominari  videtur,  quamvis  Finn,  imperio  destitutes, 
meliore  jure  ita   appellari  posset.    —    627.  gemiindei  quamvis  gemnnan, 


110  Secgentlas. 

sva  he  ne  forvyrnde  voroldraedenne, 

bonne  him  Hiinlafing  hildeleoman, 
630        billa  selest,  on  bearm  dide  : 

has  vseron  mid  Eotenum  ecga  cude. 

svylce  ferhtffrecan  Fin   eft  begeat 

sveordbealo  sliden  iit  his  selfes  ham, 

siddan  griinne  gripe  Gudlaf  and  Oslal 
635         after  ssesid'e  sorge  maeudon, 

atviton  veana  del.     ne  meahte  vafremdd 

forliabban  in  hredre:  pa  vas  heal  hroden 

feonda  feorum,  svylce  Fin  slagen 

cyning  on  cord're.  and  seo  even  numen. 
640        sceotend  Scildinga  to  scipum  feredon 

eal  ingesteald  eordevninges 

svylce  hie  at  Fiunes  ham  findan  mcahlo», 

sigla ,  searogimma.     hie  on  saelade 

drihtliee  vif  to  Denum  feredon, 
645        lii'ddim  to  leodnm.  —  Leod  vas  asungen, 

gleomannes  gid;  gamen  eft  astah, 

beorhtode  bencsveg;  byrelas  sealdon 

vin    of  vundorfatuni.     pa  cvom  Vealhpeo  forcf 

gan  under  gylduum  beage.  beer  ba  godan  tvegen 
650        seton,  suhtorgefaderan ;  ba  git  vas  hiera  sib  sit  gadere, 

eghvyle  odrum  trive.     svylce  baer  Hunferd  \>yle 

St  fotum  stit  frean  .Scildinga;  gehvyle  hiora  his  ferhde  treovde, 

l)iit  he  hafde  mod  micel,   beah  be  he  his  magum  naere 

serfiist  at  ecga  gelacum.     Spriic  pa  ides  Scildinga: 
655         "Onfoh  bisum  ftille,  freadrihten  mto, 

sinces  brytta!    pu  on  sselum  ves, 

gold  vine  gumena,  and  to  Geatiim  spree 

mildum  vordum!  sva  sceal  man  doii. 

beo  vi(T  Geatas  glad,  geofena  gemyndig, 
660        neau  and  feorran  pu  nu  fridu  hafast. 

me  man  sagde,  piit  Jm  be  for  sunn  volde 

hereriuc  habban  :  Heorot  is  gefalsod, 

beahsele  beorna:  bruc,  ])enden  ]>u  mole, 

meminisse,  recordari,  non  solum  genillvum,  sed  etiam  accusativum  (r. 
56  nine  gearve  geman)  regat,  tamen  neque  hie,  neque  v.  615  sensui  con- 
venire  videtur ,  nisi  forsitan  nolionem  habeat  concupiscendi  vel  petendi, 
quam  equidem  vero  demonstrare  nequeo.  Kemblius  quoque,  qui  card  ge- 
munde  vertit :  "he  cultivated  the  land"  et  beam  inne  gemunde:  "he  in- 
wardly remembered  the  sons"  nihil  ad  illuslrationem  verbi ,  etiam  in 
glossario,  attulit.  gemundjan ,  de  fender  e ,  etiamsi  posset  exprimere  vi 
te?iere,  locum  habere  non  potest,  quia  praeteritum  gemunddde  forma  re 
solet.  Videos  igitur,  annon  tlXeiipts  sit,  et  intelligendum  v.  615.  healdan, 
v.  627.  areran. 

631.  ecge,  K.  —  ecga  veron  code,  helium  iis  inuotuit.  —  651.  fryvc, 
K.  —  655.  bissum,  K.  —  657.  sprac,  K.  —  660.  fridu |  deest  in  MS.  - 
662.  hereric,  MS.  Hereric  semel  tantum  nominatur  v.  410^,  ubi  Heardred, 
Hygelaci  films,  Hererici  nepos  appellatur.  Pro  hereric  suggessit  Kemb- 
lius hererinc,  i.  e.bellator,  quo  Beovulf  significetur.  Recte.  Nihil  om- 
nino  enim  Herericus  fecit,  quo  Hrodgarus  moveretur  tit  eum  filium  adop- 
taret.  Quaeritur  etiam,  anne  v.  4408  hererinces  nefan  ,  i.  e.  Beovulfi  ne- 
pos legi  debeat. 


Secgendas.  HI 

manigra  meda,  and  pinum  magum  Isef 
665         folc  and  rice,  |>onne  pu  ford  scyle, 

rae(odsceaft  senn;  ic  minne  can 

gliidne  Hrodulf,  pat  he  pa  geogode  vili> 

arum  healdan,  gif  pu  a?r  bonne  he, 

vine  Scildinga,  vorold  oflaetesf. 
670         vene  ic,  pat  he  mid  glide  gildan  ville 

uncruni   eaferan,  gif  he  pat  eal  gemon, 

hvi'it   vit  to  villan  and  to  vordmyndum 

umborvesendum  a?r  arna  gefremedon". 

Hvearf  ba  bi  bence  paer  hire  byre  voeron, 
675        Hn'cTric  and  Hrodmund  and  hiileda  beam, 

giiigod  at  giidere,  j>a?r  se  goda  sat 

Beovulf  Geata  be  ba?m  gebrodrum  tvoem. 

him  vas  fill  boren  and  freondladu  CK-  XVIII.) 

vordnm  beviigned  ;:nd  vunden  gold 
680        dstum  geeaved ,  earmreade  tva 

hragl  and  hringas,  healsbeaga  msesf 

para  |)e  ic  on  foldan  gefragen  habbe; 

na;nigne  ic  under  svegle  sclran  hyrde 

hordmadmum  hiileda,  siddan  Hama  atvag 
685        to  Jnere  byrhtan  byrig  Brosinga  mene, 

sigle  and  sincfat;  searonidas  fealh 

Eormenrices,  geceas  ecne  rsed. 

Pone  hring  hiifde  Hygelac  Geata, 

nefa  Svertinges  nyhstan  sid£ 
690        siddan  he  under  segne  sine  ealgode, 

valreaf  verede ;  hine  Vyrd  fornam, 

siddan  he  for  vlenco  vean  ahsode, 

faehde  to  Frisum.     he  pa  fratve  vag, 

eorclan  stanas,  ofer  ytfa  ful 
695        rice  beoden:  he  under  rande  gecranc. 

gehvearf  ba  in  Francna  fiidm  feorh  cyninge.i, 

breostgevsedu  and  se  betih  somod; 

virsan  vigfrecan  viil  reafedon 

after  giidsceare,  Geata  leode, 
700         hreavic  heoldon.  —  Heal  svege  onfong.  — 

Vealhbeo  madelode,  heo  fore  bam  verede  sprac  : 

'rBruc  pises  beages ,  Beovulf  leofa, 

hyse  mid  hsele  and  bises  hragles  neot, 

peodgestreona,  and  gebeo  tela; 
705        cen  pec  mid  criifte  and   pisum  cnihtum  ves 

671.  uncran,  K.  —  674.  hyre,  K.  —  678.  -ladu,  K.  —  684.  hordraad- 
um?  —  685.  to  Herebyrhtan  byrig,  K.  —  Herebyrht,  tamqnam  nomen  pro- 
prium%  habet  yenitivum  Herebyrhtes;  herebyrht,  adjective  sumtum,  re- 
pugnat  alliterationis  leyi.  —  696.  Kemblius  francna  scripsit,  i.  e.  ha- 
starum;  sed  quo  modo  beah  el  breostgevaedu  in  hastarum  amplexionem 
abire  possint,  vix  video.  Poeta  dicere  si  voluit,  vitam  regis  et  torquem 
loricamque  in  hastarum  amplexione  periisse ,  tunc  dicendum  erat  on 
francna  fadme.  Franci  cum  Frisonibus  conjuncti  erant,  qua  ex  causa 
poeta  eorum  nominibus  promiscue  utitur.  —  699.  Geata  leode,  appositio 
ad  val. —  704.  beo  gestreona,  MS.  —  g....tela,  MS. 


112  Secgendas. 

hira  lide!  ic  pe  pas  lean  geman. 

bafast  J)ii  gefered.  piit  pe  feor  and  nciili 

ealne  videferhde  veras  eahtigad 

efue  sva  side  sva  soe  bebuged 
710        vindige  veallas.     ves  benden  pu  lifiii< 

sideling,  eadig;  ic  pe  an  tela 

sincgestreona;  be»  l)ii  sons  minuin 

da?dum  gedefe,  dreamhealdende. 

Her  is  aeghvylc  eorl  odium  getryve, 
715         modes  milde,  mandryhtne  hold; 

pegnas  siudou  gepvaere,  peod  eal  gear». 

druncne  drjhtguman,  dott  sva  ic  bidde!" 

Eode  pa  to  setle.     pa?r  viis  symbla  cyst, 

druncon  vin  veras,  Vyrd  ne  ciidon, 
720        geosceaft  griinme,  sva  bit  agangen  veard 

eorla  maneguni,  siddan  aefen  cvora 

and  him  Hriidgar  gevat  to  hole  siuum. 

rice  to  riiste.     recod  vearddde 

:i ii rim  eorla,  sva  hie  oft  a?r  dido». 
785         henchelu  beredoD :  hit  geondbrredcd  veard 

bedduin  and  bolstrum.     beorscealca  sum 

fus  and  faege  fletraste  gebeah. 

setton  him  to  heafdum  hilderandas, 

bordvudu  beorhtan.    peer  ou  bence  vas 
73o        ofer  adelinge  ydgesene 

headosteapa  helm,  hriugedbyrne 

precvudu  prymlic.     viis  beav  hira, 

piit  hie  oft  vaeron  anviggearve 

ge  iit  ham  ge  ou  herge,  gehvader  para, 
735        efne  svjice  maela   svylce  hira  mandryhtne 

pearf  gesaelde :  viis  seo  peod  tilu. 

4.     Hvy    Grendles    mo  dor  hire   suna  dead   gevriic,  and  Beovnli 

hi  ofsldh. 

Sigon  pa  to  slsepe.     sum  sare  angeald     fKemhte  XIX.) 

aefenraste,  sva  him  ful  oft  gelamp. 

«iddan  goldsele  Grendel  fa?r»de, 
740        unriht  afude,  63  pat  ende  becom, 

svealt  after  syunum.    F*iit  gesyne  veard, 

vidcud  verum,  batte  vrecend  Jul  pit 

lifde  iifter  ladum  lange  prage 

iifter  gudceare.     Grendles  m»dor, 
745        ides,  aglsec  vif,  yrmde  gemunde, 

[seo  |>c  viiteregesan  vunjan  scolde, 

cealde  stre;imas,  siddan  Cain  veard 

to  ecgbanan  angan  breder, 

faderenrasege.    he  \m  fag  gevat, 
750        mordrt  gemearcdd,  mandream  fle»n, 

708.  vidcfer...,  MS.  —  ehtigad,  K.  —  715.  hold,  A.|  l.eol,  MS.  — 
728.  sseton,  A.  —  ho.ifdon,  K.  —  733.  an  vig  gearve,  h.  —  734.  ge  ge- 
hvader. K.  —  739.  farode,  K.  —  741.  svylt,  A.  —  747.  Cain,  K."\  camp,  MS. 


Secgendas.  1 1 3 

vesteu  varode.     ban  on  voc  fela 

iitocsceaft  iiiista :  viis  jiaera  Grendel  .sum. 

Iieorovearh  hetelic,  se  tit  Heorote  fand 

vaccendne  ver  viges  bidau, 
755        ba*r  him  se  aglseca  iit  grsepe  veard  : 

hvadre  he  gemunde  magenes  strenge 

gimfaste  gife,  be  him  god  sealde, 

and  him  to  auvaldan  tire  gel.vfde 

frofre  and  fulttini :  by  he  |>one  fedud  ofercvom, 
7<io        gelmaegde  hellegast.     ba  he  bean  gevai 

dreame  beda'Ied  dead  vie  gesedn 

mancynnes  fednd;  and  his  modor  |>a  git| 

gifre  and  galgmod  gegan  volde 

sorhfnlue  sid,  snmi  beddvrecan. 
"•ij         com  |)ii  to  Heorote,  baer  Hringdene 

geond  l)iif  said  svsefun:  ba  baer  sdna  veard 

edhvyrft  eorlum,  sid  dan  inne  fealli 

Grendles  modor.     nas  se  gryre  lassa, 

efne  sva  micel  sva  byd  miigda    craft, 
770        viggryre  vifes  be  vsepnedmeu, 

jiouue  heorubunden,  hamere  geburen 

sveord  svate  fab.  svia  ofer  helme 

ecgnm  byhtig  andveard  scired. 

ba  vas  on  healle  heard  ecg  togen 
775        sveord  ofer  setliun,  sidraud  manig 

hafen  handa  fast;  helm  ne  gemunde, 

byrnan  side,  ba  hine  se  brdga  angeat. 

Heo  vas  on  dfste,  volde  ut  ban  on, 

feore  beorgan,  |>a  heo  onfnnden  vas; 
7*0        hrade  heo  adelinga  iinne  hiifde 

faste  befangen,  |>ii  heo  to  fenne  sen;;: 

se  vas  Hrddgare  haletia  ledfost 

on  gesides  had  be  ssem  tveonnm. 

rice  randviga,  j>om-  be  heo  on  raste  abreat, 
7*.">        blaedfastne  beorn.     nas  Bedvulf  baer, 

ac  viis  Oder  in  aer  geteohhod 

iifter  madumgife  maeram  Geat^. 

Hream  veard  on  Heorote:  heo  under  heoifre  genam 

ctide  folme.    cearu  vas  genivdd 

752.  gedsceaft,  MS.  —  755.  vox  aglaeca  vocalem  alliterationem  se- 
quitur,  ut  jam  jam  inter  alios  v.  745  docere  potest;  nunquam  tamen  vox 
aglaeca  invenitur  cum  voce  conjuncta,  cujus  prima  litera  g.  Omnes  ver- 
sus a  versa  746  usque  ad  ver  sum  762^  etiam  propter  sensum  inconve- 
nientem,  mihi  suspecti  sunt.  —  764.  suna  dead  vrecan?  —  768.  viis,  K.  — 
769.  micle,  K.  —  773.  byhtig,  Thorpius]  deest.  —  774.  fortassis  Iieardecg, 
adjective?  cf.  stylecg  v.  1019.  —  777.  angeat,  A.  —  781.  gang,  K.  — 
789.  cearn  viis  genivdd  gevorden]  cura  erat  facta  renovata.  Additamen- 
tum  haud  dubie  memorabile  ad  Grimmi  Gram,  theod.  IV,  15.  si  incor- 
rupta  putari  posset  verborum  lectio,  cum  vero  perfection  tempus  pas- 
siri  aut  per  veard  ant  per  viis,  nunquam  tamen  per  vas  vorden,  viis  ge- 
vorden formari  soleat,  etiam  hoc  loco  pro  gevorden  leaendum  censeo 
gevyrdum,  i.  e.  fato. 


805 


J 14  Seceendas. 

790        gevorden  in  victim:  ne  viis  biit  gevrivle  til. 
pat  hie  on  ba  healfa  bycgan  scoldon 
freonda  feorum.     Pa  viis  frcid  cynin::. 
har  hilderinc   on  lireon  mode, 
siddan  he  aldorbegn  iinlifigendne 

795        bone  deorestau  deadne  visse. 

tirade  vi'is  to  bare  Beovnlf  fetod, 
sigoreadig  secg;  samod  &>r  dage 
eode  eorla  sum  ,'idele  cerapa 
self  mid  gesiduin  ba?r  se  snottra  bad, 

800        hvadre  him  alfvalda  a?fre  ville 

iifter  veaspelle  vyrpe  gcfremman. 

gt-ng  ]>a  after  fldre  fyrdvyrde  man 

mid  his  handscale  (healvudu  dynede). 

piit  he  bone  visan  vordum  negde 

frean  Ingvinaj  friign,  gif  him  vaere 

iifter  neodlade  niht  geta3se. 

HrotTgiir  madelode  helm  Scildinga:         (K.  XX  i 

"Se  frin  pu  after  sselum !  sorb  is  genivod 

Denigea  leodum:  dead  is  Aschere, 

810        Irmenlafes  yldra  brodor, 

m:n  runvita  and  min  raedbora, 
eaxlgestealla,  bonne  ve  on  orlege 
hafelan  veredon,  bonne  hnitou  fciTan, 
eforas  cnysedon.     aefre  scolde 

815         eorl  vesan  jergod   svylc  Aschere. 

veard  him  on  Heorote  to  handbanan 
valgast  viifrej  ic  ue  vat  hvftder 
atol,  a?se  vlanc  eftsicTas  teah 
fylle  gefagndd.     heo  pa  fsehtfe  vriic, 

820        be  pu  gistran  niht  Grendel  cvealdest 
purh  haestne  had  heardum  clammum, 
for  nan  he  to  lange  leode  mine 
vanode  and  vyrde:  he  litvige  gecrang 
ealdres  scyldig:  and  mi  oder  cvom 

825         mihtig  munscada,    volde  hire  ma?g  vrccan. 
gefeor  hafad  fahde  gestiilcd; 
bas  be  byncean  mag  begne  monigum, 
se  pe  iifter  sincgifan  on  sefan  greoted, 
hreder  bealohearde,  nu  sed  hand  liged, 

830        seo  be  eov  vel  hvylcra  vilna  dohte. 
Ic  ]»at  landbuend,  leode  mine, 
seleraedende,  secgan  hyrde, 
bat  hie  gesavon  svylce  tvegen 
micle  mearcstapao  moras  healdan 

835        ellorgastas,  baera  oder  vfia, 

bas  be  hie  gevislicost   gevitan  meahton, 


804.  m'gdej  hnaegde,  A',  et  Thorkel.;  hnescte,  Grtindtvig ;  ceterutn  ad 
ndgan  Caut  nagan)  of.  Grimm  Elene  V.  288.  —  806.  neodladu,  K.  —  810. 
Yrmenl.ifes,  K.  —  814.  sefrej  deest  K.  —  819.  gefagndd  If.],  gefnegnod, 
MS.  —  825.  manscada,  K.  —  826.  gestaled,   K.  —  830.  se  be,   K. 


Secgendas.  115 


idese  onlicnes,   oder  earmsceapen 

on  veres  vastmum  vraclastas  trad, 

nefne  he  vas  mara  bonne  aenig  man  otfer, 
840        Jione  on  geardagum  Grendel  nemdon 

foldbiiende.    no  hie  fader  cunnon, 

bvader  him  a?nig  vas  a?r  acenned 

dyrna  gasia.     hie  digel  land 

varigeacT,  vulfhleodu,  vindige  nassas, 
845         frecne  fengelad,  pier  firgenstream 

under  niissa  genipu  nider  gevited, 

flod  under  foldau.     nis   bat  feor  lie  on  on 

milgeniearces ,  bat  se  mere  standed : 

ofer  pam  hongjad  hrinde  bearvas, 
850        vudu  vyrtuin  fast  viiter  oferhelinaff. 

ba?r  miig  nihta  gehvam  nitfvundor  scon. 

fyr  on  flode.     no  piis  frod  leofad 

gumeua  bearua,  pat  pone  grund  vite. 

beah  pe  haedstapa  hundum  gesvenced 
855        heorot  horn  urn  trum  holtvudu  sece, 

feorran  geflymed}.  ter  lie  feorh  seled, 

aldor  on  ofre ,  aer  he  in  villc 

hafelan  hydan:  nis  piit  heoru  stov. 

ponon  ytfgeblond  up  astiged 
860        von  to  volcuum,  bonne  vind  styred 

lad  gevidru  o<T  bat  lyft  drysnjad, 

roderas  reotatt.     Nu  is  se  ra;d  gelang 

eft  at  l>e  anum:  eard  git  pe  const, 

frecne  stove,  pa?r  pu  iindan  miht 
865        felasynnigne  secg:  sec  gif  pu  dyrre! 

ic  pe  pa  ftehde  feo  leanige, 

paldgestreonum,  sva  ic  eer  dide, 

vundnum  golde,  gif  pu  onveg  cj'mest". 

Beovulf  madelode,  beam  Ecgpeoves        CK-  XXL) 
870        "Ne  sorga ,  snotor  guma!  selre  bytf  aeghvam, 

pat  he  his  freond  vrece,  ponne  he  fela  murne! 

ure  reglivylc  sceal  ende  gebidan 

vorolde  lifes.    vyrce  se  pe  mote 

domes  ser  deade:  l)iit  bjtf  drihtguman 
875        unlifigendum  after  selest! 

aris,  rices  veard!  uton  hrade  feran, 

Grendles  magan  gangan  sceavigan. 

ic  hit  be  gehate:  no  he  on  holm  losad. 

ne  on  foldan  fiidm,  ne  on  firgenholt, 
880        ne  on  gyfenes  grund,  ga  peer  he  ville. 

pys  dogore  pu  gepyld  hafa 

veana  gehvylces,  sva  ic  pe  vene  to". 

Ahleop  pa  se  gomela,  gode  pancode, 


837.  onlicniis,  K.  —  849.  hrinde -bearvas,  K.  —  858.  hydan,  #.]  deest 
in  MS.  —  861.  drysmacT,  K.  —  863.  git  pe]  git  ne,  K.  —  864.  frecne,  K. 
—  868.  vundum,  K.  —  877.  gangan]  MS.  habet  gan  superscripts,  liter  a  g 
super  n.  —  878.  holm,  Thorpe]  helm,  MS.  —  881.  pys  ddgor,  K. 


1  l<>  Secgendas. 

mihtigan  drihtne  pas  se  mau  gesprac. 
885         Pa  vas  Hrodgare  hors  gebaeted, 
vicg  vundeufeax.     visa  fengel 
geatolic  gengde;  gumfeda  st Op 
lindhabbendra.    lastas  vseron 
after  valdsvadum  vide  gesyne, 
890        gang  ofer  gruudas  gegnum  for: 
ofer  myrcan  mdr  magopegna  bar 
J>one  selestan   savolleasne 
pare  pe  mid  Hrodgare  ham  ealitode. 
Of'ereode  pa  adeliuga  beam 
895        sfeap  stanhlido,  stige  nearve, 
enge  anpadas,  uncutf  geliid, 
neovle  nassas,  nicorhusa  fela  ; 
he  feara  sum  beforan  gengde 
visra  manna  vong  sceavjan, 
900        6d  pat  he  fieri  nga  firgenbeamas 
ofer  harue  stan  hleonjan  funde, 
vynleasne  vudu:  viiter  under  stod 
dreorig  and  gedrefed;  Denum  eallum  vSs 
vinum  Scildinga  veorce  on  mode 
905        to  gepoljanne,  begne  monegum. 

uncyd  eorla  gehvam,  siddau  Ascheres 
on  pam  holmclife  bafelan  metton. 
Find  Mode  veol  (folc  to  ssegon) 
(niton  heolfrej  horn  stundum  son» 
910        fuslic  gryreletfdj  feda  eal  gesat. 

gesavon  ba  after  vatere  vymcynnes  fela 
sellice  sa?dracan  sund  cunnjan, 
svylce  on  nashleodum  nicras  licgean, 
pa  on  uudernmsel    oft  bevitigad 
915        sorhfulne  sid  on  segelnide, 

vyrmas  and  vildeor.     hie  onveg  hruroii 
bitere  and  gebolgue,  bearhtm  ongeaton, 
gudhorn  galan.     sumue  Geata  Icod 
of  flanbogan  feores  getvaefde, 
ydgevinnes,  pat  him  on   aldre  stod 
heresfrael  hearda:  he  on  holme  via 
sundes  pe  ssenra:  pa  bine  svylt  fornam. 
Hrade  veard  on  yd  urn  mid  eoforspreritutn 
heorohocihtum  hearde  genearvod, 
nida  gencged  and  on  nas  togen 
vundorlic  vjegbora;  veras  sceavodon 
gryrelicne  gist.  —  Gyrede  hine  Beovulf 
eorlgevaednm;  nalles  for  ealdre  mearn. 
scolde  herehyrne  haudum  gebroden, 
930        sid  and  searofiih,   sund  cunnjan, 


920 


925 


An  gen^e'  K'  —  891-  bftrJ  scilicet  Grendles  moder.  —  906.  uncytf,  cf. 
V.  470.  —  908.  to  soegon]  offendit  hoc  loco  haec  praeteriti  forma,  quum 
immediate  v.  911  altera  et  melior  gesavon  occurrat.  Forsitan  leqendwn 
est  to  s,Rnn.    cf.  v.  9«.  —  922.  ba]  |>e,  K.  —  928.  eorl  gevsedum,  h. 


Secgendas.  117 

sett  pe  bancofan  beorgan  cude, 

|>at  Iiim  hildegrup  hied  re  ne  mihte, 

eorres  iuvitfeiig  aldre  gesceddan: 

ac  se  livita  helm  hafelau  verede, 
935        se  be  meregrundas  mengan  scolde, 

Sevan  suiidgebland  since  geveordad, 

befaugen  freavrasniun ,  sva  bine  fyrodagum 

vorhte  vaepua  smid ,  vundrum  teode, 

besette  svinlicuin ,  bat  bine  si<T  pan  no 
940        broud  nc  beadomtcas  bitan  ne  meahton. 

nas  l>iit  bonne  msetost  magenfultuma, 

|>iit  him  on  pearfe  lah  pyle  Hrodgares: 

Y;is  bam  haftmece  Hruntiug  nama: 

bat  vSs  aforaii  ealdgestreona. 
945        ecg  va's  iren,  atertanum  fah, 

cihyrded  headosvate;  nsefre  hit  at  bilde  ne  svac 

manna  senguni  para  be  hit  mid  mundum  bevand, 

se  be  gryresidas  gegan  dorste, 

folcstede  faran;  u.'is  {)iit   forma  sid, 
950         bat  hit  ellenveorc  afnan  scolde. 

Hum  ne  gemunde  mago  Ecglafes 

eafodes  criiftig,  bat  he  aer  gespr.it 

vine  druncen,  pa  he  piis  vyepues  onlah 

selran  sveordfrecau :  selfa  ne  dorste 
955        under  yda  gevin  aldre  gent-dan 

drihtscipe  dreogau,    paer  he  dome  forleas 

ellenveordum:   ne  viis  pain  6  drum  sva, 

sid  pan  he  hine  to  guite  gegyred  hiifde. 

Beovulf  madelode,  beam  Ecgpeoves:         (K.  XXII.) 
960        "Gebenc  uu,   se  miera  maga  Healfdenes, 

snottra  feugel,  nu  ic  eom  sides  fiis, 

goldvine  gumena ,  hvat  vit  geo  spra?con. 

gif  ic  (it  pearfe  pinre  scolde 

aldre  Hunan,   piit  pu  me  a  vajre 
965         fordgevitenum  on  fader  stale: 

ves  pu  mundbora  milium  niagopegnum, 

hondgesellum,  gif  mec  Hild  nime; 

svjlce  Jm  pa  madmas,  be  pu  me  sealdest, 

HrOdgar  leofa,  Hygelace  onsend: 
970        miig  ponne  on  pam  golde  ongitan  Geata  drvhten. 

geseon  sunu  Hradles,  ^onne  he  on  bat  sine  starad, 

pat  ic  gumcystum  godne  funde 

beaga  bryttan;  breac  j>onne  moste !  — 

and  J>u  Huuferd  laet  ealde  lafe 
975         vriitlic  va?gsveord  vidcudne  man 

heardecg  habban:  ic  me  mid  Hruntiuge 

ddm  gevyrce,  odde  mec  dead  nimed". 

After  poem   vordum  Vedergeata  leod 

cfste  mid  elne;  nalas  andsvare 

944.  anforan,  K.  —  975.  vigsveord? 


J  000 


1 18  Secgendas. 

980        bidan  volde.     briinvylm   onfeng 
hilderince:  pa  vas  hvil  dages, 
a?r  he  bone  grundvong  ongieaa  mehte. 
Sona  pat  onfunde  seo  be  fldda  begon» 
heorogifre  beheold  hund  missera 

985        grim  and  graedig,  bat  paer  gumena  sum 
alvihta  eard  ufan  cunnode; 
grap  togeanes,  gudrinc  gefeug 
atolum  clommum:  no  pj-  aer  in  gesceod 
halan  lice;  bring  fitan  3-mbbearh, 

990        pat  he»)  pone  fyrdhom  purhfon  ue  mihte, 
locene  leodsyrcan  ladum  fiDgrum. 
Bar  pa  seo  brimvylf,  pa  heo  to  botme  com 
hringa  peugel  to  hofe  sinum 
sva  he  ne  milite  no  (he  bam  modig  vas) 

995        vaepna  gevealdau,  ac  hine  vundra  fela 
svencte  on  sunde,  soedeor  monig 
hildetuxum  heresyrcan  briic, 
ehton  aglaecan.     J) a  se  eorl  ongeat, 
pat  he  nicTsele  nat  hvylcum  vas, 
paer  him  naenig  vater  vihte  ne   scedede, 
ne  him  for  hrofsele  brinan  ne  mehte 
faergripe  flodes.     fjrleoht  geseah, 
blacne  leoman,  beorhte  scinan: 
ongeat  pa  se  gdda  grundvyrgenne, 
1005        merevif  mihtig:  miigenraes  forgeaf 
hildebille,  beorosvenge  ne  ofteah, 
pat  bire  on  bafelan  hringmael  agol 
graedig  gudleod:  pa  se  gist  onfand, 
pat  se  beadoleoma  bltan  nolde, 
1010        aldre  seed  clan,  ac  seo  ecg  gesvac 
peodne  at  pearfe,  —  bolode  aer  fela 
hondgemota,  helm  oft  gescar, 
faeges  fyrdbriigl:  pa  vas  forma  sid 
deorum  madme,  pat  his  dom  alag.  — 
1015        Eft  vas  anraed,  nalas  elues  lit, 

maerda  gemyndig  maeg  Hygehices: 
vearp  pa  vundenmael  vriittiun  gebnnden 
yrre  oretta ,  pat  hit  on  eordan  big 
stiff  and  st^lecg;  strenge  getruvdde, 
1020        mundgripe  magenes.  —  Sva  sceal  man  don, 
ponne  he  at  gude  gegan  penced 
longsumne  lof,  nii  ymb  his  lif  cearad.  — 
Gefeng  pa  be  eaxle,  naliis  for  faehde  mearn. 
Gudgeata  leod  Grendles  modor, 
1025         briigd  pa  beadve  beard,  pa  be  gebolgen  v;is, 
feorligenidlan,  pat  heo  on  (let  gebeah. 
heo  him  eft  brade  bandlean  foraeald 


983. 


seo  be]  se  pe,  K.  —  988.  gescod,  K.  —  990.  fyrdhoman?  —  j»91. 
MS.  —  1016.  Hvlaccs.  MS.  —  1017.  vundelmwl,  MS. 


Seegendas.  119 

grim  in  urn  grapum,  and  him  togeanes  feng; 

ofervearp  p;i  verigmod  vigena  streugest  ' 
1030        fcJe  cempa,  Jj.it  he  on  fylle  veard; 

ofsat  pa  pone  selegist  and  hire  seax  geteah, 

brad  bruoecg,  volde  hire  beam  vrecan, 

angau  eaferau.     him  on  eaxle  lag 

breostnet  brodeu :  bat  gebearh  feore 
1035        vid  ord  aud  vid  ecge,  iugang  forstod. 

hafde  ba  ford'sidod  sunn  Ecgbeoves 

under  grimue  grand,   Ge;ita  cempa, 

nemne  him  headobyrne  helpe  gefremede. 

herenet  hearde,  aud  halig  god 
10-10        geveold,  vigsigor;   vitig  drihteu, 

rddera  radend,  hit  on  riot  gesced 

ydelice:  siddan  he  eft  astod. 

Geseah  ba  on  searvum  sigeeadig  bil,        (A.  XXIII.» 

ealdsveord  eotenisc  ecgum  byhtig, 
1045        vigena  veordmynd:  {>;'it  viis  vsepna  cyst,  — 

baton  hit  viis  mare  bonne  a?nig  mon  offer 

to  beadulace  atberau  mealite,  — 

god  and  geatolic,  giganta  geveorc : 

he  gefeng  ba  fetelhilt  freca  Scildinga. 
1050        hreoh  and  heorogrim  hringmsel  gebriigd 

aldres  orvena,  yrringa  sloh. 

pat  hire  vid  halse  heard  grapode. 

bcinhringas  briic;  bil  eal  burhvod 

faegne  fiteschomau,  heo  on  flet  gecrong ; 
1055        sveord  viis  svatig,  secg  veorce  gefeah. 

Lixte  se  leoma,  ledht  inne  stdd 

efue  sva  of  hefene  badre  seined 

rddores  caudel;  he  sifter  recede  vl.it, 

hvearf  J) a  be  vealle,  vaepeu  hafenade 
1060        heard  be  hiltum  Hygelaces  begen 

yrre  and  nursed :  nas  seo  ecg  fracod 

hildei-ince,  ac  he  hrade  volde 

Grendle  forgildau  gudraesa  fela 

para  be  he  gevorhte  to  Vestdenum 
1065        oft6r  micle  bonne  on  oeune  sid, 

bonne  he  Hrotfgares  heordgeneatas 
sloh  on  sveofote,  slsepende  friit 
folces  Denigea  fiftyne  men, 
and  oder  svyle  fit  offerede 
1070         ladlicu  lac:  he  him  biis  lean  forgeald, 

rede  cempa,  to  piis  pe  he  on  riiste  geseah 
gudverigne  Grendel  licgan 


1029  —  1030.  aid  legendum  est:  ofervearp  hiue  ba  etcetera,  aid-  ofer- 
vearp —  strengestan  fetfecempan;  oferveorpan  nimirum  verbum  activum 
est.  alteram  emendationem  esse  meliorem  pido,  cum  verigmod  magis  ap- 
ttim  sd  epUheton  matris  Grendli  (/nam  viri  strenui.  —  1032.  brim  ecg, 
K.  —  1035.  forstode,  MS.  —  1036.  forsidod,  MS.  —  1045.  viisl  deest  MS. 
—  1055.  gefeh,  K. 


120  Secgendas 


aldorleasne,  sva  him   a?r  gesce6d 
Hild  ;it  Heorote.     hni  vide  sprong, 
1075        siddau  he  iifter  deade  drepe  provade. 

heorosveng  heardne,   and  hine  ba  heafde  becearf. 
Stiua  Jitit  gesavon  snottre  ceorlas, 
pa  pe  mid  Hrodgare  on  holm  vlitao, 
Jijit  vas  ydgeblond  eaJ  gemenged, 
1080         brim  bldde  fan.     blondenfeaxe 

gomele  ymb  godne  ongeador  spraecon, 
pat  hig  pas   adelinges  eft  ue  vcndoii. 
pat  he  sigehn'-dig  seceau  come 
maerue  peoden,  pa  pas  mynige  geveartt, 
1085        pat  hiue  seo  brimvylf  abroteu  hafde. 
pa  com  liou  dages,  uiis  ofgeafon 
hvate  .Scildingas;  gevat  him  ham  ponan 
goldvine  gumena  gistas  seeau  — 
modes  seoce  on  mere  staredon, 
1090        viston  and  ne  vtndon,  1> ii t  hie  heora  viqedryhten 
selfne  gesavon.  —  p&  pat  sveord  ongan 
after  headosvate,  hildegicelum 
vigbil  vanjan.     pat  vas  vuudra  sum. 
pat  hit  eal  gemealt  ise  gelicosf, 
1095        ponne  forstes  bend  fader  ontolcd. 

onvinded  vtegrapas,  se  pe  geveald  hafad 
saela  and  msela:  pat  is  sod  metod. 
\e  uoiu  he  on  paem  vicum  Vedergeata  leod 
madmsehta  ma,  peah  he  peer  monige  geseah, 
1100        buton  jioue  hafelan  and  pa  liilt  somod 
since  fage;  sveord  aer  gemealt, 
lorbearn  brodeuma;!:  vas  pat  blod  to  pas  hat, 
icttren  ellorgast,  se  pan-  inne  svealt. 
soua  vas  on  sonde  se  pe  a?r  «it  sacce  gebiid 
1105        vighryre  vradra,  viiter  up  purhdeaf: 
vieron  ydgebland  eal  gefalsod, 
eacue  eardas,  pa  se  ellorgast 
oflet  lifdagas  and  pas  laenan  gesceaft. 
Com  ba  to  laude  Jidmanna  helm 
1110        svidinod  svimman,  saelace  gefeah, 

mageubyrdeune,  para  J)e  he  him  mid   hafde 
eodou  him  p.i  togeanes,  gode  jianeodon 
prydlie  Jjegna  heap,  beodues  geiV-gon, 
bas  |je  hi  hine  gesuudne  gesedn  mdeton. 
1115        Wi  viis  of  j)am  hroran  helm  and  byrne 
limgre  alysed.    lagu  drusade 
viiter  under  volcnum,  valdreore  fiig. 
ferdon  ford  bonon  fedelastum 
I'-riuitim  Eigne,  foldveg  meeton, 


K      10lLf  Ti'1'  K,    ~  T4-  ,!,-Vm-'  ■   /l-'  moni«e-  MS-  -  '085.  abr,o,,„, 
i/ur)  h..  qui  suggerit  ellengfist.  —  111«.  dnisade,  A. 


Secgcndas.  121 

It20        cude  slrsete;  cyningbealde  men 

from  bam  holmclife  hafelau  baeron 

earfodlice  heora  a?ghv;tdrum 

It-la  modigra  (feover  scoldon 

on  [yam  valstenge  veorcum  geferjan 
1185        to  bam  goldsele  Greirdles  heafod}, 

od  pat  semninga  to  scle  oomon 

frome  fyrdhvatej  feovertyne 

Geata  geongon  gumdryhtne  mid: 

modig  on  gemouge  meodovonga*  trad 
1110         F»a  com  iugan  ealdor  pegna, 

dsedceue  mon  dome  gevurdad, 

liiile  hildedeor  Hrodgar  gretau : 

Ji.i  vas  be  feaxe  on  flet  boren 

Grendles  heafod  Juer  gnman  druiicou 
1135         egeslic  for  eorlum  and  ]>a?re  idese  mid, 

vlite,  seon  vriitlic:  veras  onsavon. 

5.     Hvy   Be  ov  it  If   deade   svealt. 

IyTROWCT io.  Beovulfus  Grendeli  matrisque  ejus  victor  in  pa- 
triam  regressus,  Heardredo  rege,  Bygelaci  filio,  a  Sueonibus  caeso, 
rex  electus,  Gautorum  populo  quinquaginta  per  annus  imperavit.  Post- 
ed draco,  quern  vir  quidam  e  Gautorum  populo  thesauris  privarat. 
eorum  vicos  cornbussit,  ignes  exhalans.  Fuerat  autem  draco  hie  quon- 
dam vir  grandaevus,  armorum  praepotens  divesque,  qui,  subolis  debi- 
lioris  taedio  captus ,  thesauros  caverna  quadam  reconditos ,  postquam 
semet  ipse  in  draconem  mutarat,  tre centos  per  annos  custodiverat;  nunc 
vero  saevissimum  se  rapinae  praebuit  ultorem. 

Beovulfus  igitur  rex,  ut  se  suosque  ab  inlatis  vindicaret  molestiis, 
draconem  urmis  peter e  et  solus  cum  solo  certare  constituit;  comites  ve- 
ro, priusquam  cavernam  intravit,  in  silvam,  quae  eos  ab  hostis  furore 
tegeret,  remittens ,  ita  locutus  est : 

Gegrette  pa  gumena  gehvylcne,  (Kemble  5027.) 

hvate  helmberend  Iiindeman  side, 
svaase  gesidas.     "\olde  ic  sveord  beran 
1140        va3pen  to  vyrine,  gif  ic  viste,  hit  ic 
vid  bam  aglaeceau  elles  meabte 
gilpe   vidgripan  ,   sva  ic  gio  vid  Greudle  dide; 
ac  ic  pa?r  bead  uf> res  bates  vene, 
redes  attres;   for  pon  ic  me  on  hafu 
1145        bord  and  byrnan:  nelle  ic  beorges  veard, 


1128.  geongon]  MS.  praebet  infinitivum  gongau ,  et  bene  novi  con- 
structionem  comon  gangau;  hoc  loco  tamen  praeteritum  tempus  geongon 
mihi  magis  upturn  videtur.—  gumdrihten,  K.  —  1135.  pare  idese]  dativus 
est,  rectus  a  praepositione  for;  regina  nempe,  Yealhbeo,  voce  ides  sig- 
nificatur.  contra  carminis  tenorem  esset,  si  quis  vellet  conjungere  : 
Grendles  heafod  vas  on  flet  boren  and  bsere  idese  (sc.  heafod)  mid,  quia 
Beovulf  feminae  caput  non  absciderat.  —  1136.  seon]  dativus  vocis  seo, 
seon  0'»'°  seoan).  —  1142.  gylpe,  K.  —  1143.  hates,  A".]  hate,  MS.  — 
1144.  redes  and  hattres,  K.  —  hafu]  convenit  haec  forma  magis  cum  sax- 
onica  heffin,  quam  cum  vulgar i  anglosaxonica  hiibbe. 


122  Secgendas. 

feoud  oferfleon  fotes  trenimum, 

ac  line  sceal  veordan  at  vealle  sva  uuc  Yyrd  geteod. 

metod  manna  gehviis.     ic   eriin  on  mode  from. 

t>at  ic  vid  bone  giidflogan  gilp  ofersitte. 
1150        gebide-ge  on  beorge  bjrnum  verede, 

secgas  on  searvum,  hvader  sel  ma?ge 

after  viilrajse  vuude  gedygan 

uncer  tvega;  nis  bat  eover  sid 

ne  gemetmanues,  nefue  miu  ones, 
1155        pat  he  vid  aglsecean  eafodo  dsele, 

eorlscipe  efne:  ic  mid  elne  sceal 

gold  gegangau,  odde  Giid  nimed 

feorhbealu  frecue  freau  edverne''. 

Aras  pa  bi  ronde  rof  oretta, 
1160        heard  under  helme,  hioroserceau  biir 

uuder  stancleofu;  strengo  getriivdde 

aues  mannes:  ne  byd  svyle  earges  sid. 

Geseah  pa  be  vealle  se  pe  vorna  fela, 

gumej'stum  god,  guda  gedygde, 
1165        hilde  hlemma,  ponne  hniton  fedau, 

(.stod  an  stanbogan^,  stream  ut  bonan 

brecau  of  beorge;   vas  psere  burnan  valm 

headufyrum  hat;  ne  mealite  horde  ueah 

unbirnende  senige  hvile 
1170         deop  gedygan  for  dracan  lege. 

Let  pa  of  breostum,  bsi  he  gebolgen  vas", 

Vedergeata  leod  vord  ut  farau, 

stearcheort  styrmde;  stefu  in  becom 

headotorht  hljnnan  under  harne  stan. 
1175         hete  vas  onhrered,  hordveard  oncniov 

mannes  reorde.     uas  pser  mara  first 

freode  to  friclan;  from  aerest  cvom 

onid  aglaecean  ut  of  staue, 

hat  hildesvat;  hruse  djuede. 
1180        biorn  uuder  beorge  bordraud  onsvaf 

vid  bam  gryregiste ,  Geata  dryhten. 

Pa  vas  hriugbogan  heorte  gefysed 

siicce  to  seceanne.     sveord  ser  gebrad 

god  gudcyniug,  gomele  lafe 
1185        ecgum  ongleav;  aeghratfrnm  viis 

bealohycgendra  broga  fram  odriuu. 

stidmod  gestod  vid  steapne  rond 

vioja  bealdor;  pa  se  vyrm  gebeali 

snude  to  somne,  he  on  searvum  bad. 
1190        gev.it  pa  birnende  gebogen  scridan 

to  gescipe  scyndan;  scild  vel  gebearg 


1146.  tremmum,  A'.]  trera,  MS.  —  1153.  tvegra  vttlt  Kemblius.  —  1155. 
earfode,  K.,  perperani\  eofodo,  MS.  —  1162.  bid,  K.  —  1164.  gedigde, 
K.  —  1165.  hnitan,  MS.  —  1166.  stodan,  MS.,  stodon,  h.  —  1169.  uiibvr- 
nende,  MS.  —  1176.  fyrst,  K.  —  1178.  orad,  K.  —  1179.  hruse,  MS.  — 
1181.  gieste,  MS.  —  1191.  gescipe]  gscipe,  MS,  /«'.  vult  togescipe.  a  verba 


Secgendas.  123 

lif  and  lice  lassan  hvile 

ma?  rum  beodne,  bonne  his  myne  solitc. 

|jas  he  by  fyrste,  formau  dogore, 
1195        vealdan  moste,  sva.  him  Vyrd  no  gescraf 

hretf  at  hilde.     hoiid  up  abriid 

Geata  drihten,  gryrefahne  sloh 

incgelafe,  bat  sici  ecg  gevac, 

briin  ou  baue,  bat  ansvifrdr, 
1200         bonue  his  bindcyning  bearfe  hafde, 

bysigum  geba?ded.     Pa  vas  beorges  veard 

after  headusvenge  ou  hreouin  mode, 

vearp  vsilfyre;  vide  sprungeu 

hildeleomau.     hredsigora  ne  gealp 
1205        goldviue  Geata;  giidbill  gesvac 

uacod  at  nide  sva  hit  no  sceolde. 

iren  ser  god;  ne  vas  bat  ede  sid, 

bat  se  maera  maga  Ecgbeoves 

grundvong  l)one  ofgifan  volde, 
1210        sceolde  villan  vie  eardjan 

elleshvergen:  sva  sceal  seghvylc  inon 

alaetan  laendagas.     >;is  b<i  long  to  bon, 

bat  ba  aglsecean  hi  eft  gemctton. 

hyrte  hine  hordveard,  hreder  aedme  veoll, 
1215        nivan  stefne;  nearo  brovode 

fyre  befongen  se  be  aer  folce  veold. 

nealles  him  on  heape  handgesteallan, 

adelinga  beam  ymbegestodon 

hildecystum,  ac  hi  on  holt  bugon, 
1220        ealdre  burgon;  hiora  in  anuni  veoll 

sefa  vid  sorgum:  sib  aefre  ne  mag 

viht  onvendan  bam  be  vel  benced. 

Yigldf  viis  haten  Veohstanes  suini 

leofiic  lindviga,  leod  Scilfinga, 
1225        ma;g  Alfheres.     geseah  his  mondryhten 

under  heregriman  hate  brovjanj 

gemunde  pa  pa  are  be  he  him  aer  forgeaf, 

vicstede  veligne  Vaegmundinga, 

folcrihta  gehvyle ,  sva  his  fader  ahte. 
1230        ne  mihte  ba  forhabban :  bond  rond  gefeng, 

geolve  liude  ,  gomelsvyrd  geteah : 

bat  viis  mid  eldum  Eanmundes  laf, 

suna  Ohtheres,  bam  at  sacce  veard, 
vreccan  vineleasum,  Veohstan  baua 

teon,  toge-scipe  expeditio,  nunquam  ego  hanc  vocem  legi.  g  siglum  est 
significans  ge ,  et  fortassis  gum.  gumscipe  idem  exprimit  quod  eorl- 
scipe.  legendum  igitur  esse  gumscipe  censeo,  scil.  si  verum  est,  scipe 
non  nisi  suffixum  inveniri.  —  1194.  pas]  bser,   K. 

1198.  incge]  Kemblius  hie  quoque  icge  vnlt  scribere ,  veluti  scriptum 
est  v.  593;  sed  annon  ibi  quoque  iucge  gold  sit  legendum,  quaeri  potest. 
—  1204.  hred,  K.  —  1206.  hyt,  MS.  —  1209.  ofgyfan,  MS.  —  1214.  hyne. 
K.  —  1223.  Veoxstanes,  K.  —  1233.  Ohtere,  MS.  —  1234.  vrac,  K.  — 
Veohstanes,  MS. 


124  Secgendas, 

1235        nieces  ecgum,  and  his  magum  atbai 

briiufague  helin,  hringde  byruan, 

ealdsveord  etonisc ,  bat  him  Onela  forgeaf, 

his  gadeliuges  gudgevaedu, 

fyrdsearo  fuslic.     no  ymbe  pa  faehcTe  sprac, 
1240        peah  pe  he  his  biotlor  beam  abredvade. 

he  friitve  geheold  fela  missera, 

bill  and  byrnan,  od  pat  his  byre  uiihte 

eorlscipe  efnan,  sva  his  oer  fader. 

geaf  him  pa  mid  Geatum  giidgevaedii 
1245         seghvas  unrim,  pa  he  of  ealdre  gevat 

frod  on  fordveg.  —  bat  viis  forma  sid 

geongan  cempan,  pat  he  glide  raes 

mid  his  freodryhtne  freminau  sceolde. 

ue  gemealt  him  se  modsefa,  ne  his  ma>ges  lai 
1250        gevac  iit  vige,  sva  se  vyrm  onfaud, 

sid  dan  hie  to  gadere  gegiin  hafdon. 

Viglaf  inadelode,  vordrihta  fela 

sagde  gesidian  (him  vis  sefa  geomoi  j : 

"Ic  bat  eall  geman,  paer  ve  medu  begun, 
1255         bonne  ve  geheton  ussum  hlaforde 

in  biorsele,  be  us  l»as  beagas  geaf, 

pjit  ve  him  pa  giidgetavu  gildan  voldou, 

gil  him  pyslicu  pearf  gelumpe, 

helmas  and  heard  sveord,   pe  he  usic    on  herge  get.  a- 
1260        to  pisuui  sidfate  silfes  villum, 

onmunde  usic  mserda,  and  me  pas  madrnas  geaf, 

l>e  he  usic  garvigeud  gode  tealde, 

hvate  heluiberend;  peah  l>e  hlaford  user 

l>is  ellenveorc  ana  apohte 
1265         to  gefremmanne,  folces  hirde, 

forpam  he  manna  msest  nuerda  geiremede, 

daada  dollicra.    nu  is  se  dag  cumen, 

pat  fire  mandryhteu  magenes  behofad 

godra  gudrinca:  vutuu  gangan  to, 
1270        helpan  liildfruman,  peuden  hat  si 

gledegesa  grim!     Got  vat  ou  mec, 

l>iit  me  is  miclc  leofre,  pat  minne  lichaman 

mid  minne  goldgifau  gled  faduije. 

ne  pynced  me  gerisne,  piit  ve  roudas  beieu 
1275        eft  to  earde,  nemne  ve  aer  ma?geu 

fane  gefyllan ,  feorh  ealgjau 

Vedra  peodnes.    Ic  vat  geare, 

bat  nseron  ealdgevyrht ,  pat  he  ana  scyle 


1243.  sprfader,  K.  —  1244.  gevwda,  A.  —  1247.  giidera?s,  K.  —  1249. 
macges  hif  J  itti  legendum  esse  censeo  pro  magenes  laf,  quod  MS.  praebet. 
maeges  laf,  cognati  reliquiae,  i.  e-  ensis  convenit  cum  yrfeliif,  gomelra 
laf,  cet.  Etiam  magenes  hif,  potentiae,  t.  e.  potentis  reliquiae  defendi 
posset,  si  his  non  adstaret.  —  1250.  sva,  A.  |  pa,  MS.  —  1257.  getava, 
A.  —  1260.  pyssum,  K.  —  1270.  hat]  hit,  MS.  —  1273.  minne]  A.  propo- 
suit  miuum,  sed  mid  etiam  accusativum  regit.  —  1274.  gerysne,  MS.  — 
1278.  gevyrht]   A.  proposuit  geriht,  male;  gevyrhl   —  gevyrhtu,   cf.  Cad- 


Sccgendas.  125 

Geata  dugude  guorn  brovjan, 
1880        gesigan  at  sacce:  iirum  sceal  sveord  and  helm 

byrue  and  byrduscriid  beornum  gemaene". 

Vod  l)ii  piirh  j>one  valrec,  vigheafolan  bar 

frean  on  fultum;  fea  vorda  cvad  : 

"Leofa  Biovulf,  la?st  eall  tela, 
1280        sv<i  bu  on  geogudleore  geara  gecvapde. 

bat  bu  ne  ala?te  be  be  lifigendiim 

dom  gedreosan ;  scealt  nu  dopdiun  rof, 

adding  anhydig,  ealle  miigeuc 

feorh  ealgjan :  ic  be  fullsestu!" 
1885        After  bam  vordum  vyrm  yrre  cvom, 

atol  invitgast  ortre  side. 

fvrvylmum  fab ,  feonda  niosan, 

ladra  manna,     ligvdum  forbarn 

bord  vid  roude;  bjrne  ne  meabte 
1290        geongnm  garvigan  geoce  gefremman; 

ac  se  maga  geonga  under  bis  ma?ges  scild 

olnc  geeode,  j>a  bis  iigen  vas 

gledum  forgrunden.     ba  gen  gndcyning 

maerda  gemunde,  magenstrengo, 
1295         slob  hildebille,  ]>i'it  bit  on  beafolan  stdd, 

aide'  genyded:  Nagling  forbjirst, 

gesvac  at  siicce  sveord  Biovulfes, 

gomel  and  grsegmsel;  him  l»:it  gifede  ne  vas, 

pat  him  irenne  ecga  mihton 
1300        helpan  tit  hilde;  viis  sio  bond  to  strong, 

se  be  meca  gehvane,  mine  gefraege, 

svenge  ofersohte,  bonne  he  tC>  sacce  biir 

vaepen  vundum   beard:   niis  him  vihte  )>(*■  sel 

ba  viis  peodsceada  priddan  sid»1 
1305        fri'cne  fyrdraea  faehda  gemyudigj 

raesde  on  bone  rofan :  ba  him  rfime  ageald 

hiit.  and  headngrim;  heals  ealne  ymbcfcng 

biteran  banum:    he  geblodegod  veard 

savuldriore,  svat  vdum  veoll. 
1310         Pii  ic  at  bearfe  gefragn  beodcyninges 

andlongne  eorl  ellen  cydan, 

craft  and  ct-ndu,  sva  him  gecynde  viis. 

ne  ludde  he  pas  heafolau,  ac  sid  hand  gebarn 

modiges  mannes,  paer  he  his  magene  healp, 
1315         bat  he  pone  nidgiist  niodorhvone  slob. 

secg  on  searvum,  J>iit  bat  sveord  gedeaf 

mon  244,  7.  begn  hiifde  gevurddd  be  ba  gevyrhto  (facta,)  merita)  ahton. 
1281.  byrdu  interpretari  nescio.  hemblius  adscripsit  voci  byrd 
significationem:  gravis,  sed  cum  inter  rogationis  signo.  equidem  bea- 
duscrud  legi  debere  puto.  —  beornum]  deest  in  MS.,  sed  iirum  postulat 
substantivum  in  dativo  pluralis.  —  1282.  valriec,  MS.  —  1286.  gsest,  MS. 
—  1292.  vas]  deest.  —  1306.  rum,  K.  —  1310.  gefragn,  AY]  deest.  —  1314. 
magenes  healpe,  M.S'.  K.  proposuit  maegesj  sed  neque  mseges  healpe,  ne- 
que  magenes  healpe  possum  intelligere. 


1 20  Secgendas. 

fiih  aud  fueled,  pat  pitt  fvr  ougon 

svedrjau  siddau.     pa  gen  silf  cyniug 

gevedld  his  gevitte,  valseax  gebriid 
1320        biter  and  beaduscearp,  biit  he  on  byrnan  vag. 

forvr.it  Vedra  helm  vyrm  on  middan. 

feond  gefylde,  ferhellen  vriic, 

and  hi  nine  pa  begeu  abroten  hafdon 

sibiidelingas.    svjlc  sceolde  secg  vesan, 
1325         begn  St  pearfe.     bat  bam  peodne  vas 

sides  sigehvil  silfes  dtedum, 

voruldes  geveorces.     Pa  sid  vund  ongnn, 

be  him  se  eorddraca  oer  gevorhte, 

svelau  aud  svellan;  he  biit  siina  onfand, 
1330        biit  him  on  breostum  bealouid  veoll 

attor  on  innan:   pa  se  iideling  giong, 

biit  he  bi  vealle  vishycgende 

gesaete  on  sesse;  seah  on  enta  geveorr, 

hit  pa  staubogan  stapulum  fiiste 
1335        vce  eordreced  innan  heoldon. 

hine  ba  mid  handa  heorodredrigne 

peoden  mserne  pe:;u  ungemete  till 

vinedryhten  his  viitere  gelafede 

hildesadne,  and  his  helm  onspeou. 
1310        Biovulf  madelode,  he  ofer  benne  spriic, 

vunde  viilbleate;  visse  he  gearve, 

bat  he  daghvila  gedrogen  hiifde, 

eordan  vjnne  —  ba  vas  eall  sceacen 

dogorgerimes,  dead  ungemete  neah: 
1345        "Nu  ic  suna  minum  syllan  volde 

gudgevesdii,  paer  me  gifede  sva 

a?nig  yrfeveard  after  vurde 

lice  gelenge.    Ic  pas  leode  hedld 

fiftig  viutra:  niis  se  folccyning 
1350        ymbesittendra  senig  ])iira, 

lie  mec  gudvinum  gretan  dorste, 

egesan  peon;  ic  on  earde  bad 

maelgesceafta,  heold  min  tela, 

ne  sohte  searonldas,  ne  me  svor  fela 
1355         Ada  on  unriht.   ic  pas  ealles  miig 

feorhbennum  sedc  gefean  habbau; 

for  pam  roe  vitan  ne  bearf  valdend  fira 

mordorbealo  maga,  |)onue  min  sceaced 

lif  of  lice.  —  Nu  J) u  lungre  gang 
1360        hord  sceavjan  under  harne  stau, 

1319.  viilseaxe,  MS.]  bregdam  cum  ins tr time n tali  construitur,  sed  accu- 
sativus  quoque  invenitur  (c/'.  hand  up  abrad),  et  hoc  loco  mayis  mihi  placet, 
biter  et  scearp  cum  voce  seax  jungere,  quam  ea  adjectiva  ad  subjectum 
trahere;  itaque  valseax  malim  leqere.  —  1322.  ferh  elne?  —  1326.  sidas 
sigehvile,  Jtf.S*.  -  1335.  healde,  li.  —  1339.  helm,  Grimm]  h.-Jo,  K.  —  1352. 
peon,  MS.  aut  teon  ant  pyvan  leyendum  est,  docet  liemblius.  peon  puto 
contractum  esse  ex  pyvan  veluti  reon  ex  redvan.  quod  si  non  placeret, 
te6n  scriberem.  —  1359.  geong,  MS. 


Secgendas.  127 

Vigl.if  leofa,  nil  se  vyrm  ligetf, 

svefed  sare  vund ,  sinces  bereafod. 

bio  nu  on  ofoste  ,  pat  ic  a?r  velan, 

goldwht  ongite,  gearo  sceavige 
1365        svegle  scarogimmas ,  piit  ic  \>y  seTt  meege 

iifter  matfum velan  min  ahetan 

lif  and  leodscipe,  bone  ic  longe  heold". 

Pa  ic  snude  gefragu  sunn  Vihstanes 

after  vordcvidum  vundum  dryhtne 
1 37o        hyran  headosiocum,  hringnet  beran 

brogdne  bcadusercean  under  beorges   hrdf. 

geseah  pa  sigehredig ,  pa  be  bi  sesse  geong, 

magopegn  niodig,  madumsigla, 

fealo  gold  glitmjan  gruude  getenge, 
1375         vnndiir  on    vealle,  and  p;is  vyrmes  denn, 

ealdes  uhtflogaii  orcas  stondan, 

fyrnmauna  fain  feormendlease, 

byrslum  belirorene.    paor  viis  helm  raonig 

eald  and  otnig,  earntbeaga  fela 
1360        searvum  gesa?led.  —  sine  eade  miig 

gold  on  gruude  gumcynnes  gehvone 

luade  oferhygjan,  lnde  se  be  ville!  — 

svylce  he  siomjan  geseah  segn   eallgylden 

Iieali  ofer  horde,  hondvundra  nuest, 
1395        geloceu  lci'ida  craftum;  of  pam  leoma  stAd, 

J).;U  he  bone  grundvong  ongitan  meahte, 

vriice  giondvlitau :  niis  pas  vyrmes  |>hm- 

onsyn  a?nig,  ac  hine  ecg  fornam. 

Pa  ic  on  hlaeve  gefragn  hord  reafjan, 
1390        eald  enta  geveorc  anne  mannan, 

him   on  bearm  hladau  bunan  and  dis<:a% 

silfes  dome;  segn  eac  genom 

beacna  beorhtost,  bill  sergescod 

Cecg  vaa  ireiO  ealdhlafordes, 
1395         nam  para  madnia  mundbora  viis 

longe  hvile;  ligegesan  viig 

hatne  for  horde,  hioroveallende 

middelnihtum,  od  pat  he  mordre  svealt 

Ar  vas  on  ofoste  eft  sides  georn, 
1400        friitvum  gefyrdred.     hine  fyrvit  briic, 

hvader  collenferd  cvicne  gemette 

in  pam  vongstede,  Vedra  peoden 

ellensiocne,  \)ssr  he  hine  a?r  forlet. 

He  pa  mid  pam  madmum  mierne  pioden 

1366.  macTdumvelan,  K.  —  1369.  vordevydum,  K.  —  1373.  macTiTum- 
sigla]  Kemblius,  qui  qenitivum  esse  putat  (sed  sigla  ace.  plur.  est),  fealo 
in  fela  mutat.  sed  fealo  hand  dubie  ad  versum  sequentem  pertinet,  qui, 
hac  voce  privates,  inperfectus  redditur.  —  1382.  hrade]  deest  ap.  K.  — 
1385.  leoman,  MS.  —  1391.  hlodan,  K.  —  1395.  pam]  attractio;  =  pam, 
be.  dativus  autem  dependet  a  gen  am.  —  1400.  fyrvet,  K.  —  1401.  col- 
lenferdan?     collenferdne? 


128  Secgerulas. 

1405        dryhten  siune  driorigne  fand 

ealdrea  <it  eude.     he  hine  eft  ongau 

vatere.  veorpan,  od  bat  vordes  old 

breosthord  burhbrac;  Beiivulf  macTeldde, 

gomel  ou  giohde  gold  sceavdde: 
1410        "Ic  Jiiira  fratva  freau  ealles  pane 

vuldurcyninge  vorduin  secge, 

ecum  dryhrne,  pe  ic   Ih't  on  starje, 

baa  be  ic  moste  milium  leodum 

ser  svyltdiige  svyle  gestrynan. 
1415        nu  ic  an  madma  liord  mine  beboble 

frode  feorhlege :   fremmad  genii 

leoda  bearfe.  —  ne  mag  ic  her  leng  vesan; 

hat  ad  headomsere  hlsev  gevyrcean 

beorhtne  after  baele  iit  brimes  nosan ; 
1420        se  seel  to  gemyndiini  minum  leodum 

heah  hlifjan  on  Hrones  niisse, 

|iiit  hit  soelidend  siddan  luitan 

Biovulfes  biorh,  j>ii  be  brentingas 

ofer  floda  genipu  feorran  drifad". 
142"»        Dide  him  oi  healse  bring  gyldenne 

[lioden  bristbydig,  begne  gesealde 

geongum  garvigan  goldfahne  helm, 

beau  and  byrnan,  het  hinc  brucan  vcli 
"I'n  eart  endelaf  lisses  cynnea 
1430        Vsegmundinga;   ealle  Yyrd  forsveol 

mine  magas  to  metodsceafte, 

eorlas  on  elne:  ic  him  iifter  sccal! " 

|>iit  vi'is   bam  gomelau  gyngeste  void 

breosfgehygdum,  ser  he  bail  cure, 
1435         hate  headovylmas;  him  of  hredre  geviit 

stivol  secean  sodfastra  don». 
HOt  l>a  gebeodan  byre  Vihstiines  QKemble  68140 

hale  hildedior  hiileda  monigum 

boldiigendra,  l)iit  hie  bxlvudu 
1440        feorran  feredon  folcagende 

godum  to  genes.     "Xu  sceal  gled  Cretan. 

veaxau  vonua  leg,   vigena  strengel, 

|>one  be  oft  gcbad  isernsci'ire, 

bonne  strsela  storm  strengum  gebaeded 
1415         scoc  ofer  scildveall,   sceaftnytte  lieold 

federgearvum  fus,  (lanfull  code". 

Horn  se  snotra  sunn  Vihstiines 

iicigde  of  cord  re  cyniuges  hegnas 

1407.  vateres,  MS.  —  1409.  giohde]  gidgdtfe,  A.  —  1415.  on,  MS.  — 
minne,  MS.  —  1410'.  genaj  acittus  indicare  mihi  videtur,  gena'stare  pro 
geneahe,  sufficienter }  et  non  pro  genu,  adkuc,  iterum,  insuper.  —  1422. 
syddan,  A.  —  1423.  Brentingas,  A.  —  1428.  veil,  A.  —  I4:i:t.  bam]  |.a. 
A'.  —  gingaeste,  MS.  —  1435.  bredre,  A.J  hvoedre,  MS.  —  144ti.  federge- 
arvum, A.  |  fadergearvu,  MS.  —  ilane  full,  MS.  nut  fliina  full,  ant  lliinliill 
leyi  debet:  lliinliill  mayis  mihi  placet,  e  prosodica  ratione. 


Secgendas.  129 

seofone  td  somue  foa  selestan, 
1450        eode  eahta  sum  uuder  invithrdf; 

hilderinca  sum  on  liauda  bar 

iiledleoman  se  foe  on  orde  gedng. 

nas  ba  on  lily  tine,  hva  bat  hord  strude, 

siddan  orvearde  aenigne  dael 
1455        secgas  gesegon  on  sele  vunjan, 

laene  licgan.    lyt  aenig  mearn, 

bat  hie  dfostlice  fit  geferedon 

dyre  madnias;  dracan  eac  scufun 

vynn  of  veallclife,   leton  vaeg  nimau 
1460        Add  fadmjan  fratva  hirde. 

l>a  vas  vunden  gold  on  van  hladen 

aeghvas  unrim,  adeling  boren, 

bar  hilderinc ,  to  Hrones  misse. 

Him  ba  gegiredon  Geata  ledde 
1465        ad  on  eordan  unvaclicne 

helme  behongen,  hildeborduni, 

beorbtum  bj'rnum,  sva  he  bena  vas. 

alegdon  foa  to  middes  maerne  beoden 

haled  hiofende  hlaford  ledfne. 
1470        ongunnou  pa  on  beorge  baelfyra  ingest 

vigeud  veccan.     vudurec  astah 

sveart  of  svicbole,  svdgende  let 

vope  bevunden.     viudblond  geliig 

od  bat  he  foa  bauhus  gebrocen  hafde, 
1475        hat  on  hredre.     hygum  unrdte 

modceare  maendon,  mondryhtnes  cvealm; 

svylce  gedmorgyd  .  lat  .  .  .  .  meovle 

vunden  heorde 

sorgcearig  saelde  sare  geneabhe, 
1480        l>at  hid  byre gas  heorde 

....  ode  va  .  .  sella von 

hildesegesan 

headohelme  mid.    heofon  rece  svealg. 

Gevorhton  foa  Vedra  leode 
1485        hlaev  on  lide,  se  vas  heah  and  brad, 

1449.  seofone  td  somne,  K.~\  desiint  in  libro  manuscripto.  —  1453. 
onhlytme  scripsit  Kemblius,  male.  —  1457.  dfostlic,  K.  —  1462.  adelinge, 
MS.—  1463.  hilde....]  MS.  hildertedr  sugyessit  K.  —  1478.  let,  K.  — 
1475.  unrote,  K.  —  Versus  1477  —  1482  miserrime  lacerati  sunt;  "The 
whole  is  so  ruined  as  to  be  nearly  illeyible,'>  ait  Kemblius.  sed  maxime 
dolendum  est,  quod  Kemblius,  V.  CI.,  spatium  inter  sinyulas  literas  non 
satis  distincte  reddidit.  Quod  si  fecisset,  et  unam  quamque  liter  am, 
quae  erasa  est,  puncto  siynavisset,  non  tantum  restitutio  haberet  peri- 
culi.  ita  enimvero  versus  f'orsitan  restitui  posse  arbitror: 
svylce  gedmorgid  let  geoineovle,  folces  hierde.  —  Fyr  up  astah, 
veop  and  vaudde  vundne  hierde  vagdde  vaucol,  vonn  and  graedig 

sorgcearig  sselde  sare  geneabhe,  brae  herefoyrnan  and  hildesegesan 

bat  hid  hire  dryhtguman  deadne  ge-    headolielme  mid.    cet. 

seah, 
1482.  hildes  egesan,  K.  perperam;  segese,  ahd.  segansa,  falx;  hildesegese, 
Bellonae  falx,  i.  e.  gladius.  —  1483.  headohelro,  MS.  —  1484.  ba  vigend,? 

9 


130  Secgendas. 

voeglidenduin  vide  to  syne, 
and  betimbredon  on  tyn  dagum 
beadnrofes  been ;  brouda  ma?rost 
vealle  bevorhton,  sva  Iiit  veor*Hicds4 

1490        foresnotre  men  findan  mihton. 

beag  and  beorlit  sigla  hi  on  beorg  didon, 
eall  svylce  hyrsta  svylce  on  horde  «r 
nidhydige  men  genumen  hiifdon; 
forleton  eorla  gestreon  eordan  healdan 

1495         gold  on  greote,  ba?r  hit  nu  gen  lifed 
eldnm  sva  unnyt,  sva  hit  in  vas. 
F*ii  ymbe  hlaav  ridon  hildedeore, 
adelinga  scear,  ealra  tvelfe, 
voldon  cvild  cvidan,  cyning  maenan, 

1500        vordgid  vrecan ,  vol  silfe  sprecan. 

cahtodon  eorlscipe,  and  his  ellcnveorr 
diigndum  demdon,  sva  hit  gedefe  b.yd. 
J)iit  mon  his  vinedryhten  vordnm  herge, 
ferhdum  freoge,  bonne  he  ford  scyle 

1505        of  lichaman,  Irene  veordan. 

Sva  begnoruodon  Geata  leode 
hlaford  Ieofne,  heordgeneatas; 
cvsedon,  bat  he  vsere  vornldcyninga 
manna  mildnst  and  monpvamist, 

1510        leodum  lidost  and  lofgernost. 


Sc  gudraes  at  Finnsbyrig. 

(Hnaf  et  Hen ff est,  Danorum  CJi'tarvm?J  duces  Frisonum  regi  Fin- 
no  bellum  inferentes  arcem  regiam  Finvsburuh  e.rpugnaverant,  sed  a 
Finno  bellum  renovante  in  arce  sunt  obsessi.  Qua  de  obsessione  fi'ttg- 
vientum  agere  t'idetur.  Conf'eratur  narratio  de  Hndfi  exsequiis  et  Finni 
nece  pag.  108J 

uas  birnad. 

Nsefre  hleodrode  pa  heorogeoug  cyning, 

ne  pis  ne  dagad  esistan,  ne  her  draca  ne  fleoged, 

ne  her  bisse  healle  hornas  ne  birnad. 
5  ac  her  us  lyrd  berad.    fngelas  singad 

gilletf  gra?ghama,  gudvudu  hlynnetf, 

scild  sceafte  oncvid.    nu  seined  piis  nn'ma 

vadol  under  volcnum;  nu  arisad  ve;ida?da, 

pe  pisne  folces  nid  fremman  villad.  — 
10  Ac  onvacnigeatf  nu,  vigend  mine, 

habbad  eovra  handa  geveald,  hyegead  on  cllen, 

1486.  vaeglidcndnm,  iif.]  etlicTendum,  MS.  —  1491.  hi  on  beorg  dydon 
hcii  and  b(eorht)  siglu,  K.  —  1495.  lifatT,  MS.  —  1497.  riodan,  MS.  — 
1498.  tvelfa,  MS.  —  1500.  vrecen,  MS.  —  1501.  eahtodan,  MS. 

1.  Hcngest  (Vmt  Hniif?)  loquitur.  —  2.  hcarogcong,  MS.  —  cyning, 
i.  e.  Finn.  —  5.  ac  her  ford  berad,  MS.  —  7.  scefte,  MS.  —  pes,  MS.  — 
11.  eovrc,  MS.    landa,  MS.    geveald]  deest  MS.    hicgead,  MS. 


Secgendas.  i;H 

viadatT  on  orde,  vesacT  00  model' 

Pa  aras  monig  goldhladeu  begn,  gyrde  hine  his  svurdej 
15  \r&  to  dura  eodon  drihtlice  cempan, 

Sigeferd  and  Eaha,  hira  sveord  getugon, 

and  at  ddruin  durum  Ordlaf  and  Gudhif, 

and  Hengest  silf  hvearf  him  on  laste. 

Pa  git  Garulf  Giidere  styrode, 
20  pat  he  sva  freolicfeorh  forman  side 

to  paere  healle  durum  hyrsta  ne  bapre, 

nu  hit  nida  heard  iiniman  volde; 

ac  he  fragn  ofer  eal  undearuinga 

deormod  haled,  hva  pa  duru  heolde. 
25  "Sigeferd"  is  min  nama,  cviid  he,  ic  eom  Secgeua  leod 

vrecceua  vide  cud.    fela  ic  veana  gebad, 

heardra  hilda,  pe  is  git  hervitod, 

svader  bu  silf  to  me  secean  ville". 

Pa  vas  on  healle  viilslilita  gehlyn, 
30  sceolde  naglod  bord ,  genumen  handa, 

biinhelm  berstau.     huruhl)elu  dynede 

od  at  paere  gude  Garulf  gecranji, 

ealra  aerest  eordbiiendra. 

Gudliifes  sunn;  ymbe  hine  godra  fela. 
35  Hvearf  lacra  hraev,  hrafn  vandrode 

sveart  and  sealobriiu;  svurdleoma  stdd 

svylcc  eal  Finnsburuh  fyrenu  vaei'e. 

Xe  gefragn  ic  [na?fre'|  vurdlicor  ;it  vera  hilde 

sixtig  sigebeorna  sel  gebaeran, 
40  ne  naefre  sva  nil  nacodum  sveordmu 

svetne  medo  sel  forgyldau, 

l»onne  Hnafe  guidon  his  hagstealdas. 

big  fuhtou  fif  dagas,  sva  hira  nan  ne  feol 

drihtgesida,  ac  hig  pa  dura  heoldon. 
45  Pa  gevat  him  vund  haled  onveg  gangan, 

sa?de  pat  his  byrne  abrocen  vaere, 

heresceorpum  hror,  and  e;ic  vas  his  helm  jiyrl. 

l>a  hine  sona  fragn  folces  hirde, 

hu  pa  vigend  hira  vunda  genaeson, 
50  odde  hvader  paera  hyssa 

13.  vesad,  MS.  —  14.  goldheaden,  MS.  —  19.  styrde?  nimirum  styr- 
jan,  styrode  significat  excitare,  anglice  to  stir;  styran,  styrde  autem 
yubernare,  anglice  to  steer.  —  21.  baeran,  MS.  —  26.  vrecten  (i.e.  vrec- 
cen},  MS.  —  28.  sva?  per,  MS.  Kemble  mavidt:  sva  paer.  svader  =  sva 
hvader.  —  29.  on  healle}  alliterationis  causa  legendum  puto:  on  vealle; 
melior  enitn  videtur  alliteratio:  vealle  —  viilslilita  if  nam:  healle  —  gehlyn. 
—  30.  naglod,  K.]  celod,  MS.  —  genumon,  MS.  —  35.  lacra  hraev,  MS. 
Kemble  mavult  ladra  hraev.  sed  lac,  lac  idem  esse  videtur  quod  bor. 
lakr,  laklegr.  Sensus  esse  videtur:  dispart/it  sauciorum  cadaver,  cf. 
quoque  bor.  lekr  (theod.  lech)  rimosus.  —  40  —  41.  nacodum  sveordum 
svetne]  noc  hvitne,  MS.  —  44.  duru,  MS.  —  45.  on  vapg,  MS. 


132  Secgendas. 

ByrhtnMes  dead  ealdormannes. 

In tho dc ct io.  In  historia  ecclesiae  Eliensis  haec  de  Byrhtnothi 
morte  leguntur  QLib.  II.  cap.  vi.):  Be  Brithnotho ,  viro  singulari  et 
glorioso ,  succedit  memoranda  relatio ,  cujus  ritam  justam  et  gesta  non 
parvis  praeconiis  Anglicae  commendant  historiae,  de  quibus  pauca  qua- 
licunque  stylo  cum  venia  lectoris  excepimus.  lies  enim  magna  est,  et 
majorum  relatione  dignissima ,  quam  nos  exigui  et  elingues  arido  ser- 
mone  non  sine  pudore  narramus.  Itaque  vir  iste  nobilissimus  Northan- 
ymbrorum  dux  fortissimus  /nit,  qui  ob  mirabilem  sajrientiam  et  corpo- 
ris f'ortitudinem,  qua  se  suosque  viriliter  protegebat,  Anglicd  lingua  Al- 
derman, id  est  Senior  vel  Bux,  ab  omnibus  cognominabatur.  Erat  ser- 
mone  f'acundus ,  viribus  robustus ,  corpore  maximus ,  militia  et  bellis 
contra  hostes  regni  assiduus,  et  ultra  modum  sine  respectu  et  timore 
mortis  animosus.  Praeterea  sanctam  Ecclesiam  et  Bei  Ministros  ubique 
honorabat,  et  in  eorum  usus  totum  patrimonium  suum  conferebat,  mu- 
rum  quoque  pro  religiosis  conventibus  semper  se  contra  eos  opponebat, 
qui  loca  sancta  inquietare  conabantur.  Yitam  autem  sitam  ad  defenden- 
dam  patriae  libertatem,  quamdiu  vivebat,  impendebat ;  totus  in  hoc  de- 
siderio  positus,  ut  magis  morerettir,  quam  inultam  patriae  injuriam  pa- 
teretur. 

Fiebat  siquidem  eo  tempore  frequens  inruptio  Banorum  in  Angliam, 
quam  diversis  in  locis  navigio  venientes  graviter  derastabant.  Brithno- 
do  autem  duci  omnes  provinciarum  principes  quasi  invincibili  patrono 
pro  magna  ipsius  probitate  ei  fide  sese  alligabant,  ut  ejus  praesidio 
contra  inimicam  gentem  securius  se  de/enderent.  Igitur  cutn  Bani  quo- 
dam  tempore  apud  Meldunam  applicuissent,  ipso  audito  rumore  cum  ar- 
matd  manu  eis  occurrens,  pene  super  pontem  aquae  omnes  interemit,  de 
quibus  pauci  vix  evadentes  propriam  patriam  ad  haec  uarranda  naviga- 
rent.  Post  hanc  autem  victoriam  Brithnodo  duce  cum  alacritate  in 
Northanymbrorum  Cter*'<*m)  r  ever  so,  Bani  nimium  hoc  audito  tristati 
classem  denuo  reparant,  Angliam  properant,  et  ad  ulciscendam  suorum 
necem  quarto  iterum  anno,  Justino  C^'steinoFj  et  Guthmundo ,  filio 
Stectani,  ducibus,  ad  Meldunam  applicant.  Quern  portum  nacti,  ut  audi- 
verunt  Brithnodum  ista  in  suos  perpetrasse ,  statim  mandant  se  ad 
nlciscendos  eos  adcentasse ,  ipsumque  inter  ignavos  habendum,  si  non 
audeat  cum  eis  conferre  manum;  quibus  nuntiis  Brithnodus  in  audaciatn 
concitatus  pristinos  socios  ad  hoc  negotium  vocarit,  et  eum  paucis  bel- 
latoribus,  spe  victoriae  et  nimia  ductus  animositate,  iter  ad  bellum  sus- 
cepil,  et  praecavens  et  properans ,  ne  hostilis  exercitus  suite?»  unum 
pas  sum  pedis  se  absente  occuparet.  Bum  igitur  iter  agendo  ad  abbatiam 
Bameseiae  appropinquaret,  et  ab  abbate  Vulsio  sibi  suisque  hospitium 
et  procurationem  quaereret,  responsum  est  ei ,  "quod  locus  ille  tantae 
multitudini  non  sufficeret ,  sed  tamen  ne  omnino  abiret  repulsus,  sibi  et 
septem  de  stds ,  quod  petebat,  ministrareC\  Ad  quod  fertur  eleganter 
respondisse:  "sciat  domnus  Abbas,  quod  solus  sine  istis  nolo  prandere, 
quia  solus  sine  illis  nequeo  pugnare".  Et  sic  discedens  iter  ad  Elyen- 
sem  ecclesiam  direxit,  praemandans  abbati  Alsio  se  insulam  cum  imbe- 
cillis  copiis  transiturum  ad  pugnam,  et  si  ei  placeret,  apud  eum  cum 
suo  exercitu  coenaturum.  Cui  abbas  pari  voluntate  conventus  sui  re- 
spondit:    "se  in  opere  charitatis  nulla  numerositate  terreri ,    sed  magis 


Secgendas.  1 33 

de  ipsorum  adventu  gratulari".  Receptus  ergo  cum  omnibus  sit  is  regali 
hospitulitate  procurator,  et  pro  sedulo  monachorum  obsequio  ad  mag- 
num loci  amorem  succenditur.  Nee  videbatur  sibi  aliquid  bomim  unquam 
fecisse ,  si  hoc  monachorum  beneficium  irrenumeratum  reliquisset. 

Cogitans  itaque  apud  se  illos  causa  sui  non  parum  fuisse  gracatos, 
in  crastinum  causa  suscipiendae  fraternitatis  renit  in  capitulum,  et gra- 
tias  agens  abbati  atque  concentui  de  tarn  liberali  eorum  charitate ,  ad 
compens(did(im  eorum  largitatem  dedit  eis  statim  haec  capitalia  maneria, 
Spaldevich  et  Trumpintune ,  Ratendune ,  et  Hesberie ,  Sehdm  et  Acholl, 
exponens  negotiant  ad  quod  ibat,  aliaque  maneria  sub  hue  conditione 
concessit,  scilicet  Fuulburne ,  Thereresham,  Impetune,  Pampevorde, 
Crochestune  et  Fineberge ,  Tritpelave ,  Herdvic  et  Sumeresham  cum  ap~ 
pendiciis  ejus ,  et  super  haec  triginla  murcas  auri  et  viginti  libras  ar- 
genti:  ut,  si  forte  in  bello  occumberet ,  corpus  illius  hue  allatum  huma- 
rent.  Hauc  quoque  donatiouem  cum  duabus  crucibus  aureis  et  duabis  la- 
ciniis  pallii  sui  pretioso  opere  auri  et  gemmarum  contextis,  binisque 
cgrothecis  artificiose  compositis ,  Ecclesiae  Elgensl  investicit.  Veinde 
commendans  se  orationibus  fratrum  cum  suis  properavit  ad  bellum. 
Quo  perveniens  nee  suorum  paucitate  movetur,  nee  hostium  multitudine 
terretur ,  sed  statim  eos  adgreditur  et  per  quatuordecim  dies  ardenter 
cum  eis  congreditur.  Quorum  ultimo  die,  paucis  suorum  superstitibus, 
moriturum  se  intelligens,  non  seguior  contra  hostes  dimicabat,  sed  mag- 
na strage  illorum  facta,  pene  in  fugam  eos  concerterat,  donee  adver- 
sarii  paucitate  sociorum  ejus  animati,  facto  cuneo,  conglobati  unanimi- 
ter  in  turn  irruerunt,  et  caput  pugnantis  vix  cum  magno  labore  secue- 
runt,  quod  inde  fugientes  secum  in  patriam  portarerunt.  Abbas  vero, 
audito  belli  ecentu ,  cum  quibusdam  monachis  ad  locum  pugnae  profec- 
tus  corpus  ipsius  inventum  ad  hanc  ecclesiam  reportavit,  et  cum  honore 
sepelivit;  in  loco  autem  capitis  massam  cerae  rotundam  apposuit ,  quo 
siguo  din  postea  in  temporibus  recognitus ,  honorifice  inter  alios  est  lo- 
catus.  Fuit  autem  vir  iste  pins  et  strenuits  diebus  Edgdri,  Edvardi  re- 
gis et  martyris,  et  Adelredi,  regum  Anglorum,  et  mortuus  est  anno  reg- 
n i  ipsius  Adelredi  decimo  quarto,  ab  incur nalione  vera  Domini  anno 
nongentesimo  nonage simo  prima. 

brocen  vurde. 

het  [)<i  I13  ssa  hvoue   hors  forlaetau, 
ft* or  afysan  aucl  ford  gangan, 
hyegan  to  handum  and  to  livge  goduoi. 
5  Pa  l)iit  Offan  nucg  cerest  onfunde, 
Jiiit  se  eorl  nolde  yrnido  gejioljan: 
he  K-t  him  ba  of  handum  Ieofre   fleogan 
hafoc  vid  has  holtes,   and  to  |>yere  hilde  stop, 
be  bam  man  niihte  oncnavau,  bat  se  cniht  nolde 
10  vacjan  at  bam  vige,  pa  he   to  vapuum  feng; 
eac  him  volde  Eadric  his  ealdre  gelaestan 
frean  to  gefeohte.     Ougau  pa  ford  berau 
gar  to  glide:  he  halde  god  gepauc, 

4.  and  hige  godum,  Thorpius.  —  5.  pa]  deest  ap.  Th.  —  7.  handoii, 
Th.  —  11.  eac]  ac?  —  13.  hafde  God  gepanc,  Th.  male,  gepanc  etiam 
gen.  neutr.  est,  ef.  Luc.  9.  4fi.  ''pat  gepanc  eode  on  hig". 


134  Sectfendas 


•^ 


pa  hvile  he  mid  handuin  healdan  milite 
15  bord  aud  bradsvurd.     beot  he  gelaeste, 

pa  he  at  foran  his  frean  feohtau  sceolde. 

Pa  ba?r  Byrhtnod  ongan  beornas  tryinjau, 

rad  and  raedde,  rincum  teehte, 

hu  hi  sceoldon  standau  and  bone  stede  healdan; 
20  bad  bat  hyra  randas  rihte  heolden, 

faste  mid  folmnm,  and  ne  forhtedou  na. 

pa  he  hiifde  p2i  folc  fagre  getrymmed, 

he  lihte  ba  mid  leodum  ba?r  him  leofest  vas, 

peer  he  his  heordverod  holdust  viste : 
35  pa  stod  on  stade,  slidlice  clypode, 

vicinga  ar,  vordum  inaelde, 

se  on  beot  abead  brimlidendra 

arende  to  bam  eorle,  beer  he  on  ofre   stod: 

"Me  sendon  to  be  saemen  suelle, 
30  heton  be  secgan,  bat  bu  most  sendan  radfe 

beagas  vid  gebeorge.    and  eov  betere  is, 

bat  ge  bisne  garrses  mid  gafole  forgildau 

bonne  ve  sva  liearde  hilde  daelan. 

ne  burfe  ve  us  spillan,  gif  ge  spedad  to  ham: 
35  ve  villad  vid  bain  golde  grid  fastnjau. 

gif  bu  pat  geraedest,  pe  her  ricost  eart, 

bat  pu  pine  leoda  lysan  ville, 

sjllan  sa?mannum  on  hyra  silfra  dom 

feoh  vid  freotfe  and  niman  find  at  us: 
40  ve  villad  mid  bam  sceattum  us  to  scipe  gangan, 

on  flot  feran,  and  eov  frides  healdan". 

Byrhtnod  madelode,  bord  hafenode, 

vand  vacne  iisc,  vordum  maelde 

jrre  and  anraed,  ageaf  him  andsvare : 
45  "Gehyrst  bu,  sselida,  hviit  pis  folc  seged? 

Jii  villad  eov  to  gafole  garas  syllan, 

setrine  ord  and  ealde  svurd, 

ba  heregeatu,  be  eov  at  hilde  ne  deah. 

brimmanna  boda,  abeod  eft  ougean, 
•iO  sege  binum  leodum  micle  liidre  spell, 

pat  her  stynt  unforciid  eorl  mid  his  verode, 

be  vile  gealgjan  edel  pisne, 

Adelraedes  eard,  ealdres  mines, 

folc  and  foldan.    feallan  sceolon 
55  haedene  at  hilde.     to  heanlic  me  pynced, 

bat  ge  mid  urum  sceattum  to  scipe  gangan 

unbefohtene,  nu  ge  bus  feor  hider 

on  urne  eard  in  becomon. 

ne  sceole  ge  sva  softe  sine  gegangan: 
60  us  sceal  ord  and  ecg  cer  gescman, 


20.  randan,  Th.  —  heoldon,  Th.  —  32.  foryyldon,  Th.  —  33.  da?Ion, 
Th.  —  47.  cetrynne,  Th.  —  48.  deah,  Th.  —  50.  miccle,  Th.  —  55.  binced. 
Th.  —  56.  gangon,  Th.  —  58.  earde,   Th. 


Secgendas.  ia5 


Jo 


griui  gudplega,  aer  ve  gafol  syllan 
Het  pa  bord  beran,  beornas  gangau. 
bat  hi  on  bain  eastede  ealle  stodon. 
ne  inilite  beer  for  viitere  verod  to  bam  ddnuu, 
65  bser  com  fldveude  Add  iifter  cbban, 

lucon  lagustreamas ,  to  lang  hit  him  fenhte, 
hvanue  hi  to  gadere  garas  beron. 
hi  liser  Pautan  stream  mid  prasse  bestodon 
Eastseaxena  ord  ,  and  se  iischere ; 
70  ne  mihte  hyra  aenig  odruin  derjan, 
butan  hva  burn  Banes  flyht  fyl  genamc. 
se  flod  at  gevat:  ha  flotan  stodon  gearovc-. 
vicinga  fela  viges  georne. 
het  ba  haleda  hleo  healdan  ba  brycge 
75  vigan  vigheardne,  se  viis  Vulfstan  haten, 
cafne  mid  his  cyune.    biit  viis  Ceiilan  sunn, 
be  bone  formau  man  mid  his  francan  ofsce.it, 
J)e  b«r  baldlicost  on  ba  brycge  stop. 
par  stodon  mid  Vnlfstane  vigan  uuforhlc, 
80  Alfhere  and  Maccus,  mddige  twegen; 
ba  noldon  sit  bam  forde  fleam  gevyrcan, 
ac  hi  fastlice  vid  pa  fynd  veredon, 
l>e  hvilc  l>e  hi  vaepna  veakian  moston. 
Pa  hi  bat  ongeaton  and  georne  gesavon, 
*5  bat  hi  baer  brycgveardas  bitere  fundon : 
ongunnon  lytegjan  b»  lMe  &istas> 
bxdon,  bat  hi  npgangan  agan  moston, 
ofer  b»ue  ford  faran>  m'Aa  l*dan. 
i'.i  se  eorl  ougau  for  his  ofermdde 
90  iilyfan  landes  to  fela  lad  ere  peode, 
ongeau  cealljan  \m  ofer  cald  vsitcr 
Byrhthelmes  bearu;  beoruas  gehlystou. 
"Nn  eov  is  gerymed,  gad  riccne  to  j»s, 
guman,   to  guile.     God  ana  v;it 
95  hva  bare  viilstove  vealdan  mote". 

Vodon  b"  valvuifas  tfor  viitere  nc  muwou 
vicinga  vcrod)  vest  ofer  Pantan, 
ofer  scir  viiter  scildas  vcgon, 
lidmen  to  lande  liude  baeron. 
100  bar  ongean  gramum  gearove  stodon 

Byrhtnod  mid  beornum;    he  mid  burdum  bet 
vyrcau  bone  vihagan  and  bat  verod  healdan 
feste  vid  feondum:  pa  viis  feohte  neh 
tir  iit  getohtej  viis  seo  tid  cumen, 
105  bat  ba;r  faege  men  feaUan  sceoldo». 

pa  veard  bream  ahafen,  hremmas  vundon, 
earn  teses  georn;  viis  on  eordau  cyrm. 
Hi  leton  pa  of  folmau  feolhearde  spem, 


«,>„     t/.  74    bric»e,  Th.  —  76.  Ceolaii,  Th.  -*  78.  bricgc, 

«.i'S/Bi  ^iJV^Si.  ia**,  T„.  -  103,  ft**,  ». 


136  Secgendas. 

golde  gegrundene  garas  fleogan; 
110  bogan  vteron  bysige,  bord  ord  onfeng; 

biter  vas  se  beadurses,  beornas  feollon 

on  gehvadere  hand,  hyssas  lagon. 

vund  veard  Vulfmaer,  valreste  geceas 

Byrhtnodes  mseg;  be  mid  billum  veard. 
115  his  svuster  sunu,  svide  forheaven. 

bser  veard"  vicingnm  viderlean  agifen : 

gehyrde  ic,  biit  Ead veard  anne  sioge 

svide  mid  his  svurde  Csveuges  ne  vyrnde), 

bat  him  at  fotum  feoll  fsege  cempa. 
120  ])iis  him  his  peoden  pane  gesa3de 

bam  burbegne,  bat  he  byre  hafde. 

sva  stemnetton  stidhugende 

liysas  at  hilde;  hogodon  georne, 

hva  paer  mid  orde  eerost  mihte 
125  on  fa?gean  men  feorh  gevinnan, 

vigan  mid  vaepnum:  viil  feol  on  eord'an, 

stodon  stedefaste:  stihte  hi  Byrhtnod, 

biid  bat  hyssa  gehvylc  hogode   to  vige, 

\>e  on  Denuin  volde  dom  gefeohtan. 
130  Vdd  ba  viges  heard,  viepen  up  ahof, 

bord  to  gebeorge,  and  vid  })iis  beorues  stop. 

eode  sva  anra?d  eorl  to  bam  ceorle, 

segder  hyra  odrum  ylles  hogode. 

sende  ba  se  saerinc  suderne  gar: 
135  pa  gevunddd  veard  vigena  hlaford. 

he  sceaf  ba  mid  l)am  scilde,  bat  se  sceaft  tobarst, 

and  biit  spere  sprengde,  bat  hit  sprang  ongean. 

gegremod  veard  se  gfidrinc,  he  mid  gare  stang 

vlancne  vicing ,  be  bini  ba  vunde  forgeaf. 
140  frod  viis  se  fyrdrinc,  he  let  his  fraucan  vadan 

burh  bas  hysses  hals.     hand  visode, 

bat  he  on  bam  feersceadan  feorh  gercehte. 

ba  he  od'erne  ofstlice  sceat, 

bat  seo  b3rrne  tobarst:   he  viis  on  breostum  vund, 
145  burh  ba  hringlocau  him  iit  heortan  stod 

seterne  ord.    se  eorl  viis  be  blidra, 

hloh  ba  modig  man,  sa)de  metode  pane 

l>a.s  diigveorces,  be  him  diyhten  forgeaf. 

forlet  ba  drenga  sum  darod  of  handa 
150  fleogan  of  folman ,  piit  se  to  ford"  gevafc 

burh  bone  iidelan  Adelra?des   begen. 

him  be  healfe  stod  hyse  unveaxen, 

cniht  on  gecampe:  se  full  caflice 

109.  golde]  deest  ap.  Th.  —  121.  burbegne,  bat,  Th.]  byrbene,  ba, 
MS.  —  122.  stemnetton]  Thorpius  posuit  verbum  stemnettau,  cui  siynifi- 
cationem  dedit:  to  meet,  sed  cum  signo  interoyandi.  equidem  puto, 
stemnettau  reducendum  esse  ad  vocem  stiif,  unde  quoque  stefujau,  stemn- 
jan,  derivation  est.  —  127.  stedefaste,  Th.]  staede  fuste,  MS.  —  146. 
pettemc,  Th.  —  147.  modiman,  Th. 


Secgendas.  137 

breed  of  bam  beorne  blddigne  gar, 
155  Vulfstanes  beam,  Yulfmeer  se  geonga. 

forlet  forheardne  faran  eft  ongean: 

ord  in  gevod ,   bat  se  on  eordan  lag 

be  his  peoden  aer  bearle  geraehte. 

Eode  ba  gesyrved  secg  to  Jmm  eorle, 
160  volde  pas  beornes  beagas  gefecgan, 

reaf  and  hringas  and  gerenod  svurd: 

J)a  Byrhtnod  breed  bill  of  scaede 

brad  and  brunecg,  and  on  ba  byrnan  sloh : 

lirade  bine  gelette  lidmanna  sum, 
165  ba  he  biis  eorles  earm  amyrde. 

feoll  ba  to  foldan  fealoliilte  svurd : 

ne  mihte  he  gehealdan  heardne  mece, 

va?pnes  vealdan.    ba  git  bat  vord  gecviul 

har  hilderinc,  hyssas  bylde, 
170  bad  gangan   ford  gode  geferan 

(ne  mihte  ba  on  fotum  leng  faste  gestandan, 

heard  headurinc ,  he  to  beofenum  vlat) : 

t:Ic  gebance  }>e,  Jjeoda  valdend, 

ealra  baera  vjnna,  be  ic  on  vorulde  gebad ! 
175  nu  ic  ah,  milde   meotud,  inaeste  Jiearfe, 

bat  l>u  minum  gaste  godes  geunne, 

bat  min  savul  to  ]>e  sidjan  mote 

on  binne  geveald,  beoden  engla, 

mid  fride  ferjan:  ic  eom  frvnidig  to  be> 
160  bat  hi  helsceadan  hynan  ne  inoten''. 

ba  bine  heovon  heedene  scealcas, 

and  begen  ba  beornas,  be  him  bigstodon, 

AlfnoiT  and  Vulfmaer  ba  on  emne  lagon, 

begen  hyra  frean  feorh  gesealdon. 
185  Hi  bugon  ba  fram  beaduve  be  beer  beon  uoldon, 

baer  vurdon  Oddan  beam  eerest  on  fleame: 

Godric  fram  gaffe  be<ig  and  bone  godan  forlet, 

be  him  manigne  oft  mear  gesealde; 

he  gehleop  bone  eoh,  be  ahte  his  hlaford, 
190  on  bam  geraedum,  be  hit  riht  ne  vis, 

and  his  brodru  mid  him  begen  am  don, 

Godryne  and  Godrig;  gude  ne  gynidon, 

ac  vendon  fram  bam  vige  and  bone  vudu  sohton, 

Qugon  on  bat  fasten  and  hyra  feore  burgon, 
195  and  manna  ma,  bonne  hit  aenig  msed  vaere, 

gif  hi  }>a  geamunga  ealle  gemundon, 

l>e  he  him  to  dugude  gedon  hafde, 

sva  him  Offa  on  diig  aer  aseede 

154.  breed  =  briigd.  —  156.  for  heardne,  Th.  —  160.  he  volde ,  Th.  — 
162.  scede,  Th.  —  164.  rade,  Th.  —  172.  heard  headorinc]  desunt  tip.  Th. 
—  173.  Ic]  deest.  —  178.  bin,  Th.  —  179.  frymdi,  Th.  —  183.  A.  a.  V. 
begen  lagon  ba  on  emu,  Th.  —  184.  begen,  deest  ap.  Th.  —  191.  arndon] 
eerdon,  Th.  —  192.  Godrine  and  Godrig,  Th. ;  sed  videas  an  non  Godric 
el  Godrig  idem  nomen  sit.    cf.  tamen  vox  boreal,  rigr,  vel  rigr. 


138  Secgendas. 

on  [)am  inedelstede,  \m  he  gemot  hafdc ; 
200  \mt  l>aer  modlice  inauege  spraecou, 

be  eft  at  baere  benunge  hi  ^oljau  uoldou. 

Pa  veartf  afeallen  {)as  folces  ealdor, 

Adelraedes  eorl;  ealle  gesavon 

heordgeneatas,  J>at  hyra  hearra  lag. 
205  ha  \>xr  vendon  ford  vlauce  begeuas 

unearge  men  efston  georne: 

hi  voldon  Jia  ealle  oder  tvega, 

lif  forlaetan  ocTde  leofne  gevrecau, 

sva  hi  bjlde  fori!  beam  Alfrices, 
210  viga  vintrnm  geong,  vordiun  maelde: 

"Alfvine,  cvad  he,  on  ellenspraece 

gemuna,  Jm  msela,  \>e  ve  oft  at  meodo  spraecou. 

bonne  ve  on  beuce  beot  ahofou, 

hiiled  on  healle,  ymbe  heardgevinn; 
215  nu  mag  cunnjan  hva  cene  si! 

it  ville  mine  adelo  calluin  gecydan, 

l>at  ic  vas  on  Mvrcnm  micles  cyunes : 

vas  min  ealdfader  Ealhelm  haten, 

vis  ealdorman  voruldgesaelig: 
220  ne  sceolon  me  on  bapre  beiide  begeuas  at  v  it  an. 

pat  ic  of  bisse  fyrde  feran  ville, 

eard  gesecan,  nu  min  ealdor  ligecl 

forheaven  at  hilde.    me  is  bat  h  tar  ma  maest, 

he  viis  aegder  min  maeg  and  min  hlaford". 
225  Pa  he  ford  eode,  faehde  gemuude, 

bat  he  mid  ordc  anne  geraehte 

Hot  an  on  bam  folce,  bat  se  on  foldau  lag 

forvegen  mid  his  vaepne.     ongan  b<i  vinas  uiaiijan. 

frynd  and  geferan ,  \mt  hi  ford  eodou. 
230  OlTa  gemaelde,  iischolt  ascetic: 

"Hvat  l»n,  Alfvine,  hafast  ealle  gemainWh 

begeuas  to  |tearfe!  nu  ure  beoden  lid, 

eorl  on  eordan,  us  is  eallum  btarf. 

biit  fire  aeghvylc  oderne  bylde 
235  vigau  to  vigc,  b«*  hvile  be  he  vaepen  mu;ge 

habban  and  healdan,  heardue  niece, 

gar  and  god  svurd.     us  Godi'ic  hiifd. 

earh  Oddan  beam,  ealle  besvicene. 

vt-nde  b'is  formouig  man,  ba  be  on  mearce  r«id, 
240  on  vlaucan  barn  vicge ,  {nit  vocre  hit  ure  hlaford  ; 

forban  veariT  her  on  felda  folc  tiitvaemed 

scildburh  tobrocen;  abremfc  his  angin, 

200.  manega,  Th.  —  201.  penunge  hi]  desunt  ci)>.  Th.  —  204.  heorra. 
Th. —  211.  cviid]  J>a  cviid,  Th.  —  ellenspra^c  gemuna,  Th.  —  815.  m. 
Th.  —  216.  vylle,  Th.  —  217.  Myrcon,  Th.  —  818.  ealdfader]  ealda  fader, 
Th.  —  224.  versus  male  formatus,  cum  ictus  htindt/naquam  in  voce  min 
sed  potius  in  inaeg  et  hlaford  collocari  debeat;  itaque  pro  hlaford  man- 
dryhten  leijendum  esse  puto.  —  227.  sej  he?  —  23i>.  for  inoni,  Th.  — 
mearc.  Th.  —  242.  scyldburh,  Th.  —  atredtel 


Secgcndas.  139 

bat  he  her  sva  manigne  man  aflymde!" 

Leofsiuiu  gemoelde  and  his  linde  dhof, 
345  bord  to  gebeorge,  he  bam  beorue  oncviid : 

"Ic  bat  gehdte,  bat  ic  heonon  nelle 

fleou  fotes  trym ,  ac  ville  furtTor  gdn, 

vrecan  on  geviune  minne  vinedrihten. 

ue  burfon  me  embe  Sturm  ere  stedefaste  haled 
250  vordum  iitvitan,  mi  min  vine  gecrauc, 

bat  ic  hldfordleas  ham  sidje, 

veude  fram  vige,  ac  me  sceal  vsepen  niman, 

ord  and  iren".    He  ful  yrre  vod, 

feaht  fiistlice,  fleam  he  forhogcde. 
355  Dnnbere  bd  cvad,  darod  acvehte, 

uuorne  ceorl  ofer  eall  clypdde, 

bad,  bat  beorna  gehvylc  Byrhtndcf  vraece: 

"Ne  mag  nd  vandjan   se  be  vrecan  fenced 

frean  on  folce,  ne  for  feore  murnan". 
300  F»d  hi  ford  eodon,  feores  hi  ne  rohton, 

ongunnon  bd  hiredmen  heardlice  feohtan, 

grame  giirberend,  and  god  bsedon, 

biit  hi  moston  gevrecan  hira  vinedrihten 

and  on  hira  feondum  fyl  gevyrcan. 
265  him  se  gisel  ongan  georulice  fylstan : 

he  viis  on  \ordhymbrum  heardes  cynnes, 

Ecgldfes  beam ,  him  vas  Ascfertf  nama : 

he  ne  vandode  nd  at  bam  vigplegan, 

ac  he  fysde  ford  fldna  geneahe: 
270  hvilon  he  on  bord  sceat,  hvilon  beoru  tesde 

sefre  embe  stuude  he  sealde  same  vuude, 

bd  hvile  be  he  veepna  vealdan  nioste. 

pa  git  on  orde  stod  Eadveard  se  langa, 

gearc  and  geornful,  gilpvordum  spriic, 
275  bat  he  nolde  fleogan  fdtmsel  landes, 

ofer  bac  bugan,  bd  his  betera  lag. 

he  briic  bone  bordveall  and  vid  bd  beornas  lead!. 

6(T  bat  lie  his  siucgifan  on  bam  ssemamuun 

vurdlice  vrac,  ser  he  on  viile  laege. 
280  sva  dide  Edelric,  adele  gefera, 

fus  and  fordgeora;  feaht  eornoste 

Sibyrhtes  brodor,  and  svide  manig  dder; 

clnfon  cellddbord,  cene  hi  veredon. 

biirst  bordes  lrerig  and  seo  byrne  sang 
285  gryreleoda  sum.     bd  at  giide  s!6h 

Offa  bone  sselidan,  bitt  he  on  eordan  feoll 

and  bser  Gaddes  mseg  grund  gesohte. 

hrade  veard  at  hilde  Offa  forheaven: 

he  hiifde  beah  gefordod,  J)iit  he  his  frean  gehet, 

255.  Dunnere,  Th.  —  265.  gysel,  Th.  —  266.  Nordhymbron,  27».  — 
279.  vrec,  Th.  —  280.  Aderic,  Th.  cum  a  cum  a,  jungi  non  debeat,  Edel- 
ric,  ahd.  Uodalrih,  scripni.  —  285.  gryre  leode,  Th.  —  288.  rade,  Th, 


140  Secgendas. 

290  sva  he  beotode  oer  vid  his  beahgifan, 

bat  hi  sceoldon  begen  on  burh  ridau 

hale  to  haine,  odde  on  here  crincgan, 

on  viilstove  vunduin  sveltan: 

he  lag  begenlice  beddne  gehende. 
295  F*a  veard  borda  gebrac,  brimmen  vodon 

glide  gegremode.     gar  oft  burhvdd 

fseges  feorhhus.     Ford  J) a  eode  Vistan, 

Purstanes  sunn,  vid  has  secgas  feaht. 

he  vas  on  gebrange  hyra  breora  bana, 
300  asr  liim  Vigelines  beam  on  bam  vale  Uege. 

baer  viis  stitT  gemot,  sttidon  fiiste 

vigan  on  gevinne ,  vigend  crungon 

vundnm  verige,  val  fedl  on  eordaii. 

Osvold  and  Ealdvold  ealle  bvile 
305  begen  gebrodru  beornas  trvmedon 

hira  vinemagas,  vordum  baedon, 

bat  hi  baer  at  bearfe  boljau  sceoldon, 

uuvaclice  vaepna  nedtan. 

BjThtvold  madelode,  bord  hafendde 
310  (se  viis  ealdgeneat),  iisc  acvehte, 

he  fnl  baldlice  beornas  lserde: 

"Hyge  sceal  be  heardra,  heorte  be  cenre, 

mod  sceal  be  mare,  be  ure  miigen  lytlad ! 

her  lid  ure  ealdor  ealle  forheaven 
315  god  on  greote.     a  mag  gnornjau 

se  be  nu  fram  pys  vigplegan  vendau  beuced  ! 

ic  eom  frdd  feores :  fram  ic  ne  ville, 

ac  ic  me  be  healfe  minum  hkiforde 

be  sva  leofan  men  licgan  bence". 
320  Sva  hi  Adelgares  beam  ealle  bvlde, 

Godric  to  glide  (oft  he  gar  forlet, 

viilspere  vindan  on  pa  vicingas), 

sva  he  on  bam  folce  fyrmest  eode, 

hedv  and  hynde,  od  pat  he  on  hilde  gecrauc. 
325  nas  J>at  na  se  Godric,  be  pa  gude  forbeah. 
Cetera  desiderantur. 
(Thorpe,   Analecta  Anglo- Saxonica  121  —  130.J 


J  u  d  i  it. 

Hoc  carmen,  omnium  htijus  generis  facile  pulcherrimum ,  duodecim 
quondam  habuit  capita,  quorum  quodvis  plus  centum  versus  continuit. 
Temporum  iyitur  injuria  novem  capita  cum  deperdita  sint,  integrum  certe 
carmen  mille  versus  et  quadringentos  numerasse ,    veri  simillimum  est. 

tvedde  gifena 

in  j>ys  ginuan  grunde  lied  ba?r  ba  gearve  funde 


292.  crintgan,   Th.  —    299.  gebrang,   Th.   --    312.  Hige,   Tit.  315. 

greote,  Th.  —  319.  leofan,  Th.  —  2.  |»ys,  Thorpins 


Secgendas.  141 

mu nd l>3' rd  at  J>am  ma?  ran  beodne,  ba  heo  ahte  mseste  bearfe, 

livldo  jias  hShstan  deman,  Jiixt  lie  hie  vicT  piis  hehstan  brdgan 
5  gefriddde  frymda  valdend.     liire  has  fader  on  roderum 

torhtmod  tide  gefremede,  be  heo  ahte  trumne  geleafan 

a  to  bam  almihtigan.  —  Gefragn  ic  ba  Olofernus 

via  hatan  vyrcean  georne,  and  eallum  vuudrum  prymlic 

girvau  up  svsesendo.     to  pani  het  se  guniena  baldor 
10  ealle  pa  yldestan  pegnas,  hie  pat  ofstum  miclum 

ra?fndon  rondvigende,  comon  to  l>am  rican  peodne 

fcran  folces  raesvan;  pat  vas  by  feordan  dogore 

piis  be  Judid  hine  gleav  on  geponce, 

ides   alfscinu,  cerest  gesohte. 
15  Hie  pa  to  pam  symle  sittan  eodon,  (X.) 

vlance  to  vingedrince,  ealle  his  veagesidas, 

bealde  byrnvigende.     ba;r  va?ron  bollan  steape 

boren  after  bencum  gelome,  svylce  eac  bunan  and  orcas 

fulle  fletsittendum.    hie  pat  faege  begon 
20  rofe  rondvigende,   peah  biis  se  rica  ne  vende, 

egesful  eorla  dryhten.  —  Pa  veard  Olofernus, 

goldvine  guniena,  on  gytesalum; 

hloh  and  hlydde,  hlynede  and  dynede, 

pat  mihten  lira  beam  feorran  gehyran, 
25  liu  se   stidincda  styrmde  and  gyiede 

mddig  and  medugal;  manode  geneahhe 

bencsittende,  bat  hi  gcbserdon  vel. 

Sva  se  invidda  ofer  ealne  dag 

dryhtguman  sine  drencte  mid  vine, 
30  svidmod  sinces  brytta,  6d  bat  hie  on  sviman  lagon; 

oferdrencte  his  dugude  ealle  svjlce  hie  va?ron  deade  geslegene, 

agotene  goda  gehvylces;  sva  het  se  guniena  aldor 

fylgan  fletsittendum,  6<\  bat  lira  bearnum 

neala?hte  niht  seo  bystre.     het  ba  nida  geblonden 
35  ba  eadigan  miigd   ofstum  fetigan 

to  his  bedreste  beaguui  gehliiste, 

hringum  gehrodene.    hie  tirade  fremedon 

anbihtscealcas,  sva  him  heora  ealdor  bebead, 

byrnvigena  brego.     bearhtme  stopon 
40  to  pain  gisterne,  pasr  hi  Judide 

fundon  ferhdgleave;  and  pa  fromlice 

lindvigende  Isedan  ongunnon 

pa  torhtan  miigd  to  trafe  pam  hean, 

paer  se  rica  hine  reste  on  symbel 
45  nihtes  inne,  nergende  lad, 

Olofernus.    I'a  viis  eallgylden 

fleohnet  and  fager  jmbe  bas  folctogan 

bed  ahongen,  pat  se  bealofulla 

4.  hehstan]  Serisum  i/uamvis  praebeat  haec  vox,  tamen  nescio,  annon 
haedenes,  vel  hsedenan  legendum  sit.  —  7.  Gefragen,  Th.  —  11.  20.  rond- 
viggende,  Th.  —  17.  byrnviggende,  Th.  —  21.  Holofernus,  nti  etiam  v.  7, 
Th.  —  22.  gystesalum  suggessit  Th.,  quod  tamen  gystsalum  scribendum 
esset.  —  32.  anbyht,  Th.  —  42.  viggende,  Th. 


142  Secgendas. 

mihte  vlitau  purh,  vigena  baldor, 
50  on  wghvylcne  be  paer  inne  com 

haleda  bearna,  aud  ou  hine  nsenig 

in i <n n :i  Cannes ?  uimcTe  se  mddiga  hvane 

niderdfra  him  pe  near  het 

rinca  to  rune  gegangan.    Hie  pa  ou  reste  gebroliton 
55  suude  pa  snoteran  idese.    eodon  pa  snelferhde  haled 

heora  hearran  cydan,  pat  vas  sed  halige  nieovle 

gebroht  on  his  biirgetelde:  pa  veard  se  brema  on  mode 

blide,  burga  ealdor,  pohte  pa  beorhtan  idese 

mid  vidle  aud  mid  vomme  besmitan;  ne  volde  pat  vuldres  drum 
60  gepafjan  prymmes  hirde,  ac  he  him  pas  pinges  gestyrde, 

dryhten,  dugeda  valdend.     Gevat  ba  se  deofulcunde, 

galferhd,  gumena  Create  garberendra 

bealofull  his  beddes  neosan  ba?r  he  sceolde  his  blaed  forledsan 

iidre  biuuan  anre  nihte :  hafde  he  his  ende  gebidenne 
65  ou  eordan  unsva?slicne,  svAicne  he  a?r  after  vorhte, 

pearlmdd  l)e6den  gumena,  penden  he  on  bisse  vorulde 

vunode  under  volcna  hrdfe.     Gefedl  pa  vine  sva  druncen 

se  rica  on  his  reste  middan  sva  he  nyste  raeda  nanne 

on  gevitlocan.     vigend  stopon 
70  fit  of  bam  inne  ofstum  miclum, 

veras  vinsade,  pe  pone  varlogan, 

ladne  leodhatan  lseddon  to  bedde. 

nehstan  side,    ba  vas  nergendes 

beoven  brymful  pearle  gemyndig 
75  hii  bed  pone  atolan  eaddst  mihte 

ealdre  beneman,  a?r  se  unsyfra 

voinfull  onvdce.    genam  pa  vundenlocc 

seippendes  inagd  scearpne  niece 

sciirum  heardne  and  of  sceade  abraed 
80  svidran  folme.     ougan  ba  svegles  veard 

be  naraan  nemnan,  nergend  ealra 

voruldbiiendra,  and  pat  vord  acvad  : 

tcIc  pe,  frymda  god  and  frdfre  gast, 

beam  alvaldan  biddan  ville 
85  miltse  pinre  me  pearfendre, 

prinesse  prym!   pearle  is  me  nu  pa 

heorte  onhaeted  and  byge  gedmor  svide, 

mid  sorgum  gedrefed.    forgif  me,  svegles  ealdor, 

sigor  and  sddne  geleafan,  pat  ic  mid  pvs  sveorde  mote 
90  geheavan  pisne  mordres  bryttan;  geunuc  me  minra  gesynta, 

pearlmdd  pedden  gumena:  nahte  ic  pinre  naefre 

miltse  pon  maran  pearfe.     gevrec  nu,  militig  dryhten, 

torhtmdd  tires  brytta,  pat  me  is  pus  torne  on  mode, 

hate  on  hredre  minium".    Hi  pa  se  hehsta  deina 
95  iidre  mid  cine  oubryrde,  sva  he  dtd  anra  gehvylcne 


55.  snelferhde]  stercedferlide,  Th.  contra  aUiterationis  legem,  (pine 
sn  et  st  jtmgere  vetat.  —  68.  garberendra]  deest  upud  Th.  —  69.  viggead, 
Th.  —  76.  bcnaeman,  Th.  —  18.  scyppendes,  Th.  —  *H.  prvncsse,  Th.  — 
nuda,  Th.  —  87.  heorte  ys  onhoeted,  MS.  —  90.  mordres,  Th. 


Secgcndas.  143 

herbiiendra,  pe  liine  him  to  helpe  seced 

mid  ruede  aud  mid  rihte  geleafan.    p;i  vcard  hire  riime  on  mode, 

haligre  hyht  genivod  ;  genam  pa  jione  ha?denan  maunan 

fiiste  be  feaxe  sinum,  teah  bine  folmum 
(00  vid  hire  veard  bismerlice,   and  bone  bealofnllau 

listum  alegde,  ladne  nia  1111:111. 

sva  bed  pas  unlaedau  eadost  mihte 

vel  gevealdan.    slob  pa  vundenlocc 

|)one  feoiidsceadan  fagum  mecC; 
105  hete  poncolne,  l>iit  heo  healfne  forcearf 

|)one  sveoran  him,  bat  be  on  sviman  liig 

druncen  and  dolhvnnd.     niis  pa  dead  pa  git, 

ealles  orsavle.     sloh  pa  eornoste 

ides  ellenrof  odre  side 
110  pone  luedenan  blind,  bat  him  bat  heafod  vand 

ford  on  pa  flore.    lag  se  fiila  leap 

gaesne  be  aftan:  gaast  ellor  hvearf 

under  ueovelnes  and  paer  geniderad  vas 

susle  gesaeled  siddau  oefre, 
115  vyrmum  bevunden,  vitnm  gebunden 

hearde  gehafted  in  belle  brjue 

iifter  hinside.    ne  bearf  be  hopjan  no, 

pystrum  forpylmed,   pat  he  ponan  mote 

of  pam  vyrmsele;  ac  paer  vnnjan  sceal 
120  ava  to  aldre  biitan  ende  ford 

in  pam  heolstran  ham    hyhtvynna  leas. 

Hiifde  pa  gefohten  foremoerne  blaed  <\l.) 

Judid  at  glide,  sva  hire  god  fide, 

svegles  ealdor,  pe  hire  sigores  onlab. 
125  pa  sed  snotere  miigd  sniide  gebrohte 

pas  here  vae  dan  heafod  sva  blodig 

on  pam  fiitelse,  pe  hire  foregenga, 

blachleor  ides,  hira  begea  nest 

peavum  gepnngen  pyder  onlaadde, 
130  and  hit  pa  sva  heolfrig  hire  on  bond  ageaf 

hygeponcolre  ham  t6  beranne 

Judid  gyngran  sinre.    eodon  ba  gegnum  panone 

pa  idesa  ba  ellenpriste, 

6d  pat  hie  becomon  collenferhde, 
135  eadhredige  magd,  ut  of  pam  herige, 

pat  hie  svedtollice  geseon  mihten 

psere  vlitigan  byrig  veallas  blican, 

Bethuliam.     Hie  pa  beahhrodene 

fedelaste  ford  onetton, 
140  66  hie  gladmode  gegan  hafdon 

to  pam  vealgate.    vigend  saeton, 

veras  vaccende  vearde  heoldon 


100.  hyre  —  bysmerlice,  Th.  —  101.  alede,  Th.  —  107.  gyt,  Th.  — 
123.  Judith,  Th.  —  124.  onleah,  Th.  —  131.  bige,  Th.  —  berenne,  Th.  — 
132.  gingran,  Th.  —  139.  onettan,  Th.  —  141.  viggend,  Th.  —  142.  heo- 
ildon,  MS. 


144  Secgendas. 

in  bam  fiistenne,  svd  bam  folce  *r 
geomormodum  Judid  bebead, 

145  searoboucol  miigcT,  bd  heo  oa  sid  gevat, 
ides  elleurof.     viis  ba  eft  cumen 

leof  to  leodum,  and  ba  lungre  bet 

gleavhydig  vif  giimeua  sumne 

of  baere  ginnan  byrig  bire  to  geaues  gan 

150  and  hi  ofostlice  inforla;tan 

burh  biis  vealles  geat,  and  bat  vord  acvad 
to  bam  sigefolce:  "Ic  eov  secgan  mag 
poncvyrde  ping,  pat  ge  ne  pyrfen  leng 
murnan  on  mode:  eov  is  metod  blitfe 

155  cyninga  vuldor.    pat  gecyded  veard 

geond  voruld  vide,  pat  eov  is  vuldorbhed 
torhtlic  to  veard  and  tyr  gifede 
para  laeda  be  ge  lange  drugon". 
Pd  vurdon  blide  burhsittende 

160  sid  dan  hi  gehyrdon,  hii  seo  halige  sprac 
ofer  heanne  veall.    here  viis  on  lustum, 
vitf  l>jis  fiistengeates  folc  onette, 
veras  vif  somod ,  vornum  and  heapum, 
preatum  and  brynimum,  brungon  and  union 

165  ongean  bd  beodnes  rniigd  busendmaelum 
ealde  ge  geonge.    seghvylcum  veard 
men  on  ba?re  medobyrig  mod  areted, 
sitfdan  hie  ongedton,  bat  viis  Judid  cumeu 
eft  to  edle,  and  ba  ofostlice 

170  hie  mid  eadmedum  inforleton. 

Pa  seo  gleave  net  golde  gefriitvod 
hire  binenne  bancolmdde 
biis  herevsedan  heafod  onvridan 
and  hit  to  behife  blodig  atyvan 

175  bam  burhleodum,  hu  hire  at  beaduve  gespeov. 
sprac  pa  seo  adele  to  eallum  bam  folce : 
"Her  ge  magon  sveotole,  sigerofe  haled", 
leoda  rsesvan,  on  pas  Iddestan 
haedenes  headorinces  heafod  starjan, 

180  Olofernes  unlifigendes, 

lie  us  monna  meest  mordra  gefremede, 
sdrra  sorga,  and  svidor  git 
yean  volde:  ac  him  ne  ud'e  god 
lengran  lifes,  ])iit  he  mid  labium  us 

185  eglan  moste:  ic  him  ealdor  ddbrong 

burh  godes  fultum.    nu  ic  gumena  gehvone 
bissa  burglecida  biddau  ville 
randvigendra,  \mt  ge  recen  eov 
fysan  to  gefeobte.    siddan  frymda  god, 


144.  Judithe,  Th.  —  150.  forketon,  MS.  —  158.  lsedda,  Th.  —  160. 
syddan,  Th.  —  168.  syddan,  Th.  —  179.  starjad,  MS.  —  184.  laed'cTum,  Th. 
—  188.  viggendra,  Th. 


Secgendas.  145 


190  aerfast  cyniug  eastan  sende 

leohtne  leoman,  berad  linde  ford, 
bord  for  breostum  aud  byrnhomas, 
scire  helinas  in  sceadena  geniong; 
fyllan  folctogau  fagum  sveordum, 

195  faege  frumgiiras;  fvnd  syndon  eovere 
gedemed  to  deade,  and  ge  dom  agou, 
tyr  at  tohtan,  sva  eov  getacuod  hafarf 
mihtig  dryhten  burh  mine  hand". 
F*a  veard  suelra  verod  sniide  gegearevod 

200  eeura  to  campe.     stopon  cyuerofe 
secgas  and  gesidas,  boeron  sigejmfas 
foron  to  gefeolite  ford  on  gerilite 
haled  under  helimun  of  paere  haligrau  bj'rig 
on   bat  dagred  sylf,  d3'uedon  scildas, 

205  hlude  hlummon  :  \vAs  se  hlanca  gefeah 
vulf  in  valde ,  and  se  vanna  hrafn, 
valgifre  fugel;  veston  begeu, 
pat  him  pa  peodguman  pohton  tiljan 
fylle  on  fa?gum;  ac  him  fleah  on  laste 

210  earn  aetes  georn,  iirigfedera, 
salovigpada,  saug  hildeleoiT, 
hyruednebba.    stopon  headorincas 
beornas  to  beadove  bordnm  bebeahte, 
hvealfnm  lindum,   pa  pe  hvile  :nr 

215  ell»e6digra  edvit  poledon, 

hoedenra  hosp.     him  pat  hearde  veard 
iit  pam  ascplegan  eallum  forgolden 
Assyrium ,  siddan  Ebreas 
under  gudfanum  gegan  Iiafdon 

220  to  ]>am  fyrdvicum.    hie  pa  fromlice 
lt-tou  ford  fleogan  flana  scuras, 
hildenadran  of  hornbogan, 
strselas  stedehearde;  stjrmdon  hlude 
grame  gudfrecan,  garas  seudon 

225  in  heardra  gemaug;  hilled  van-on  yrre 
landbiiende  ladum  cynne; 
stopon  styrnmode,  stei-cedferlidr. 
vrehton  unsofte  ealdgenidJan 
medoverige;  in  nudum  brugdon 

230  scealcas  of  sceadum  scirmaeled  svyrd 
ecgnm  gecoste;  sldgon  eornoste 
Assyria  oretmiicgas 
nidhjcgendej  minne  ne  sparedou 
pas  herefolces,  beanne  ne  rice 

235  cvicera  manna  pe  hie  ofercuman  mi  in  on. 


194.  fyllan,  Th.  infinitums   locum  habere  non  postest.     cui  non  pla- 
cuerit  fyllan,  i.  e.  caedamus ,  fyllad ,  i.  e.  caedite,   ut  legat  necesse  est. 

—  201.  sigepufas]  pufas,  Th.;  sed  alliteratio  Icesa  hac  restitutione  egebat. 

—  203.  haligran]  comparativum  mendose  positum   esse  arbitror.     legas 
aut  haligre,  aut  hiiligan.  —  206.  hrefn,  Th.  —  211.  salovig  pada,  Th. 

10 


140  Secgendas. 

Sva  pa  magopegnas  oil  pa  morgentid  (XII.) 

elitou  elpedda  ealle  prage 

od  pat  ongeaton  pa  pe  grame  vseron 

pits  lierefolces  heiifodveardas, 
240  J>at  him  svyrdgesving  svidlic  eavdon 

veras  Ebreiscej  hie  vorduni  pat 

pam  yldestan  ealdorpegnum 

cjdan  eodon;  vrehton  cumbolvigau 

and  him  forhtlice  fa?rspel  bodedon 
245  medoverigum  morgencollan, 

atolne  ecgplegan.     Pa  ic  adre  gefragn 

slegefsege  haled  slaepe  tobrerian 

and  vid  pas  bealofullan  burgeteldes 

veras  videferluTe  hvearfam  pringau 
250  Olofernes.     hogodon  aninga 

hira  hlaforde  hjido  bodjan 

aer  pon  pe  him  se  egesa  on  ufan  sa?te, 

miigen  Ebrea;  mynton  ealle, 

pat  se  beorna  brego  and  seo  beorhte  magd 
255  in  pam  vlitegan  triife  va?ron  sit  somne, 

Juditf  seo  affele  and  se  galmoda 

egesfnll  and  afor :  nas  peah  eorla  nan 

pe  pone  vigend  aveccan  porste 

od(Te  gecunnjan,  hii  pone  cumbolvigau 
260  vid"  pa  halgan  miigd  hafde  gevorden, 

metodes  meovlan.    Magen  neahelite 

folc  Ebrea,  fnhton  pearle 

heardum  heoruva?pnum ;  hafte  guidon 

hira  fyrngeflitu,  fagum  svyrdum 
265  ealle  afponcan.    Assyria  veard 

on  [tam  djigeveorce  dom  gesvidrdd, 

biilc  forbjged.     beornas  stodon 

3rmbe  hira  peodnes  triif  pearle  gebylde, 

sveorcendferhde.    hi  pa  somod  ealle 
270  ongunnon  cohhe(an ,  cirraan  hlude 

and  gristbitjan  gode  orfeorme, 

mid  tddum  torn  poligende.     pa  vas  hira  tyres  at  ende, 

eades  and  ellendaeda.    hogedon  pa  eorlas 

aveccan  hira  vinedryhten;   him  viht  ne  spenv. 
275  Pa  veartf  sid  and  late  sum  til  pam  arod 

para  beadorinca,  pat  he  in  pat  biirgeteld 

nidheard  nedde,  sva  hine  nyd  fordraf: 

240.  eovdon,  Th.  —  243.  vrehton j  incertum  est,  utrutn  vrehton,  ac- 
cusaverunt,  an  vrehton  excitarunt ,  an  rehton^  narraverunt.  Si  vrehton, 
vrehton  pratferas,  cumbolvigau  tanquam  accus.,  si  rehton,  tanquam  no- 
tnin.  stimi  debet.  —  245.  morgen  collan,  Th.  —  247.  siege  faege,  Th.  — 
tobredon,  Th.  —  249.  videferhde]  ferhde,  Th.  ferhd,  adj.  non  nisi  in 
compositis  occurrit.  pro  hvearfum  lege  vornum.  —  259.  viggend,  Th.  — 
265.  afponcan]  Thorpius  afponcas  legere  vult;  recte,  procul  dubio.  —  267. 
forbiged,  Th.  —  271.  gdde]  gode,  Th.  lectio  dubia.  gdde  orfeorme  = 
substantiae,  opum  expertes;  gode  orfeorme  =  dei  expertes.  cf.  ad  1.  aller 
giiete  bar;  ad  2.  von  gote  verla$en.  —  275.  aned,  anraed? 


Secgendas.  147 

fmide  pa  on  bedde  blaeue  Licgan 

liis  goldgifan  gastes  ga?senne, 
280  lifes  belidenne.     lie  bii  lungre  gefeoll 

freorig  to  feoldan ,  ougan  his  feax  teran, 

hreoh  on  mode,  aud  his  hriigl  somod, 

and  bat  vord  acvad  to  Jiam  vigendum 

be  paer  unrdte  ute  vaeron  : 
285  "Her  is  gesvfitelod  ure  sylfra  forvyrd, 

toveard  getacnod,  jjat  paere  tide  |><i  git 

is  mid  nidum  neah  geprungen, 

pe  ve  life  sculon  losjan  somod, 

at  sacce  forveordan:  her  lid  sveorde  geheaven, 
290  beheafdod  healdeud  fire!"    Hi  pa  hreovigmode 

vurpon  bira  vaepeu  of  dune,  geviton  him  vcrigferhde 

on  fleam  sceacan.     him  man  feaht  on  last, 

mageneacen  folc,  6tT  se  maesta  dael 

biis  heriges  lag  bilde  gesaeged 
295  on  j>am  sigevonge,  sveordum  geheaven, 

vnlfum  to   villau  and  eiic  valgifrum 

fuglum  to  frofre.    flugon  pa.  pe  lildon 

ladra  lindvigendra;  him  on  laste  for 

sveot  Ebrea   sigore   geveordod 
300  dome  gedyrsdd;  him  feng  dryhten  god 

fiigre  on  fultum,  frea  almihtig. 

Hi  |>a  fromliee  fagum  svyrdum 

hiiletf  hj-gerofe  herepad  vorhtou 

l)iirh  liidra  gemong,  linde  heovon 
305  scildburh  scaeron;  sceoteud  vaeron 

gude  gegremede  gnman  Ebreisce; 

|)egnas  on  pa  tid  pearle  gelyste 

gargevinues.    paer  on  greot  gefeoll 

se  byhsta  dael  heafodgerimes 
310  Assyria  ealdordngude; 

lad  an  cynnes  lythvon  becom 

cvicera  to  cvdde.     cirdon  eynerofe 

vigend  on  vidertrod  valscel  on  innan, 

reocende  hrsev.    rum  viis  to  nimanne 
315  londbuenduin  on  j)iim  ladestan 

hira  ealdfeondum  unliiigendum 

heolfrig  herereaf,  hyrsta,  scjne  bord 

and  brad  svyrd,   brune  helmas 

dyre  madmas.     hafdon  domlice 
320  on  ])am  folcstede  fynd  ofervunnen, 

279.  gesne,  Th.  adjectivum  gaesen  accusativum  sing.  g.  masc.  gsesenne 
format,  non  gaesne.  sed  vide,  an  non  versus  legi  debeat:  gastes  gaesen- 
ne  his  goldgifan;  in  priore  tantum  versus  parte  duo  vocabula  inveniri 
solent,  quae  eadem  incipiunt  litera.  — >  283.  viggendum,  Th.  —  286.  pa 
git]  abest.  —  288.  life]  deest  ap.  Th.  —  losjan  passive  sumitur.  —  297. 
lyfdon,  Th.  —  298.  viggendra,  Th.  —  303.  herpatf,  MS.  —  305.  vaeran,  Th. 
—  310.  ealdor  dugude,  Th.  —  313.  viggend,  Th.  —  314.  hraev  si  servari 
non  debet,  reeve  legi  potest,  etiam  cirdon  (v.  312J  mutandum  videtur  in 
tirdon  (=  tirigdon).  offendit  enim,  quia  tres  voces  tantum  ab  eadam  li- 
tera in  versu  incipiunt.    rsev  angl.  vow,  ordo,  series;  theod.  reiha. 


148  Secgendas. 

ertelveardas  ealdhettende 

svyrdum  asvefede.    hie  on  svade  re&ton, 

pa  be  him  to  life  ladost  vaeron 
cvicera  cynna.    Pa  se6  cneoris  eall, 
325  roagcla  maerost  anes  mondes  fyrst 

vlance  vundenloce  vagon  and  laeddon 

to  paere  beorhtan  byrig  Bethuliam 

lielmas  and  hupseax,  hare  bj-rnan, 

gucTsceorp  gumena  golde  gefratvod, 
330  maerra  mart  ma  bonne  mon  aenig 

asecgan  maege  searoponcelra: 

eal  bat  ba  beodguman  brymme  gceodon 

cene  under  cumblum  iit  compvige 

burh  Judirte  gleave  lare, 
335  miigcT  mddigre.     hi  to  mede  hire 

of  bam  sirtfate  s3ifre  brohton 

eorlas  iiscrofe  Olofernes 

sveord  and  svatigne  helm,  svylce  eac  side  byrnau 

gerenode  readum  golde  and  eal  bat  se  rinca  baldor 
340  svirtmod  sinces  ante  ocTde  sundoryrfes, 

beaga  and  beorhtra  martma:   hi  bat  paere  beorhtan  idese 

ageafon  gearoboncolre.    ealles  bas  Judirt  sagde 

vuldor  veroda  dryhtne  be  hire  veordmynte  geaf, 

maerrte  on  moldan  rice  svylce  eac  mede  on  heofonum, 
345  sigorlean  in  svegles  vuldre,  biis  be  heo  alite  sddne  geleafan 

to  bam  iilmihtigan,  huru  at  ]>am  ende  ne  tveode 

bas  leanes  be  heo  lange  gyrnde.    Pas  si  pan  leofan  dribtne 

vuldor  to  vidan  aldre!   he  gesceop  viud  and  lyfte 

roderas  and  rume  grundas  svylce  eac  rede  strea?nas 
350  and  svegles  dreamas  purh  his  sylfes  miltse. 

Thorpe,  Analecta  Anglo-Saxon.  131  -141 


A  n  d  r  6  a  s. 


Grimm,  v.  1068.  onhliden    bamera    geveorc,     hirdas 
Pa  gesamnedon  side  herigeas  deade. 

folces  frumgaras  to  bam  fastenne,  Hie  pa  unbydige  eft  gecyrdon 

varleasra  verod  vaepnum  comon,  luste  belorene  lad  spell  beran; 

haertne  hildfrecan,  to  biis  ba  haftas  aer  sagdon  bam  folce,  ]mt  baorfeorrcundra 

under  hlinsciivan  hearm  brovedon,   5  elreordigra  aenigne  to  lafe  15 

vendon  and  voldon  viderhycgende,  in  carcerne  cvicne  ne  geraetton, 

bat  hie  on  elbeodigum  aet  gevorhton  ah  baer  heorodreorige  hirdas  laegon 

veotude  viste.    Him  seo  ven  geleah,  gaesne  on  greote,  gaste  berofene 

sidrtan  mid  corrtre  carcernes  duru  faegra  flaeschaman.     Pa   veartf  forht 
eorre  ascberend  opene  fundon,       10  manig 


386.  vlanc,  Th.  ant  vlanc  vundenloce,  ant  vlance,  vundenloce  (vun- 
denlocce)  legendum  est.  -  333.  atj  and,  Th.  —  337.  Holoferues,  Th.  - 
342.  Judith,   Th.  ' 

3.  vaerleasra,  Gr.  —  9.  sidda»,  Gr.  semper  brevi  vocali. 


Secgendas. 


U9 


for  pam  faerspelle  folces  raesva,  20 
hean,  hygegeomor,  hungres  on  venum, 
blates    beodgastes;     nyston    beteran 

raed, 
bonne  hie  ba  belidenan  him  to  lifnere 
deade     gefeormedon.       durupeguum 

veartf 
in  sine  tid  eallnni  atsomne  25 

burh  heard  gelac  hildbedd  styred. 
Pa  ic  lungre  gefragn  leode  to  somne 
burgvaru  bannan;  beornas  coinon 
viggendra  preat  vicgum  gangan 
on  mearum  modige,  madel  hegendc30 
ascum  dealle.    Pa  vas  eall  geador 
to  bam  pingstede  peod  gesamuod, 
leton  him  pa  betveonum  tan  visjan 
hvylcne  hira  aerest  dcTrum  sceolde 
to  foddurpege  feores  ongildan.        35 
hint  on  hellcriiftum,  haedengildum 
teledou  betviaum.    Pa  se  tan  gehvearf 
efne  ofer  aenne  ealdgesida: 
se  vas  udveota  eorla  dugoiTe 
heriges  on  ore.  hrade  siddan  veard  40 
fetorvrasnum  fast  feores  orvena. 
Cleopode    pa    collenferhtT    cearegau 

reorde, 
cvad,  he  his  silfes  snnu  syllau  volde 
on  aehtgeveald,  eaforan  geongne 
lifes  to  lisse.    Hie  pa  lac  hrade      45 
begon  to  pance.    peod  viis  oilysted, 
metes  m6dgeomre,  nJis  him  to  madme 

vynn, 
hyhtto  hordgestreonum.  hungrc  vseron 
pearle  gepreatod,  sva  se  peodsceada 
hreov  ricsode.    Pa  viis  rinc  manig  50 
gudfrec  guma  ymb  pas  geongan  feorh 
breostum  onbryrded  to  pam  beadulace. 
vas  bat  veatacen  vide  gefraege, 
geond  ba  burh  bodiid   beorne   mane- 
gum, 
bat    hie    has   cnihtes   cvealm    cord're 
gesohton  55 

dugude  and  eogode,  da?l  onfengon 
lifes  to  leofne.     hie  lungre  to  biis 
haedene  herigveardas  here  samnodon 


ceastrevarena;  cyrm  upp  astah, 
ba  se  geonga  ongann  geomran  stefne 
gehafted  for  herige  hearmleotf  galan, 
freonda  feasceaft  frides  vilnjan. 
ne  mihte  earmsceapen  are  findau, 
freode  at  [jam  folce,   pe  him  feores 

volde, 
ealdres  geunnan.    hiifdon  iiglaecan  65 
siicce  gesohte,  sceolde  sveordes  ecg. 
scerp  and  scurheard  oi  scead'an  folme, 
fyrinaeluin  f.ig,  feorh  acsigau. 
Pa  pat  Andrea  earmlic  huhte 
peodbealo  pearlic  to  gepoljanne,     70 
bat  he  sva  unscyldig  ealdre  sceolde 
lungre  linnan.    vas  se  leodhete 
prohtheard    and    brealic;    bryinnmni 

sceocon 
modige  magubegnas  mordres  on  luste, 
voldon  aeninga  ellenrofe  75 

on    l)am    hysebeordre    heafolan    ge- 

scenau, 
garum  ageotan.    hine  god  forstdd 
halig  of  hehdo  hauTeuum  folce; 
bet  vsepen  vera  vexe  gelicost 
on  pain  orlege  eall  formeltan,         80 
py  liis  scyldhatau  scead'an  mihtou 
egle  ondsacan  ecga  prytfnni. 
Sva  veard  alysed  of  leodhete 
geong  of  gyrne.    gode  ealles  pane 
dryhtna  dryhtue,   piis  pe  lie  dom  gi- 

fetf  85 

gumena  gehvylcum,    Jteira  pe  geoce 

to  him 
seced   mid  snytrum.    l>a?r  byd  symle 

gearu 
freond    uuhvilen    bam   pe    hie    findan 

canu. 
P.i  viis  vop  hiifen  in  vera  biirgiini, 
hlud  heriges  cyrm,  hreopuu  friccan,90 
maendon  meteleaste,  med'e  stodon 
luingre,  gehafte.     hornsalu  viinedon 
veste  vinriiced,  velan  ne  benohton 
beornas  to  brucanne  on  ba  bitrau  tid, 
gesaeton      searubancle     sundor      to 

rune  95 


21.  hyge  geomor,  Gr.  —  23.  belidenan,  Gr.]  behlidenau,  MS.  —  24. 
deade]  deest  MS.  —  34.  hvylcne  —  sceolde]  attractio,  pro  "pone,  hvylc". 
—  50.  ring,  Gr.  —  53.  gefrege,  Gr.  —  64.  volde]  nolde?  —  73.  brohtheard 

brymman   sceocan,   Gr.  —  non  male   lacunam  explevisse  mihi 

videor.  quod  ad  brymmum  sceocon ,  violenter  irruerunt ,  attinet,  cf. 
Beov.  469.  prymmum  cvehte.  —  77.  ageotan,  Gfr.]  agelan,  MS.  —  85.  gi- 
fed,  Gr. 


150 


Secsendas. 


ermdu   eahtigan,    niis    him    to    ecfle 

vjnn. 
fragn  pa  geloine  freca  oderne : 
"ne  hele  se  pe  habbe  holde  lare, 
on  sefan  snyttro;  mi  is  soel  cumeu. 
brea  ormaete;  is  nu  bearf  niicel,    100 
bat  ve  visfastra  vordum  hyran". 
Pa  for  baere  dugode  deoful  atyvde 
vann  and  viteleas,  hiifde  veriges  hiv. 
ongan  ba  meldigan  mordres  brytta, 
hellehinca,  ])one  halgan  ver  105 

viderhycgende  and  bat  vord  gecvatf: 
"Her  is  gefered  ofer  feorne  veg 
iidelinga  sum  innan  ceastre 
elbeodigra,  bone  ic  Andreas 
nemnan  herde,  he  eov  neon  gesceod, 
ba  he  aferede  of  fiistenne 
manncyunes  ma  bonne  gemet  vaere. 
uu  ge  magon  ead'e  oncyddaeda 
vrecan  ongevyrhtuni:  laetad  vigspere, 
iren  ecgheard,  eodorgeard  sceoran  115 
faeges  feorhhord;  gad  fromlice 
bat  ge  viderfeohtend  viges  gehnaegan". 
Him  ba  Andreas  ageaf  andsvare: 
"Hviit  bu  {iristlice  beode  laerest, 
bealdest  to   beadove!   vsest  be   baeles 

cvealm  130 

hatne  in  helle,  and  bu  here  fysest 
fedan  to  gefeohte!    eart  bu   fag  vid 

god 
dugoda     demend !     hviit     bu    deofles 

strael 
5  cest  bine  yrmd'o !  l)e  se  almihtiga 
heanne    gehnaegde    and   heolstor  be- 

sceaf,  125 

beer   be    se    cyninga   cyniog   clamme 

belegde 
and  be  siddan  a  Satan  nemndou, 
ba  be  dryhtues   a   deman  cudon''. 
Pa  git  se  vidermeda  vordum  herde 
folc  to  gefeohte  feondes  crafte:    130 
"Nu  ge  gehyrad  hiileda  geviunan, 
se    bisum    herige    maest  hearma   ge- 

fremede : 
bat  is  Andreas,  se  me  onflitecT 


vordum  vratlicum  for  vera  menigo!" 
Pa  vas  beacen  boden  burhsittendum. 
ahleopon  bildfrome  heriges  brehtme 
and  to  veallgeatum  vigend  prungon, 
cene  under  cumblum  cordre  micle 
to  bam  orlege  ordum  and  bordum. 
Pa  vorde  cviid  veoroda  dryhten    110 
meotud  in  i  lit  ma  svid,    siigde  bis  ma- 

gopegne: 
"Scealt  bu  Andreas  ellen  fremmau, 
ne  mid  pu  for  menigo,  ah  binne  mod- 

sefan 
stadola  vid  strangum.    nis  seo  stund 

lata, 
piit  J)e  viilreove  vitum  belecgad,    115 
cealdum  clommum;  cytT  pe  silfue, 
herd  hyge  binne,   heortan  stadola, 
{mi  hie  miu  on  be  niagen  oncnavan. 
ue  magon  hie  and  ne  motou  ofer  mine 

est 
binne  lichaman  lehtrum  scyldige   150 
deade  gedaelan,  peah  pu  drype  polige, 
myrce  manslagaj  ic  pe  mid  vuuige". 
After  pain  vordum  com  verod  unma?te, 
lysve  larsmeodas,  mid  liudgecrode, 
bolgeumode,  baeron  fit  hrade,        155 
and  bam  halgan  pacr  handa  gebundon. 
siddau  geypped  vas  iidelinga  vyuu, 
and  hie  audveardue  eagum  meahton 
gesion  sigerofue.    pser  vas  secg  ma- 
nig 
on  pain  valvange  viges  oflysted   160 
leoda  dugiuie;   lyt  sorgodon, 
hvyle  him  pat  edlean  after  vurde. 
heton  pa  Itedau  ofer  landsceare 
|)ragma3lum  teon  torngenidlan, 
sva  hie  hit  frecnost  iindan  meahton.  165 
drogon  deormode  after  diinscrafuni 
ymb  stiiuhleodo  steareedferhde 
efne  sva  vide  sva  vegas  to  liigon 
enta  a;rgeveorc  iunau  burgum, 
straete  st.iufage.    storm  up  arsis    170 
after  ceasterhofum,  cirm  unlytel 
haednes  heriges.     vas  baa  halgan  lie 
sarbeunum  soden,  svsite  bestemed, 


97.  frcgu,  Gr.  —  109.  ellpeodigra,  Or,  —   111.  laetad  ....  spor,   Gr. 

—  115.  eadorgeard,  Gr.  -   116.  feohliord,    Gr.  —  IIS.  sigef  andsvare ,  Gr. 

—  120.  baldest,  MS.  —  126.  be]  deest  Gr.  —  127.  Sat  a,  Gr.  —  132.  bis- 
Slim,  Or.  —  143.  binne]  Gr.  .se»t//er.  —  116.  cealdan,  Gr.  —  152.  mansla- 
ga,  6fr.j  manslaga,  MS.  —  155.  hratfe,  Gr.  —  166.  dunscitefura,  Gr.  — 
170.  upp,  Gr.  semper  brevi  vocali. 


Secgendas. 


151 


banhiis  abrocen;  blod  ytfum  veoll 
hat  of  heolfre;  hafde  him  on  inuan  175 
ellen  untveodne;  vas  bat  adele  mod 
asundrad  fram  synnum,  peiih  lie  sares 

sva  feola 
deopum  dolgslegum  dreogau  steolde. 
Sva  viis  ealne  dag  AS  pat  aefen  com 
sigetorht,  svungen;  sar  eft  gevod  180 
yinb  pas  beornes  breost,  AS  bat  beorht 

gevat 
suniie  svegeltorht  to  sete  glidan. 
Laeddon  pa  Ieode  ladne  gevinnan 
to  carcerne;  he  vas  Criste  sva  bean 
leof  on  mode;  him  vas  leoht  sefal85 
halig  heortan  neh,  hyge  untyddre. 
F*a  se  halga  vjis  under  heolstorsciivan 
eorl  ellenheard  ondlange  niht 
searo{)ancum  beseted.     snav    eordan 

band 
viutergevorpum.     veder  coledou    190 
heardum  hagelscurum.      svylee  hrim 

and  forst, 
hare  hildstapan,  haled a  edel 
lucon,    leoda    gesetu.      land    va?rou 

freeing 
cealdum  cylegicelum.     clang  vateres 

prym 
ofer  eastreainas,  is  brycgade         195 
blaece  brimrade.    blidheort  vuuode 
eorl  unforcud,  elnes  gemyndig, 
prist  and  brohtheard  in  preanedutu 
vintercealdan  niht,  no  on  gevitte  blon, 
acol  for  py  egesan ,    piis  pe  he    aer 

ouganii,  200 

bat  he  a  domlicost  dryhten  herede, 
veordade  vordum,  6d  pat  vuldres  gim 
heofon  torht  onhlad.     pa   coin  hilled  a 

preat 
to  paere  dimman  ding,  dugiuT  unlytel, 
vadan  valgifre  veorodes  brehtme.205 
heton  ut  hrade  adeling  Ionian 
in  vradra  geveald  varfastne  hilled, 
pa  vas  eft  sva  aer  andlangne  diig 


svungen  sarslegum;  svat  ydum  veoll 
purh  bancofan,  blod  lifrum  svealg  210 
liatan  heolfre.  hra  veorces  ne  sann 
viindiim  vOrig.  pa  cvom  vopes  hring 
purh  pas  beornes  breost  blat  ut  faran, 
veoll  vaduman  stream,  and  he  vorde 

cviid: 
trGeseoh   nu,    dryhten  god,    drohtad 

minne,  215 

veoruda  villgeofa;  pu  vast  aud  const 
anra  gehvylces  earfedsidas. 
ic   gelyfe  to  pe,  min  liffruma, 
pat  pu  mildheort  me  for  pimui  mag- 

euspedum, 
nerigeud  fira,  naefre  ville,  220 

ece  iilmihtig,  anforlaetan, 
sva   ic  pat  gefremme,    penden   feorh 

leofad 
min  on  moldan,    |>;it  ic,  meotud,  bi- 

nuin 
larum  leofvendum  lyt  gesvice. 
pu  eart  gescildend  vid  sceadan  vajp- 

num,  225 

ece  eadfruma,  ealliun  pinum; 
ne  laet  nu  bismrjau  bauan  mancynnes, 
f.icues  frumbearn,  purh  feondes  criift 
leahtrum  belecgau  pa  pin  lof  berad !" 
I»  a  paer  atyvde  se  atola  gast,        230 
vraiT  varloga,  vigend  laerde 
for  pam  herein iigene,  helle  deoful, 
averged  on   vitum,  and  pat  vord  ge- 

cviid  : 
<fSlead  synnigne  ofer  silfes  mud, 
folces    gevinnan  j    nu    to  feola  reor- 

dad !"  235 

Pa  viis  orlege  eft  ouhrered 
uivan  stefne,  nid   up  liras, 
od  piit  snnne  gevat  to  sete  glidan 
under  niflau  niis,  niht  helmade,     239 
briinvann  oferbriigd  beorgas  steape, 
aud  se  h.ilga  viis  to  liofe  laeded, 
deor    and    domgeoru,    in    pat  diniuie 

raced ; 


177.  feala,  Gr.  —  180.  sigetorht  svungen,  Gr.  —  200.  acolj  Grimm 
scripsit  acol,  quod  "alsit"  vertit;  sed  verbum  calan  col  nunquam  legi; 
inveniuntur  tantum  caljan  et  celan.  acol  Qcf.  v.  272. )  adjectivum  est,  ab 
ace  (ace,  ece)  dolor,  acan,  dolere,  derivandum.  —  203.  heofontorht,  Gr. 
sed  onhlidan  detegere,  aperire,  requirit  acctisativum.  heofon  onhlad,  cce- 
lum  aperuit.  —  201.  dingl  dynige?  ad  obscurant  speluncam  (rupem)?  — 
207.  vaerfastne,  Gr.  —  216."  vaest,  Gr.  —  225.  gescyldend,  Gr.  —  227. 
bysmrian,  Gr.  —  231.  vaerloga,  Gr.  —  235.  feala,  Gr.  —  240.  bruu  vann 
oferbraed,  Gr. 


152 


Secgcndas. 


sceal  bonne  iu  neadcofan  uihtlangue 

first 
varfast  vunjan  vie  unsyfre. 
Pa    com    seofona   sum  to   sele  gan- 

gan  245 

atol  aglaeca,  yfela  gemyndig, 
mord'res  inanfrea,  myrce  gescyrded 
deoful  deadreov,  dugudum  bereafod; 
ongana     to     bam     hdlgan     hospvord 

sprecan : 
"Hvat  hogodest  pu,  Andreas,  hider- 

cyme  l)inne  250 

on  vradra  geveald?  hvat  is  vuldor  pin, 
he  pu  oferhygdum  up  araerdest? 
pa  l)ii  goda  ussa  gilp  gehnaegdest, 
hafast  nu  pe  anuni  eall  getihhad 
laud     and    leode,    sva    dide    lareov 

pin,  255 

cyneprym  lihof,  bam  vas  Crist  nama, 
ofer  middangeard,  pendeu  Hit  meahte 

sva; 
pone  Herodes  ealdre  besnidede, 
ibrcom  tit  campe  cyning  Judea, 
rices   beraedde,    and   bine    rode    be- 

fealg,  260 

pat  be  on  gealgan  bis  gast  onsende: 
sva  ic  nu  bebeode  bearnum  niiuuni, 
peguum  brydfullum,  bat  hie  pe  hnsegan 
gyngrau  iit  gude.    Laetad  gares  ord, 
earh  atfre  genisel,  ingediifan  265 

iu  faeges  ferd!  gad  froinlice, 
l>iit  ge  giidfrean  gilp  forbegan !" 
Hie  vaeron  reove,   raesdon  on  sona 
gifruni  grapuni.     hine  god  forstod, 
stadulfiist  steorend,  purh  bisstraugan 

miht.  270 

Siffdan  hie  oncneovon  Cristes  rode, 
niaere  tacen,  vurdon  hie  pa  acle 
on  pain  onfenge,  forhte,  aud  on  fleam 

numeu. 
Ongann  eft  sva  aer  ealdgenidla, 
belle  battling,  hearnileod  galan:    275 
"Hviit  veard  eov  sva   rofum,   rincas 

mine, 


lindgesteallau ,   pitt  eov  sva  lyt  ge- 

speov?" 
Earmsceapen  him  ageaf  audsvare, 
fah  fyrnsceada,  and  his  fader  oncvad  : 
cr\e  magou  ve   him   lungre  lad   atfa- 

stan,  280 

svylt  purh  searve;  ga  pe  silfa  to, 
pser  pu  gegninga  gude  findest 
frecne  feohtan,  gif  pu  furdur  dearst 
to  pam  anhagan  aldre  genedan. 
ve  be  magon  eade,  eorla  leofost,  265 
iit  pam  secplegan  selre  gelaeran, 
aer  pu  gegninga  gude  fremme, 
viges  vdnian;   veald  pu  pe  saele 
iit  pam  gegnslege.    uton  gangan  eft 
piit  ve  bismrigen  bendum  fastue,  290 
odviton  him  his  vnicsid  ;  habbad  void 

gearu 
vid   pam  aglsecan  eall  getrahtod!" 
I* a  hleodrade  hludan  stefne 
vitum  bevaeled,  aud  piit  vord  gecviid : 
"Pu  pe,  Andreas,  aclseccraftum     295 
lange  feredes.    hvat  pu  leoda  feola 
forleolce  and  forlaerdest!  nu  leng  ne 

miht 
gevealdan   by   veorce.    be   sind   vitu 

piis  grim 
veotud  be  gevyrhtum.     pu  scealt  vc- 

rigmod 
bean  hrodra  leas  hearm  provigan,  300 
sare  svyltcvale.     secgas  mine 
to  pam  gudplegan  gearve  sindon, 
ba  pe  aeniuga  ellenveorcum 
unfyrn  faca  feorh  atbringan. 
hvyle    is     pas    mihtig    ofer    middan- 

geard,  305 

bat  he  pe  alyse  of  leodubendum 
manna  cvnncs  ofer  mine  est?" 
Him  pii  Andreas  ageaf  andsvare: 
"Hvat  me  eiide  iilmihtig  god 
nida  neregend,  se  pe  in  niedum  hi  310 
gefastnodc  fyrnum  clommum, 
paer  pu  siddan  a  susle  gebuiiden 
in  vriic  vunne,  vuldres  blunne, 


243.  fyrst,  Gr.  —  244.  vaerfast,  Gr.  —  245.  geongau,  Gr.  —  257.  byn- 
den,  Gr.  —  258.  besnydede,  Gr.  —  263.  hua?gon,  Gr.  —  264.  gingran,  Gr. 
—  267.  gylp,  Gr.  —  274.  eald  genidlan,  Gr.  —  278.  him  deest.  agef  and- 
svare, Gr.  —  285.  ve  pe  ne  «agon?  —  888.  ]>u,  Gr.  |  hu,  MS.  —  294.  be- 
vaeled] bevealod,  bevealvod?  out:  bevaled  (if.  at  vola,  misere  queri. 
voladr,  miser,  egenus.y?  —  296.  feala,  Gr.  —  304.  faca,  Ms.  —  309. 
Hvat  me  eatfe]  sell,  mag  alysan.  —  313.  vr«c,  Gr.    vr&ce? 


Secgendas. 


153 


siddan  bu  forhogodes  heofencyninges 

vord: 
paer  vas  yfles  or,  eude  nsefre       315 
pines  vriices  veorcTecf.  bu  scealt  vidaa 

feorh 
ecan  bine  yrnidu.    be  bytf  a  symble 
of  diige  on  diig  drohtad  strengra!" 
Pa  veard  on  fieame  se  be  ba  fsehtfe  hi 
vicl  god  geara  grinime  gefreinede.  380 
com  |>;i  on  iihtiin  mid  aerdage 
hseffenra  IilotT  haliges  neosan 
leiida  veorude;  heton  he  dan  ufc 
brohtheardne  begn  briddan  side, 
voldon  aninga  elleurofes  325 

mod  gemiltau;  bit  ne  mibte  sva. 
Pa  vas  neovinga  nid  onhrered 
heard  and  bete;  grim  vas  se  halgaver 
sare  gesvungen,  searvum  gebunden 
dolgbennum  burhdrifen,   benden  diig 
lvhte.  330 

ongann  ba  geoniormod  to  gode  cleop- 

jan 
heard  of  hafte,  halgan  stefne 
veop  verigiercT  and  pat  vord  gecviid : 
"Naefre  ic  geferde  mid  frean  vilJan 
under  heofonhvealfe  heardran  droht- 
nod  335 

paer  ic  dryhtnes  ae    deman  sceolde. 
sint  me  leod  tolocen,  lie  sare  gebrocen 
banhus  blodfag;  benne  veallad", 
seono   dolgsvatige.    hvat  bu ,  sigora 

veard, 
dryhten  hselend,  on  dages  tide      340 
mid  Judeiim  geomor  vurde, 
ba  l>u  of  gealgan,  god  lifigende, 
fyrnveorca  frea,  to  fader  cleopodest, 
cyninga  vuldor ,  and  cvaede  pus : 
ic  be,  fader  engla,  frignan  ville,    345 
lifes    leohtfruma,    hviit   forlaetest   bu 

me?  — 
and  ic  nu  J»ri  dagas  poljan  sceolde 
valgrim  vital  bidde  ic  veoroda  god, 
bat  ic  gast  minne  agifan  mote, 


savla    symbelgifa,    on    pines    silfes 
hand.  350 

bu  bat  gehete  burh  l)in  halig  vord, 
ba  bu  its  tvelfe  trymman  ongunne, 
bat  us  heterofra  hild  ne  gesceode, 
ne  lices  dael  lungre  odbeodde, 
ne  sinu  ne  ban  on  svade  lagon,     355 
ne  loc  of  heafde  to  forlore  vurde, 
gif  ve  bine  lare  laestan  voldon. 
nu  sint  sionve  tosloven,  is  min  svat 

abroven, 
licgad  after  lande  loccas  todrifene, 
fex  on  foldan;  is  me  feorhgedal   360 
leofre  micle  bonne  beos  lifcearo! 
Him  ba  stefn  oncvM  stidhyegendum 
vuldorcyninges,  vord  hleodrode: 
"Ne  vep  ]>one  vracsitf,  vine  leofesta, 
uis  pe  to  frecne,  ic  pe  fride  healde,  365 
minre  mundbyrde  magene  besette. 
me  is  miht  ofer  eallne  middangeard, 
sigorsped  geseald;  sod  pat  gecyded" 
manig  sit  me  die  on  bam  miclan  diige, 
bat  pat  geveorded  ,  l>iit  beds  vlitige 

gesceaft,  370 

heofon  and  eonTe,  hreosad  to  gadore, 
aer  avseged  sie  vorda  aenig, 
be  ic    burh   minne   mud  median  on- 

ginne. 
geseoh    nu   seolfes    svade,    sva    l>in 

svat  ageat, 
burh  bangebrec  blodige  stige         375 
liclaelan.     no  be  lades  ma 
burh  daroda  gedrep  gedon  indton, 
pa    l>e    heardra    inaest    hearma    ge- 

fremedon. 
Pa  on  last  geseah  leoflic  cempa 
after  vordevidum  vuldorcyninges,  380 
geseah  he  geblovene  bearvas  standan 
blaedum  gehrodene,    sva    he    aer  his 

blod  ageat. 
Pa  vorde  cvacT  vigendra  hleo: 
"Sie  be  l)anc  and  lof,  beoda  valdend, 
to  vidan  feore,  vuldor  on  heofonum, 


317.  bid,  Gr.  —  319.  hi,  Gr.  —  353.  gesceode,  Gr.\  gesceolde,  MS.  — 
354.  oddeoded,  MS.  ddeode  Gr.  suyyessit.  —  358.  tosloven,  abroven,  MS.] 
Grimm  vtilt:  toslopen  —  adropen,  quae  emendatio  bene  quadrat;  fortasse 
leyendum  est  toslaven  —  apraven.  apravan  —  preov,  ejicere;  slavan, 
sleov,  vero  monstrare  non  possum,  cum  verbum  slavjan,  slavode  jriyrum 
esse,  formetur.  —  363.  hleodrode,  Gr.]  hlodrode,  MS.  —  364.  vraecsid,  Gr. 
—  365.  fride,  Gr.  —  366.  magene,  Gr.  —  367.  eallne]  eall,  Gr.  middau- 
aeard]  deest  in  MS.  —  374.  aget,  MS.  —  381.  geseh,  Gr. 


154 


Secgendas. 


bas  Jiw  ,ne  on  sare,  sigedryhten  niin, 
eljieodigne  an  ne  forlete". 
Sv&  se  daedfriuna  dryhten  herede 
h.-ilgan  stefne,  66  bat  hador  sagl 
vuldortorht   gevat  under   vadu  sci'i- 

dan.  390 

ba  Jia  folctogan  feordan  side, 
egle  ondsacan,  adding  lseddon 
to  Jiara  carcerne,  voldon  crafta  ge- 

hygd 
magoraedendes  mod  oncyrran 
on  Jiaere  deorcau  niht.    Jia  com  dryh- 

ten  god  395 

in  Jiiit  hlinraced,  haleda  vuldor, 
and  Jia  vine  sinne  vordum  grette 
and  frofre  gecviid  fader  maucynnes, 
lifes  lareov,  heht  his  lichoman 
hales  briican:   "Ne  scealt  Jm  in  hen- 

dum  a  leng  400 

searo  habbendra  sar  Jirovjan!" 
Aras  Jia  inagene  rof,   sagde  nieotude 

Jianc, 
hal  of  hiifte  heardra  vita; 
nas  him  gevemmed  vlite ,   ne  vloh  of 

hragle 
lungre  alysed,  ne  loc  of  heafde,    405 
ne  ban  gebrocen,  ne  blodig  vund 
lie  gelenge ,  ne  lades  dsel 
jiurh  dolgslege  dreore  bestemed, 
ac  vas   eft    sva    aer  Jmrh  Jia    iidelau 

miht 
lof  laedende  and  on  his  lice  tram.  410 

Hvat  ic  hvile  nu  haliges  liire 
lecidgiddinga  lof  Jias  Jie  vorhte, 
vordum  vemde  vyrd  uudyrne 
ofermin  gemet:  micelis  to  secganne, 
laugsum    leornung,    Jiiit    he     in    life 

adreag  415 

eall  after  orde;  Jiiit  sceall  aegleavra 
maun  on  moldan,  Jionne  ic  me  tiilige, 
iindan    on    ferile,    Jiiit    frain    fruman 

cunne 
eall  Jia  earfedo,  Jie  he  mid  elne  adreali 
grimra  gud'a.  hviidre  git  sceolon  420 
lytluni  sticcum  leodvorda  dael 


furdur  reccan.  Jiiit  is  fyrn  sagen, 
hu  he  veorna  feola  vita  gejioldde 
heardra  hilda  in  Jiaere  haedenan  byrig. 
He  be  vealle  geseah  vundrum  faste  425 
under  saelvange  sveras  unlytle 
stapulas  standan  storme  bedrifene 
eald  enta  geveorc.  he  vid"  «iune  baera 
mihtig  and  modrof  medel  gehede 
vis,     vordum    gleav,      vord    stunde 

ahdf:  430 

"Geher    Jiu,    raarmanstan,    meotudes 

raedum, 
fore  Jiiis  onsyne  ealle  gesceafte 
forhte   geveordad,    Jionne    hie    fiider 

geseod 
heofonas  and  eorclan,  herigea  maeste 
on  middangeard,  mancynn  secan.  435 
laet    nu    of    Jiinum    stadole  streamas 

veallan 
ea  on  flede.    nu  J»e  almihtig 
hated"  heofona  cyning,  J)iit  Jiu  br&d- 

lice 
on  Jiis  frate  folc  ford  onsende 
viiter  vidrynig  to  vera  cvealme,    440 
geofon  geotende.  hvat  Jui  golde  eart! 
sincgife  sylla  on  Jie  silf  cyning 
vrat,  vuldres  god,  vordum  cydde 
recene  geryno,  and  rihte  ae 
getacnode  on  tyn  vordum,  445 

meotud  militum  svid,  Mojse  sealde, 
sva  hit  sddfiiste  siddau  heoldon 
modige  magojiegnas,  magas  sine 
godfyrhte  guman  Josua  and  Tobias. 
nu  Jiu  miht  gecnavan,  Jiiit  Jie  cyuiug 

engla  450 

gefriitvode  furd'or  micle 
giofum  geardagum  Jionne  eall  gimma 

cynu ; 
burn  his  halige  haes  Jiu  scealt  hrade 

cydan, 
gif  |ni  liis  ondgitan  aenige  habbe". 
Niis  Jia  vord  latu  vihte  Jion  mare,  455 
J)iit  se  stiin  togiin,  stream  ut  aveoll, 
fleov  ofer  foldau,  fainige  valcan 
mid  oerdiige  eordan  Jiehtou; 


387.  elljieodigne,  Gr.  —  401.  sar,  Gr.~\  sas,  MS.  —  402.  magene,  Gr., 
sed  rof  aut  genitivum  aut  iltstrutnentalem  (a!>lativtn>0  reqnirit.  —  405. 
alysed,  Gr.]  alysde,  MS.  —  408.  dreore,  Gr.  —  411.  Hvftt,  Gr.\  |»;"i(,  Ms. 
—  41«.  aeglsevra,  MS.  —  425.  ftestne,  MS.  —  42«.  sveras,  Gr.]  sperns, 
MS.  —  429.  modrofe,  MS.  —  434.  heofones?  —  440.  vidrynig,  fifr.-]  vid 
ryncg,  MS.  —  441.  geofonj  lieofon,  Gr.  cf,  v.  464.  —  449.  Josau,  MS. 


Secgendas. 


155 


miclade    mereflod,     meodu     scerpen 

vearff 
after  symbeldiige ;  slaepe  tobrugdon 460 
searu  habbende;  sund  grunde  onfeng 
deope  gedrefed;  dugtuT  veard  afyrhted 
purh  piis  flodes  fser;  faege  svulton 
geonge  on  geoiene;  giidraes  fornam 
purh    sealtes    sveg.    pat    vas    sorg- 

byrden,  465 

biter  beorpeguj  byrlas  lie  gaeldon 
ombeht])egnas.  paer  viis  aelcum  genog 
fratu  diiges  orde  drync  sona  gearu. 
vedx  vateres  pryin,  veras  cvanedon, 
ealde  ascberend,  vas  him  ut  myne,  470 
fleou   fealone    stream,    voldon    feore 

beorgau 
to  diinscraftun  drohtad  secan, 
eordan  and  vist.    him  pat  engel  for- 

s(od, 
se  pa  burh  oferbragd  blacan  lyge 
hatan   heacTovealme.     hreoh  vas   paer 

inne  475 

beatende  brim;  ne  mihte  beorna  hlod 
of  pain  fiistenne  fleame  spovan. 
vaegas  veoxon,  vudu  hlynsodon 
flugon  fyrgnastas ,  flod  ydum  veoll. 
paer  vas  ydfynde  innan  burgum      480 
geomorgidd  vrecen,  gehdo  maenau, 
forht  ferd  manig,  fus  leotf  galen, 
egeslic  aled  eagsyne  veard 
heardlic  hereteam,   hleodor  gryrelic. 
purh  lyftgelac  leges  blaestas  485 

veallas  yinbvurpon,  viiter  micladon; 
peer  vas  vop  vera  vide  gehyred, 


earmlic  jlda  gedrag.  pa  paer  an  ougaun 
feasceaft  haled  folc  gadorigean, 
hean,hygegeomor;heofendesprac:490 
"Xii  ge  magon  silfe  sod  gecuavan, 
pat  ve  mid  unrihte  elpeodigne 
on  carcerne  clommum  belegdon, 
vitebendum.    us  seo  vyrd  scyded 
heard  and  hetegriin,  piit  is  sva  here- 

ciitf.  495 

is  hit  inicle  selre,  piis  pe  ic  sod  talige, 
pat  ve  hine  alysan  of  leodobendum, 
ealle  aumode,  most  is  si-lost, 
aud  lis  pone  hiilgan  helpe   biddan, 
geoce    and    frofre;     lis     byd    gearu 

sona  500 

sibb  after  sorge,  gif  ve  secad  to  him". 
I*a  paer  Andrea  orgete  veard 
on  fyrhdlocan  folces  gebaero, 
paer  vas  modigra  rniigen  forbeged 
vigendra  prym.     viiter  fadmedon,  505 
fleov  firgenstream,  flod  viis  on  luste, 
od  pat  breiist  oferstag  brim  veallende 
eorlum  6d  eaxle.    pa  se  adding  het 
stream  fare  stillan,  stormas  restan 
ymb  stanhleodu.     stop  lit  hrade     510 
ccne  collenfertl,  carcern  iigeaf 
gleavmod,  gode  lof.     him  gearu  sona 
purh  streamriice  street  viis  gerymed, 
smeolt  viis  se  sigevang,   symble  viis 

dryge 
folde  fram  flode  sva  his  fot  gestop.  515 
vurdon  burgvare  blid'e  on  mode, 
ferhd  gefeonde.     pa  vas  ford  cumen 
geoc  after  gyrne;  geofon  svedrode 


465.  sealtes]  scealtes,  MS.  —  voces  incipientes  cum  Uteris  SC  raris- 
sime  junguntur  vocibus  cum  Uteris  S,  SL,  SV  etc.  incipientibus ;  quare 
voci  sealt  notionem  maris  concedamus  necessarium  esse  puto.  svealhes, 
abyssi,  nimium  mihi  recedere  videtur  a  voce  libri  MS.  scealtes.  —  473. 
eordan  and  vist]  si  vox  anglosaxonica  onvist,  theodiscae  voci  anauuist 
respondens  reperiretur ,  eordan  onvist,  i.  e.  terrae  naturam,  longe  prae- 
ferrem  lectioni  libri  MS.  eordan  and  vist,  i.  e.  terram  et  victum.  — 
480  —  482.  corruptus  locus,  aut  participia  vrecen,  galen  in  infinitivos 
vrecan,  galan  viutanda  sunt,  aut  infinitivi  maenan  loco  ponendum  est 
participium  maened.  Si  infinitivos  praefers,  tamquam  substantiva  sumas 
necesse  est,  de  quibus  substantiva  geomorgidd,  gehdo,  leod  dependeant. 
Ego  quidem  praefero  infinitivos,  ita  vertens:  in  arcibus  audire  potuisti 
naenias  canere,  qtiestum  edere,  timidam  hominum  mentem  paratam,  car- 
men cantare.  —  495.  hereciid]  ciid,  MS.  Grimm  alliterationem  deside- 
ratum inserendo  vocem  hilled  urn  restituere  vult,  locum  tamen  non  indi- 
cit,  ubi  vox  hiiled  urn  sit  ponenda.  lacunae  signum  inter  hetegrim  et  jiiit 
posuit,  quo  in  loco  verum  haledum  stare  non  potest,  ante  ciid  etiam  es- 
se vocem  haledum  ponendam  apparet. —  502.  ongete?  —  504.  magen,  Gr.} 
deest  in  MS.  —  518.  svedrode]  svadrode.  hoc  verbum  invenitur  scrip- 
turn  sviderjau,   sveoderjan,  svederjan,  sviiderjan,  svaderjau.     anne  sepa- 


156  Secgendas. 


l>urh  haliges  baes,  hlyst  yst  forgeaf,  forht  ferd  niauig  folces  on  laste 

brimrad  gebad,  ba  se  beorg  toblad,  580  vendon    hie    vifa    and    vera    cveal- 
eordscraf  egeslic,  and  beer  in  forlet  mes,  530 

Add  tadmjan,  fealeve  vsegas,  bearlra  gebinga,  brage  hnagran, 

geotende    gegrind.      grund   eall  for-  siddan  mane  fah  mordorscyldige 

svealg,  gudgelacan  under  grund  hruron. 

nalas  he  bser  yde  ane  bisencte,  Hie  ba  anmode  ealle  cvaedon: 

ach  bas  veorudes  eac  ba  vyrrestan,585  "Jin  is  gesyne  ]>at  be  sod  meotud  535 

fa  folcsceadan  feovertyne  cyning  ealvihta  craftum  vealded, 

geviton    mid    by    vsegc    in    forvyrd  se  bisne  ar  hider  vis  onsende 

sceacan  beodum  to  helpe.  is  nu  bearf  micel, 

under  eord an  grund.   ba  veard  acol-  bat  ve  gumcystuin  georne  hyran !" 

mod 

Andreas  und  Elene,  ed.  Jac.  Grimm. 


Elene,    gedihted  be  Cynevulfe. 

Pa  vas  agangen  geara  livyTftum  (Gr.  h  *0 

tu  hund  and  breo  geteledrimes, 

svylce  brittig  eac  binggemearces 

vintra  for  vorulde,   bas  be  vealdend  god 
5  acenned  veard  cyninga  vuldor 

in  middangeard,  burh  mennisc  heo 

sodfiistra  leoht;  ba  viis  sixte  gear 

Constantines  caserdomes, 

biit  he  Romvara  in  rice  veard 
10  ahafen  hildfruma  to  heretcman. 

Vas  se  leodhvata  lindgeborga 

eorlum  arfiist;   adelinges  veox 

rice  under  rdderum;  he  vas  rilit  cyning, 

gud veard  guniena;  bine  god  trymede 
15  maerdum  and  mihtum,  bat  he  manegum  veard 

geond  middaugeard  mannum  to  hrodre, 

verbeodum  to  vreece.     siddan  vsepen  ahof 

vitT  heteudum  hiinj  vas  hild  boden, 

viges  voma.     verod  samnodon 
20  Hun  a  leode  and  Hredgotan, 

foron  fyrdhvate  Francan  and  Hunas, 

vaeron  hvate  veras,  hildemecgas 

gearve  to  gude;  garas  lixtoa, 

vridene  valhlencan,  vordum  and  borduin 
25  hofon  herecombol.    ba  va?ren  heardingas 

sveotole  gesamuod  and  eal  sveot  geador. 

for  folca  gedryht,  fyrdleod  agol 

vulf  on  valde,  valrune  ne  mad, 


randa  sint  svaderjan,  svaderjan  ab  sviderjan,  svederjan,  sveoderjan,  ne- 
scio;  siynificatio  eornm  eadem  ubique  esse  videtur. 

526.  feovertyne,  Gr.  —  530.  vendon,  Gr]  vendan,  MS.  —  vifa]  deest 
Gr.  —  532.  mane,  Gr. 

2.  geteled  rimes,  Gr.  —  7.  syxte,  Gr.  —  19.  samnodan,  Gr.  —  28. 
hildemecgas]  deest  Gr. 


Secsendas.  *°* 


firigfedera  earn  uhtsang  uliof 

;10  ladum  on  lastc.     lungre  scynde 
ofer  burgenta  beadubreata  ma?st 
hergum  to  hilde,  svylce  Huna  cynin» 
ymbsittendra  aver  meabte 
abannan  to  beadve  burgvigendra. 

35  For  fyrda  nuest,  fedan  trymedou 
eoredcestum,  bat  on  alfylce 
dearedlacende  on  Danubie 
stearcedfyrluTe  stiide  vicedon 
ymb  bas  vateres  vylm  verodes  breahtme; 

40  voldon  Romvara  rice  gebringan 

hergum  ahydau;  baer  veard  Huna  cyme 
cud  ceastervarum.    pa  se  casere  heht 
ongean  granatin  gud  geloecan, 
under  earhfiire  ofstum  miclum 

45  bannan  to  beadve,  beran  fit  brace 

rincas  under  roderum.    vseron  Romvare, 
secgas  sigerofe,  sona  gegearvod 
vaepnum  to  vigge,  peah  hie  verod  lassc 
hafdon  to  hilde  bonne  Hfina  cyning, 

50  ridon  ymb  rofne:  bonne  rand  dynede, 
campvudu  clynede,  cyning  breatc  for, 
herge  to  hilde.     hrafen  up  agol 
van  and  valfel;  verod  viis  on  tyhte, 
bleovon  hornboran,  hreopon  friccan, 

55  mearh  moldan  trad,  magen  samnode 
cafe  to  cease,     caning  viis  afyrhted, 
egsan  geaclad,  siddan  elpeodige, 
Hfina  and  Hreda  here  sceavedon, 
bat  he  on  Romvara  rices  ende 
60  ymb  bas  vateres  stiid  verod  samnode, 
miigen  unrime.    modsorge  vag 
Romvara  cyning,  rices  ne  vende 
for  verodleste;  hiifde  vigena  to  lyt 
eaxlgestealna  vid  ofermagene, 
65  hrora  to  hilde.     here  vicode, 

eorlas  ymb  sideling  egstreame  neah 

on  neaveste  nihtlangne  first 

pas  be  hie  feonda  gefiir  fyrmest  gessegon. 


29.  uhtsang]  sang,  MS.  et  Gr.  Si  firigfedera  attributum  sit  aquilae, 
ut  Grimm  arbitrating  earn  priori  versus  parti  adscribi  debet,  quo  efjici- 
tur,  ut  in  altera  versus  parte  alliteratio  desideretur.  Si  vero  urigfedera 
substantivi  instar  sit  positum,  ad  alteram  prioris  versus  partem  Cyal- 
rfine  ne  mad  firigfedera)  trahendum  est,   et  tunc  earn  sang  ahot  sufficit. 

—  31.  burgenta]  Grimm  conjieit  burg  enta;  sed  genitivus  enta  semper  an- 
teponitur  reyenti  substantivo.  igitur  aid  burgent  accipi  debet  tanqaam 
synonimum  vocis  simplicis  burg,  aut  mutandum  est  in  Burgendas,  nisi 
forte  praeferas  aut  burgeatu,  aut  burggeatu.  —  34.  beadve,  Gr.]  beadre, 
MS.  —  45.  beadve,  Gr.J  beadre,  MS.  —  49.  bonne,  Gr.]  bone,  MS.  —  54. 
hreovan,  MS.  —  55.  samnodon?  —  57.  geaclad?  rex  terrore  pertemtus' 

—  59.  bat]  =  sva  pat.  —  68.  be]  he.  MS. 


158  Secgendas. 

Pa  veard  on  slsepe  silfum  atyved 
70  pam  casere,  pa?r  he  on  cordre  svaf, 

sigerofum  gesegen  svefnes  v«ma. 

Jui life  liiiu  vlitescyne  on  veres  hade, 

hvit  and  hivbeorht  haleda  nafhvjic 

geyved  aenlicra,  ponne  he  a?r  odde  sid 
75  gescge  under  svegle.     he  of  sla?pe  oubnigd 

eoforcuinble  bepeaht.     him  se  ar  hrade 

vlitig  vuldres  boda  vidpingdde 

and  be  naman  nemde ,  nihthelui  toglad : 

"Constantinus,  heht  pe  cyning  engla 
80  vyrda  vealdend  vare  beodan 

duguda  dryhten.     ne  ondraed  pu  pe 

beah  l>e  elpeodige  egesan  hvopan 

heardre  hilde.     pu  to  heofomira  beseoh 

on  vuldres  veai'd,  beer  pu  vrade  findest 
85  sigores  tacen!"  —  He  vas  sona  gearu 

]mrh  piis  halgan  hsese,  hrederlocan  onspeon, 

up  locade,  sva  him  se  ar  abead, 

fale  fridovebba.    geseah  he  fratvum  beorht 

vlitig  vuldres  treo  ofer  volcna  hrof 
90  golde  geglenged ,  gimmas  lixton, 

vas  se  blaca  beam  bocstafum  avriten 

beorhte  and  leohte.     "Mid  pys  beacne  |>n 

on  bam  frecnan  fiire  feond  ofersvidest, 

geletest  lad  verod!"     Pa  pat  leolit  gevat, 
95  up  sid  ode,  and  se  ar  somod 

on  cla?nra  gemang.     cyning  viis  by  blidra 

and  pe  sorgleasra  secga  aldor 

on  fyrhdsefan  purh  pa  fagerau  gesilid. 
II. 

Heht  ba  onlice  adelinga  hleo 
100  beorna  beaggifa,  sva  he  pat  beacen  geseah, 

herna  hildfruma,  pat  him  on  heofonum  a?r 

geieved  veard,  ofstum  niiclum 

Constantinus  Cristes  rode 

tireadig  cyning  tacen  gevyrcan; 
105  heht  ba  on  uhtan  mid  a?rdage 

vigend  vreccan,  and  va?penpr;'ice, 

heorucumbul  and  pat  luilige  treo 

him  beforan  ferjan  on  feonda  geman», 

beran  beacen  godes.     byman  sungon 
110  hliidc  for  hefgum;  hrafn  veorces  gefeah, 

urigfedra,  earn  si(T  beheold 

viilhreovra  vig;  vulf  sang  ahof, 

holtes  gehleda;  hildegesa  stod. 

pa?r  viis  borda  gebrec  and  beorna  geprec, 

80.  vaere,  Gr.  —  82.  hvopan,  fifr.  hvovau,  MS.  —  86.  hees,  Br.  —  89. 
vliti,  MS.  —  90.  gelenged,  MS.  —  93.  ofersviddest,  Gr.  ofersviddesd, 
MS.  —  95.  somed,  Gr.  —  110.  hrefn,  MS.  —  111.  firig  fedra,  Gr. 


Secgendas.  l«*a 


115  heard  handgesving  and  lierga  cring. 
siddan  heo  earhfiire  serest  mettou. 
ou  bat  fa?ge  folc  flaua  scuras, 
garas  ofer  geolorand  on  gramra  gemang 
hetend  heorugrimme ,  hilde  nadran, 
120  burn  fingra  geveald  ford  onsendon; 
stopon  stidhydige,  stnndum  vraecon, 
bra?con  bordhreodan,  bil  indufon, 
|mingon  braehearde.     pa  viis  buf  hafen. 
segen  for  sveotum,  sigeleod  galen. 
125  gylden  grima,  garas  lixton 
on  herefelda,  ha?dene  crungon, 
feollon  fridelease.     flngon  instapes 
Huna  leode,  sva  pat  halige  treo 
arseran  heht  Romvara  cyning 
130  heado  freramende.     vurdon  heardingas 
vide  tovrecene;  sume  vig  fornam, 
snme  unsofte  aldor  generedon 
on  pam  hereside,  sume  heallcvice 
flugon  on  fasten  and  feore  burgon 
135  after  stanclifum ,  stede  veardodon 
ymb  Danubie,  sume  drenc  fornam 
on  lagostreame  lifes  at  ende. 
Pa  vas  modigra  miigen  on  luste, 
ehton  elbeoda  66  pat  a?fen  ford 
140  fram  diiges  orde;  darodiisc  flugon, 
hilde  nadran.     heap  viis  gescyrted, 
ladra  lindverod ,  lythvon  becvom 
Huna  herges  ham  eft  pauon. 
Pa  vas  gesyne ,  pat  sige  forgeaf 
145  Constantino  cyning  iilmihtig 

at  pam  diigveorce  domveordunga, 
rice  under  roderum  burh  his  rodetreo. 
Gevat  pa  heriga  helm  ham  eft  panon 
bude  hremig   Child  viis  gesceaden) 
150  vigge  geveordod.    com  pa  vigena  hleo 
pegna  breate  brydbord  sccnan, 
beadurof  cyning  burga  neosan. 
Heht  ba  vigena  veard  ba  visestan 
snude  t6  sionode,  ba  be  snyttrocriift 
155  purh  fyrngevrito  gefrigen  hiifdon, 
heoldon  hygepancum  haleda  rsedas. 
pa  liiis  fricgan  ongan  folces  aldor, 
sigerof  cyning,  ofer  sid  veorod: 
va?re  peer  amig  yldra  odde  gyngra, 


115  ffrina,  MS.  -  120.  onsendan,  MS.  —  128.  bordhredan  bil 
indufan,'  MS.  -  124.  sveotum,  Gr.]  sveotolum,  MS.  -  125.  hxtm,  MS.  - 
126  herafelda  MS.  -  grungon,  Gr.  -  140.  darodasc?  asc  alibi  gen. 
male  eft  -  141  heav  vses  gescyrded,  MS.  emendatio  Grimmi  est.- 
142  iindvered  Gr.  -  147.  rod!  treo,  Gr.  -  151.  scenan,  Gr.]  stenan,  MS. 
-  156 hiSeda,  MS.]  hiiledas,  Gr.  -157.  frieggan,  Gr.  -  159.  gu.gr»,  Gr. 


160  Secgendas. 

160  be  him  to  sode  secgau  meahte, 
galdrum  cytfan,  hviit  se  god  vsere, 
boldes  brytta,  be  bis  his  beacen  vas, 
"be  me  sva  leoht  odyvde  and  mine  leode  geaerede, 
tacna  torhtost,  and  me  tir  forgeaf, 

165  vigspcd  vicf  vraiTum,  purh  pat  vlitige  treo?" 
Hie  him  andsvare  senige  ue  meahton 
agifau  to  genes,  ne  ful  geare  cud  on 
sveotole  gesecgan  be  bam  sigebeacne. 
Pa  ha  visestan  vordum  cvaedon 

170  for  bam  heremagene ,  bat  hit  heofoncyninges 
tacen  va?re,  and  pas  tveo  naere. 
Pa  l)iit  gefrugnon  ha  purh  fulvihte 
laerde  vaeron ,  him  vas  leoht  sefa, 
ferhd  gefeonde,  beali  hira  fea  vaeron, 

175  hat  hie  for  bam  casere  cydan  moston 
godspelles  gife,  hu  se  gasta  helm 
in  brinesse  prymme  geveordad 
acenned  veard,  cyninga  vuldor, 
and  hu  on  galgan  veard  godes  agen  beam 

180  ahangen  for  hergum  heardtim  vitum, 
alysde  leoda  beam  of  locan  deofla, 
geomre  gastas,  and  him  gife  sealde 
burn  b;i  ylcan  gesceaft  be  him  geyved  veard 
silfum  on  gesihde  sigores  tacne 

185  vitf  beoda  priice,  and  hu  J»y  priddan  diigr 
of  byrgenne  beorna  vuldor 
of  deade  aras,  dryhten  ealra, 
haletTa  cynnes,  and  to  heofonnm  astah. 
Pus  gleavlice  gastgerynum 

(90  sagdon  sigerofum,  sva  fram  Silvestre 
laerde  vaeron;  at  bam  se  leodfruma 
fulvihte  onfeng,  and  pat  ford  geheold 
on  his  dagana  tid  dryhtne  to  villan. 

XV. 
Pus  ic  frod  and  fus  purh  ])iit  faccne  lifts 

195  vordcriift  viif  and  vundrum  las, 

pragum  preodode  and  gel)anc  reodode 
nihtes  nearve;  nysse  ic  gearve 
be  bsere  riht  serine  rumran  gepeaht, 
J)iirh  pa  mseran  miht  on  modes  beaht 

200  visdom  onvrah.     ic  vjis  veorcum  fall, 


160.  secggan,  Gr.  —  168.  gesecggan,  6?/-.  —  182.  sccalde,  MS.  —  190. 
Siluestre,  Gr.  —  198.  Primam  hi/jus  versus  partem  corruptissimam  esse, 
nemo  est  qui  non  videat.  Grimmi,  V.  CI.  conjectura,  rihtearme,  rihtarme 
rejicienda  est,  qua  nimirum  corruptela  loci  haudquaquam  tollitur.  Mi- 
hi  legendum  videtur  :  nysse  ic  gearve  be  ba,»re  riht»  areaht  nimian 
gebeaht;  %,  e.  plane  ignoravi  per  rectum  fidem  explanatam  ampliomtn 
coyitationem.  tali  enimvero  ratione  otioionzcoxov  deperditum  suo  loco 
renovatur.  —  199.  on]  legere  mallem  od.  Nysse  ic  —  otf  visdom  Jmrh 
|>a  m.  m.  modes  beaht  onvrah.  si  vero:  on  modes  |>eaht  retinere  re/is, 
legendum  censeo:  M  ic  Jmrh  )>;i  maeran  miht  etc.  —  200.  onvreah,  Ms. 


Secgentlas.  KM 

synnum  asa'led,  saeldum  bedieled, 

hitruni  gebuudeu,  bysgum  bebrungen, 

ver  me  liire  onhig  burn  leohtne  bad 

gamelam  to  geoce  gife  unscynde. 
205  niagencyniug  amiit  and  on  gemynd  begeat, 

torht  ontvude,  tiduni  gerymde, 

baucofan  ouband ,  breostlocan  onvand, 

leoducraft  onleac ,  piis  ic  lustum  breac 

villuui  in  vorlde;  ic  has  vuldres  treoves, 
210  oft  nales  sene,  biifde  iugemynd, 

aer  ic  bat  vundor  onvrigeu  hafde 

ymb  bone  beorhtan  beam,  sva  ic  on  bocuui  faint 

vyrda  gangum  on  gevritnm  cytlan. 

be  l)am  sigebeame.     a  vas  siic,  6cT  bat 
215  cnyssed  cearvelmum  C-  driiseude, 

beali  he  in  medobealle  matlmas  pege, 

aplede  gold.  If.  geornode 

W.  gefera,  uearusorge  dreah, 

enge  rune,  ba;r  him  E.  fore 
220  milpadas  mat,  modig  pragde 

virum  gevlenced.  V.  is  gesvidrad, 

gomen  after  gearum,  geogutf  is  gecyrred 

aid  onmedla.  U.  vas  geara 

geogodhades  gleam:  mi  sint  geardagas 
225  after  firstmearce  ford  gevitene, 

lifvynne  geliden,  sva  Ij.  toglided", 

flodas  gefvsde.  V-  aeghvain  byd 

laene  under  lyfte,  landes  friitva 

gevitad  under  volcnum  vinde  gelicust, 
230  bonne  he  for  kaletfum  hliidast  iged, 

viidecT  be  volcnum,  vedende  fared, 

and  eft  semninga  svige  gevyrded, 

201.  sapldum  bedaeledj  desunt  haec  verba  in  MS.;  sed  poetam  ita 
scripsisse  vix  est  dubium,  —  204.  unscynde]  unseoce?  —  215  —  227.  Sin- 
gulae  literae,  quae  his  versibus  conspiciuntur ,  in  libro  manuscripto  ru- 
narum  formam  habent.  Formant  collectae  «omenCynevulf,  quod  hand 
dubie  viri  nomen  est,  qui  carmen  hoc  composuit.  Ex  Gritnmi  sententia 
literae  C,  Y,  U  literarum  tantum  vim  atque  notionem  habent,  literae  au- 
tem  ST,  E,  V,  L,  F  ita  accipiendae  sunt,  tit  harum  literarum  nomen 
propter  sensum  postuletur  }  nimirum  Xead,  necessitas,  inopia,  Eh,  equus, 
Ven,  super bia,  Lagu,  aqua,  Feoh,  pecunia.  Quod  si  ita  est,  poetam  te- 
nuitate  et  inconstantia  quadam  labor  are,  certam  est.  Hue  accidit,  quod 
versus  215,  217,  223  omni  sensu  carent ,  nisi  singulis  Uteris  C,  Y,  U,  ut 
Grimm  suadet,  totius  nominis  (CynevulfQ  vim  et  notionem  concedere  ve- 
lis.  Omnes  literae  aut  signorum  tantum  vim  habere  debent,  aut  no- 
minum  notionem.  Literarum  C,  Y,  U  nomina,  scilicet  Cen,  Yr,  Ur  C= 
fax,  arcus,  urus)  sensum  hoc  loco  non  habere,  negari  quidem  non  potest, 
alia  tamen  vocabula  si  quis  pro  usitatis  harum  literarum  nominibus  sub- 
stituere  vellet,  quamquam  Elene,  v.  1090  liter  a  V  Con  vuldres  V)  non 
Ven,  sed  vealdend  significat,  justo  fortasse  audacior  appareret.  Cete- 
rum  voces  Cempa,  pugnator ,  Yrming,  pauper,  Unne,  favor,  sensum  op- 
timum praeberent.  Sed  ad  alia.  —  215.  driisende]  aut  supplendum  est 
viis,  aut  legendum  drusode. —  217.  aplede]  aflede,  Gr.  aeplede,  MS.  —  224. 
glsera,  MS.  —  228.  friitve,  Gr. 

11 


102  Secgendas. 

m  nedcleofan  oearve  geheadrod, 

bream  forbrycced :  sva  beos  vorld  eall  gevitetf, 
235  and  eac  sva  some  be  hire  on  vurdon 

atydrede  tionleg  nimed, 

bonne  dryhten  silf  dom  geseced 

engla  veorude.     sceal  seghvylc  bser 

reordberendra  riht  gehyran 
240  daeda  gehvylcra  burh  bas  deman  mud. 

and  vorda  sva  same  ved  gesyllan, 

eallra  unsnyttra  eer  gesprecenra, 

bristra  gebonca,  bonne  on  bred  dee  led 

in  fvres  feng  folc  anra   gehvylc 
245  ]><ira  be  gevurdon   on  vidan  feore 

ofer  sidne   grund.     sodfaste  biod 

yfemest  in  bam  ade  eadigra  gedryht. 

dugutf  domgeorne,  sva  hie  adreogan  magon 

and  butan  earfedum  eade  geboljan 
250  raodigra  magen;  lu'm  gemetgatf  eall 

edles  leoma,  sva  him  edost  byd 

silfum  gest-ftost.     synfulle  beocf, 

mane  gemengde,  in  bam  midle  bread, 

hiiled  hygegeomre,  in  hatne  vylm 
255  brosme  bepeahte.     byd  se  pridda  dael 

avyrgede  vomsceaclan  in  bas  vylmes  grund, 

lease  leodhatan ,  lige  befiisted 

jnirh  sergevyrht,  arleasra  scei'ilu 

in  gleda  gripe,     gode  no  siddan 
260  of  bam  mordorhofe  in  gemynd  cumad, 

vuldorcyninge,  ac  hie  vorpene  beotf 

of  bain  headuvylme  in  heLle  grund 

torngenidlan.     bjtf  bam  tvain   dselum 

nngelice,  moton  engla  frean 
265  geseon,  sigora  god;  hie  asodene  be<>d 

asundrdd  fram  synnum,  sva  smaete  gold. 

pat  in  vylme  byd  vomma  gehvylces 

burh  ofnes  fyr  eall  geclsensod. 

iimered  and  gemylted;  sva  byd  para  manna  celc 
270  ascyred  and  asceaden  scylda  gehvylcre, 

deopra  firena,  purh  pas  domes  fyr: 

moton  ponne  siddan  sibbe  brucan, 

eces  eadvelan;  him  byd  engla  veard 

milde  and  blide,  has  be  hie  maoa  gehvylc 
275  forsavon,  synna  veorc,  and  to  suna  metudes 

248.  Grimm  duguddomgeorne  legere  suadet;  sed  vox  dugutf  mi  hi  voci 
gedryht  apposita  videtur.  cf.  dugutf  and  geogmT,  Beov.  v.  309.  —  253. 
bread]  Grimm  legere  suadet  dreogacf,  cum  pread  hoc  loco  ut  dicit  sensu 
car  eat.  Sed  f'allitur  V.  CI.  bread,  vel  rectius  breade,  castigati,  perti- 
net  ad  beotf  v.  252 ,  ita  ut  mane  gemengde  appositum  sit  voci  synfulle. 
wide  sequitur,  vocem  in,  v.  254  non  delendam  esse  sed  in  hatuni  vylme 
esse  legendum.  —  267.  bytf,  vomma  gehvylces,  (ita  Gr.  interpunctionis 
signa  posuit). 


Secgendas.  163 

vordun  cleopodou;  for  J)au  hie  nil  oh  vlite  scinati 
euglum  gelice,  yrfes  brucacf 
vuldorcyninges  Id  vidan  feoiv. 
Anieu. 

Andreas  und  Elate,  ed.  Jac.  Grimm. 


Juliana,  gediht  1'ram  Cynevulfe. 

Hviit  ve  bat  hvrdon  haled  eahtjan  (I.) 

dt-mau  dasdhvate,  Jiatle  in  daguin  gelamp 

Maximkines,  se  geond  middangeard 

arleas  cyning  eahtnisse  ahof, 
5  cvealde  cristne  men,   circan  fylde, 

geat  on  grasvong  god  hergeudra 

harden  liildfruraa  haligra  blod, 

rilif  fremmendra.     vas  his  rice  brad, 

vid  and  veordlic  ofer  verbedde, 
10  lytesna  ofer  ealne  yrmenne  grand. 

Fdrou  after  burgum,  sva  he  bibodeu  hafde, 

begnas  brydTullej  oft  hi  brace  ra?rdou 

daedum  gedvoleue,  ba  be  dryhtnes  se 

feddon  nurh  firencraft ;   feondscipe  nerdon, 
15  hofon  haedengield,  halge  cvelmdon, 

breotuu  bdccraftge,  barndon  gecorene, 

gaston  godes  cerapan  gare  and  lig<\ 

Sum  vas  aehtvelig  acTeles  cynues 

rice  gerefa,  rondburgum  veold 
20  eard  veardade  oflast  siinle, 

in  baere  ceastre  Commeda  hedld 

liordgestreon.     Oft  he  haedengield 

ofer  vord  godes  veoh  gesdhle 

neode  gcueahhe.     vas  him  noma  cenned 
25  Eliseus,  hiifde  ealdorddm 

micelne  and   nuerne.     Pa.  his  mod  ongou 

fa-mnan  lufjan  (hine  fyrvet  brae), 

Julianau:  hid  in  gaeste  bar 

halge  treove,  hogde  georue, 
30  |)iit  hire  magdhad  mana  gehvylces 

fore  Cristes  lufan  dame  geheolde. 

Pa  viis  si«  fiPinne  mid  hire  fiider  villan 

velegum  biveddad;  vyrd  ne   fill  cude, 

fredndraedenne  hit  bed  fromhogde 
35  gedng  on  gaeste ;  hire  vas  godes  egsa 

imira  in  gemyndum  bonne  eall  but  macTumgesteald, 

Jie  in  pas  adelinges  aehtuui  vimade. 

Pa  vas  se  veliga  paera  vifgifta 

goldspedig  gum  a  georu  on  mode, 

276.  ford'an,  Gr.  —  seined,  Gr. 

6.  hergenda,  MS.  —  12.  of,  MS.  —  16.  bard  on,  MS.   —   25.  Heliseus, 
MS.  (semper}.  —  30.  ma  na,  MS.  —  36.  maddum,  MS.  —  38.  |>a?re?  M.S'. 


104  Secgendas. 

-10  pat  liim  mon  fro?nliciist  fajmnan  gegyrcde 

brvd  to  bolde.     bed  ]>;is  beornes  lufan 

fjiste  vidhogde,  beah  |>e  feoligestredn 

under  liordlocau  hjrsta  unrim 

aahte  ofer  eordau.     lied   jifit  eal  forseah 
45  and  bat   vord  acvad  on  vera  mengu: 

"Ic  be  mag  gesecgan,  J>at  {m  pec  silfne  ne  bearft 

sviddr  svencan;  gif  pu  sddne  god 

lufast  and  gelyfast  and  bis  lof  raerest, 

ongietest  ga?sta  bled:  ic  bed  gearo  sdna 
50  unvaclice  villau  nines; 

svylce  ic  J>e  secge,  gif  pu  to  saemran  gode 

|>urb  deufolgield  dasde  bijiencest, 

haetst  ba?(!enfeoh :  ne  nieabt  |)ii  habban  mec, 

ne  gepreatjan  pe  to  gesinigan. 
55  na?fre  \m  piis  svidlic  sar  gegearvasf, 

purh  haestne  nid  heafdra  vita, 

}>at  bu  mec  oavende  vorda  bissa"'. 
Pa  se  sideling  veard   irrc  gebolgen, 

firend&'dum  fall ;  gehyrde  paere  faemnan  vord. 
GO  bet  pa  gefetigan  ferend  snelle 

bredli  and  bvgebliud  haligre  f'ider 

i-ecene  to  rune,     vord  up  astag, 

siddan  hi  to  giidere  garas  hlaendon 

hildepremman ;  haedne  vseron  begen 
65  synnum  sedce,  sveor  and  ad um. 

F*a  reorddde  rices  hirde 

vid  baere  faemnan  fader  frccne  mod<" 

darad  bebbende:  "me  pin  dohtor  hafad 

geyped  orvyrdu;  lied  me  on  an  sagad, 
70  pat  bed  maeglufan  minre  ne  gyme, 

fredndraedenue;  me  pa  fracedu  sind 

on  mddsefan  maeste  veorce, 

pat  bed  mec  sva  torne  taeld  gereahte 

fore  pisiim  folce,  bet  mec  fremdne  god 
75  ofer  pa  ddre,  be  ve  a»r  cud on, 

velum  veordjan,  vordum  lofjan, 

on  hyge  hergan,  odde  hi  nabban". 

Gesvearc  pa  svidferd  sveor  iifter  vordo, 

paere  faemiian  fader,  fcrdlocan  oospedn: 
80  "ic  pat  gesverge  purh  sdd  godu, 

sva  ic  are  at  him  aefre  finde, 

odde,  beddcn,  at  ]>e,  pine  hyldu 

vinburgnm  in,  gif  piis  vord  sind  sod", 

in  on  ii.i   ledfast,  pe  {>u  me  sagast, 
85  piit  ic  hi  ne  sparige,  ac  on  spild  giefe, 

pedden  maera,  pe  to  gevealde. 

dem  jm  hi  to  deade,  gif  be  gedafen  pynce, 

53.  haetsd,  MS.—  54.  gesingan,  MS.—  58.  yrre,  MS.  —  64.  prymman, 
suyyessit  Th.  —  68.  habbende,  Th.  —  73.  gerahte,  MS.  —  80.  sodgodu,  Th. 


Necgendas.  10.'» 

svii  to  life  Iset,  sva  be  leofre  si". 

Eode  jtii  fromlice  fa'iuuau  to  spra?ce 
90  anned  and  yrepveorg  yrre  gebolgeu 

ba?r  he  gladmod  geouge  viste 

vie  veardjan;  he  pA  vorde  cviid  : 

"jm  eart  dohtor  min  seo  dyreste 

and  seo  sveteste  in  sefan  minimi. 
95  ilnge  for  eordan ,  minra  e.igua  letiht. 

Juliana,  jm  ongeade  hafast 

burh  ]>iu   orlegu  uubijiyrfr 

offer  viteua  dotn  visan    gefongen; 

vidsiicest  Jm  to  svide  silfre  ranles 
100  bfnum  brvdgnnian;  se  is  betra  jionne  {»u, 

adelra  for  eordan,  sehtspedigra 

feohgestreona;  be  is  to  freonde  god. 

lorbon  is  jnis  vyrde,  |>;it  Jm  Jias  veres  fri j^f, 

('•(  c  eadlufan  iiu  ne  forlsete". 
105         Him  Jia  seo  e.idge  ageaf  andsvare,  (.H-) 

Juliana,   bio  to   gode  hufde 

freondrsedenne  fiiste  gestadelad : 

"naefre  ic  bas  beodnes  jmfjan  ville 

ma?graedenne  ,  nemne  be  magna  god 
110  geornor  bigouge,  jionne  he  gen  dide, 

liifige  mid  Iacum  jione  be  leoht  gescop, 

heofon  and  eordan  and  holina  bigong, 

eodera  yuibhvyrft;  ne  mag  be  elles  mec 

bringan  to  bolde;  he  jm  brvdlufan  sceal 
1 15  to  oderre  sehtgestealdum 

idese  secan;  nafacT  he  aeuige  her'. 

Hire  b<i  burh  yrre  ageaf  andsvare 

fader  feondlice;  nales  friitva  onhcht : 

r:ic  bat  gefremme,  gif  min  feorh  leofad, 
120  gif  bu  unrcedes  ser  ne  gesvicest, 

and  jm  fremdii  godn  ford  bigongest, 

and  [ia  forlsetest,  ne  us  leofran  sind, 

|ie  jiisum  folce  to  frenie  stondad, 

bat  {m  ungeara  ealdre  scyldig 
125  burh  deora  gripe  deade  sveltest, 

gif  pu  gepafjan   nelt  bingrindeune, 

modges  gemanan.     micel  is  ]mt  ongin 

and  preauiedlic  btnre  gelican, 

biit  bu  forhyege  hlaford  nine". 
130  Him  ba  seo  eadge  ageaf  andsvare. 

gleiiv  and  gode  leof,  Juliana: 

"ic  l>e  to  sode  secgan  ville 

bi  me  lifgendre  nelle  ic  Jyge  fremman, 

nsefre  ic  me  ondrsede  domas  bine; 
135  ne  me  veorce  sind  vitebrogan, 

88.  sy,  Th.  —  90.  irenbveorg?  yre  idem  esse,  quod  jrre,  dubito, 
quia  vox  eadeni  in  eodem  versu  ita  posita  vix  invenitur.  —  110.  dyde, 
Th.  —  116.   aenig,  MS.  —  118.  friitve,  Th.  —  124.  ealdres? 


166  Secgendas. 

iuldevoman,  be  bu  bsestlice 

man  fremmende  to  me  beotast; 

ne  l)ii  nsefre  gedest  burh  gedvolan  binne- 

bat  bu  mec  acirre  from  Cristes  lofe'". 
140  Pa  vas  ellenvod  yrre  aud  rede, 

frecne  and  ferdgriui  fader  vid  dehter. 

het  hi  ba  svingan,  susle  breagan, 

vitum  vegan,  aud  bat  void  acviid: 

''onvend  bee  in  gevitte  and  ba  vord  oneir, 
145  be  bu  unsnyttrum  a?r  gesprsece, 

pa  bu  goda  ussa  gield  forhogdesf. 

Him  seo  unforhte  ageaf  andsvare 

burh  gaestgehygd  Juliana: 

frna?fre  bu  gelaeres-t,  bat  ic  leasingum, 
150  dumbum  and  deafum  deofolgieldum. 

gaesta  genidlum  gaful  onhate7 

bam  vyrrestum  vites  begnumj 

ac  ic  veorcfige  vuldres  ealdor, 

middangeardes  and  magenbrymmes. 
155  and  him  anum  to  eal  bibence, 

bat  he  mundbora  min  geveoi'de, 

helpend  and  haelend  vitf  hellsceatfuin". 

Hi  ba  burh  yrre  Affricanus 

fader  fsemnan  ligeaf  on  feonda  geveald 
160  Elised:  he  in  seringe 

gelsedan  bet  after  leohtes  cyme 

to  his  domsetle.     dugud  vafade 

on  ba?re  faemnan  vlite ,  folc  eal  geador. 

Hi  ba  se  adding  «rest  grette, 
165  hire  brydguma  blidum  vordum: 

trmin  se  svetesta  sunnan  scima, 

Juliana,  hvat  bu  gleam  hafast 

ginfaste  giefe,  geogudhades  blaed! 

gif  bu  godum  iissum  gen  gecvemest, 
170  and  be  td  sva  mildum  mundbyrd  seceat. 

ildo  to  halgum;  beotT  be  ahylded  fram 

vrade  gevorhtra  vita  unrim, 

grimra  gyrna,  be  be  gegearvad  sind, 

gif  J) n  onsecgan  nelt  sodum  gieldum'". 
175  Him  seo  iitlele  ma?g  «igeaf  andsvare: 

"naefre  bu  gebreatast  Jiinum  beotum, 

ne  vita  has  fela  vradra  gegearvast. 

bat  ic  beodscipe  pinne  lufje, 

biiton  bu  forlsete  ba  leasinga 
180  veohveordinga,  and  vuldres  god 

ongiete  gleavlice  gyesta  scippend, 

meotud  moncynnes,  in  piis  meahtum  sitid 

a  butan  ende  ealle  gesceafta". 

Pa  for  bam  folce  frecne  mode 

139.  acyrre,  Th.  —  144.  oncyr,  Th.  —  167.  gltem,  Th.  —  171.  yldo,  Th. 


Secsendas.  16^ 


D 


185  beotvordum  sprite,  bealg  hine  svide 
folcagende,  and  pa  faemnan  het 
liurli  nidvraece  nacode  penjan 
and  mid  sveopum  svingan  syuua  lease, 
ahlog  l>a  se  hererinc,  liospvordum  spriic : 
190  "pis  is  ealdordom  uncres  geviuues 

on  fruman  gefongen !   gen  ic  feores  be 
unnan  ville,  beah  pu  an-  fela 
unvarlicra  vorda  gespraece, 
onsoce  to  8 vide,   pat  pu  s6d  godu 
195  lufjan  volde;  pe  pa  lean  sceolon 
viderhyegendre  vita  brogan 
iifter  veordau,  butan  pu  ser  vid  hi 
gepingige  and  him  boncvyrde 
after  leahtorcvidum  lac  onsecge, 
800  sibbe  gesette.     laet  pa  sace  restan. 
lad  leodgevin;  gif  pu  leng  ofer  pis 
purli  pimie  dolvillan  gedvolau  fylgest, 
ponnc  ic  njde  sceal  nide  geba3ded 
on  pane  grimmestan  godscyld  vrecan, 
205  tome  teoncvide,  pe  1)U  taalnissum 
vid  pa  selestau  sacan  ongunne 
and  pa  mildestan  l>ara  pe  men  viteu, 
pe  l)es  Ieodscipe  mid  him  longe  bieode'. 
Him  bat  iidele  mod  unforht  oncviid: 
210  "ne  ondraede   ic  me  domas  l)ine, 

avyrged  vomsceada,  ne  pinra  vita  bealo, 
hiibbe  ic  me  to   hyhte  heofonrices  veard, 
mildne  mundboran,  magna  valdend; 
se  mec  gescilded  vid  pinum  sciulace, 
215  of  gromra  gripe;  pe  pu  to  godum  tiohhast, 
pa  sind  gsesne  goda  gehvylces, 
idle,  orfeorme,  unbibyrfe, 
ne  l>ier  freme  meted  fira  «nig, 
sode  sibbe ,  l>eah  pe  sece  to  him 
220  freoudrsedenue :  he  ne  finded  peer 

dugude  mid  deoflum.     ic  to  dryhtne  minum 
mod  stadelige,  se  ofer  magna  gehvyle 
valded  vide  ferh,  vuldres  agend, 
sigora  gehvylces:  bat  is  sod  cyning!" 
225  Pa  pam  folctogan  fracudlic  l)iihte,  QUO 

piit  he  ne  meahte  mod  oncirran 
f«mnan  foreponc;  he  bi  feaxe  het 
alum  and  ahebbau  on  heanne  beam, 
pa?r  seo  sunsciene  siege  provade, 
230  sace  singrimme  sex  tida  diiges, 
and  he  iidre  het  eft  asettau, 

-Ji^an^T^.  -  196.  vid^c^nde  vite,  TA.  -808.  *!»»£  *£ 
villan,  TA.l  bin  dolvillen,  MS.  -  203.  nide,  Th.  mda,  MS.  -  2U.  ge 
scvWetf  TA.-  218.  metet,  MS.  -  219.  beah  pe  he  sece  legere  suadet  Th, 
-  «1    minumj  min,   Th.  -  227.  he  hi  hi?  -  228.  heanne  =  heahne. 


168  Secgendas 


rv 


lad  genidla,  and  gelaedan  bibead 
to  carcerne.     Hire  vas  Cristes  lot 
in  ferdlocau  faste  bivunden, 
235  milde  niodsefan  magen  unbrice. 
Pa  vas  mid  clustre  carcernes  darn 
behliden,  homra  geveorc ,  halig  ba?r  inne 
varfast  vunade;  simle  heo  vuldorcyning 
herede  at  heortan,  heofonrices  god 
240  in  bam  nydcleofan  uergend  fira, 

heolstre  bihelmad;  hire  vas  halig  gast 
singal  gesid.     f»a  cvom  seinninga 
in  bat  hlinraced  haled  a  gevinna 
yfeles  andvis,  hafde  engles  biv 
245  gleav  gyrnstafa;  gsesrgenidla, 

lielle  haftliug  to  bsere  halgan  sprac . 
"hvat  dreogest  bit,  seo  djreste 
and  seo  veordeste  vnldorcyninge, 
dryhtne  lissum !  be  bes  dema  hafad 
250  ba  vyrrestan  vitu  gegearvad, 

sar  endeleas ,  gif  {)u  onsecgan  nelt 
gleavhycgende,  and  his  godum  cveman. 
ves  bu  on  ofeste,  sva  he  bee  ut  heonan 
laedan  hate,  bat  bu  lac  hrade 
255  onsecge  sigortifre  £er  pec  svilt  nime, 

dead  fore  dugucTe,  by  pu  pas  deman  scealt, 
eadhredig  majg,  yrre  gedygan". 
Friigu  ba  fromlice  seo  be  forht  ne  niis, 
Criste  gecveme,  hvonan  his  cyme  vsere? 
260  Hire  se  vriicmacga  vidbingade: 
"ic  eom  engel  godes  ufan  sidende, 
begn  gepungen  and  to  be  sended 
halig  of  heahdum;  be  sind  heardlicu 
vundrum  valgrim  vitu  geteohhad 
265  to  gringvrsece;  het  be  god  beodan, 
beam  valdendes,  biit  ])e  burga  ba". 
Pa  vas  seo  fuemue  for  bam  fserspelle 
egsan  geaclad ,  be  hire  se  agla?ca 
vuldres  viderbreca   vordum  sagde. 
270  ongan  ba  fastlice  ferd  stadeljan 
geong  groudorleas  to  geddjanne: 
"ic  bee  beorna  hleo  biddan  ville, 
ece  almihtig,  burn  j)iit  iidele  gesceap 
be  bu  fader  engla  at  fruman  settest, 
275  bat  bu  me  ne  laete  of  lofe  hveorfan 
binre  eadgife,   sva  me  bes  ar  bodad 
frecne  faerspell  be  me  fore  stonderf. 
sva  ic  be  bilvitne  biddan  ville, 
_       l>iit  bu  me  gecvde,  cyninga  vuldor, 


MS  2i°'  8fi4dCip^n'   TA-     "3-dclaftin,"^.  _  253.  on,  MS.-  263.  heahdu, 


Secgendas.  169 

280  prymmes  hirde,  hvafc  pes  pegn  si 

lyftlacende,  pe  mec  lsered  from  pe 

on  stearcne  veg".     Hire  stefu  oucvad 

vlitig  of  volcnum,  vord  hleodrade: 

"forfoh  pone  fratgan  and  fiiste  geheald. 
285  66  pat  he  his  sidfiit  secge  mid  rihte 

ealne  from  orde,  hvat  his  sedelu  si". 

Pa  vas  paere  faCmnan  fertf  geblissad 

domeadigre;  heo  pat  deofol  genom 

-x    -;;-    *    #    *-    *-    *    #■    *    # 

ealra  cyninga  cyning  to  cvale  syllan. 
290  Pa  gen  ic  gecriifte ,  pat  se  cempa  ongan 

valdend  vundjan,  veorud  to  segon, 

pat  pa?r  blod  and  viiter  butu  at  giidre 

eordan  sohtun:  pa  gen  ic  Herdde 

in  liyge  bispeon,  piit  he  lohannes  bibead 
295  heafde  biheiivan,  pa  se  halga  ver 

paere  viflnfan  vordnm  stvrde 

unrihtre  se;  eac  ic  gelaerde 

Simon  searoponcum,  pat  he  sacan  ongon 

vid  pa  gecorenan  Cristes  pegnas, 
300  and  pa  halgan  veras  hospe  gereahte 

purh  deopne  gedvolau,  sagde  dryas  vaerou ; 

nedde  ic  nearobregdum ,  pat  ic  jNeron  bisvac 

pat  he  acvellan  het  Cristes  pegnas 

Petrus  and  Paulas;  Pilatus  ser 
305  on  rode  aheng  rodera  valdend, 

meotud  meahtigne  milium  laruni : 

svylce  ic  Egias  eac  gelaerde, 

p:it  he  uusnytrum  Andreas  het 

ahon  haligne  on  heanne  beam, 
310  hat  he  of  galgan  his  gaest  onsende 

in  vuldres  vlite.     Pus  ic  vratfra  fela 

mid  minum  brodrum  bealva  gefremede, 

sveartra  synna,   pe  ic  asecgan  ne  mag, 

runie  areccan ,  ne  geriin  vitan 
315  heardra  heteponca".    Him  seo  halge  oncviid 

purh   geestes  giefe  Juliana: 

"pu  scealt  furdor  gen,  feond  moncynnes, 

sidfiit  secgan,  hva  pec  sende  to  me?" 

Hire  se  aglaeca  ageaf  andsvare, 
320  forht  afongen ,  frides  orvena: 

"hvat  mec  min  fader  on  pas  fore  to  pe, 

hellvarena  cyning  hider  onsende 
of  pain  engan   ham !  se  is  yfla  gehvas 
in  pam  grornhofe  geornfulra  ponne  ic. 
325  Ponne  he  usic  sendecT,  pat  ve  sodfastra 
purh  misgedvield  mod  oncirren, 

286.  sya,  Th.  —  288.  domeadigra,  TA.  —  genom]  folium  codicis  de- 
perditum  esse,  dicit  Th.  —  294.  bispeop,  MS.  —  313.  asengan,  MS.  — 
325.  ve]  se,  M.S'. 


170  Secgendas. 

ahvj-rfen  from  halor;  ve  beod  hygegeouire, 

forhte  on  fertfe.    ne  byd  us  frea  milde, 

egesful  ealdor,  gif  ve  yfles  noht 
330  gedon  habbad;  ne  durron  ve  siddan 

for  his  onsyne  ohver  geferan. 

bonne  he  onsendetf  geond  sidne  grund 

begnas  of  bystrum,  hated  briice  raeran: 

gif  ve  gemete  sin  on  moldvege, 
335  odde  feor  otfde  neah  fundne  veorden, 

ha?t  hi  usic  bindan  and  in  baelvylme 

suslum  svingan.    gif  sodfastra 

J)iuh  myrrelsan  mod  ne  odcirred, 

haligra  hyge,   ve  ba  heardestan 
340  and  ba  vyrrestan  vital  geboljad 

J)iirh  sarslege.    Xu  bu  silfe  nieaht 

on   sefan  binum  sod  gecnavan, 

I>sit  ic  bisse  node  vas  nyde  gebseded, 

hragmaelum  gebread,  bat  ic  be  sohte". 
345        f»a  gen  seo  halge  ongon  haled  a  gevinnan  (IV.) 

vrdhtes  vyrhtan  vordum  frignan, 

fyrnsynna  fruman:  "bu  me  furdor  scealt 

secgan,  savla  feond,  hu  bu  sodfastum 
burh  synna  slide  svidast  scedde 
350  facne  bifongen"'.     Hire  se  feond  oncvad, 
vriicca  varleas  vordum  mselde: 
"ic  be  eade  mag  yila  gehvylces 

or  gecydan  od  ende  ford 
bara  be  ic  gefremede ,  naltis   feam  sindou 
355  synna  vundum,  bat  bu  by  sveotollicor 
silf  gecnave,  l)iit  bis  is  sod  nales  leas, 
ic  bat  vende,  and  vitod  tealde 
briste  gebonce,  pat  ic  be  meahte 
butan  earfeduin  anes  criiftc 
360  ahvyrfan  from  halor ,  l>;it  bu  heofoncyniuge 
vidsoce,  sigora  frean,   and  to  sannran  gebuge 
onsagde  S3'nna  fruman.     bus  ic  sodfastum 
burh  mislic  bleo  mod  oncirre. 
bser  ic  hine  nnde  ferd  stadeljan 
365  to  godes  villan:  ic  beo  gearo  sona. 
bat  ic  him  monigfealde  modes  gyelsau 
ongean  bere,  grimra  gebonca, 
dyrnra  gedvilda;  burh  gedvolena  rim 
ic  him  gesvete  synna  lustas, 
370  msene  modlufan,  bat  he  minum  brade 
leahtrum  gelenge  larum  hyredj 
ic  hine  piis  svide  synnum  oniile, 
bat  he  birnende  from  gebede  sviced, 
steped  stronglice,  stadolfiist  ne  mtig 


331.  over,  MS.  —  338.  neod  cyrred,  MS.  —  352.  ead  mseg,  MS.  ead- 
mede  leg  ere  suadet  Th.  ~  353.  gecyde,  Th.  —  354.  tea  Th.  legere  rull. 
—  371.  hyrad.  Th.  —  374.  stepped  legere  vttlt  Th. 


Secgendas.  171 

375  fore  leabtra  lufau  Ienge  gevuujan 
in  gebedstove.     Sva  ic  brogan  to 
ladne  gelaede  jtaui  be  ic  lifes  ofonu, 
leohtes  geleafan ,  and  be  laruin  vile 
l)iirb  modes  myue  in  inn  in  hyran, 
380  synne  frenunan;  be  siddan  sceal 
godra  gumcysta  gaesne  bveorfau: 
gif  ic  aenigne  elleurofne 
gemete  modigne  inetodes  cenipau 
vid  flanbnice,  nele  feor  bonan 
385  bugan  from  beaduve,  ac  he  bord  ongean 
hefed  hygesnottor,  haligne  scild 
gaestlic  gudreaf,  nele  gode  svican, 
ac  be  beald  in  gebede  bidsteal  gifed, 
faste  on  fedan:  ic  sceal  feor  bonan 
390  heanmod  hveorfan  hrodra  bida3led, 
in  gleda  gripe  gehdu  maenan, 
bat  ic  ne  meahte  magnes  criifte 
gude  vidgongan;  ac  ic  geomor  sceal 
sccan  oderne  ellenleasran 
395  under  cnmbolhagan  cempan  ssemraii, 
be  ic  onbryrdan  maege  beorman  mine, 
agaelan  at  giide;  beah  he  godes  hviit 
onginne  gaestlice:  ic  beo  gearo  soua, 
bat  ic  ingehj'gd  eal  geondvlite, 
400  hu  gefastnad  si  ferd  iunanveard, 

vidsteall  gevorht:  ic  has  vealles  geat 
ontyne  burh  teonan;  byd  se  torr  pyrel, 
ingong  geopenad:  bonne  ic  aerest  him 
burh  eargfare  in  onsende 
405  in  breostsefan  bitre  geboncas, 
burh  mislice  modes  villan, 
bat  him  silfum  selle  bynced 
leahtras  to  fremman  ofer  lof  godes, 
lices  lustas;  ic  beo  hireov  georn, 
410  bat  he  inanbeavum  minum  lifge, 
acirred  cudlice  from  Cristes  se, 
mod  gemyrred  me  to  gevealde 
in  synna  seadj  ic  baere  savle  ma 
geornor  gyme  ymb  pas  gsestes  forvyrd 
415  bonne  bas  lichoman,  se  be  on  legre  sceal 
veordan  in  vorulde  vyrme  to  hrodor 
bifolen  in  foldan".     Pa  gien  seo  faemne  sprite : 
"saga,  earmsceapen,  unclaene  gaest, 
hu  bu  bee  gebyde  bystra  stibtend 
420  in  clsenra  gemong?  bu  vid  Criste  geo 
vjirleas  vunne  and  gevin  tuge, 
bogdest  vid  halgum;  be  veard  belle  sead 

381.  geasne,  Th.  —  386.  scyld,  Th.  —  395.  saenran,  MS.  —  401.  vig- 
steall  Th.  let/ere  suadet.  —  407.  selle  —  selre.  —  410.  manbeavum,  Tk.\ 
monbeavum,  MS. 


1 72  Secgendas. 

uider  gedolfen,  paer  pa  nydbysig 
fore  oferhygdum  eard  gesolites. 
425  vende  ic,  pat  bu  viirra  veordan  sceolde 
vitf  sMfastum  svylces  gemotes 
aud  by  unbealdra,  pe  pe  oft  vidstod 
burn  vuldorcyning,  villan  pines? 
Hire  pa  se  verga  vidpingacle, 
430  earm  aglaeca:  "pu  me  aerest  saga, 
liu  pu  gedyrstig  burn  deop  gehygd 
vurde,  bna  vigprist  ofer  eall  vifa  cyn, 
bat  bu  mec  pus  faste  fetrum  gebunde 
a?ghvas  orvigne?  pu  in  ecne  god 
435  prymsittendue  pinne  getreovdes, 

meotud  moncynnes,  sva  ic  in  mine  fader, 
bellvarana  cyning,  byht  sladelje, 
ponne  ic  beom  onsended  vid  sddfastum, 
pat   ic  in  manveorcum  mod  oncirre, 
440  hyge  from  halor;  me  hviluin  byil 

forvyrned  ])iirh  vitfersteall  villan  mines, 
byhtes  at  halgum,  sva  me  her  gelamp 
sorg  on  side,    ic  bat  silf  gecneov 
to  late  micles;  sceal  nu  lange  ofer  bis 
445  scyldvyrcende  scame  hrovjan : 

for  bon  ic  pec  halsige  purh  pas  hyhstan  meabt. 
rodoroyninges  giefe,  se  be  on  rodetreo 
geprovade  prymmes  ealdor, 
pat  pu  miltsige  me  pearfendum, 
450  pat  unsaelig  eall  ic  ne  forveorde, 

bean  ic  pec  gedyrstig  and  pus  dolvillen 
side  gesohte,  pa?r  ic  svide  me 
pyslicre  ser  prage  ne  gevcnde". 

Pa  seo  viitescyue  vuldres  condel  <\.) 

455  to  pam  viirlogau  vordnm  maelde: 
"pu  scealt  anddettan  yfeldaeda  ma, 
bean  hellegaest,   a?r  pu  heonan  mote, 
hvat  pu  to  teonan  purbtogeu  habbe 
micelra  manveorca  manna  tndre 
460  deorcum  gedvildum?''  hire  bat  deofol  oncvad : 
"nu  ic  pat  gehyre  pnrh  pinne  hleod  ore  vide, 
pat  ic  nvde  sceal  uide  gebaeded 
mod  meldjau,  sva  pu  me  beodest, 
preaned  poljan!  is  pens   prag  ftil  Btrotig, 
465  preat  ormaete!  ic  sceal  pinga  gelivylc 
poljan  and  piifjan  on  pinne  dom, 
voindseda  onvreo-n,  pe  ic  vide  fertf 
sveartra  gesyrede!  oft  ic  syne  nrtrah, 
ablende  bealoponcuni  beorna  unrim 
470  monna  cyunes,  mistlielim-   forbragd 


448.  pivmes,  MS.  —  454.  vlite  scync,    Th.   —   457.  anddettan    = 
dettao.  ~  468.  nitfa,  MS.  —  467.  by  ic,  MS.  —  468.  one  syne,  MS. 


an- 


Secgendas.  173 

l»urh  attres  ord  eagna  leoman, 

sveartum  scuruin,  and  ic  sumra  fet 

forbrac  bealosearvum ;  sunic  in  brvne  sende. 

in  liges  lucan,  [nit  him  hista  veartl 
475  sidast  gesvne;  esic  ic  sume  gedide, 

pat  him  b.inlocan  blode  spiovedon, 

piit  hi  faeringa  feorh  iileton 

burh  a?dra  vylm;  sume  on  yd  fare 

vurdon  on  veg  vatrum  bisenote 
ls0  on  mereflode  milium  craftum 

under  reone  stream ;  sume  ic  rode  bifealb, 

bat  hi  hira  dreorge  on  hean  galgan 

Iif  iileton;   sume  ic  larum  geteah, 

to  geflite  fremede,  p;it  hi  faeringa 
485  ealde  afpouean  eduivedon 

beore  druncue;  ic  liim  byrlside 

vroht  of  vaege,  J>iit  hi  on  vinsele 

|)iirh  sveordgripe  savle  forleton, 

of  flaeschoman  fiege  scyudon 
490  sarum  gesohte;  sume  J) a  ic  fnnde 

butan  godes  tacne,  gvmelease, 

ungebletsade,  \t\  ic  bealdlice 

burh  mislic  cvealm  minum  bondiim 

searoponcuin  slog.    Ic  asecgan  ne  mag, 
195  peah  ic  gesitte  sumorlongne  dag, 

eal  pa  earfeiiu  pe  ic  a?r  and  sid 

gefremede  to  fiicne,  sitfdau  furdnm  viis 

rodor  arsered  and  ryne  tuugJa, 

folde  gefiistnad,  and  pa  forman  men, 
500  Adam  and   Eve,  pam  ic  ealdor  6d prong 

and  hi  gelaerde,  pat  hi  Iufan  dryhtues, 

ece  eadgiefe  linforleton, 

beorhtne  boldvelan,  pat  him  baem  geveard 

yrmtTu  to  ealdre  and  hira  eaferum  sva, 
505  mircast  manveorca!  hvat  sceal  ic  ma  riman 

yfel  endeleas?  ic  ealie  gebiir 

vrade  vrohtas  geond  verpeode, 

pa  pe  gevurdon  vidan  feore 

from  fruinan  vorulde  lira  cynue, 
510  eorlum  on  eordan.    ne  viis  a?nig  para, 

bat  me  bus  priste,  sva  pu  mi  pa, 

halig,  mid  houdum  hriuan  dorste; 

niis  aenig  pas  modig  mon  ofer  eordan 

purh  hiilge  meaht,  heahfiidera  nan 
515  nc  vitgeua,  peah  pe  him  veoruda  god 

onvrige  vuldres  cyning  visdomes  gaest, 

giefe  unmaete,  hviidre  ic  gong  to  pam 

ligau  moste;  niis  aenig  para 

481.  rjnestream?  aut  =  hreohne  stream?  —  486.  drucne,  MS.  —  487. 
vege,  Th.  —  493.  peah  ic,  MS.  —  506.  eall,  MS.  —  508.  gevordun ,  MS. 
—  511.  pat  he  me? 


1?4  Secgentlas. 

bat  mec  bus  bealdJice  bendum  bilegde, 

520  bream  forbrycte,  ser  bu  nu  ba 
ba  miclan  meaht  min  ofersviddest, 
fiiste  forfenge,  be  me  fader  sealde, 
feoud  moncynnes,   ba  he  mec  feran   ln'-( 
heoden  of  bystrum ,  ]>iit  ic  be  sceolde 

525  synne  svetan.    baer  mec  sorg  bicvom, 
hefig  hondgevinn;  ic  bihlihhan  ne  bearf 
iifter  sarvraece  sidfiit   bisne 
magum  in  gemouge,  J)onne  ic  mine  sceal 
agiefan  gnorncearig  gafulraedenne 

530  on  bam  reougan  ham".  —  Pa  se  gerefa  hot 
gealgmod  guma  Julianan 
of  bam  engan  hofe  fit  geloedan 
on  hyge  halige  haednum  to  spraece 
to  his  domsetle.     Heo  bat  deofol   teali 

535  breostum  inbryrded  bendum  fastne 

halig  haedenne.     Ongan  ba  hreovcearig 
sidfat  seofjau,  sar  cvanjan, 
vyrd  vanjan,  vordum  maelde: 
tcic  bee  halsige,  hlsefdige  min, 

540  Juliana,  fore  godes  sibbum, 

bat  bu  furtfur  me  fracedu  ne  vyrce, 
edvit  for  eorlum,  bonne  jm  a»r  didesl, 
ba  |)ii  ofersviddest  bone  snotrestan 
under  hlinsciian  helvarena  cyning 

545  in  feonda  byrig:  bat  is  fader  user, 

mordres  maufrea.    hvat  ]ju  mec  J)re;ides 
burh  sarslege!  ic  to  sdd'e  vat, 
bat  ic  a?r  ne  sir!  aenig  ne  nu'lti 
in  voruldrice  vid  be  gelic, 

550  bristran  ge]>ohtes  ne  hveorhtimbran 
magda  cynues.     is   on  me  svedtul, 
bat  j)u  unscamge  aeghvas  vurde, 
on  ferde  frdd".    P«i  bine  se<>  faunae  forlet 
iifter  brae h vile  b.ysfra  nedsjan 

555  in  sveartue  grund  savla  gevinna, 

on  vita  forvyrd.     viste  he  \ty  gear V or 

maues  melda  magum  to  secgan, 

susles  begnum,  hu  him  on  side  gelomp. 

*    ****.*.*.*,*.*    *  (VI.) 

georne  aer 

560  lieredon  on  heahdum  and  his  halige  meaht, 
siigdon  sddlice,  bat  he  sigora  gehviis 
ofer  ealle  gesceaft  ana  valde, 
ecra  eadgiefa.     T»a  com  engel  godes 
frittvum  blican  and  biit  fvr  tdsceaf, 


519.  bennum,  MS.  —  521.  miclam,  MS.  —  545.  his,  MS.  —  546.  brea- 
des  =  breadest.  —  555.  gevinnau  legere  sitadet  Th.;  non  assentio.  ge- 
vinna est  yen.  plur.  vocis  gevinn.  —  559.  plura  hand  dubie  folia  deper- 
dita  sunt.  —  560.  meaht  deficit. 


Secgendas.  1 75 

565  gefreode  and  gefreodade  facnes  clsene, 

leahtra  lease,  and  bone  lig  tovearp 
heorogiferne,  paer  seo  halige  stod 
magda  bealdor  on  bam  midle  gesund. 
Pal  pain  veligan  viis  veorc   to  boljanne, 
570  baer  he  hit  for  vorulde  vendan  ne  meahte. 

sohte  synnum  f.ih ,  hii  he  sarlicast 

burh  ba  vyrrestan  vita  meahte 

feorhcvale  lindan.    niis  se  feond  to  lat, 

be  hine  gelserde,  bat  he  la?men  fat 
575  bivyrcan  hit  vuudorcrfifte, 

viges  vomum  and  viidubeamuin, 

holte  bihlsenan.     Pa  se  hearda  bibead, 

l»at  moil  bat  lamfiit  leades  gefylde 

and  ba  onharnan  het  bselfyra  msest, 
580  ad  oualan ;  se  viis  seghvouan 

yinbboren  mid  brondum ;  biitf  hate  vedl. 

het  ba  ofeslice  yrre  gebolgen 

leahtra  lease  in  has  leades  vylm 

sciifan  butan  scyldum:  ba  tdsceaden  veard 
58o  lig  tdlysed,  lead  vide  sprong 

hat,  heorogifre;  haled  vurdon  acle 

anisad  for  ]>y  ra?se.     ba?r  on  rime  forborn 

burh  Jj.'is  fvres  fnsest  fif  and  hundseofontig 

haecTnes  herges.    Pa  gen  seo  halge  stod 
590  ungevemde  vlite;  niis  hire  vloh  ne  hriigl, 

nc  feax  ne  fel  fyre  gemseled, 

ne  lie  ne  leodu;  heo  in  lige  stod 

a;ghvas  onsund ,  siigde  ealles  bone 

dryhtua  dryhtne.     Pa  se  dema  vearcf 
595  hreoh  and  hygegrim,  ongon  his  hriigl  teran, 

svylce  he  grenuade  and  gristbitade, 

vedde   on  gevitte  sva  vilde  deor, 

grimetade  gealgmod  and  his  godu  taelde, 

bas  be  hi  ne  meahtun  magne  vidstondan 
600  vifes  villan;  viis  seo  vnldres  ma?g 

anrsed  and  unforht,  eafoda  gemyndig, 

dryhtnes  viilan.     Pa  se  dema  het 

asvebban  sorgcearig  burh  sveordbite 

on  Inge  halge,  heafde  bineotan 
605  Criste  gecorene:  hine  se  cveaim  ne  bah, 

si(T(Tan  he  bone  lintan  furdor  cude. 

Pa  veard  psere  halgan  hyht  geuivad         (VrII.) 

and  bits  miigdnes  mod  miclum  geblissad, 

siddan  heo  gehyrde  haled  eahtjan 
610  invitrune,  biit  hire  endestaf 

of  gevindagum  veordan  sceolde, 

lif  alysed.    Het  ba  leahtra  ful 

569.  veorce?  —  570.  venden  meahte,  MS.  venan  meahte  Th.  mavult; 
male.  —  577.  bilecgan  legere  suadet  Th.  —  hearda,  Th.\  deest.  —  586. 
seletf,  MS.  —  599.  hyne  meahtum,  Th.  —  605.  bean,  MS. 


176  Secgendas. 

claeue  and  gecorene  to  cvale  hedan, 
synua  lease:  pa  cvom  semninga 

«15  bean  hellega?st,  heariuleod  agol, 

earm  aud  unlaed,  bone  beo  a?r  gebond 
livigedne  and  mid  vituni  svong; 
cleopade  pa  for  cordre  ceargealdra  full: 
"gildad  mi  mid  gyrne,  pat  beo  goda  ussa 

G20  meant  forbogde  and  mec  svidast 
geminsade ,  bat  ic  to  meldan  veard ; 
laetad  hi  ladra  leaua  hleotan 
purh  vaepnes  spor;  vrecaiT  ealdne  nid, 
synne  gesolite!  ic  ba  sorge  gemon. 

625  hii  ic  benduin  fiist  bysga  uuriiii 
on  tinre  niht  earfeda  dreag, 
yfel  ormaetu".    Pa  seo  eadge  biseah 
ongean  graninm  Juliana; 
gehyrde  beo  hearm  galan  belledeofol: 

630  feoud  moncynnes  ongon  pa  on  flean  sceacan, 
vita  neosan,  and  pat  vord  acviid  : 
"va  me  forvorlitum !  nu  is  ven  micel, 
p;'it  heo  mec  eft  ville  earmne  gelnnan 
yflum  yrmdum,  sva  lieo  mec  sev  dide !'' 

635  Pa  v&s  geloeded  londmearce  neali 

and   to   baere  stove,  bser  hi  stearcferde 
blirh  cunibolbete  cvellau  j)olitun. 
ongon  heo  pa  la?ran  and  to  lofe  trymman 
folc  of  fireuum  and  him  frofre  gehet. 

640  veg  to  vuldre,  and  bat  void  acviid: 

"gemunad  vigena  vyn  and  vuldres  brym, 
haligra  by  lit,  beofonengla  god! 
he  is  biis  vyrde,  bat  hine  verpeoda 
and  eal  engla  cynn  up  on  roderum 

645  hergen,  heah  magen:  ba?r  is  help  gelong 
ece  to  ealdre  bam  j)e  agau  sceal. 
forl)on  ic  leof  veorud  heran  ville, 
a»  fremmende,  bat  ge  eover  bus 
gefiistnigean,  by  las  bit  faerbkedum 

650  vindas  toveorpau.    veal  sceal  by  trymra 
strong  vidstondan  storma  sciiruin 
leabtra  gebygdum  I    ge  mid  lufan  sibbe, 
leohte  geleafan  to  bam  lifgeudan 
shine  stidbygde  stadol  fastujad  ; 

655  siide  treove  aud  sibbe  mid  eov 
healdad   jit  beortan,  luilge  rune 
l)iirh  modes  mjne;   bonne  eov  miltse  giefed 
fiider  almihtig,  paer  ge  agun  {it 
magna  gode  maeste  pearfe 

660  iifter  sorgstafum.    forpon  ge  silfe  neton 


617.  avygedne,  MS.  Thorpiiis  scripsit  iivyrgedne;  sed  cox/,  ahd.  ar- 
vigan  con/icere.  —  620.  forhogd,  MS.  —  628.  Julianau,  MS.  —  630.  fleam? 
—  649.  gefastnige,  MS.     gefastnian  leyere  suadet  Th.  —  fcrblopdum,  Th. 


Secgendas.  IT? 


ittgoug  heonau,  eude  lifes. 

varlic  me  byuced,  I>at  ge  vaccendi- 

vi(T  hettendra  hildevoman 

vearde  healdan,  py  las  eov  viderfeohtend 

tiG5  veges  forvyruan  to   vuldres  byrig. 

biddacT  beam  godes,  bat  me  brego  engla, 
meotud  moncynnes  milde  geveorde 
sigora  sellend.     sibb  si  mid  eovic 
simle  sod  lufu!"    ha  hire  savl  vearrt 

•>70  alseded  of  lice  to  bam  Iangau  gefeau 
jjurh  sveordslege.  —  Pa  se  synscada 
to  scipe  sceohmod  sceadena  breate 
Klist'iis  ehstream  solite, 
leolc  ofer  laguflod  louge  hvile 

(»75  on  svonnide :  svilt  ealle  fornom 
secga  Mode  and  bine  silfne  mid, 
a?r  bon  hi  to  lande  geliden   lu'ifdoa 
burh  pearlic  prea.     beer  prittig  vas 
and  feovere  eac  feores  onsolite 

i>*0  burh  vaeges  vylm  vigena  cynnes 
Iieane  mid  hlaforde  hrodra  bidseled, 
hyuta  lease  lielle  sohton. 
Ne  borfton  ba  begnas  in  bam  bystrau  hum 
seo  geneatscolu  in  bam  neovlau  scriife 

«i«5  to  bam  frumgare  feohgestealda 
vitodra  veuau,  pat  hi  in  vinsele 
ofer  beorsetle  beagas  begon 
applede  gold.  —  Ungelice  vas 
lseded  lofsongnm  lie  haligre 

fi90  micle  magne  to  moldgriife, 

pat  hi  hit  gebrohton  biirgum  in  innaii 
sitT  folc  micel,  bser  sidcTan  vas 
geara  gongum  godes  lof  hafen 
brymme  micle  od  bisne  diig 

ti95  mid  l)eddscipe.  —  Is  me  bearf  micel, 
bat  seo  halge  me  helpe  gefreuime, 
poune  me  gedselad  deorast  ealra, 
sibbe  toslitad  sinhivan  t«i 
micle  modlufan,  min  sceal  of  lice 

700  saviil  on  sidfat,  nat  ic  silfa  hvider; 
eardes  uucyddu  of  sceal  ic  bistim 
sccau  oderne  serge vyrh turn 
gongan  iudsednm.    geomor  hveorfad 
C»  IT-   and  Bf.j  cyning  bycf  rede 

705  sigora  sellend,  bonne  synnum  fah 
E-  V.  and  U.  acle  bidad, 
hviit  him  after  dsednm  deman  ville 


687.  beorsele,  Th.  —  701  —  703.  locus  obscurus;  f'orsitan  voces  ita 
construi  possunt:  "bonne  ic  sceal  of  bisum  earde  gongan,  secan  oderne, 
uncudne,  sergevyrlitum,  iudsedum".  —  703.  hveorfed,  Th.  —  704  —  708.  li- 
terae  in  versibus  his  tantnmmodo  literarum  vim  habere  videntur.  —  707. 
he  him? 

12 


H8  Seegendas. 

lifes  to  leane;  1«.  F-  beofad, 

seomaii  sorgcearig;  sar  eal  gemou, 
710  syuna  vnnde,  be  ic  shT  odde   8er 

gevorhte  in  vorulde:  pat  ic  vopig  sceal 

tearum  maenan;  viis  an  tid  to  lat, 

biit  ic  yfeldoeda  a?r  gescomede, 

penden  gaest  and  lie  geador  sidedon 
715  onsund  on  earde;  bonne  arna  bihearf, 

pat  mec  seo  halge  vid  |>one  hyhstan  eyning 

gebingige.     mec  biis  bearf  monad, 

niicel  modes  sorg.    bidde  ic  mouna  gehvone 

gumena  cynnes,  be  his  gied  sprece, 
720  bat  be  mec  neodftil  bi  noman  minnm 

gemyne  modig  aud  ineotud  bidde, 

bat  me  heofoua  helm  helpe  gefremme, 

meabta  valdend ,  on  [jam  miclan  dage 

fiider,  froire  gaest,  in  ba  frecnan  tid 
725  daeda  demend  and  se  deora  snuu, 

Jjonne  seo  brinis  brynisittende 

in  annesse  ealda  cynue 

l>urh  ba  sciran  gesceaft  scrifed  bi  gevyrhtuin 

meorde  monna  gehvam.    Forgif  us  miigna  god, 
730  bat  ve  J)ine  onsyne,    adelinga  vjn 

milde  gemeten  on  ba  maran  tid.     amen. 

Cod.  Exoa.,  ed.  Thorpius. 


C  a?  d  in  o  n     I. 


1.     Hxy    se    engel   ofermodes   gode  vitfsoc,    and   hvy   he   siddnu 
his   vracsid    giddode. 
Hiifde  se  ealvalda  eugelcynna  (IV.   Thorp*,  pay.  MS.  14.) 

purh  handmiigen  halig  drihten 
tyne  getr3'mede,  baem  he  getruvode  vel, 
bat  Iiie  bis  giougorscipe  fulgan  volden, 
5  vyrcean  his  villan,   for  bon  he  him  gevit  forgeaf 
and  hie  mid  his  handum  gesceop  halig  drihten. 
gesette   hiifde  he  hie  sva  gesaeliglice,    a?uue  hiifde  he  sva  svidne  ge- 

vorlitne 
sva  mibtigne  on  his  modgepohte;  he  l»'t  bine  sva  micles  vealdan, 
hehstne  to  him  on  heofona  rice;  hiifde  he  nine  sva  hvitne  gevorhtne, 
10  sva   vjnlic  viis   his   viistui    on   heofonuin ,    pat   him   com    from  veroda 

drihtne, 
gelic  vas  he  bam  leohtum  steorrnm ,  lof  sceolde  he  drihtnes  vyrcean, 
dyran   sceolde    he  his    dreamas   on    heofonuin   aud   sceolde   his    drihtne 

pancjan 
piis  leaues,  be  he  him  on  pain  leohte  gescerede,  bonne  lete  he  his  hinc 

lange  vealdan; 


727.  selda,  Th. 

4.  fulgan]  fyligan,  Th.  contra  allit.leyem.  —  6.  hie]  abest.  —  7.  gesett,  Th. 


Secgendas.  179 

ac  he  iivende  hit  him  to  virsan  binge,  ougan  him  vinn  up  ahebban 
15  vid  ]>one  hehstan  heofnes  vealdeud  be  sited  on  bam  halgan  stole. 

deore  vas  he  dryhtne  urum:  ne  mihte  him  bedyrned  vyrtfaii, 

pat  his  engil  ongan  ofermod  vesan, 

iihof  hine  vid  his  hearran,  sohte  hetesproece 

gilpvord  ongean,  no'.de  gode  beovjan, 
20  cvaci  bat  his  lie  vaere  leoht  aud  scene, 

hvit  and  hiovbeorht;  ne  mihte  he  fit  his  hyge  tindan, 

pat  he  gode  volde  geougerdome 

beodne  beovjan;  {>uhte  him  silfum, 

jiiil  he  magin  aud  craft  maran  baffle, 
25  bonne  se  halga  god  habban  mihte, 

folcgestealna.    fela  vorda  gesprae  (15.) 

se.engel  ofei'modes;  polite  l)iuii  his  anes  craft, 

lift,  he  him  strenglieran  stol  gevorhte, 

heahran  on  heofonum ;  cviid  pat  hine  his  hyge  spetine, 
30  pat  he  vest  and  nord   vyrcean  ougunue, 

trymede  getimbro;    cviid  him  tveo  |>uhte, 

|iiit  he  gode  volde  geongra  veordan. 

"Hvat  sceal  ic  vinnan?   cviid  he,  nis  me  vihte  bearf, 

hearran  to  habbanne;  ic  mag  mid  haudiim  sva  fela 
35  vundra  gevyrceanj  ic  habbe  geveald  micel 

geara  to  gyrvanne  godlicran  stol, 

hearran  on  heofne:  hvy  sceal  ic  sifter  his  hyldo  beovjan, 

bftgan  him  svylces  geongordomes?  ic  mag  vesau  god  sva  he! 

bigstandad  me  strange  geueatas,  ba  ne  villad  me  at  bam  stride  gesvican, 
40  haledas  heardmode,  hie  habbad  me  to  hearran  gecoreuue, 

rofe  rincas:  mid  svylcum  mag  man  ra"d  gepencean, 

foil  mid  svylcum  folcgesteallan :  frvnd  sind  hie   mine  georne, 

holde  on  hira  hygesceaftum :  ic  mag  bira  hearra  vesan, 

raedan  on  bys  rice,    sva  me  bat  riht  ne  bynced, 
45  bat  ic  oletcan  aviht  burfe 

gode   iifter  gode  acnigum:  ne  ville  ic  leng  his  geongra  vurdan."' 

Pa  hit  se  allvalda  call  gehyrde, 

pat  his  engil  ongan  ofermede  micel 

ahebban  vid   his  hearran,  aud  sprue  he.ilic  vord 
50  dollice  vid  drililen  sinne,  sceolde  he  pa  da?d  ongildan, 

veorc  l>a.s  gevinnes  gedaelan,  and  sceolde  his  vite  habban 

ealra   mordra  msest.  —  Sva  ded   monna  gebvyle  (16.) 

j>e  vid  his  valdend  vinnan  ongiuned, 

mid  mane  vid  pone  nueran  drihten.  —  Pa  veard   se  mihtiga  gebolgeu, 
ob  hehsta  heofones  valdend ,  vearp  hine   of  bam  beau  stole. 

hete  hiifde  he  iit  his  hearran  gevuuuen,  hyld  hiifde  his  ferlorene; 

gram  veard   him  se  goda  on  his  mode,  forpon  he  sceolde  grand  gesecan 

heardes  hellevites ,  pas  pe  he  vann  vid  heofnes  valdend. 

iicvad   hine  pa  fram  his  hyldo  and  hine  on  helle  vearp, 

17.  engyl,  Th.  —  21.  hige,  Th.  —  24.  magyn,  Th.  —  26.  folcgestselna, 
Th.  —  31.  tveo-puhte,   Th.  —  33.  vihta?,  Th.  —  36.  geara]  deest  ap.  Th. 

—  godlicran  "diviner"  Th.  —  37.  hearran  =  heahran.  —  40.  gecorene,  Th. 

—  48.  engyl,  Th.  —  49.  bealig,  Th.  —  51.  vorc,  Th.  —  53.  ongyuned,  Th. 


180  Secgendas. 

60  on  bii  dedpan  dalas,  paer  lie  to  dedfle  veard. 

se  fedud  mid  Ms  geferum  eallum  fedllon  pa.  nfou  of  heofuiun 

purhlonge  sva  bred  niht  and  dagas 

pa  englas  of  heofnuni  on  helle,  and  hi  ealle  forscedp 

drihteu  to  deoflum:  forjjon  hi  his  da?d  and  vord  (17.) 

65  noldon  veordjan,  forbon  pe  hi  on  vyrse  ledht 

under  eordan  neodan  almihtig  god 

sette  sigelease  on  ba  sveartan  helle. 

paer  habbad  hi   on  efeu  ungemet  lange 

ealra  fednda  gehvylc  fyr  eduedve, 
70  bonne  cymd  on  tihtan  easterne  vind 

forst  fyrnum  cald.  symble  fyr  odde  gar: 

sum  heard  gesvinc  habban  sceoldon. 

vorhte  man  hit  him  to    vite;  hira  vorold  vas  gehvyrfed 

forman  side;  fylde  helle 
75  mid  bam  andsacum;   hedldon  englas  ford 

heofonrices  hehde,  be  aer  godes  hyldo  gelaeston. 

lagon  J»«i  dcfre  fvnd  on  bam  fyre,  he  aer  sva  feala  hafdon 

gevinnes  vid  heora  valdend.    vite  boljad, 

hatne  headovelm  helle  to  middes, 
80  brand  and  brade  ligas,  svylce  eac  ba  biteran  recas,  (18.) 

brosm  and  bystro,  forbon  hie  pegnscipe 

godes  forgymdon:  hie  hira  gal  besvac, 

engles  oferhygd;  noldon  alvealdan 

vord  veordjan:  hafdon  vite  micel, 
85  vaeron-ba  befealleue  fyre  to  botme, 

on  ba  hatan  helle  burn  hygeleaste 

and  burh  ofermetto :  soliton  dder  land, 

pat  vas  leohtes  leas  and  vas  liges  full, 

lyres  fa?r  micel.    fednd  ongeaton 
90  bat  hie  hafdon  gevrixled  vita  unrim 

burh  heora  miclan  mod  and  burh  mibt  godes 

and  burh  ofermetto  ealra  sviddst. 

Pa  spriic  se  ofermdda  cyning,  be  oer  vas  engla  scvndst, 

hvittost  on  heofne  and  his  hearran  leof, 
95  drihtne  dyre,  63  hie  to  dole  vurdon, 

biit  him  for  galscipe  god  silfa  veard 

mihtig  on  mode  irre,  vearp  bine  on  bat  morder  innan 

uider  on  l>iit  neadbedd  and  scedp  him  naman  siddan, 

cviid  piit  se  hehsta  hatan  sceolde 
100  Satan  siddan;  het  bine  pa?re  sveartan  belle 

grundes  gyman,  nalles  vid  god  vinnan.  — 

Satan  madeldde,  sorgjende  sprac, 

se  de  helle  ford  healdan  sceolde, 

gyman  pas  grundes.    vas  a?r  godes  engel 
105  hvit  on  heofne,   dd  hine  his  hyge  forspedn 

and  bis  ofermetto  eallra  sviddst. 

60.  dala,  MS.  —  62.  burh  longe,  17*.,  contra  alliterationis  legem.  — 
63.  pa  englas  posuit  Th.  ad  fiiiem  versus  antecedentis;  male.  —  heo  alle, 
Th.  —  64.  heo  bis,  Th.  —  65.  heo  on,  Th.  —  68.  on  sefyn,  Th.  —  89.  fcer 
micel,  Th.  —  97.  yrre,  Th.  —  morderinnan,  Th.  —  98.  niddbedd,  Th. 


Secgendas.  181 

bat  he  ne  volde  vereda  drihtnes 

vord  vurdjan.     veoll  him  on  iuuan 

hyge  ymb  his  heortan;  hat  v&s  him  utan 
110  vradlic  vite;  he  ba  vorde  cviitT: 

"Is  bes  enga  stede  ungelic  svide 

ham  udrum  be  ve  aer  cud  on, 

bean  on  heofonrice,  he  me  min  hearra  onlah,  (19.) 

bean  ve  hine  for  bam  alvealdan  ngan  ne  mdston, 
115  romigan  fixes  rices.    n/ifd  he  beah  rilit  geddn, 

bat  he  us  hafd  befylled  fyre  to  botine, 

Iielle  l>a?re  hatau,   heofonrice  benumen; 

hafad   hit  gemearcod  mid  moncynno 

to  gesettanue.     bat  me  is  sorga  niaest, 
120  biit  Adam  sceal,  be  vas  of  eord'an  gevorht, 

minne  stronglican  sfcfil  behealdan, 

vesan  him  on  vynne,  and  ve  bis  vite  boljau, 

bearm  ou  bissc  belle.     Ya  la  ahte  ic  miura  handa  geveald, 

and  moste  sine  tid  ute  veordan, 
125  vesan  ane  vinL  rstunde,  pontic  ic  mid  pys  verode  — 

ac  licgad  me  ymbe  irenbendas, 

rided  raceutan  sal:  ic  eom  rices  leas! 

habbatf  me  sva  hearde  belle  clommas 

fiiste  befangen!  her  is  fvr  micel 
130  ufan  and  neodone,  ic  a  ne  geseah 

ladran  landscipe:  lig  ne  asvamad" 

hat  ofer  helle;  me  habbad  hringa  gespong, 

slidhearda  sal  sides  amyrred, 

afyrred  me  min  fede;  fet  sint  gebundene, 
135  handa  gehafte;  sint  bissa  heldora 

vegas  forvorhte,  sva  ic  mid  vihtc  ne  miig 

of  bisum  liodobendum;  licgad  me  ymbutau 

beardes  irenes  hate  geslagene 

grindlas  greate,  mid  l>y  me  god  hafad 
140  gehafted  be  bam  liealse.    sva  ic  vat  he  minne  hyge  cude 

and  bat  viste  eac  veroda  drihten, 

bat  sceolde  unc  Adame  yfele  gevurdan 

ymb  bat  heofonrice,  baer  ic  ahte  minra  handa  geveald. 

ac  boljad  ve  nu  prea  on  helle,  l)iit  siudon  bystro  and  hseto,  (VII.)  (21.) 
145  grimme,  grundlease;  hafad  us  god  silfa 

forsvapeu   on  pas  sveartan  mistas:    sva  he   As   ne   mag    senige  synne 

gestselan, 

biit  ve  him  ou  bam  lande  lad  gefremedon:  he  hafil  us  beah  has  Ieohtes 

bescyrede, 

bevorpen  ou  ealra  vita  ma?ste:  ne  magou  ve  has  vrace  gefremman 

113.  onlag,  Th.  —  122.  boljen,  Th.  —  131.  asvamad,  Th.  svaman  == 
bor.  sveima ,  eireumferri;  sed  ant  pro  ne  nu  legas,  aut  asvanad ,  ne- 
cesse  videtur.  —  137.  bissum,  77*.  —  143.  geveald]  inter  hunc  versuffi 
et  sequentem  Thorpius,  V.  CI.  lacunae  siyna  posuit  sua  in  carminis  edi- 
tione,  sed  male  me  judice.  ba>r  ic  ante  geveald  scilicet  verto  "siquidem 
haberem  potestatem"  non  <(nbi  habui  potestatem".  cf.  v.  551.  —  144.  syndon, 
Th, —  146.  gestalan?  sed  hie  et  Beov.  2680  gestoelan  cam  acuto  invenitur. 


182  Secgendas. 

geleanjan  him  mid  lades  vihte,  pat  he  us  hafad  piis  leohtes  bescyrede. 
150  he  bafd  nu  gemearcod  anne  middangeard,  hair  he  hiifd  mon  gevorhtne 

after  his  onlicnesse,  mid  bam  he  vile  eft  gesettan 

heofona  rice  mid  liluttrum  savluni.     ve  has  sciilon  hycgan  georne, 

pat  ve  on  Adame,  gif  ve  aefre  maegen, 

and  on  his  eafrum  sva  some  andan  gebetan, 
155  onvendan  bim  paer  villan  sines,  gif  ve  hit  maegeu  vihte  apencau. 

ne  geKfe  ic  me  nu  pas  leohtes  fnrdor,  piis  he  bim  fenced  lange  niotau, 

has  eades  mid  his  engla  crafte.     ne  magoii  ve  bat  on  aldre  geviunan, 

bat  ve  mihtiges   godes    mod   onvaecen:    utou   odveudan  hit  nu    monna 

bearnum, 

\>:At  beofonrice,    nu  ve  hit  habban  ne  nioton ,   gedon,  bat  hie  his  hyldo 

forlaeten, 
160  pitt  hie  bat  onvendan,   piit   he   mid  his  vorde  bebead:  ponne  veord  he 

him  vrad  on  mode, 

ahvet  hie  from  his  hyldo:  bonne  sculon  hie  pas  helle  sccan 

and  bas  grimmau  grundas,  ponne  moton  ve  hie  us  to  giongrum  habban, 

fira  beam  on  pisuin  fiistum  clomme!  onginuad  nuymb  pa  fyrde  benceau, 

gif  ic  aenigum  pegne  peodenmadmas  (22.) 

165  geara  forgeafe,  penden  ve  on  bam  godan  rice 

gesaelige  sseton  and  hiifdon  firra  setla  geveald: 

bonne  he  me  na  on  leofan  tid  leanuui  ne  meahte 

mine  gife  gildan,  gif  his  gien  volde 

minra  pegna  hvylc  gepafa  veordan. 
170  pat  he  ur  heonon  lite  mihte 

cuman  purh  bas  clustro  and  hafde  criift  mid  him. 

piit  he  mid  federhomau  fleogan  meahte, 

vindan  on  volcne,  par  gevorbt  stondad 

Adam  and  Eve  ond  eordrice 
175  mid  velan  bevundeu  —  and  ve  sind  avorpene  bider 

on  pas  deopan  dalo!  —  Xu  hie  drihtne  sint 

vurdran  micle  and  moton  bim  pone  velan  agan. 

pe  ve  on  heofonrice  habban  sceoldon, 

rice  mid  rihte,  is  se  raed  gescyred 
180  monna  cynne !     Pat  me  is  on  minura  mode  sva  sir, 

on  minimi  hyge  hreoved  ,  pat  hie  heofonrice 

agan  to  aldre !  gif  hit  eover  aenig  maege 

gevendan  mid  vihte ,  piit  hie  vord  godes, 

lare  forlaeten,  sona  hie  him  pe  ladran  beiid. 
185  gif  hie  brecad  his  gebodscipe,  ponne  he  him   «ibolgen  vurded, 

siddan  byd  him  se  vela  onvended   and  vyrd  him  vite  gegearvod, 

sum  heard  hearmscearu.     hycgad  his  ealle, 

bu  ge  hi  besvicen:  siddan  ic  me  teste  mag 

restan  on  pisum  racentnm,  gif  him  pat  rice  losad. 
190  se  pe  piit  geliested,  him  byd  lean  gearo 

after  to  aldre,  pas  ve  her  inne  miigon 

on  pisum  fyre  ford  fremena  geviunau: 

sit  tan   la?te   ic  bine  vid  me  silfne,  sva  hva  sva  ba(  sccgau  cyiiini 

on  bis  hatau  helle,  piit  hie   heofoncyningcs 


165.  pan,  Th.  —  169.  vurdan.  T/i. 


Secgendas.  183 


195  unvurdlice  vordlim  and  da'duni 

lare  forleton  —  him  byd  lean  gearo!' 


2.     Hvy  se  feond   Adam  and  Evan   forspdn. 

Angan  Iiine  ba  gyrvan  godes  audsaca  (23.) 

fiis  on  fratvtim,  h.'ifde  faecne  Inge. 

helm  on  heafod  sisette,  and  bone  full  hearde  gebaud, 
200  spenn  mid  spangum.     viste  him  spneca  fela, 

vora  vorda.     vand  him  up  pauon, 

hvearf  him  pnrh  l»«i  helldora,  hiifde  hyge  strangne 

(leolc  on  lyfte),  ladvende  mod, 

svang  JjRfc  fyr  on  tva  feondes  crafte: 
805  volde  deamunga  drihtnes  geongran, 

mid  mandsedum  menu  besvican, 

forlaedau  and  forloeran,  pat  hie  vurdon  lad  god< 

He  pa  geferde  purli  feondes  craft, 

oil  (I  at  he  Adam  on  cord  rice, 
210  godes  handgesceaft,  gearone  funde, 

vislice  gevorht,  and  his  vif  somed, 

freo  fiigroste,  sva  hie  fela  cud  on 

godes  gegearvigean ,  pa  him  to  gyngran  sell 

metod  maucyunes  mearcdde  selfa  — 
215  and  him  bi  tvegen  beamas  stodon: 

pa  vaeron  utau  ofiites  gehladeue, 

gevered  mid  vastme,  sva  hie  valdend  god, 

heah  heofoncyning,  handum  gesette, 

pat  baer  yldo  beam  moste  onceosan 
220  godes  and  yfeles ,  gumena  aeghvylc 

velan  and  vavan.     niis  se  vastin  gelic 

odrum,  viis  sva  vynlic,  viitig  and  scene, 

lid  and  lofsum :  pat  viis  lifes  beam. 

moste  on  ecnisse  after  libban, 
225  vesan  on  vorulde,  se  l>iis  viistmes  oub.it, 

sva  him  after  by  yldo  ne  derede, 

ne  suht  svare;   ac  moste  symle  vesan 

lungre  on  Iustum  and  his  lif  agan, 

hyldo  heofoncyuinges  her  on  vorulde  [habban]  ; 
230  him  to  vaeron  vitode gebingdo 

on  pone  hean  heofon,  bonne  he  heonon  vendc.  (24.1 

J)onne  vas  se  oder  eallenga  sveart, 

dim  and  pystre :   pat  v.'is  deades  beam. 

se  biir  bitres  fela:  sceolde  bu  vitan 
235  ylda  aeghvylc  yfles  and  godes. 

gevanod  on  pisse  vorulde  sceolde  on  vite  a 
mid  svate  and  mid  sorgum  siddau  libban, 

sva  hvii  sva  gebyrgde  pas   on  pam  beame  gevcox: 

196.  forleton  —  him  byd  le<in  gearo]  desnnt  ap.  Th.  —  201.  vora  J 
vradra,  in  margine  codicis.  —  209.  Adam,  Th.  —  218.  gingran,  Th.  — 
222.  odium]  oder,  Th.  —  230.  post  vitode  deesse  videtur  verbiim,  e.  gr. 
vynua.  —  231.  he]  heo,  Th. 


184  Secgendas. 

sceolde  hine  yldo  beniman  ellendaeda, 
240  dreames  and  drihtscipes  and  him  bedn  dead  scared; 

lytle  hvile  sceolde  he  his  lifes  nidtan, 

secan  ponne  landa  sveartdst  on  fyre, 

sceolde  fednduin  pedvjau,  paer  is  ealra  frecna  maeste 

leddiun  to  langre  hvile.    pat  viste  se  lad'a  georne, 
245  dyrne  deofles  boda,  pe  vid  drihten  vann.  — 

Vearp  hine  pa  on  vyrmes  lie,  and  vand  him  pa  ymbiilan  (25.) 

pone  deades  beam  purh  deofles  craft; 

genam  paer  pas  ofates,  and  vende  hine  eft  panou 

paer  he  viste  handgeveorc  heofoncyniuges; 
250  ongan  hine  pa  frinan  forman  vorde 

se  lada  mid  Iygemim:  "Langad  pe  avuht, 

Adam,  up  td  gode?  ic  eom  on  his  aerende  hider 

feorran  gefered;  ne  pat  nn  fyrn  ne  vas, 

pat  ic  vid  hine  sylfne  sat:  pa  het  he  me  on  pisne  sid  faraii, 
255  het  pat  pu  pises  ofates  aete,  cviid ,  bat  pin  abal  and  craft 

and  pin  modsefa  niara  vurde, 

and  pin  lichoma  ledhtra  micle, 

pin  gesceapu  scenran;  cviid,  piit  pe  seniges  sceates  pearf 

ne  vurde  on  vorulde,  nu  pu  villan  hafst 
260  hyldo  gevorhte  heofoncyninges, 

to  pance  gepenod  pinum  hearran, 

hafst  pe  vid  drihtne  dyrne   gevorhtne;    ic  gehyrde  hine  pine  daed  and 

vord 

lofjan  on  his  ledhte  and  ymb  pin  lif  sprecan, 

sva  pu  Iaestan  scealt  piit  on  pis  land  hider 
265  his  bodan  briugad.  —  Brade  sind  on  vorulde 

grene  geardas,  and  god  vited 

on  pain  hehstan  heofna  rice 

ufan  alvalda;  nele  pa  earfedu 

sylfa  habban,  pat  he  on  pisne  sid  fare 
270  gumena  drihten,  ac  he  his  gyngran  sent 

to  pinre  spraece.    nu  he  pe  mid  spellum  hel 

listas  laeran,  laeste  pu  georne 

his  ambyhto,  nim  pe  pis  ofiit  on  hand, 

bit  hit  and  byrge:  pe  veord  on  pinum  bredsfum  nim, 
275  viistm  py  vlitegra.     pe  sende  valdend  god 

pin  hearra  pas  helpe  of  heofonrice".  ^6.) 

Adam  madelode  baer  he   on  eordau  stod, 

selfsceafte  gunia:   "Ponne  ic  sigedrihten, 

mihtigne  god,  miidlan  gehyrde 
280  strangre  stemne,  and  me  her  stondan  het, 

his  bebodu  healdau,  and  me  pas  bryd  forgeaf, 

vlitesciene  vif,  and  me  varnjan  het, 

|>at  ic  on  bone  deades  beam  bedroren  ne  vurde, 

besvicen  td  svide:  he  cviid,  piit  pa  sveartan  belle 
285  healdau  sceolde  se  pe  bi  his  heortau  vuht 

lades  gelaedc.    Nat,  peah  pu  mid  lygenum  fare 


252.  adam,  Th.  -  255.  abal,  Th.  —  280.  stemme,  Th.  —  28«.  ligenum,  Th. 


Secgendas.  185 

l>urh  dyrne  gepanc ,  l>e  pu  drihtnes  eart 

boda  of  heofuum.    hvat  ic  pinra  bysna  ne  mag 

vorda  ne  visna  vuht  oucniivan, 
390  sides  ne  sagona.    ic  vat  hvat  he  me  self  bebead 

nergend  user,  pa  ic  hiue  nehst  geseali: 

he  net  me  bis  vord  veordjan  aud  vel  healdau, 

laestau  his  liire.    pu  gelic  ne  bist 

seneguin  his  engla  pe  ic  scr  geseali, 
295  ne  pu  me  odievest  senig  t.icen, 

pe  he  me  purh  treove  to  onseude, 

min  hearra  burn  bvldo:  by  ic  be  hyrau  ne  cann; 

ac  bu  meaht  be  fordfaran:  ic  habbe  me  fastne  gelcafan 

up  to  bam  almihtegum  gode,  pe  me  mid  his  earmum  vorhte, 
300  her  mid  haudum  sinum;  he  mag  me  of  his  heau  rice 

geofjau  mid  gdda  gehvylcum,  bean  he  his  gyngran  ne  sende". 
Vende  bine  vradinod  poer  he  bat  vif  geseali 

on  eordrice  Evan  stondan 

sceone  gesceapene,  cviid  pat  sceadena  msest 
305  eallum  beora  eaforum  after  siddan 

vurde  on  vorulde:  "Ic  vat  inc  valdend  god 

abolgen  vyrd",  sva  ic  him  pisne  bodscipe  (27.) 

selfa  secge,  ponne  ic  of  pys  side  cume 

ofer  langne  veg,  bat  git  ne  laeston  vel 
310  hvylc  serende  sva  he  easten  hider 

on  pisne  siif  sendetf.    nu  sceal  he  sylf  faran 

to  incre  andsvare;  ne  mag  his  serende 

his  boda  beodan :  by  ic  vat  bat  be  inc  abolgen  vyrd, 

mihtig  on  mode!  gif  pu  peah  lninum  vilt, 
315  vif  villende,  vordum  hyran, 

pu  meaht  his  bonne  rume  raed  gepencan. 

gehyge  on  pinum  breostum,  pat  pu  inc  bam  tvam  meaht 

vite  bevarigan,  sva  ic  pe  visje: 

et  pisses  ofetes,  ponne  vurdad  pine  eiigan  sva  leohte, 
320  pat  pu  meaht  sva  vide  ofer  voruld  ealle 

geseon  siddan  aud  selfes  stol 

herran  pines ,  aud  habbau  his  hyldo  ford ; 

meaht  pu  Adame  eft  gestyran, 

gif  pu  his  villan  hiifst,  and  be  pinum  vordum  getryvd, 
325  gif  pu  him  to  sode  sagst,  bvylce  pu  selfe  hiifst 

bj-sne  on  breostum,  piis  pu  gebod  godes, 

lare  lsestes.     he  pone  ladan  stria", 

yfel  andvyrde  anforlseted 

on  breostcofan ,  sva  vit  him  butu 
330  an  sped  sprecad;  span  pu  hiue  georue, 

pat  he  pine  lare  la?ste,  by  las  git  latf  gode, 

incrum  valdende  veordan  pyrfen. 

gif  pu  pat  angin  fremest,  idesa  seo  betste, 

forhele  ic  incrum  herran,  pat  me  hearmes  sva  fela 


301.  gingran,  Th.  —  319.  at,    Th.  —   pin  —  leoht,   Th.  —  325.  selfa. 
Th.  —  326.  bisne,  Th. 


186  Secgcndas. 

335  Adam  gespriic,  eargra  vordaj 

tihd  me  untriovda,  cvitf,  pat  ic  seo  teoiium  geom 

gram  urn  ambihtsecg,  nales  godes  engel; 

ac  ic  cann  ealle  sva  geare  engla  gebyrdo, 

heahheofona  gehlidu.    vas  seo  hvil  pas  lang, 
340  bat  ic  geornlice  gode  pegnode  (88.) 

l)iirh  holdne  hyge  herran  milium, 

dribtue  selfum:  ne  eom  ic  deofle  gelic". 

Lsedde  hie  sva  mid  lygenum  and  mid  listuir.  speon       (XI.) 

idese  on  bat  unrilit,  6d  bat  hire  on  iniian  ongan 
345  veallan  vyrmes  gepeaht  Chafde  hire  vacran  hyge 

metod  gemearcod),  bat  heo  hire  mod  ougan 

ltetan  after  pain  larum,  forbon  heo  at  bam  hid  an  oufeng 

ofer  drihtnes  vord  deades  beanies 

veorcsumne  viistm.    Ne  veartf  virse  doed 
350  monnum  gemearcod!  bat  is  micel  vundor, 

pat  hit  ece  god  a?fre  volde 

{)e6deu  poljan,  l>tit  vurde  pegu  sva  mouig 

forlaeded  be  pam  lygenum,  be  for  pam  larum  com.  —        (89.) 

Heo  pa  has  ofates  at,  alvaldan  brae 
355  vord  and  villan :  pa  meahte  heo  vide  geseon 

Imrh  lias  ladan  laen,  l)e  hie  mid  lygenum  besvac, 

dearneuga  bedrog,  be  hire  for  his  dseduni  com, 

biit  hire  puhte  hvitre  heofou  and  eorde 

and   eall  peos  voruld  vlitigre,  and  geveorc  godes 
360  micel  and  militig,  beah  heo  bit  purh  mounes  gepeabt 

ne  sceavode,  ac  se  sceada  georne 

svicode  3'iub  pa  savle  be  hire  aer  pa  siene  onlah, 

pat  heo  sva  vide  vlitan  meahte 

ofer  beofonrice.     Ira  se  foi-hatena  sprac 
365  Imrh  feondscipe,  nalles  he  hie  freme  laerde: 

"f*u  meabt  nu  be  self  geseon,  sva  ic  bit  be  secgan  ne  pearf, 

Eve  seo  gode,  bat  pe  is  ungelic 

vlite  and  viistmas,  siddan  pu  milium  vordiun  getriivddest, 

la?stes  mine  lare.    nu  seined  pe  leolit  fore 
370  gladlic   ongean,  pat  ic  from  gode  brohte, 

hvit  of  heofonum.  —  Nu  pu  his  brinan   meabt, 

sage  Adame,  hvylce  pu  gesihde  hafst, 

purh  rainne  cyme  criifta;  gif  get  barb  ciiscne  siodo 

licst  mina  hira,  ponne  gife  ic  him  piis  leohtcs  gendg, 
375  piis  ic  pe  sva  godes  gegyred  hiibbe. 

ne  vile  ic  him  pa  vomevidas,  beah  he  his  vyrde  ne  ^ic 

to  iilaetaune  piis  fela  he  me  lades  sprac. 

Sv.i  his  eaforan  sculon  sifter  libban, 

ponne  hie  hid  gedod,  hie  sculon  lufe  vyrcean, 
380  betan  heora  hearran  hearmevide  ond  liabban  bis  hvldo  ford". 
F'ii  gieng  to  Adame  idesa  scenost,  (XI 1.   T/i.) 


336.  tyhff,  Th.  —  untryovda,  77».  —  353.  forlaedd,  Th.  —  373.  dine, 
Th.  —  378.  his,  Th.]  hire,  MS.  —  Me  his  tribus  versibus,  etiatn  si  his 
pro  hire  ponas ,  tion  nihil  offendi ,  f'uteor;  iiu')>(«  ciiii/inro  Stitani  com- 
memoratio  de  Adami  propamine  mihi  videtur.  —  381.  gien,  Th. 


Secgendas.  187 

vifa  vlitegost  be  on  voruld  come, 

forpon  heo  vas  handgeveorc  heofoncyuiuges,  (30.) 

peah  heo  pa  dearnenga  forddn  vurde, 
385  foiised  mid  lygenum.,  pat  bio  lad  gode 
[null  |>as  vradau  gepauc  veordan  sceolde, 
]iurh  pas  deofles  searo  dom  forlaetau, 
hierrau  hyldo,  hefonrices  boljan.  — 
Monige  hvile   byd  pain  men  full  va 
390  be  bine  ne  varnad,  bonne  he  bis  geveald  hafad.  — 
Sum  heo  hire  on  handnm  bar,  sum  liire  iit  lieorlau  liig 
appel  unsaelga,  bone  hire  aer  forbead 
drihtna  drihten,  deadbeaines  ofet, 
and  bat  vord  acvad  vuldres  aldor, 
395  pat  pat  micle  moid  menn  ne  portion 
peguas  boljan,  ac  he  beoda  gehvam 
heofonrice  forgeaf  hiilig  diihten, 
vidbradne  velan,  gif  hie  bone  vastin  iiune 
hctau  voldon,  pe  pat  lade  treov 
400  on  his  bogum  bar  bitre  gefvlled: 

pat  viis  deades  beam ,  be  him  drihten  forbead. 
Forlec  hie  pa  mid  lygenum  se  viis  lad  gode 
on  bete  heoioncyuiges,  and  hyge  Evan, 
vifes  vac  gepoht,  pat  heo  ongan  his  vordum  truvjan, 
405  ]&»stan  his  lare  and  geleafan  nom, 

pat  he  pa  bysene  from  gode  brungen  liiifde, 
pe  he  hire  sva  varlice  vordum  sagde, 
ievde  hire  tacen  and  treova  gehet, 
his  holdne  hyge:  pa  heo  to  hire  hearran  spriic: 
410  "Adam,  frea  min,  pis  ofet  is  sva  svete, 

blid  on  breostum ,  and  pes  boda  sciene 

godes  engel  god!     Ic  on  his  gearvan  geseo, 

pat  he  is  serendsecg  uncres  hearran, 

hefoncyuinges :  his  h}ido  is  unc 
415  betere  to  gevinnanne,  ponne  his  viderinedo! 

gif  pu  him  heodiig  vuht  Iiearmes  gespraece, 

he  forgifd  hit  peah,  gif  vit  him  geongordom 

laestan  villad.    hviit  seal  pe  sva  ladlic  stria"  (.32.) 

vid  pines  hearran  bodan?  unc  is  his  hyldo  pearf, 
420  he  mag  unc  aerendjan  to  pam  alvaldan 

heofoucyninge!  —  Ic  mag  beonou  geseou, 

hvser  he  syll  sited,  pat  is  siideast, 

velan  bevunden,  se  pas  voruld  gesceop. 

geseo  ic  him  his  englas  ymbe  bveorfan, 
425  mid  federhauian,  ealra  folca  inaest, 

vereda  vynsumast.     hva  meahte  me  svelc  gevit  gifau 

gif  hit  gegnunga  god  ne  onsende, 

heofones  valdend?  gehyran  mag  ic  ruine 

and  sva.  vide  geseon  on  voruld  ealle 

385.  hie,   Th.  —   386.    sceoldon,   Th.  —  391.  sumne  heo?  —   398,  399. 
vastm  anlaetan,  Th.  —  399.  lad,  Th.  —  416.  heo  diig,  Th. 


188  Secgendas. 

430  ofer  pas  sidan  gesceaft:  ic  mag  svegles  gamen 
gehyran  on  heofuum:  veard  me  on  hyge  leohte, 
utan  and  innan,  siddan   ic  J)as  ofetes  onbat. 
nu  Imbbe  ic  his  her  on  handa,  herra  se  gdda, 
gife  ic  hit  be  georne:  ic  gel^yfe,  pat  hit  fram  gode  come 
435  broht  from  his  bysene,  has  me  bes  boda  sagde 
v serum  vordum.    hit  nis  vuhte  gelic 
elles  on  eordan,  butau  sva  bes  ar  sageil, 
bat  hit  gegnuuga  from  gode  come". 

Hio  spriic  him  bicce  to  and  spedn  bine  ealne  diig      CXJ11.) 
440  ou  ba  dimman  dsed,  bat  hie  drihtnes  heora 
villan  braecon.     stdd  se  vrada  boda, 
legde  him  lustas  on,  and  mid  listum    speou, 
fylgde  him  frecne;  vas  se  feond  full  neah, 
be  on  ba  frecnan  fyrd  gefaran  hiifde 
445  ofer  langue  veg.    leode  hogode 
on  bat  niicle  mord  men  forveorpan, 
forkeran  and  forlsedan ,  \>iit  hie  laen  godes 
iilmihtiges  gife  auforleten 

heofonrices  geveald.    Hvat  se  hellsceada  (33.) 

450  gearve  viste,  pat  hie  godes  yrre 
habban  sceoldon  and  liellge^vin, 
bone  nearvan  nid  niede  onfdn, 
siddan  hie  gebod  godes  forbrocen  liafdou. 
l>a  he  forlserde  mid  lygenvordum 
455  to  bam  unraede  idese  sciene, 

vifa  vlitegost,  1> ii t  heo  on  his  villan  spriic, 

v.'is  him  on  help'e,  haudveorc  godes  to  forlaeranne. 

Heo  spriic  pa  to  Adame  idesa  sceonost 
ful  biclice,  od  pain  begne  ongan 
460  Ills  hyge  hveorfan,  {iiit  he  pan  gehate  getrftvode 
be  him  bat  vif  vordum  sagde. 

heo  dide  hit  beah  burh  holdne  hyge;  niste  pat  par  hearma  sva  feJa 
firenearfeda  fylgean  sceolde 
monna  cynne;  biis  heo  on  mod  genam, 
465  Jiiit  heo  {)iis  ladan  bodan  hirum  hvrde : 
ac  vende,  Jiiit  heo  hj  Ido  heofoucyninges 
vorlile  mid  pam  vordum,  Jie  heo  pain  vere  svelte 
t.iccn  ddievde  and  treove  gehet, 
od   Jiiit  Adame   innan   breostuui 
470  his  hyge  hvyrfde,  and  his  heorte  ongaun 

vendan  to  Iiire  villan.     He  at  Jiam  vjfe  onfV-ng 
helle  and  hinsid,  Jieah  hit  nsere  haten  sva, 
ac  hit  ofetes  noman  agan  sceolde: 
hit  viis  Jicah  deades  svefn  and  deofles  gespoo, 
475  hell  and  hinsid  and  hiileda  forlor, 

menniscra  mord,  pat  hie  to  mete  dsedon, 
ofet  unfale,  sva  hit  him  on  innan  com, 
hran  iit  heortan.    Hloh  ba  and  plegode 


457.    him.   T/i]  hire,  MS.   -   472.  hiunsid,  T/i.   -  475.  hiuusid,   Th. 


Secgendas.  189 


boda  bitre  gehugdd ,  sagde  begra  pane 
4^0  hearran  si  num.      "Nu  habbe  ic  bine  Initio  me 

vitode  gevorhte  and  binne  villan  gekest 

to  ful  nionegum  dage:  men  siut  forlacdde 

Adam  and  Eve;  liim  is  uuhyldo 

valdendes  vitod,  uu  hie  vordevide  his  (34.) 

485  lare  forleton;  forbon  hie  leng  ne  magon  (35. » 

healdan  heofonrice,  ac  hie  to  helle  sculon 

on  bone  sveartan  sid.     Sva,  bu  his   sorge  ne  bearft 

beran  on  biuum  breostum  ba?r  bu  gebunden  ligst, 

murnan  on  mode,  bat  her  men  bun 
490  bone  bean  heofon,  peah  vit  hearmas  nu 

preaveorc  boljad  and  pystre  land, 

and  purh  bin  micle  mod  monig  forleton 

on  heofonrice  heahgetimbro, 

godlice  geardas.    unc  veard  god  yrre, 
495  forbon  vit  him  noldou  on  heofonrice 

hnigan  mid  heafdum  halgan  drihtne 

bnrh  geongordom;  ac  unc  gegenge  ne  vas, 

|i;it  vit  him  on  pegnscipe  beovjan  volden. 

for|iou  unc  valdend  veard   vrad   on  mode, 
500  on  hyge  hearde,  aud  us  on  helle  bednif, 

on  j)iit  fyr  fylde  folca  uiaeste, 

aud  mid  liandum   bis  eft  ou  heofonrice 

rihte  rodorstolas,  and  |)iit  rice  forgeaf 

monna  cynne.     mag  bin  mod  vesau 
505  blidc  on  breostum,  forbon  her  sint  bi'itii  gedon, 

ge  bat  haleda  beam  heofonrice  sculon 

leode  fo rise  tan  and  ou  bat  lig  to  be 

hate  hveorfau.     eac  is  hearm  gode, 

modsorg  gemacod;  sva  hviit  sva  vit  her  mordres  boljad, 
510  hit  is  nu  Adame  eall  forgolden 

mid  hearran  hete  and  mid  hilled  a  fori  ore, 

in <> ii n i : in  mid  mordres  cvealuie.  foibon  is  miu  mod  gehaeled, 

hyge  ymb  heortan  gerume:  ealle  sint  uncre  hearmas  gevrecene, 

lades  bat  vit  lange  bolerion.  —  Nu  ville  ic  eft  bani  lige  near, 
515  Satan  ic  par  st-can  ville;  he  is  on  paere  sveartan  belle 

haft  mid  hringa  gespoune".  —  Hvearf  him  eft  nider 

boda  bitresta,  sceolde  he  pa  bradau  ligas  secan,  (36.) 

helle  gehlido,  {)a?r  his  hearra  lag  (37.) 

simum  gesseled.  —  Sorgedon  ba  tvsi 
520  Adam  and   Eve ,  and  him  oft  betub. 

gnornvord  gengdon :  godes  him  ondredon 

heora  hearran  bete,  heofoncyninges  nid 

svicTe  onsscton;  selfe  forstodon 

his  vord  onvended.     bat  vif  gnornode, 
525  heaf  hreovigmod ,  hafde  hyldo  godes 

506.  heofourices,  Th.  —  519.  simum,  Th.  —  520.  adam  and  eve,  Th. 
—  525.  heaf]  hof,  Th.  hof  Qab  hebban,  hefjan)  sensum  non  praebet;  sed 
heaf  («6  heofan)  bene  cum  ceteris  convenit. 


190  Secffendas. 


r-v 


liire  forlaeten,  |>a  lied  pat  ledht  geseah 
elldr  scridan,  pat  hire  burh  uutredva 

tacen  ievde  se  him  bone  tednan  gerdd, 
l>iit  Ju'e  helle  nid  habban  sceoldou 
530  hynda  unrim;  forbam  him  hygesorga 

burnon  on  bredstuni:  hvilum  to  gebede  fedllon 

sinhivan  sonied  and  sigedrihteu 

godne  gretton  and  god  neindon, 

heofones  valdend,  and  hine  baidon, 
335  pat  hie  his  hearmsceare  habban  mdsten, 

georne  fulgangan ,  b;i  hie  godes  hafdon 

bodscipe  abrocen.     bare  hie  gesavon 

heora  lichaman;  nafdon  on  l)ain  lande  |)ii  giet 

saeld'a  geseteua,  ne  hie  sorge  viht 
540  veorces  viston,  ac  hie  vel  meahton 

libban  on  bam  lande,  gif  hie  volden  lare  godes 

forveard  fremmau.     Pa  hie  fela  sprsecou 

sorhvorda  somed  sinhivan  tva, 

Adam  gemselde  and  to  Evan  sprac : 
545  e;Hv;it  pu,  Eve,  hafst  yfele  gemearcrid 

uncer  silfra  sicT!  gesihst  pu  mi  pa  sveartan  helle, 

graedige  and  gifre?  nu  bu  hie  grimmau  meaht 

heonane  gehyran !  nis  heofonriee 

gelic  J)am  lige:  ac  ])is  is  landa  betst, 
550  pat  vit  purh  uncres  hearran  pane  habban  mdston 

paer  pu  bam  ue  hyrde,  be  unc  bisne  hearm  gered, 

pat  vit  valdendes  vord  forbra;con 

heofoncyninges!  nu  vit  hreovige  magon  <3S) 

sorgjau  for  his  side,  forpon  he  unc  self  bebead, 
555  bat  vit  unc  vile   varjan  sceolden, 

bearma  maestne.     nu  slit  me  hunger  and  burst 

bitre  on  bredstuni,  l>a.s  vit  begra  aer 

vaeron  orsorge  on  ealle  tid. 

hu  sculon  vit  nu  libban  odde  on  pys  lande  vesan, 
560  gif  her  vind  cymtt  vestan  odde  e;istan, 

sudan  odde  uordan  gesveorc  up  fared, 

cymed  hiigles  scur  heofone  getenge, 

fared  forst  on  geinang,  se  byd  iirnuin  ceald? 

hvilum  of  heofnum  hate  seined, 
565  blicd  beds  beorhte  sunne,  and  vit  her  barn  standad, 

uuvercd  vaede.     nis  unc  viht  beforau 

to  scursceade,  ne  sceattes  viht 

td  mete  gemearedd;  sic  unc  is  mihtig  god, 

valdend  vradmdd.     td  hvon  sculon  vit  veordau  nu? 


528.  geraed,  Th.  —  539.  selda?  —  551.  peer  pu  bam  ne  hierde,  MS. 
Thorpius  suggessit:  pas  pu  bam  gebyrde,  haec  verba  cum  se</uentibus  : 
nu  ve  hreovige  niiigou,  cet.  conjungens ;  male;  vertendum  est:  dummodo 
tit ei  nun  obedivisses,  qui,  cet.,  et  nihil  mutandum.  cf.  V.  143.  — 
55/.  pas  begra]  memorabilia  singularis  numeri  cum  plurali  conjunctio. 
exspectamus  aut  peera  vit  begra  ant  pas  vit  b;i  tva:  nihil  («men  mtttandum 
ridetur.  —  566.  vaedo,   Th. 


Secgendas.  191 

570  mi  me  miig  hreovau,  bat  ic  bad  lieofnes  god, 

valdeud  J)oue  godan,  b;it  he  |>e  her  vorhte  to  me 

of  Iiduni  milium,  uu  bu  me  fori  a?  red  liiifst 

ou  mines  herran  hete;  sva  nie  nu  hreovau  niiiii 

aefre  to  aldre,  liiit  ic  be  niinum  eagiim  geseah!" 
575  Pa  sprac  Eve  eft,  idesa  scientist,  (XIV.) 

vifa  vlitigost  —  hid  vas  geveorc  godes, 

beah  heo  pa  ou  deofles  craft  bedroren  vurde  — : 

"Pu  mealit  hit  me  vitati,  vine  min  Adam, 

v  or  dam  binum:  hit  be  beah  virs  ne  mag 
580  on  binum   hyge  hreovan ,  bonne  hit  me  at  heortau  dt'-tl". 

Hire  ba  Adam  andsvarode: 

"Gif  ic  valdendes  villan  cade, 

bviit  ic  his  to  hearmsceare  habban  seeolde, 

nu  gesave  \>u  no  sniomdr,  bean  me  on  so?  vadan  (39.) 

585  hete  heofones  god,  heonone  nu  ba 

ou  flod  faran;  naere  he  iirnum  bas  deiip, 

merestream  pas  micel,  pat  his  6  min  mod  getveode ; 

ac  ic  to  bam  grunde  genge,  gif  ic  godes  meahte 

villan  gevyrcean.     nis  me  on  vorulde  mod 
590  a?niges  beguscipes,  nu  ic  mines  beodnes  hafa 

hyldo  forvorhte ,  pat  ic  hie  habban  ne  mag. 

ac  vit  bus   baru  ne  magon  butii  atsomne 

vesan  to  vuhte:  uton  giiu  on  bisne  veald  iiinan, 

on  bises  holtes  hleo!"     Hvurfon  hie  ba  tva  to, 
595  gengdon  gnorngende  ou  bone  grenau  veald, 

sa?ton  on  sundian  bidan  selfes  gesceapu  (-40.) 

heofoncyuiuges ,  ba  hie  pa  habban  ne  moston, 

be  linn  aer  forgeaf  almihtig  god: 

|)ii  hie  heora  lichaman  leafum  bebeahton, 
600  veredon  mid  |>y  veald£,   vseda  ne  hafdon; 

ac  hie  on  gebed  feollon  hutii  iitsomue 

morgena  gehvylce,  bsedon  inihtigne, 

bat  he  ne  forgeate,  god  almihtig, 

and  him  gevisade  valdend  se  gnda, 
605  hii  hie  on  bam  leohte  ford  libban  sceolden, 

Pa  com  feran  fieri  almihtig 

ofer  midne  dag,   msere  beoden, 

on  neorxnavang  neode  sine; 

volde  neosjan  nergend  user, 
610  bilvit  fiider,  hviit  his  beam  didon; 

viste  forvorhte  ba  he  eer  vlitu  sealde. 

geviton  him  ba  gangan  geomermode 

under  beamsceade  bhcdc  bereafod; 

hyddou  hie  on  heolstre,   ba  hie  halig  vord 
615  drihtnes  gehyrdon  and  oudredon  him. 

ba  sona  ongann  svegles  aldor 

veard  ahsjan  voruldgesceafta, 

net  him  recene  to  rice  beoden 

594,  595.  ba  tva  —  togengdon,  Th.  —  610.  dyde,  MS. 


192  Seegendas. 

his  sunn  gangan.     him  b<i  silfa  oncviid, 
620  hean  hleodrade   hriigles  bearfa: 

"lc  vred  me  her  vaeda  leasne, 

liffrea  miu,  leafnm  becce 

scyldfull  mine  sceame;  sceadeu  is  me  san- 

frecne  on  ferhde;  ne  dear  uu  ford  giin 
625  for  be  andveardne:  ic  eom  eall  nacod ".  (42.) 

Him  ba  adre  god  andsvarode:  (  \\  .i 

"Saga  me  bat,  sunn  min,  for  hvou  secest  bu 

sceade  sceomjende?  bu  sceonde  at  me 

fiirdum  na  fenge,  ac  gefean  eallum : 
(»30  for  hvon  vast  bu  vean  and  vryhst  sceome, 

gesihst  sorge  and  bin  silf  becest 

lie  mid  leafum,  sagast  lifceare 

bean  hygegeomor,  bat  be  sie  hriigles  bearf, 

uimde  l>n  iippel  tenne  byrgdest 
635  of  bam  vudubeame,  be  ic  be  vordnm  forbead?" 

Him  J)a  Adam  eft  andsvarode: 

"Me  ba  bla3da  on  hand  bryd  gesealde, 

freoliru  fa?mne,  freadrihten  min, 

lie  ic  be  on  teonan  gehah.    nu  ic  pas  taeen  vege 
640  sveotul  on  me  selfum:  vat  ic  sorga  by  ma". 

Pa  l>;is  Evan  gefragu  almihtig  god: 

"Hviit  druge  bu,  dohtor,  dugeda  genohra, 

nivra  gesceafta  neorxnavauges, 

grovendra  gifa,  ba  bu  gitsjende 
645  on  beam  gripe,  bl*da  name 

on  treoves  telgum ,  aud  me  on  teonan 

aete  ba  unfxeme,  Adame  sealdesl 

viistmc,  be  inc  vaeron  vordum  minnra 

fiiste  forbodene".     Him  ba  freolicu  magd, 
650  ides  amscmod,  andsvarode: 

"Me  nadre  besvac  and  me  neodlice 

to  forsceape  scyhte  and  to  scyldfrece 

fah  vyrm  burh  fiigir  vord,  <id  bat  ic  fracodlice 

feondroes  gefremede,  Esehde  gevorhte 
655  and  ba  reafode,  sva  hit  riht  ne  vSs, 

beam  on  bearve  aud  jni  blaeda  at". 

i',i  nadran  scedp  uergend  nsser 

frea  almihtig  fagiim  vyrme 

vide  sidas  and  |)<i  vorde  cvad  : 
660  "I'u  scealt  vide  ferlid,  vearg,  j)inum  bredstum, 

bearme  tredau  brade  eordau,  <  43. > 

faran  fedeleas,  l)enden  be  feorh  vunad. 

gast  on  iunau;  bu  scealt  greot  etau 

ln'ne  lifdagas,  sva  bu  lad  lice 
665  vrohte  onstealdest;  be  bat  vif  feod, 

hatad  under  heofuum  and  ]>jn  beiifod  treded 


623.  sceame]  deest  ap.  Th.  —  630.  vrihst,   Th.  —  635.  vtiduheam,  Th. 
649.  ma?g,  Th.  ~  660.  verg,   Th. 


Secgendas.  1 93 

fab  mid  fotiiin  siniim;  pu  scealt  fiersna  stecan 

tohtan  nivre;  tuddre  byiT  gemsene 

incrum  orlegnid  a  J)enden  standetf 
670  voruld  under  volcnum.    nu  pu  vast  and  canst, 

lad  leodsceada,  hu  pu  lifjan  scealt". 

Pa  to  Evan  god  irringa  sprac:  (X\  J  | 

"Vend  pe  frani  vynne!  {)ii  scealt  vuepnedmeu 

vesan  on  gevealde,  mid  veres  egsan 
675  hearde  genearvad  hean  provjan, 

l>inra  daeda  gedvvld  ,  deades  bidan 

and  purh  vop  and  heaf  on  voruld  cenuan 

purh  sar  micel  sunu  and  dohtor". 

Ahead  eac  Adame  ece  drihten, 
680  lifes  leohtfruma  lad  a?rende: 

"Pu  scealt  6d erne  edel  secan, 

v'3nleasran  vie,  and  on  vrac  hveorfan 

nacod  niedviidla,  neorxnavanges 

dugedum  bedaeled  ;  pe  is  gedal  vitod 
685  lices  and  savle;  hvat  pu  lad  lice 

vrohte  onstealdest!  for{)on  |m  viunan  scealt 

and  on  eordau  j»e  pine  andlifne 

selfa  gersecan ,   vegan  svatig  hleor, 

pinne  hlaf  etan,  penden  pu  her  leofast, 
690  6cT  pat  pe   to  heortan  hearde  griped 

adl  Bullae,  pe  pu  on  jiple  a?r 

selfa  forsvulge,  forpon  ]>u  sveltan  scealt!"  (45.) 

Hvat  ve  nu  gehyrad  ,   hvjir  us  hearmstafas 

vrade  onvocon  and  voruld yrmdo i 
695  hie  pa  vuldres  veard  vsedum  gyrede 

scippend  usser,  het  heora  sceome  beccan 

frea  frumhragle ;  het  hie  from  hveorfan 

neorxnavange  on  nearore  lif. 

him  on  laste  beleac  lidsa  and  vynna 
700  hyhtfnlue  ham  halig  engel 

be  frean  hsese  fyrene  sveorde. 

ne  mag  pair  invitfull  senig  geferan 

vomsc3ldig  mon,  ac  se  veard  hafad 

miht  and  strengdo,  se  piit  ma?re  lif 
705  dugedum  deore  drihtne  healded.  (46.) 

no  hvadre  iilmihtig  ealra  volde 

Adam  and  Evan  arna  ofteon, 

fader  iit  frymde,  beah  pe  he  him  fromsvice; 

ac  he  him  to  frofre  let  hvadre  ford    vesan 
710  hyrstedne  hrof  halgum  tunglum, 

and  him  gruudvelau  giniie  sealde ; 
het  bam  sinhivum  sees  and  eordan 
tuddor  teondra  teohha  gehvylcre 
to  voruldnytte  viistmas  fedan. 

667.  stecan]  ssetan,  Th.  —   668.  tuddor,  Th.  —    694.  onvocan,  Th.  - 
700.  hihtfulne,  Th. 

13 


194  Secgendas. 

715  Gesaeton  pa  after  synne  sorgfulre  land 
eard  and  etTil  unspedigran 
fremena  gehvylcre  bonne  se  frumstol  vas, 
pe  hie  after  da?de  of  adrifen  vurdon. 


C  ae  d  in  o  ii    II. 

Ex  altera   Ccedmonianae   paraphraseos   quae  dicitur  parte 

capita  select  a. 
Carmen  hoc,  ni  forte,  uti  ei/uidem  puto,  duo  vel  plura  sint  carmi- 
na,  undecim  capita  continet.  Orditur  a  mundi  creatione  et  angelorum 
rebellantium  poenis  e/uerelisque  (I  —  IV).  Continuantur  his  querelis  ite- 
rati  daemonum  questus  (V  —  VII).  Christi  ad  inferos  descensus  cele- 
bratur  (V11I  —  IX,  tnutila  et  miserrime  lacerata  sunt  haec  duo  capita). 
Christi  in  Galilea  apparitio  et  in  coelum  ascensus  narratur  (X).  De  su- 
premo denique  judicio  agitur  (XI). 

f»at  veard  nndyrne  eordebtiendum,    (I.  p.  213  MS) 
pat  metod  Mfde  mint  and  strengdo, 
pa  he  gefestnade  foldan  sceatas. 
seolfa  he  gesette  sunnan  and  monan, 
5  stanas  and  eordan,  stream  utan  sae, 
vater  and  volcen  purh  his  vuldra  mint, 
deopne  ymblyt  claene  uphealded 
meotod  on  mihtnm  and  alne  middangeard. 
he  selfa  miig  sae  geondvlitan, 
10  grundas  in  heofene,  godes  agen  beam, 
and  he  ariman  mag  regnes  sou  ran, 
dropena  gehvelcne;  daga  enderim 
seolfa  he  gesette  purh  his  sod  an  miht. 
Svii  se  vyrhta  purh  his  vuldres  gas* 
15  serede  and  sette  on  six  dagum 
eordan  dalas  and   upheofon, 
heahne  holm:  hva  is  pat  be  cunne 
orbanc  claene,  nimde  ece  god? 
dreamas  he  gedaelde  dugude  and  gebeode. 
20  Adam  aerest  scop  and  pat  adele  cyn 
engla  ordfruma,  pat  pe  eft  forvearJ. 
puhte  heom  on  mode,  pat  hit  mihte  sva, 
pat  hie  vaeron  seolfe  svegles  brytan 
vuldres  valdend:  him  baer  vors  gelamp, 
25  J) a  hie  on  helle  ham  stadelodon, 

716.  edyl,  Th. 

1.  underne,  Th.  —  6.  saevater,  Th.  —  sae  hand  dubie  super  vocem 
vater  quondam  scriptum,  post  cum  voce  vater  contra  alliterationis  le- 
gem cunjunctum  est.  ad  vers,  antecedentem  pertinet.  —  7.  ymbhalded, 
Th.  —  11.  raegnas,  Th.  —  13.  seolua,  TA.  —  16.  dalas,  TAJ  daeles,  MS. 
—  17.  and  upheofon,  TAJ  up  on  heofonum,  MS.  —  19.  and  gepeode,  MS) 
Thorpius  suggessit  geteode;  male,  dugud  proceres  significat,  gepeode 
populum.  saepissime  occurrit  in  Beov.  dugud  and  geogud.  itaque  si 
locus  emendari  debeat,  dugude  and  geogode  legendum  esse  arbitror.  — 
20.  scop]  deest  ap.  Th.  —  21.  ordfruman,  Th.  —  25.  hie]  heo,  Th. 


Secgendas.  195 

an  after  6  drum  in  bat  atole  scraf, 
{jaer  hie  brynevelme  bidan  sceoldon. 
saran  sorge,  nales  svegles  leoht 
habban  in  lieofnum  heahgetimbrad, 
30  ac  gedufan  sceoldun  in  bone  deopan  valm, 
nider  under  nassas,  in  pone  neovlan  grund, 
gredige  and  gifre.     god  una  vat, 
hii  lie  bitt  seyldige  verud  forscrifen  hiifd. 
Cleopad  j)onne  se  alda  lit  of  helle, 
35  vriced  vordcvedas  vcregan  reorde, 

eisegan  stefne:  "Hvaer  com  engla  prym, 
ba  be  ve  on  heofnum  habban  sceoldon? 
pis  is  beostre  ham,  bearle  gebunden 
fast  urn  fyrclommum.    flor  is  on  velme 
40  attrt-  oualed.     nis  nu  ende  feor, 

pat  ve  sceolun  atsomne  susel  brdvjan 
ve.in  and  vergum ,  nalles  vuldres  bla?d 
habban  in  heofnum,  hehselda  vyn. 
hvat  ve  for  dryhtne  iii  dreamas  hiifdon,        C214.) 
45  song  on  svegle  selrum  tiduni, 

pa?r  nu  ymb  bone  ecan  adele  stondad 
haled  ymb  hehseld ,  ht-rigad  drihten 
vordum  and  vercum,  and  ic  in  vite  sceal 
bidan  in  bendum,  and  me  battran  ham 
50  for  oferhy-gdum  aefre  ne  vene!" 
Pa  him  andsvaradon  atole  gastas, 
svarte  and  synfulle,  susle  begrorene: 
"Pu  us  gelserdest  l)iirh  lyge  binne, 
bat  ve  hselende  heran  ne  sceoldon; 
55  biihte  be  anum,  pat  bn  ahtest   alles  gevald, 
heofues  and  eordan ,  vsere  halig  god, 
scipend  seolfa:  nu  eart  tu  earm  sceada 
in  fvrlocau  faste  gebunden; 
vendes  bu  l)iirh  vuldor ,  bat  pu  vorulda  iihtest 
60  aha  onvald ,  and  ve  englas  mid  pec. 
atol  is  pin  onseon,  habbad  ve  alle  sva 
for  l)inum  leasungum  Iyd're  gefered ; 
siigdest  us  to  sdde,  l)iit  bin  sunn  vsere 
meotod  moncynnes:  hafas  tu  nu  mare  susel!" 
65  Sva  firenfnlle  facuum   vordum 
heora  aldorbegn  onreordadon 
on  cearum  cvidum.     Crist  hie  afirde, 
dreamum  bedselde;  hafdon  drylitnos  leohf 
for  oferhygdum  ufan  forleten; 
70  hiifdon  him  to  hyhte  helle  floras, 
beornende  bealo;  blace  hvurfon 


26.  scref    Th.  —   27.  sceolden,    Th.   —   30.  sceolun,  Th.   —  31.  nidser 
undser  nessas'     Tk.  —   33.  hefde,  Th.  —   37.  sceoldan,  Th.  —  38.  beostra?, 

Th 44,  dryhteue,    Th.   —  hefdon,    Th.  —  51.  andsveradan,  Th.  —  52. 

beo-rorenne,  Th.  —  53.  gelaerdcest,  Th.  —  54.  helende,  Th.  —  scealdou,  Th. 
—  59.  voruld,  Tk.  —  64.  hafus,  Th.  —  66.  bagn,  Th.  —  unreordadon,  Th. 


196  Secgendas. 

<■  an  nan  forscepene;  sceadan  hvearfdoii 
earme  aglsecan  geond  pat  atole  scraf 
for  pani  anmedlan  pe  hie  ser  drugon. 
75        Eft  reordade  odre  side  (II.) 

feonda  aldor  (vas  pa  forvorht  agen, 
seodpan  he  ]>as  vites  vorn  gefelde; 
he  sveartade,  ponne  he  spreocan  ongan. 
fyre  and  attre;  ne  bycT  svelc  fiiger  dream. 
80  ponne  he  in  vituui  vord  indrsefecT) : 
f:Ic  vas  in  in  heofnum  halig  engel, 
dryhtne  deore;  hafde  me  dream  mid  gode, 
micelne  for  meotode,  and  beds  menego  sva  some: 
pa  ic  in  mode  minum  hogade, 
85  pat  ic  volde  tdverpan  vuldres  ledman, 

beam  hoelendes,   agan  me  burga  gevald        (215.) 
eall  to  sehte,  and  beds  earme  heap, 
J>e  ic  hebbe  to  helle  ham  gelaedde. 
vene  ge  J) at  tacen,  tednfulle  gastas, 
90  svutol  and  vargdu,  pa  ic  of  aseald  vas 

nider  under  nassas,  in  bone  neovlan  grund? 
nu  ic   edv  habbe  to  haftuin  ham  geferde 
alle  of  earde!  nis  her  eadiges    tyr, 
vloncra  vinsele,  ne  vorulde  dream, 
95  ne  engla  breat;  ne  ve  upheofon 
agan  ne  mdton.     is  bes  atola  ham 
f\re  oualed:  ic  eom  fah  vid  god! 
ece  jit  helle  dnra  dracan  eardigad 
hate  on  hredre:  hie  vis  helpan  ne  magon. 
100  is  ])es  valica  ham  vites  afylled 

nagon   ve  pas  hedlstres,  bat  ve  us  gehydan  magon 
in  bisum  neovlan  genipe;  her  is  niidran  sveg, 
vyrmas  gevunade;  is  pes  vites  clom 
faste  gebunden;  fednd  seondon  rede, 
105  dimme  and  deorce;  ne  her  dag  lyhted" 
for  sceades  scuvan ,  sceppendes  ledht. 
iii  ahte  ic  gevald  ealles  vuldres, 
ser  ic  moste  in  beosum  atolan  edele  gebidan, 
hviit  me  drihten  god  deinan  ville, 
110  fagum  on  flore.     nu  ic   ferjan  com 
deofla  menego  to  bisum  dimman  ham : 
ac  ic  sceal  on  flyge  and  on  flyhte  bragum 
earda  nedsan  and  edver  mii, 
be  J)iis  oferhygdes  ord  onstaldon. 

73.  scref,  Th.  —  78.  sveartade!  quum  sv  cum  sp  non  bene  jungatur, 
spearcade  fortassis  legendum  est.  cf.  v.  162,  163.  —  80.  indraf,  Th.  — 
81.  angel,  Th.  —  82.  hefde,  Th.  —  85.  vulres,  Th.  —  heleudes,  Th.  —  88. 
geledde,  Th.  —  89.  teonfulle  gastas]  desunt  up.  Th.,  qui  post  viirgdii  tacu- 
iiam  putat.  —  95.  iogla,  Th.  —  96.  moten,  Th.  —  99.  redre,  7'A.  —  heo, 
Th.  —  101.  nagan,  Th.  —  103.  ])is,  Th.  —  106.  scuvan,   7'/*.]  sciman,  MS. 

—  108.  ser]  j>ier,  Th.,  qui  post  moste  lacunam  putat.  —   110.  flora,  MS. 

—  114.  pes  oferhydes,  Th. 


Secgendas.  197 

115  lie  burfon  ve  bas  veuan,  bat  us  vuldorcyning 

aefre  ville  eard  alefan, 

edel  to  aehte,  sva  he  aer  dide, 

rcne  ouvald :  ah  him  alles  gevald 

vuldres  and  vita  valdendes  sumi. 
120  for  bon  ic  sceal  heaii  and  earm  hveorfan  by  vidor, 

vadan  vraclastas ,  vuldre  bent-med, 

dugudum  beda3led,  na3nigne  dreain  agan 

uppe  mid  engluui,  piis  be  ic  aer  gecviid, 

bat  ic  vaere  seolfa  svegles  brytta 
125  vihta  vealdeud,  ac  hit  me  virse  gelomp".     (216.) 
Sva  se  verega  gast  vordmn  saede  (HI.) 

his  earfodo  ealle  iit  somne 

fah  in  firnum  (fyrleoma  stod 

geond  J)iit  atole  scrjif  attre  geblouden)  : 
130  "Ic  eom  limviistunun,  bat  ic  gelutjan  ne  miig 

on  pisum  sidan  sele,  synnuni  forvundod. 

hvad'er  hat  and  ceald  hviluni  mengad, 

hviliun  ic  gchere  belle  scealcas, 

gnornjende  cynn,  grundas  maenan 
135  nider  under  nassum;  hvilum  nacode  men 

vinnad  ymbe  vyrmas;  is  bes  viudiga  sele 

eall  inneveard  atole  gefylled. 

ne  mot  ic  hyhtltcran  hames  brucan, 

burga  ne  bolda,  nc  on  ba  beorhtan  gesciift 
140  ne  mot  ic  aefre  ma  eagum  starjan. 

is  me  nu  virse,  pat  ic  vuldres  leoht 

uppe  mid  englum  aefre  code, 

song  on  svegle,  peer  sunn  meotodes 

habbad  eadigne  beam  ealle  ymbfangen 
145  seolfan  mid  sange;  ne  ic  bam  savlum  ne  mot 

senigum  sceddan ,  butan  h&m  anum 

earmum,  atolum,  ne  he  to  agan  nyle: 

pa  ic  mot  to  haftum  ham  geferjan 

bringan  to  bolde  in  bone  biteran  grund. 
150  ealle  ve  sindon  ungelice, 

bonne  pe  ve  hi  in  heofnum  hiifdon  acrrdr 

vlite  and  veordmynt;  ful  oft  vuldres 

brohton  to  bearme  beam  haelendes, 

paer  ve  ymb  bine  utan  ealle  hofon 
155  leomu  ymb  leofne ,  lofsonga  vord 

drihtne  saedon:  nu  ic  eom  daedum  fah, 

gevundod  mid  vomnmm;  sceal  nu  pisne  vites  clom 
beran  beomende  in  biice  lninuni 

hat  ou  belle,  hyhtvillan  leas". 
160        Pa  git  feola  cvide  firna  herede 

123.  anglnm,  Th.  —  125.  me]  him,  Th.  —  131.  pyssum,  17*.  —  136. 
vinnad]  vindad  mavult  Thorpius;  male.  —  141.  vyrsae,  Th.  —  144.  eadigne] 
"The  ace.  masc.  is  here  singularly  applied  to  the  neuter  subst  beam"  ait 
Thorpius;  sed  eadigne  pertinet  ad  sunu.  —  147.  post  nj'le  Th.  lacunam 
putat;  nihil  deficit. 


198  Secgendas. 

atol  aglseca  ut  of  helle 

vitum  verig.    vord  spearcum  fleah 

attre  gelicost,  ponne  he  lit  purhdraf: 

"Eala  drihtnes  prym,  eala  duguda  helm. 
165  eala  meotodes  miht,  eala  iniddaneard. 

eala  dag  leohta,  eala  dream  godes, 

eala  engla  breat,  eala  upheofon, 

eala  pat  ic  eom  ealles  leas  ecaa  dreames, 

bat  ic  mid  handum  ne  mag  heofon  geraecau, 
170  ne  mid  eagum  ne  mot  up  Iocjan 

ne  huru  mid  earum  ne  sceal  aefre  geheran 

psere  byrhtestan  benian  stefue,  (217.} 

biis  ic  volde  of  selde  sunu  meotodes, 

drihten  adrifan  and  agan  me  pas  dreames  gevald, 
175  vuldres  and  vynne:  me  baer  virse  gelamp, 

ponne  ic  to  hyhte  agan  moste. 

nu  ic  eom  asceaden  fram  paere  sciraa  dryht, 

alaeded  fram  Ieohte  in  pone  ladan  ham. 

ne  miig  ic  pat  gehycgan,  hu  ic  in  pain  becvom 
180  in  pis  neovle  genip,  nearove  gebunden, 

seoc  and  sorb  full,  mid  synnuin  fah, 

avorpen  of  vorulde.    vat  ic  bat  nu  pa, 

l>at  byd  alles  leas  ecau  dreames 

se  pe  heofoncyninge  heran  ne  penced, 
185  meotode  cveman.    ic  pas  mordres  sceal 

vean  and  vitu  and  vrace  dreogan 

goda  bedaeled,  geodsedum  fah, 

Jjas  be  ic  gepohte  adrifan  drihten  of  selde, 

veroda  valdendj  sceal  nu  vriiclastas 
190  settan  sorhcearig  sidas  vide". 

Hvearf  pa  to  helle,  pa  he  gehtned  viis     (IV. t 

godes  andsaca,  didon  his  gyngrau  sva, 

gifre  and  graedige,  pa  big  god  bedraf 

in  pat  hate  hof,  bam  is  hel  nama. 
195  for  ban  sceal  gehycgan  hailetfa  aeghvylc, 

pat  he  ne  abelge   beam  valdendes ; 

laete  him  to  bysne,  hu  ba  blacan  feoud 

for  oferhygduin  ealle  forvurdon; 

neoman  us  to  vynne  veoroda  drihten. 
800  upne   ecne  gefean,  engla  valdend. 

he  piit  gecydde,  pat  he  craft  hiifde, 

mihta  micle,  ba  he  ba  miinego  adnif, 

haftas  of  ban»  he.in  selde.     gemunan  ve  pone  halgan  drihten, 

ecne  in  vuldre  ealdor;  heran  ve  pone  iilniihtigan 
205  mid  alra  gesciifta  miinego;  ceosau  us  eard  in  vuldre 


176.  luhte,  Th.  —  179.  gehicgan,  Th.  —  180,  181.  nearove  gebunden, 
seoc  and  sorhfull]  desunt  ap.  Th.  —  187.  iudsedum,  Th.—  189.  vreclastas, 
Th.  —  190.  sidas.  MS.  —  193.  gingran,  Th.  —  sva]  supra  scriptum  est 
some.  —  196.  abaeHge,  Th.  —  201.  gecydde,  Th.  —  magencraft,  Th.  — 
201.  heran  ve  pone  almihtigan]  desunt  ap.  Th.  —  205.  manegol  deest  ap. 


Secgendas.  109 

mid  ealra  cyuiuga  cyninge,  se  is  Crist  geneumed; 
beoran  ou  breostum  blide  gebohtas, 
sibbe  aud  snytero;  geinunau  sod  and  riht, 
l>oime  ve  to  heahselde  hnigan  benead 
210  and  bone  alvaldan  ara  biddan, 
bonne   behofad  se  be  her  vunad 
veorulda  vynmun ,  bat  him  vlite  seine, 
bonne  be  oder  lif  eft  geseced 
mycele  fiigerre  land,  bonne  beos  folde  is. 
215  baer  vlitig  and  vynsnm  viistmas  sciuad 
beorhte  ofer  burgum;  ba?r  is  brade  land, 
byhtlicra  ham  in  heofonrice 
Criste  gecveinra.    nton  acerrau  bider, 
beer  he  silfa  sit  sigora  valdend, 
220  drihten  hseleud,  in  l)am  deoran  ham, 
and  ymb  bat  heahsetl  hvite  standad 
engla  led  an  and  eadigra, 
halige  heofeubreatas,  ht-rigad  drihten 
vorduin  and  veorcuni.     heora  vJite  seined 
225  geond  ealra  vorulda  vornld  mid  vuldorcyniuge. 
Vas  pat  engelcynn  aer  geuenined,  (VIIT.) 

Lucifer  haten  leohtberende 
on  geardagum  in  godes  rice: 
ba  he  in  vnldre  vrohte  onstalde, 
230  bat  he  oferhygda  agan  volde. 

Satauus  svearta  searvnm  gebohte, 
bat  he  volde  on  heofonum   heahseld  vyrcan 
uppe  vid  bani  ecan:  btit  vas  ealdor  heora, 
yfeles  ordfruma:  him  pat  eft  gehreav, 
235  ba  he  to  helle  hnigan  sceolde, 

and  his  hired  mid  Iiine  in  to  heudo  geglidan, 
nergendes  nid,  and  no  seoddan, 
bat  hi  mosten  in  l)one  ecan  andvlitan  gceavjan 
a  baton  ende.     1'a  him  egsa  becom 
340  dyne  for  demau,  ba  he  duru  in  helle 
briic  and  begde.     blis  veard  mannuni, 
ba  hi  haelendes  heafod  gesavon: 
bonne  vas  bam  atolau,  be  ve  ser  uemdon, 
fagum  folce,  forht  gevorden: 
245  ba  vseron  mid  egsan  ealle  afyrhte. 
vide  geond  vindsele  vordum  mamdon: 
"Pis  is  stronglic  strid,  nu  bes  storm  becom, 


214.  fiigre,  Th.  —  isj  deest  ap.  Th.  —  215.  seo  is  vlitig,  Th.  sed  su- 
pra seo  is  scriptum  est  baer,  ut  Th.  monet.  —  226.  post  genemned  Thor- 
pius  maximum  lacunam  putat,  quamvis  in  libro  MS.  nullum  ejus  sit 
vestigium.  Sed  nihil  omnino  deficere  videlur,  cum  cynn  non  solum  ge- 
nus significet,  sed  etiam  unum  ex  genere.  —  230.  oferlnda,  Th.  —  231. 
svearte  gebohte,  MS.  svearte  gesohte ,  Th.  searvnm  deest.  —  232.  heh- 
seld,  Th.—  233.  mid,  Th.  —  234.  ordfruman,  MS.—  236.  hendo]  deest  ap. 
Th.  —  237.  seoddan]  subaudi  cumau.  —  238.  sceavjan]  deest  ap.  Th.  — 
239.  a]  deest.  —  244.  fagum  folce  forht  gevorden]  desunt.  —  247.  stridl 
abest. 


200  Secgendas. 

pegen  raid  Create ,  beoden  engla. 

him  beforan  fered  fagerre  leoht. 
250  bonne  ve  sefre  ser  eagum  gesavon. 

biitan  ba  ve  mid  englum  uppe  va?ron. 

vile  nu  are  vitu  burh  his  vuldres  craft 

eall  toveorpan!  nu  pes  egsa  com, 

dyne  for  drihtne;  sceal  pes  dreorga  heap 
255  ungeara  nu  atol  brdvjan. 

hit  is  se  seolfa  sunn  valdendes, 

engla  drihten,  vile  uppe  heonan 

savla  he  da  u,  and  ve  seoddan  a 

bus  yrreveorces  hendo  gepoljad". 
260  Hvearf  ba  to  helle  haled  a  bearnum 

meotod  burh  mihte;  volde  manna  rim 

fela  pusenda  ford  gelaedan 

up  to  edle.    ba  com  engla  sveg 

dyne  on  diigrcd;  hiifde  drihten  seolf 
265  feond  oferfohten;  vas  seo  faehde  pa  gi£ 

open  on  uhtan.  pa  se  egsa  becom. 

Let  pa  up  faran  eadige  savla, 

Adames  cyn;  ac  ne  moste  Efe  pa  git 

vlitan  in  vuldor,  a?r  heo  vordum  cvad; 
270  ctIc  be  sene  abealh,  ece  drihten, 

ba  vit  Adam  tva  iiples  bigdon 

burh  naddran  nid,  sva  vit  na  ne  sceoldou. 

gelaerde  unc  se  atola ,  se  be  sefre  nu 

beorned  on  bendum,  biit  vit  blaed  ahten. 
275  haligne  ham,   heofon  to  gevalde: 

ba  vit  bas  avargdan  vordum  gelyfdon, 

Damon  mid  handum  on  bain  halgan  treo 

beorhte  blseda:  unc  bjis  bitere  forgeald, 

ba  vit  in  bis  hate  scraf  hveorfan  sceoldon. 
280  and  vintra  rim  vunjan  seoddan, 

busenda  feolo  bearle  onaled. 

nu  ic  be  halsige,  heofonrices  veard. 

for  bam  hirede  be   pu  hider  laeddest, 

engla  breatas,  bat  ic  up  heonon 
285  ma?ge  and  mote  mid  mime  magde  feran. 

*     -a     -*     -*     %     *     -:«■     *     -x-     -;;-     * 

and  ymb  breo  niht  com  begn  haelendes 
ham  to  helle.     is  nu  liiiftum  strong 
vitum  verig,  svylce  him  vuldorcyniug 
for  onmedlan  eorre  gevorden 
*********** 

290  siigdest  us  to  sdde,  hatte  seolfa  god 
volde  helvarum  ham  gelihtan"'. 
Aras  pa  anra  gehvylc  and  vid  earm  gesiit, 
hleoniide  vid  handa,  beah  helle  gryre 

249.  fiigere,  Th.  —  259.  hendo j  earfodu?  —  267.  savle,  Th.  —  268. 
ac,  TA.J  and,  MS.  —  269.  vuldor,  TA.]  vuldre,  MS.  —  274.  ahton,  Th.  — 
285.  fcranj  deest  op.  Th.  —  290.  sagde? 


Secgendas.  201 

egeslic  huhte;  vaeron  ealle  biis 
295  fagene  in  firnum,  bat  heora  freadrihten 
volde  him  to  helpe  helle  gesecan. 

*  *    *    *    *-    a    -:;-    *    -x-    *    -x- 

raehte  pa  mid  haudum  to  heofoncj'ninge. 

bad  meotod  miltse  burh  Mariau  had : 

"Hvat  bu  fram  minre  dehter,  drihten,  onvoce 
300  iu  middangeard  maunum  to  helpe. 

nil  is  gesene,  bat  pu  eart  silfa  god, 

ece  ordfruma  ealra  gescafta". 

Let  ba  npfaran  ece  drihten  — 

vuldre  hiifde  vites  clommas 
305  feondum  6d fasted,  and  hie  furdor  sceaf 

in  bat  neovle  genip  nearve  gebeged, 

baer  mi  Satanus  svearta  bingad, 

earm  aglasca,  and  ba  atolan  mid  hint, 

vitum  verige.    nalles  vuldres  leoht 
310  habban  moton,  ah  iu  helle  grunde 

*  -x-    *    -x-    *•    -x-    *    -x-    -x-    -x-    -x- 

ne  hi  edcerres  moton  aefre  venan, 

seoddan  him  vas  drihten  god,  dugeda  aldor, 

vrad  gevorden,  sealde  him  vites  clommas 

atole  to  sehte  and  egsan  gryre 
315  dimne  and  deorcne  deades  sciivan, 

hatne  helle  grund,  hinsides  gryre. 

1'at  la  vas  fager,  ba  se  fed  a  com 

up  to  earde,  and  se  eca  mid  him, 

meotod  mancjnnes,  in  pa  maeran  burli. 
320  hofon  hiue  mid  haudum  halige  vitigan 

up  to  edle,  Abrahames  cynn. 

hiifde  ba  drihten  seolf  dead  ofervunneo, 

feond  geflemed,  biit  in  fyrndagum 

vitegan  soedon,  bat  he  savla  volde 
325  fram  helle  grundum  ham  gelaedan. 

f»is  vas  on  uhtan  eall  gevorden 

aer  dagrede,  bat  se  dyne  becom 

hliid  of  heofonum ,  ba  he  helle  duru 

forbriic  and  forbegde;  ban  veornodou, 
330  ba  hie  sva  leohtne  leomau  gesavou. 

Gesiit  ba  mid  baere  fyrde  frumbearn  godes 

saede  sodcvidum:  "Snotre  gastas, 

ic  eov  burh  mine  mihte  gevorhte, 

Adam  aerest  and  bat  adele  vif: 
335  ba  hie  begeton  on  godes  villan 

feovertig  bearna,  bat  ford  bonou 

295.  freadrihteu]  drihten,  Th.  qui  post  firnum  lacunam  putat.  —  304. 
vuldor? —  clommas,  TA.]  clomma,  MS. —  307.  svearte,  Th. —  312.  dugeda 
aldorj  apposui.  —  314.  clom,  Th.  —  315.  dimme,  MS.  —  316.  hinsid,  Th. 
in  sid,  MS.  —  317.  bat  se,  MS.  —  320.  mid  him  handuni,  Th.  —  325.  ap- 
posui. —  329.  ban]  bendas  vult  Th.  legere;  male,  de  daemonum  et  dam- 
natorum  ossibus  poeta  loquitur. 


202  Secgendas. 

on  iniddangearde  menigo  onvocon, 

and  vintra  feola  vunjan  most  on 

eorlas  on  edle ,  6d  pat  eft  gelamp, 
310  pat  he  afyrhte  eft 

feoud  in  firenum :  fan  is  yeghviir! 

ic  on  neorxnavange  nive  asette 

treov  mid  telgum,  \>&t  pa  tanas  Dp 

iipla  boeron,  and  git  «ton  pa 
345  beorhtan  bloeda,  sva  inc  se  baleva  hct 

handpegen  helle:   hafdon  forpon  hatne  grund, 

pas  git  oferhvrdon  haclendes  vord, 

a?ton  pa  egsan:  vas  se  atola  beforau, 

se  inc  bam  forgeaf  baleve  gebohtas. 
350  Pa  me  hearde  gereav ,  pjit  miu  handgeveorc 

biis  carcernes  clommas  provide : 

nas  pa  monua  gemet,  nc  miigen  engla, 

ne  vitegena  veorc,  ne  vera  snytro, 

Jiiit  e6v  mihte  helpan,  nimde  haeleud  god, 
355  se  pat  vite  aer  to  vrace  gesette. 

ferde  to  foldan  purh  faemnan  had 

ufan  from  edle,  and  on  eordan  gebad 

tintregan  fela  and  teonan  micelne; 

me  seredon  ymb  secgas  monige 
360  dages  and  nihtes,  hu  hie  me  deades  cvealme 

rices  boran  rsefnan  mihten: 

pa  vas  pas  mteles  mearc  agangen, 

pat  on  vornlde  vas  vintra  gerimes 

preo  and  pritig  geara  a?r  ic  provode. 
365  gemunde  ic  pas  miinego  pa  munan  ham  lauge: 

pas  pe  ic  of  haftum  hie  ham  gela;dde 

up  to  earde,  piit  hie  agan  pa?r 

drihtnes  domas  and  dugude  prym.  — 

Vnnjad  tin  in  vynnum,  habbad  vuldres  bind 
370  pusendmaelum:   ic  eov  pingade, 

pa  me  on  beame  beornas  sticodon, 

garum  on  galgum,  heiiv  se  guinea  par, 

and  ic  eft  up  becom  to  Odle  minum, 

cce  dreamas  to  haligum  drihtne". 

Ccedmon,  ed.  lienj.  'ihorpe. 


Vreccan  l>e6dnes  a?rend  t6  his  bryde. 

■!«•       %      *       tt       *       *      X       ir       tt       # 

Hvat  pec  ponue  biddan  net  se  pisne  beam  agrof, 

337.  middangeard,  MS.  —  339.  post  gelamp  Th.  lacunam  putat.  — 
340.  pat  hie  afyrrode  eft  se  feorhsceada,  ? —  347.  ofergymdon,  MS.  —  350. 
post  handgeveorc  Th.  lacunam  indicat.  —  351.  piis]  abest.  —  clom,  Th. 
—  post  provade  iterum  lacunam  demonstrat.  —  352.  niis  pa  monna  ge- 
mot? —  355.  vrece,  Th.  —  358.  and  ante  fela,  MS.  —  360.  heo  mc,   Th. 

361.  hrefnan,   Th.  —  365.   manego   and    pa  minau    nam,   MS.   —  366.  hie | 
abest.  —  367.  hco,  Th.  —  369.  nu]  abest. 


Secgcndas.  203 

bat  pu  sinchroden  silf  geuuinde 

on  gevitlocan  vordbeotunga, 
be  git  on  aerdagum  oft  gespraecon, 
5  penden  git  moston  on  meodoburgum 

eard  veardigan,  an  land  biigan, 

freoudscipe  fremraan.     bine  faehdo  adraf 

of  sigepeode;  heht  nu  silfa  pe 

lustuni  laeran,  pat  pu  lagu  drefde, 
10  siddan  pu  gehyrde  on  hlides  «irau 

galan  geomorne  geac   on  bearve. 

~Se  laet  pu  pec  siddan  sides  getvaefau, 

lade  gelettan  lifgendne  mon; 

ongin  mere  secan,  maeves  Mel; 
15  onsite  saenacan,  pat  pu  sud  heonan 

ofer  merelade  monnan  findest, 

paer  se  peoden  is  pin  on  vennm. 

Ne  miig  him  on  vorulde  villa  mara 

beon  on  gemyndum,  pas  pe  he  me  sagde 
20  bonne  inc  geunne  alvaldend  god, 

at  somne  siddan  moton 

secgum  and  gesidum 

atlede  beagas. 

he  genoh  hafad  faedan  go 

25 elbeode  edel  healde, 

fagre  foldan 

.     .     .     .    ra  haled  a,  peab.  pe  her  min  v     .     .     . 

uyde  gebaeded  nacan  lit  aprong 
30  and  on  yda  gong  ana  sceolde 

faran,  on  flotveg,  fordsides  georn, 

mengan  meiestre.imas.    nu  se  mon  hafad 

vean  ofervunnen;  nis  him  vilna  gad, 

ne  meara  ne  madma  ne  meododreama, 
35  cenges  ofer  eordan  eorlgestreona, 

beodnes  dohtor,  gif  he  bin  beneah 

ofer  eald  gebeot  incer  tvega. 

Gecyre  ic  fit  somne  S.  It-  geador, 

EA.  V.  and  M.  ade  benemnan, 
40  pat  he  pa  vare  and  pa  vinetreove 

be  him  lifgendum  laestan  volde, 

pe  git  on  aerdagum  oft  gespraecon". 

Cod.  Exon.,  ed.  Thorpe.     (123*.) 


9.  laeram,  MS.  —  18.  on  abest.  —  19.  beon  abest.  —  21.  bat  git  sit— 
somne?  —  22.  gesidum  on  seelum  sceavjan?  —  23.  eorlgestreona,  iiplede? 
—  24.  inter  hafad  et  faedan  etiam  verba  aliquot  excidisse  videntur.  — 
faettan  goldes? —  25.  peah  pe  he  on  elpeode? —  27.  vlancra  hiileda?  —  min 
vinedryhten?  —  30.  ana]  apposui.  —  38  —  39.  sinyularum  liter  arum  notio 
mihi  incognita  est.  —  39.  M.]  vel  D.;  nimirum  illam  exhibet  liber  ma- 
nuscr.  runam,  quae  et  M  et  D  exprimit.  Stat  carmen  hoc,  f'ragmentum 
haud  dubie  heroici  carminis,  pari  modo  atque  subsequens  de  arce  ever- 
sa  (v.  p.  213J,  media  inter  aenigmata,  quern  locum  carmen  utrumque  ra- 
nis intermistis  debere  videtur. 


B.    Leodvyrhtan. 


Hvy  Adelstan  cyning   and  Eadmund  his  br6<ror  loeddon  fyrde  td 

Brunanbyrig  and  Jiaer  gefuhton  vitt  Anlaf  and  sige  hafdon. 

(«.  p.  Chr.  n.  936.) 

Adelstan  cyning,  eorla  drihten, 

beorna  beahgifa,  and  his  brodor  eac 

Eadmund  acTeling  aldorlaugne  tyr 

geslogon  at  secce  sveorda  ecgum 
5  ymbe  Brunanburh.    Bordveal  cliifou, 

heovon  headolinda  hamora  lafum 

eaforan  Eadveardes.    sva  him  geiidele  viis 

from  cneomoegum,  pat  hie  at  campe  oft 

vicT  ladra  gehvone  land  geealgodou, 
10  hord  and  hamas.     Hetteud  crunguu, 

Scotta  leode,  and  scipflotan 

faege  feollou.    feld  deuuode 

secga  svate,  siddan  sunne  up 

on  morgentid ,  maere  tungol, 
15  glad  ofer  gruudas ,  godes  candel  beorht, 

cces  dryhtues,  do"  pat  seo  iidele  gesceaft 

sah  to  setle.     I'aer  lag  secg  niauig 

giirum  ageted,  gunia  norderua 

ofer  scild  scoten,  svylce  Scyttisc  eac 
20  vt-rig,  viges  sad.     Vestseaxe  ford 

ondlongne  dag,  eorodcystum 

on  last  legdiun  ladum  feodum, 

heovon  hereflyinau  hindan  bearle 

nit-cum  mylnscearpum.    Myrce  ne  vyrndou 

2.  broder,  Cotton.  Tib.  A.  VI,  B.  IV.  —  3.  ealdor  langne,  Mss.  Cot- 
ton, et  Cantabr.  —  4.  geslohgon,  Cant.  —  sake,  Cant.  —  5.  embe  Brun- 
nanb.,  Cant.  —  lufan,  Cant.  —  6.  heovan,  Cotton.,  Cant.  —  heaffolinde, 
Cant.  —  lafan,  Cottonn.,  Cant.  —  7.  afar  an,  Cant.  —  9.  ealgodon,  Gibson. 
—  11.  Sceotta,  Cottonn.  —  leoda,  Cant.  —  12.  fager,  Cant.  —  dynode,  e 
conjectuva  Gibsonii;  dennade,  Tib.  A.  VI,  li.  J;  deunode,  B.  IV.  —  13. 
secgas  hvate,  Gibson.  —  16.  odd  seo,  Gibson.  —  18.  gamin  forgniuden, 
guman  norderne,  Cant.  —  20.  vigges,  Cant.  —  21.  eoredcystum,  Cant.  — 
22.  liigdon,  Cotton,  Tib.  A.  VI.  —  24.  mylcu  scearpan,  Cant. 


Leottvyrhtan.  205 


25  heardes  hondplegan  hiiletfa  uanum 
para  be  mid  Anlafe  ofer  ara  geblond 
on  lides   bosme  laud  gesohtun, 
faege  to  gefeohte.     Fife  laegun 
on  bam  campstede  cyningas  geonge 

30  sveordum  asvefede,  svylce  seofone  eac 
eorlas  Anlafes,  unrim  heriges, 
flotena  and  Scotta.     Paer  geflemed  vearit 
Nortimanna  bregu,  nyde  gebajded 
to  lides  stefne.    lytle  verede 

35  (cread  cnear  on  Add)  cyning  ut  gevat 
on  fealone  fiod,  feorh  generede. 
Svylce  paer  eac  se  froda  mid  fleanie.  com 
on  his  cyilde  nord  Constantiuus: 
bar  hilderinc  breman  ne  porfte 

40  mecea  gemanan:  he  viis  his  ma?ga  sceard, 
freiinda  gefvlled  on  folcstede, 
besliigen  at  secce,  and  his  sunn  forlct 
on  viilstove  vundum  forgrundenne, 
geongne  at  gfuTe.     gilpan  ne  l>orfte 

45  beorn  blandenfeax  bilgeslehtes 
eald  invidda,  ne  Anlaf  py  ma 
mid  heora  herelafuni  hlihhan  ne  l)orfton, 
|)iit  hie  beaduveorca  beteran  vurdon 
on  campstede  cumbolgehn.Vstes, 

50  garmittinge  gumena  gemotes, 

vaepengevrixles,  pas  \>e  hie  on  viilfelda 
vitT  Eadveardes  eaforan  plegodon. 
Geviton  him  l>a  Nortfmen  nagledcnearrum, 
dreorig  darada  laf,  on  dinnes  mere, 

55  ofer  deop  viiter  Dyllin  secan, 
eft  Ira  land  seviscmode. 
svjice  pa  gebroder  begen  iit  somne 
cyning  and  atfeling  cytfcTe  sohton, 
Vestseaxna  laud  viges  hremige, 

60  leton  him  behindan  hrav  bryttigean 
saluvigpadan  and  pone  sveartan  hriifn, 
hyrnednebban,  and  pone  luisvean 


26.  sera,  Gibson,  eargeblond,  Cant.  —  28.  to  feohte,  Warton.  legun, 
Gibson;  lagou ,  Cant.  —  30.  sveolce  seofon,  Cotton.  Tib.  A.  VI.  —  32. 
flotan,  Gibson  et  Warton.  —  33.  brego,  Cant,  nede,  Cant.  —  35.  creat, 
Cant.  —  flot,  Cant,  cyning  ut  gevat  on  fealone  fiod  desunt  in  cod.  Cant. 
—  39.  hal,  Cant.  —  40.  nieca,  Cottonn.  -  her,  Cant.  —  42.  forslagen, 
Cant.  —  43.  valstole,  Gibson.  —  forgrunden,  codd.  oinnes.  —  44.  geonge, 
omnes.  —  45.  bilgeslihtes,  Cant.  —  46.  invitta,  Cant.  —  49.  cumbol  gena- 
des,  Cottonn.  —  54.  dinges,  Cant.  Editor es  vertunt:  "in  mare  procello- 
sum"  et  Bosworth  exhibet  adjectivum  dinne,  hoc  solo  loco  fultum.  Sed 
dinnes  (gen.)  cum  accus.  (mere)  jungi  non  potest.  Legendum  igitur  vi- 
detnr,  nisi  Dinnes  mere  nom.  propr.  sit,  ant  "on  diune  (vel  dynne) 
mere"  aut  quod  optime  mihi  placeret  "on  dynes  merum",  in  strepitus 
equis ,  i.  e.  in  navibus.  —  56.  and  heora  land  ,  codd.  Cottonn.  —  57.  at 
runne,  Cant.  —  59.  vigges,  Cant,  hreamige ,  hreamie,  codd.  Cottonn.  — 
60.  hrafn  brittjan,  Gibson.  —  62.  hasvean]  hasean  padan ,  codd.  Cottonn. 
hasopadan,  Cant. 


20C  Leodvyrhtan. 

earn  iiftau  hvit  aeses  brucan, 

graedigne  gudhafoc,  and  pat  graege  deor, 
65  vnlf  on  valde.    >'e  veartt  val  nidre 

on  pys  iglande  acfre  gita 

folces  gefylled  beforan  ])isum 

sveordes  ecgum,  pas  l»e  ns  secgad  bee, 

ealde  udvitau,  siddan  eastau  hider 
70  Engle  and  Seaxan  up  becomon, 

ofer  brade  brimu  Britene  sohton, 

vlance  vigsmidas  Veallas  ofercomon, 

eorlas  arhvate  eard  begeaton. 

Wartoti  hist,  of  english  poetry  et  Chron. 
Saxon,  ed.  Edmund  Gibson. 

Annotatio. 
Egregium  hoc  carmen  a  monacho  illo,   qui  in  seculo  decimo   Saxo- 
num  res  gestas  scripsit,  cujusque  liber  Chronici  Saxonici  nomine  insig- 
nitur,   hand  quaquam  factum,  sed  tamquam  opus   alienum   libro  suo  in- 
flexion esse,    nemo  negabit,    qui  monachi  hujus ,    viri    optimi,    carmina 
etiam  primis  tantum  labiis  gustaverit.       Conferantur  tria  ejus   carmina 
ad  annum  DCCCCXLII,  DCCCChXXlU,  DCCCCLXXV. 
I.  Her  Eadniund  cyniug,  Engla  neoden 
maga  mundbora  Myrce  geeode, 
dyre  daedfruma,  sva  dor  scaded" 
Hvitan  vylles  geat  and  Humbran  ea 
5  bnida  brimstream.    Bnrga  fife, 
Ligoraceaster  and  Lindcylne, 
Snotingaham,  svylce  Stanford  eac 
and  Deoraby  Denum  vaeron  aeror 
under  XonTniannum  nyde  gebegde, 
10  on  haedenra  hiifte  clammum 

lange  brage,  6tT  pat  hie  alysde  eft 
for  his  veortfscipe  viggendra  hleo 
eafera  Eadveardes  Eadmuud  cvniiur. 


II.  Her  Eadgar  vas  Engla  valdend 
cordre  miclum  to  cynge  gehalgod 
on  paere  ealdan  byrig  Acemannesceastre, 
ac  hie  egbfiend  odre  vorde, 
5  beornas  Bad  on  nemuad.    Paer  vas  bliss  myed 
on  bam  eiidigan  dage  eallum  gevorden, 
Jtone  nid'a  beam  neninatf  and  cigad 
Pentecostenes  dag.     I»aer  viis  preosta  heap 

63.  i'iftan  hvit]  earn  cum  sit  nomen  substantivum  masculini  generis, 
legendum  videtur  hvitne.  earn  aflan  hvit  i.  e.  llaliaetus  atbicilla,  "the 
white- tailed  sea-eagle"  ex  Wartonii  sententia.  —  67.  afylled,  Cant.  — 
70.  Seaxe,  codd.  Cottonn.  —  71.  briimim  brad,  Gibson. 

I,  3.  svador,  Gibson. —  5.  Burhga,  G. —  8.  Dentira  vaeron  aeror,  Cant.) 
Dene  vaeran  aer,  Gibs.,  per  per  am.  —  9.  gebaeded,  Cant.  —  10.  haetfenum, 
Cant.  —  11.  odde  hie,  Gibs. 

II,  2.  miclum,  Cant.1)  micelre,  Gibs.  —  4.  egbuend,  Cant.]  buend,  Gibs. 
—  5.  Badan,  Cant.  —  7.  cegead.  Cant. 


Le6dvyrhtan.  201 

micel  rouneca  (treat  mine  gefraege 
10  gleavra  gegadrod.     Aud  ba  agangen  vas 

lyn  hiind  vintra  getiiledrimes 

fram  gebyrdtide  bremes  cyninges, 

leohta  hirdes,  buton  paer  to  lafe  bA 

agean  viis  vintergetales,  pas  be  gevritu  secgad, 
15  seofon  and  tventig  —  sva  bean  vas  sigora  frean 

pusend  aurnen ,  ba  ba  bis  gelamp ; 

and  him  Eadmundes  eafora  hiifde 

nigon  and  tventig  nidveorca  heard 

vintra  on  vorulde,  pa  [>is  gevorden  viis. 


III.  Her  geendode  eordan  dreamas 

Eadgar,  Engla  cyning,  ceas  him  oder  leoht 
vlitig  and  vynsum,  and  bis  vace  forlet 
lif,  bis  laene.     nemnad  leoda  beam, 
5  men  on  moldan,  bone  monad  gehvar 
on  bisse  edeltyrf  ba  be  aer  vaeron 
on  rimcrafte  rihte  getogeue, 
Julius  -monad,   baer  se  geonga  gevat 
on  bone  eahtateodan  diig  Eadgar  of  life, 

10  beorna  beahgifa,  and  feng  his  beam  s  id  (Tan 
to  cjnerice,  cild  unveaxen, 
eorla  ealdor,  bam  vas  Ead  veard  Damn. 
And  him  tyrfast  haled  tyn  nihtum  aer 
of  Brytene  gevat  biscop  se  goda 

15  burn  gecyndne  criift ,  bam  viis  Cyneveard  nama. 
Pa  viis  on  Myrcum  mine  gefraege 
vide  and  velhviir  valdeudes  lof 
afylled  on  foldan:  feala  veard  todraefed 
gleavra  godes  beova:  pat  vas  gnornung  micel 

20  bam  be  on  breostum  viig  bimende  lufan 
metodes  on  mode,    ba  vas  maerda  fruma 
to  svide  forseveu,  sigora  valdend, 
rodora  raedend ,  ba  man  his  riht  tobrac. 
And  ba  veard  eac  adraefed  deormod  hiiled 

25  Oslac  of  earde  ofer  5"da  gevealc, 
ofer  ganotes  biid,  gamolfeax  haled, 
vis  and  vordsnotor,  ofer  vatera  gebring, 
ofer  hviiles  Mel,  hama  bereafod. 
And  ba  veard  atyved  uppe  on  roderum 

30  steorra  on  stadole,  pone  stidferhde 
hiiled  hygegleave  hatad   vide 
cometa  be  naman  ,  craftgleave  men 
vise  vodboran:  viis  geond  verbeode 
valdendes  vracu  vide  gefraege, 


vaiucuucs   vracu  viuc   geutege, 

,  agan,  Gibs.  —  18.  heardra? 
Ill,  3.  vinsum,  Gibs.  —  4.  bis,  Cant]  bas,    Gibs.  —  8.  nomad,   Gibs. 
baer]  pat,  Gibs,    vaer^  Cant.  —  9.  eahtodan,  Cant.  —  16.  veard,  Cant. 
Myrce,  Gibs.  —  33.  sodboran,  Gibs. 


208  Leodvyrhtan. 

35  hunger  ofer  hrusan,   j)iit  eft  heofona  veard 
gebette,  brego  engla,  geaf  eft  blisse  gehvam 
egbiiendra  ])iirh  eordan  viistm.  *) 


Vidsides   spell   Myrginga   scdpes. 

Vidsitl  mailoliide ,  vordhord  onleac,  (Cod.  Exon.  *ih.) 

se  be  maest  gemunde  mserda  ofer  eordan, 

folca  geondferde.    oft  he  flette  ge])ah 

mynelicne  madum;  hine  from  Myrgingum 
5  iidele  onvocon;  he  mid  Ealhhilde, 

falre  freoduvebban,  formau  side 

Hredcyninges  ham  gesohte 

eastan  of  Ongle,  Eormanrices, 

vrades  varlogan.     ougaii  ba  vorn  sprecnn: 
10  "Fela  ic  monna  gefragn  magdum  vealdan  — 

sceal  beoda  gehvylc  beavum  lifjan, 

eorl  after  ddrum  edle  rredan, 

se  be  his  beddenstdl  ge)>eon  ville  — 

hara  viis  Hvala  hvileselast, 
15  and  Alexandras  ealra  ricdst 

monna  cjnnes ,  and  he  ma?st  gepah 

bara  be  ic  ofer  foldan  gefragen  hahbe. 

Atla  veold  I  In  mini,  Eormanric  Getum. 

Becca  Baniugum,  Burgendum  Giiica 
20  Casere  veold  Creacum  and  Caelic  Finuum, 

Hagena  Holmricnm  and  Heoden  Glommuin. 

Vitta  veold  Svaefum,  Vada  Halsingum, 

Meaca  IVIyrgingum ,  Meareealf  Huudingum. 

Peodric  veold  Froncum,  F'vle  Rondingum, 
25  Breoca  Brondingum,  Billing  Vernum. 

Osvine  veold  Eovum  and  Ytum  Gefvulf, 

Fin  Folcvalding  Fresna  cynne. 

Sigehere  lengest  Ssedenum  veold, 

Hniif  Hocingum,  Helm  Vulfingum, 
30  Void  Voingnm,  Vod  Pyringum, 

*)  In  codice,  quern  Guilelmus  Laud,  archiepiscopus  Cantvarensis, 
bibliothecae  Bodleianae  donavit,  his  pro  versions  ii  leguntur,  qui  e  can* 
tu  plebeio  videntur  transscripti: 

Her  Eadgar  gefdr,   Angla  rcccent, 

Vestseaxena  vine, 

Myrce  mundbora 

end  viis  bet  vide  geond  feala  beoda, 

pat  aforan  Eadmundes  ofer  ganotes  bad 

cyningas  [hinej  vide  vurdddon  side, 

bugon  to  cyninge:  sva  viis  him  gecynde. 

Niis  se  flota  sva  rang,  ne  se  here  (I.  feda)  sva  Strang, 

bat  on  Angelcynne  xs  him  gefetede, 

l»a  hvile  be  se  iidela  eyning  cynestol  gerehfe. 
2.  gemunde]  deest  in  cod.;  Kemblius  fanddde  supplevit.  —  4.  maddiim, 
K.  —  14.   Vala,  A.  —  selest,  K.  —  21.  Holmrycum,  MS.—  Holmrygum? 
—  Henden,   K.  —  23.  Mearchealf,  K. 


Leodvyrhtan.  200 

Sieferd  Sycgum  ,  Sveom  OngenbeoV, 

Sceafthere  Ymbriim ,  Sceafa  Longbeardum, 

Hun  HStverum,  and  Holen  Vrosnum. 

Hringveald  viis  haten  Herefareua  cyning. 
35  Offa  veold  Ongle,  Alevih  Demun; 

se  viis  para  manna  modgiist  ealra, 

no  bvadre  he   ofer  Offan  eorlscipe  fremede, 

ac  Offa  gesloh  aerest  monna, 

cniht  vesende,  cynerica  maest; 
40  nsenig  efeneald  him  eorlscipe  muran 

afnde  on  orette;  ane  sveorde 

mearce  gemaerde  vid  Myrgingum 

bi  Fifcldore:  heoldon  ford  siddan 

Engle  and  Svaefe  sva  hit  Offa  gesloh. 
45  Hrodvulf  and  Hrodgar  heoldon  lengest 

sibbe  at  somne  suhtorfiidran, 

siddan  hi  forvraecou  Vicinga  eyn. 

and  Ingeldes  ord  forbygdon, 

forheovon  at  Heorote  Headobeardna  hryni. 
50  Sva  ic  geondft-rde  fela  fremdra  londa. 

geond  ginne  grund;  gddes  and  yfles 

baer  ic  cuunode,  cndslc  bidaeled, 

freomaegum  feor  folgade  vide: 

for  |)on  ic  miig   singan  and  secgan  sp^H, 
55  maenan  fore  meugo  in  meoduhealle, 

hu  me  cynegode  cystum  dohton. 

Ic  vas  mid  Hun  urn  and  mid  Hredgotuin, 

mid  Sveom  and  mid  Geatum  and  mid  Suddenum, 

mid  Yenlum  ic  viis  and  mid  Varnum  and  mid  Vicingum, 
60  mid  Gefdum  ic  vas  and  mid  Vinedum  and  mid  Gefflegum, 

mid  Englum  ic  viis  and  mid  Svasfum  and  mid  ^Enenum, 

mid  Seaxum  ic  vas  and  mid  Sycgum  and  mid  Sveordverum, 

mid  Hronum  ic  viis  and  mid  Deanum  and  mid  Headoreamum, 

mid  F'yringum  ic   viis  and  mid  Proveudum 
65  and  mid  Burgendum,  paer  ic  bean  gebah: 

me  baer  Gudhere  forgeaf  gliidne  madum 

sanges  to  leane :  nas  pat  sa?ne  cyning. 

.Mid  Froucum  ic  viis  and  mid  Frisum  and  mid  Frumtingiini, 

mid  Riigum  ic  viis  and  mid  Glomimim  and  mid  Rumvalum  ; 
70  svylce  ic  viis  on  Eatule  mid  Alfvine: 

se  hiifde  moncynnes,  mine  gefraege, 

leohteste  hond  lofes  to  vyrcanne. 

heortan  unJineaveste  liringa  gedales. 

beorhtra  beaga,  beam  Eadvines. 
75  Mid  Sercingum  ic  viis  and  mid  .seringum, 

mid  Creacum  ie   viis  and  mid  Finnum  and  mid  Casere 

se  be  vynburga  geveald  ante, 

31.  Ongendbeov,  K.  —  33.  Hunhset  Verum,  K.  —  38.  geslog,  K.  —  41. 
iifnde  deest  apud  K.  —  42.  merce,  It.  —  44.  geslog,  K.  —  48.  forbigdan, 
MS.   -  56.  dohten,  MS.  —  61.  Anenum?  —  77.  vinburga,  MS. 

14 


210  Le6dvyrhtan. 

velena  and  vilna  and  Vala  rices. 

Mid  Scottum  ic  viis  and  mid  Peohfiim  and  mid  Scridefinnum, 
80  mid  Lidvicingum  ic  vas  and  mid  Leonum  and  mid  Langbeardum. 

mid  Hsednum  ic  vas  and  mid  Haletfiim  and  mid  Hundingum, 

mid  Israhelum  ic  vils  and  mid  Exsyringum, 

mid  Ebreum  and  mid  Indeum  and  mid  Egj'ptum, 

mid  Moiduin  ic  vSs  and  mid  Persnm  and  mid  Myrgingnm, 
85  and  Mofdingum  and  ongend  Myrgingum, 

mid  Amothingum  ic  vas  and  mid  Eastbjringnm, 

and  mid  Eolum  and  mid  Istum  and  mid  Idnmingum. 

And  ic  viis  mid  Eormanrice  ealle  brage: 

ba?r  me  Gotena  cyning  gode  dohte, 
90  se  me  beah  forgeaf,   burgvarena  fruma, 

on  bam  six  hand  vas  smaetes  goldes 

gescyred  sceatta  scillingrime: 

bone  ic  Esidgilse  on  seht  sealde, 

minum  hleodrjhtne ,  ba  ic  to  ham  bicvom, 
95  leofum  to  leane  \>&s  be  he  me  lond  forgeaf, 

mines  fiider  edel,  frea  Myrginga : 

and  me  ba  Ealhild  oderne  Porgeaf, 

dryhtcveu  dugude,  dohtor  Eadvines: 

hire  lof  lengde  geond  landa  fela, 
100  bonne  ic  be  songe  secgan  sceolde. 

hvar  ic  under  svegle  selast  visse 

goldhrodene  even  gife  bryttjan. 

Ponne  vit  Scilling  sciran  reorde 

for  iincrum  sigedryhtne  song  ahofon, 
105  hliide  bi  hearpan  hleodor  svinsade: 

ponne  monige  men  mudum  vlance 

vordnm  sproecon  pa  J)e  vel  cmTon, 
bat  hi  nsefre  song  st'lran  ne  hyrdon. 
F'onan  ic  ealue  geondhvearf  Mel  Gotena, 
110  sohte  ic  a  gesida  pa  saelestan: 
bat  viis  innveorud  Eormanrices. 
Hedcan  sohte  ic  and  Beadecan,  and  Herelingas 
Emercan  and  Fridlan,  and  Easlgotan 
frodne  and  godue,  fader  Unvrnes. 
115  Seccan  sohte  ic  and  Beccan,  Seafolan  and  Pemlrir. 
Headoric  and  Sifecan,  Hlide  and  Ingenbe6\  ; 
Eadvine  sohte  ic  and  Elsan,  Agelmund  and  Htingiir 
and  ba  vloncan  gedryht,  vine  Myrginga; 
Vulfliere  sohte  ic  and  Vyrmhere:  fill  oft  ba*r  vig  ne  aliig, 
120  bonne  Hrcda  here  heardum  sveordum 
ymb  Vistlavudu  vergan  sceoldon 
ealdne  cdelstol  Allan  leodnm. 
Raedhere  sohte  ic  and  Rondhere,  Rtimstan  and  Glslhere, 


78.  velena,  Gr.]  violane,  MS.  —  85.  ongend,  MS.  —  86.  ic  vas  post 
Eastbyringuin,  MS.  —  98.  scilling  rime,  MS.  —  101.  svegl,  MS.  —  108. 
giefe,  MS.  —  104.  «ihofan,  MS.  —  107.  sproecon,  K\]  sprecan ,  MS.  — 
cudon,  X.]  cudan,  MS.  —  108.  sellan,  MS.  —  110.  il  sida,  MS.  —  113. 
Emercan  sdhte  ic  and,  MS.  —  118.  vine]  vid,  MS.  —  120.  Hrserfa,  MS. 


l.eodvyrhtaii.  211 

Yidergild  and  Freoderic,  Vudgau  and  Human : 
125  ne  varou  bat  gesida  bii  saemestau, 

peah  be  ic  hi  any  list  nemnan  sceolde. 

Fill  oft  of  bam  heape  hvineude  fleag 

gellende  gar  on  groine  beode; 

vreccan  beer  veoldon  vundnmn  golde, 
130  veriuii   and  vifiun,  Vudga  and  llama. 

Svii  ic  bat  synile  oufond  on  baere  feringe, 

bat  se  bytf  letifast  londbnendum, 

se  be  Iiim  god  syled  gumena  rice 

to  gehealdanne,  benden  be  her  leofad. 
135  Sva  scridende  gesceapnni  hveorfad 

gleomen  gnraena  geoud  grunda  fela, 

bearfe  secgad  ,  {loncvord  sprecad, 

symle  sua"  odde  nord  snniue  gemetad, 

gidda  gleavne,  geofiun  unhneavne, 
140  se  be  foi-e  dugude  vile  dom  arseran, 

eorlscipe  afnari  M  pat  eal  scaced 

leohl  and  lif  somod;  Iof  se  gevyrced, 

liafad  under   Iipofonum  heahfastne  dom. 

Kemble .  additamenlitm  ad  Beomtlf. 
et  Thorpe y  Cod.  Eron. 

Carmen  hoc  aid  episodium  est,  aut  etiam  catalogus  heroum  po- 
pulorumque  in  earminibus  theodiscis  olim  celebvatorum;  addita  sunt  po- 
pulorum  nomina  quae  in  scriptis  sacris  leguntur.  Discimus  ex  eo,  quot 
carmina  temporum  injuria  nos  amisimus.  Desiderantur  tamen  hoc  in 
carmine  Anglosavonico  heroum  etiam  nomina,  quae  poetae  prorsus  in- 
cognita fuisse  vix  credibile  est,  scilicet  Sigmund,  Sigefrid,  Hagena  (Bnr- 
gnndio),  Hildebrand,  Vulfheard,  cetera. 


Ilii  Dcor  hinc  silfne  frefrftde,  Heodeninga  scdp. 
Veland  him  be  vurman  vraces  cunnadc. 
an Im  dig  eorl  earfoda   dreag, 
hiifde  him  to  geside  sorgc  and  longiid, 
\  iuiercealde  vra?ce,  vean   oft  onfond, 
5        sld dan  bine  Xidlnid  on  nede  legde 
s von ere  seonobende,  unsyllan  nion: 
]>as  ofereode,  pises  sva  mag! 
fleadohilde  ne  vas  hire  brt'ulra  dead 

on  sefan  sva  sar,  sva  hire  sijfre  I»ing, 
10         pa  beo   gearolice  ongeteu  hiifde, 

hilt  hed  eacen  viis;  sefre  ne  meabte 
briste  gebencan,  hu  yinb  Jj tit  sceolde: 
piis  ofereode ,   bises  sva  mag ! 

124.  Vidergield,  MS.  —  126.  by  auihst,  MS.  —  128.  giellende,  MS.  — 
129.  veoldau  vundum,  K.  —  139.  gydda,  K. 

1.  b e vurman ,  MS.  —  3.  gesidde,  Th.  C.  —  6.  unsyllan]  =  onsellan, 
onselrau.  —  7.  pisses,  Th.  C.  (semper).  —  8.  9.  hyre,  Th.  C.  —  9.  sylfre, 
Th.  C.  —  10.  ba,  TA.l  j)iit,  MS.  —  12.  brifte,  C. 


212  Leoilvyrhtan. 

Ve  bat  Maul  hilde  monge  gefrugno», 
15        vurdon  grundlease  Geates  frige, 

pat  him  seo  sorgliifu  slaep  ealne  hiuoro: 
pas  ofereode,  pises  sva  mag! 
f*et'idric  ante  pritig  vintra 

Maringa  burg:  bat  vaa  monegiim  cud  : 
SO  pas  ofereode,  pises  sva  mag! 

Ye  geascodon  Eormenrices 

vylfenne  geboht;  ahte  vide  folc 
Gotena  rices:   piit  viis  grim  cyning! 
Sat  secg  monig  sorgum  gebunden, 
25         veiin  on  venan,  vyscte  geneahhe, 

biit   biis  cynerices  ofercumen  va?re : 
pits  ofereode,  pises  sva  mag. 
Sited  sorgcearig  sselum  bida?led, 

on  sefan  sveorcetf,  silfum  pynced, 
30         biit  si  endeleas  earfoda  da?l. 

miig  bonne  gepencan,  p;it  geond  pas  voruld 
vitig  dryhten  vended  geneahhe; 
eorle  monegnm  iire  gesceavad", 
visliene  bla?d,  siimum  veana  da?l, 
3-5         F'iit  ic  bi  me  silfum  secgan  ville, 
biit  ic  livile  viis  Heodeuiuga  scop, 
dryhtne  d vre ,  me  viis  Deor  nama; 
iihte  ic  fela  vintra  folgatf  tilne, 
holdne  hlaford ,  otf  pjit  Heorrenda  nu, 
JO         leodcriiftig  mon ,  londriht   gepah, 
pat.  me  eorla  hleo  aer  gesealde : 
bas  ofereode,  pises  sva  mag ! 

CCod.  Exon.  ed.   Thorpe;  Conybeare ,  lllustr. 
of  Anglo -Sax.  poetry.) 

14.  maetf  hilde,  C.  —  15.  frige,  Th.  C.  —  16.  him,  Th.]  hi,  MS.  —  eal- 
ne,  Thr\  ealle,    MS. 

In  his  verbis  (v.  14  —  16)  dijudicandis  exponendisque  Thorpii  sen- 
tentiam  secutus  sum;  quae  tamen  longe  aliter  exponi  posse  bene  scio. 
W.  Grimm  e.  gr.,  in  libro  suo  "Die  deutsche  heldensage"  pag.  21,  Cony- 
bearium  secutus,  ea  ita  vertit:  "Dieses  schicksal,  manchen  kampf  wir 
vernahmen;  wurden  landesberaubt  die  freien  Geates ,  dass  sie  die  sorge 
vnd  der  schlaf  alle  wegnahm".  Sed  msed,  sors,  gen.  fern,  est,  et  si  maetf 
etiam  h.  I.  gen.  neutrius  esset;  tamen  hilde  melius  tamquam  genit.  quam 
accusal.;  monge  autem  tamquam  nominat.  plur.  acciperetur.  Vertendum 
esset  igitur :  Nos  plurimi  ilium  belli  sortem  (|>at  msed  hilde)  cognovimus : 
possessionum  privati  sunt  Gedti  liberi  (frige),  ita  ut  (quo  factum  est, 
ut)  eos  (hi)  cura  et  somnus  (—  mors)  omnes  auferret. 

18.  ante]  Si  Maeringa  burg  ltaliae  urbs  est,  ne  ahte  legendum  est. 
cf.  Glossarium.  —  prihtig,  Conyb.  —  25.  vigsete,  Conyb.  vyscte,  Th.  — 
26.  pat  he,   scil.  Eormenric?   —  29.   sveonced,   Conyb.  —  pincerf,    Th.  C. 

—  30.  deal,  Conyb.  —  31.  pon,  Th.    pon,  Conyb.  —  33.  gesceaved,  Conyb. 

—  35.  by,  Th.  Conyb.  —  36.  Heo  Deninga,  Conyb.  heo-deninga,  Th. 
Heodeningas  =  boreal.  Hiadningar,  theodisc.  Hetaninga,  mhd.  Hegelinge 
Cnomen  corruptumj.  —  39.  Heorrenda  =  Horant  in  carmine  theodisco  ; 
boreal.  Hiarrandi.  Secundum  Borealium  narrationem  Hiarrandi  Hedini 
pater;  secundum  carmen  theodiscum  Horant  consanguineus  Heteli  (Hetele 
=  Hetan)  est;  carmen  Anglosaxonicum  peregrinum  eum  praedicat,  quip- 
pe  qui  indigenarum  jura  (londriht)  accipisse  perhibeatur. 


Le6dvyrhtan.  213 

Pat  gebrocene  burhraced. 

Vriiilic  is  pes  vealstan !  Vyrde  gebrecum    (Cod.  Exon.   124  a.) 

burhstedas  burston.    brosnjad  euta  geveorc, 

hrofas  sind  gehrorene,  hreorge  torras, 

hrymgeat  behrofen,  hrim  on  lime, 
5  scearde  scurbeorga,  scorene,  gedrorene; 

aldo  under  Eotonum  eordgnip  hafad, 

valdendvyrhtan  forveorene,  geleorene 

lieardgripe  hrusan ;  6d  huud  cuea 

verpeoda  geviton !     Oft  pes  vag  gebad 
10  Riighar  and  ReadAih,  rice  after  ddrum, 

ofstoudeu  under  stormuin  sleap  geap  gedreas. 

Yonad  giet 

mi  in  geheaven 

fel  on 

13  grimme  gegruude 

scan  heo    

ursolic  a?r  sceaft 

lam  rindum   beag 

20  mud  mo 

ue  ,  sviftue  gebragd 

Hvatred  in  hringas,  hygerof  gebond 

veallvalau  virum  vuudruin  to  giidre. 

Beorht  vaeron  buigraced,  burnsele  inonige 
25  heah,  liorngestreoii,  heresveg  micel, 

1  —  2.  gebraecon  burhstede,  MS.  Thorpius  verba  "Vyrde  gebraecon 
burhstede  burston"  inteyra  existimavit  et  interpretatus  est  ita:  "The  fa- 
tes have  broken  it,  have  burst  the  buryhplace".  Sed  errasse  V.  CI.  vi- 
detur,  cum,  quod  equidem  sciam,  berstan  semper  franyi,  rumpi,  nun- 
quam  vero  fr any  ere,  rumpere  siynificet.  Itaque,  si  recte  fortassis  dicis 
"Vyrda  gebraecon  burhstede",  nnllo  tamen  modo  dicere  potes  "Vyrda 
burston  burhstede".  Sed  Anylo-Saxones  an  dixerint  "Vyrda  gebraecon" 
etiam  dubito,  cum  Vyrd  sane  quidem  fatum  siynificet,  Vyrda  tamen  Par- 
cas  exprimere  non  possit,  quia  sc.  Vyrd  unius  ex  Parcis  nomen  est  pro- 
prium.  cf.  tamen  p.  218,  107.  Stede  in  linyua  Anylos.  semper,  quod  sciam, 
gen.  masc,  hoc  tamen  loco,  veluti  illud  Saxonicum  stedi  yen.  fern,  est; 
nihilo  minus  stedas  emendavi ,  non  steda.  Mutavi  dein  gebraecon  in  ge- 
brecum, quia  non  nunquam  dativi  pluralis  apud  recentiores  in  -on,  -an 
desinunt;  non  minus  lubenter  tamen  scriberem:  Vriitlic  is  pes  vealstan, 
Vyrde  gebrocen.  —  3.  hreorge,  Thorpe;  hreosge,  Conybeare.  —  4.  hrim- 
geat-behrofen,  Conyb.;  hrim  (hriniige)  geattorras  behrofen  Thorpius  ex- 
primi  curavit  Uteris.  Vox  torras,  etiamsi  in  libro  manuscripto  leyere- 
tur,  tamen  non  nisi  scribae  incuria  e  versu  priori  repetita  videtur.  li- 
bentissime  scriberem:  hrymgeatu  behrofenu.  —  5.  sciirbeorge,  Th.  et  C. 
—  6.  Eotone,  Th.  et  Conyb.;  Eaton,  substantivum  est,  non  adjectivum 
(eotonisc);  neque  vox  Eoton  ,  Eotene  invenitur ,  quae  siynificet  Eotonia, 
veluti  Breoton,  Breotene  Britannia,  under  Eotone  igitur  verti  debet:  sub 
Juta;  sed  praef'ero  Eotonum:  aldo  under  Eotonum,  viri  Jutarum.  —  7. 
valdende  vyrhtan?  valdendes  vyrhtan?  —  8.  cnea]  cnea?  cneova?  —  9. 
gevitan,  MS.  —  baes  vaeg,  Conyb.  —  10.  Raghar,  i.  e.  Ragnhere ;  nominis 
forma  cum  theodiscd  mayis  convenit:  Ragiuohari.  —  Rajdfah  scribere 
mallem.  —  11.  gedrea,  MS.  —  13.  geheapen,  Th.  —  22.  hvatred,  Th.  no- 
men  proprium  esse  mihi  videtur. —  21.  burhsele?  beornsele  Th.  suygessit. 


214  Leodvyrhtan. 

meodoheall  monig  mandreama  full, 
6d  pat  onvende  Vyrd  seo  svide: 
eriiDgon  valo  vide,  cvonion  voldagas, 
svilt  ealle  fornom  secgrofe  veras. 

30  vurdon  hira  vigsteal  vesten  stadolas, 
brosnade  burgsteal,  betend  crungoa 
hergas  to  lirusau.    forpon  pas  hofu  dreorgjad. 
and  pas  teafor  geapu  tigelum  sceaded 
hrost,  beages  rof.     hryre  vong  gecrong, 

So  gebrocea  to  beorgum,  peer  iii  beom  monig 
gladmod  and  goldbeorht,  gleamc  gefratved 
vlonc  and  vingal  vighyrstum  scan, 
seah  on  sine ,  on  silfor ,  on  searogimmas, 
on  ead ,  on  seht,  on  eorcanstan, 

40  on  pas  beorhtan   burg  bnidau  rices. 
Stanhofu  stodon:  stream  hate  vearp 
vidan  vylmej  veal  ealne  befeng 
beorhtan  bdsme:  pjer  pa  badu  vseron 
hat  on  hredre :  pat  vas  hydelic. 

45  Li-ton  ponne  geotau 

stan 

hate  streamas 


50 


pat  hringmere  hat 

badu  vseron 

]>onne 

re 

pat  is  cvnelic  ping 

Cod.  Exoti.  ed.  Thorpe. 


Vreccan  vifes  ged. 
It  pis  gied  vrece  bi  me  ful  geomorre, 
minre  silfre  si<fj  ic  pat  secgan  mag, 
hvat  ic  yrinda  gebad  siddan  ic  up  avox, 
nives  oclde  ealdes:  no  ma  ponne  nu. 

o  A  ic  vite  vonn  minra  vriicsida: 
«rest  min  hlaford  gevat  heonan  of  leoduiu 
ofer  yda  gelacj  hafde  ic  uhtceare, 
hvar  min  leodfruma  londes  va?re. 
Pa  ic  me  feran  gevat,  folgad  secan, 

10  vineleas   vrecca,  for  minrc  veapearfe: 
ongunnon  |»at  pas  monnes  magas  hyegau 
luuh  dyrne  gepoht,  pat  hi  toda?ldou  unc, 


26.  M.  dreama,  MS.  —  28.  valo,  MS.]  viile,  Th.  —  29.  secgrofveras, 
Th.  secgrofvera,  MS.  —  33.  na?s,  Th.  —  36.  gleoma,  Th.  —  43.  eall  be- 
(Yng,  MS.  ' 

2.  minne  silfes  Thorp,  suyyessit;  male,  quia  femina  loquitur,  tit  jam- 
jam  e  dativo  geomorre  patet.  —  3.  up  ve.jx,  Th.  —  o.  \\  n.  C.  Th.  — 
6.  oerest  Comjb.  in  fine  versus  antecedents  posuit.  —  12.  dyrne]  tyrne,  C. 


Le6dvyrhtan.  215 

pat  vit  gevidost  iu  voruldrice 

lifdon  ladlicost,  and  mec  longade. 
15  Het  mec  hhiford  min,  Herheard,  nimau: 

ahte  ic  leofra  lyt  on  pisum  loudstede, 

holdra  freonda:  forpon  is  min  hyge  geomor.  — 

Pat  ic  me  fill  gemacne  monnau  funde, 

heardsyeligne ,  hygegeomome, 
20  mod  midendne,  mordor  hycgeudne, 

blide  gebsero!    Fill  oft  vit  beotodou, 

bat  unc  ne  gedaelde,  nemne  dead  ana, 

oviht  elles:  eft  is  bat  onhvorfen, 

is  nu  sva  hit  no  vaere:  nid  todaelde 
25  freondscipe  uncer;  sceal  ic  feor  geueah 

mines  fela  leofau  f*hda  dreogan! 

Heht  mec  man  vunjau  on  vudubearve, 

under  actre6,  in  pam  eordscrafe. 

cald  is  pes  eordsele,  eal  ic  eom  oflougad, 
30  sindon  dena  dimme ,  diiua  uphea, 

bitre  burgtunas  brerum  beveaxne, 

vie  vynna  leas.     Fill  oft  mec  her  vrade  begeat 

fromsid   frean.    Fryud  siud  on  eoritan, 

leofe  lifigende  leger  veardjad. 
35  Ponne  ic  on  uhlan  line  gonge 

under  actreo  geond  pas  eordscrafu, 

paer  ic  siltan  mot  sumorlangne  diig, 

pa?r  ic  vepan  mag  mine  vriicsidas, 

earfoda  fela,  forpon  ic  sefre  ne  mag 
40  paere  modceare  minre  gerestan, 

ne  ealles  pas  longades,  pas  mec  on  pisum  life  begeat. 

A  scyle  geong  man  vesan  geomormod, 

heard  heortan  gepolit,  svyle  habban  sceal 

blide  gebsero,  eac  pou  breostceare 
45  sinsorgna  gedreiig?  si  at  him  silfum  geloug 

eal  his  vorulde  vyn?  si  fill  vide  fan 

feorres  folclondes?     Paer  min  freond  sited 

under  stanhlide,  storme  behrimed, 

vine  verigmod,  vatre  befloven 
50  on  dreorsele ,  dreoged  se  min  vine 

micle  modceare:  he  gemon  to  oft 

vynlicran  vie.  —  Va  byd  pam  pe  sceal 

of  langode  leofes  abidanl 

(Cod.  Exon.  ed.  Thorpe;  Cony  bear e,  Illustr. 
of  Anglo- Sax.  poetry  J 


15.  het]  hat,  C.  —  her  heard,  C.  —  18.  pat]  pa,  C.  Th.  —  20.  hyegen- 
de  C  —  21.  blide  gebaero]  sc.  midendne?  seu:  Blide  gebaeruni  ful  oft?  — 
24!  nid  tddaelde]  desunt.  —  25.  seal  is,  C.  —  26.  faehdu,  Th.  —  27.  vuda 
bearve,  C.  —  29-  cald,  C]  eald,  Th.  —  30.  nphean,  C.  —  31.  burgtanes,  C. 
—  34.  leof,  C.  —  35.  ana,  Th.  C.  —  36.  eordscrafa,  C.  —  43.  heardheortau, 
Thorpius,  qui  post  gepoht  exclamandi  et  post  geomormod  interroyandi 
siynum  posuit.  svyle,  C]  svylce,  MS.  —  45.  sorgna,  MS.  sorga  Thorp, 
legere  vult,  sed  genit.  ab  ceare  dependet.  —  46.  vyn]  vin ,  i.  e.  labor, 
molestia,  miseria?  —  47.  b«r,  Th.\  piit,  MS.  —  48.  stanhlidu,  Conyb. 


21«> 


Le6dvyrhtan, 
Eardstapan  gid. 

(E  codice  Exoniensi  76  b.j 
Oft  him  «inhaga  are  gebided, 
metudes  miltse,  beah  be  he  mudcearig 
geond  lagnlade  longe  sceolde 
hreran  mid  houdum  hrimcalde  sse, 
5  vadan  vraclastas.    vyrd  byff  fill  arscd .' 
Sva  cvad  eardstapa  earfeda  gemyndig. 
vradra  valsleahta,  vinemaega  Juyre: 
"Oft  ie  sceolde  ana  uhtna  gehvylce 
mine  ceare  cvidan;  nis  nu  cvicra  nan. 
10  be  ic  him  modsefan  minne  dune 
svedtule  asecgan;  ic  to  sdde  vat, 
bat  byd  on  eorle  indryhten  beav, 
bat  he  his  ferdcofan  faste  binde, 
healde  his  hordcofan,  hycge  sva  he  viiie 
15  Ne  mag  verig  mod  vyrde  vidstondan., 
ne  se  hreo  hyge  helpe  gefremman; 
forpon  domgeorne  dreorigne  oft 
in  hira  breostcofan  bindad  faste. 
Sva  ic  modsefan  minne  sceolde 
20  oft  earmcearig,  edle  bidteled, 
fre6ma?gum  feor,  feterum  sjelan, 
siddan  geara  iii  goldvine  minne 
hrusaii  hedlster  bivreah ,  and  ic  bean  bonas 
vod  vintercearig  ofer  vadema  gebind, 
25  sohte  sele  dredrig  sinces  bryttan, 
hvar  ic  feor  odde  neah  findan  meahte 
I)one  be  in  meoduhealle  mine  manT  visse, 
odde  mec  fredndlejisne  frefran  volde, 
veman  mid  vynnnm.    vat  se  be  cunnad. 
30  hii  sliden  byd  sorg  to  geferan 

bam  be  him  lyt  hafad  Ieofra  geholena; 
varad  hine  vracldst,  nales  vunden  gold; 
ferdloca  freorig,  nalas  foldan  blajd; 
gemon  he  selesecgas  and  sincbege, 
35  hu  bine  on  geogude  his  goldvine 
venede  to  viste:  vyn  eal  gedreas. 
forbon  vat  se  l>e  sceal  his  viuedryhtnes» 
leofes  liircvidum  longe  forpoljan, 
l)onne  sorg  and  slaep  somod  at  gi'idere 
40  earmne  anhogan  oft  gebindad; 

bynced  him  on  mode,  bat  he  his  mondryhten 
clyppe  and  cysse  and  on  cned  lecge 
honda  and  heafod,  sva  he  hvilum  a?r 
in  geardagum  giefstdles  breac: 
45  j)onne  onviicned  eft  vineleas  gmna, 


hivJh'  S'dC'  ?h0TpQ  healdne,  MS.  -   22.  mine,  MS.  -  83.    heolstre 

SonoieS;  £?li  W»  "V  S  X*  ft?  ^ "*   ~ ** 

>     'o.        »i.  pinceff,  MA.  —  44.  gielstoles,   Th.\  giefstolas,  MS. 


Leddvyrhtan.  217 

gesihd  him  biforau  fealve  vegas, 
badjan  brimfuglas,  braedan  fed'ra, 
hreosan  hrim  and  snav  hagle  gemenged ; 
bonne  beod  by  hefigrau  heortan  benne, 
50  sar  after  svefne ,  sorg  bycf  genivad 

bonne  maga  gemynd  uiod  geondhveorfed, 
greted  glivstafuui,  georue  geondsceavad : 
secga  geseldan  sviinniad   eft  on   veg. 
fleotendra  ferd  no  paer  fela  briuged 
55  cudra  cvidegiedda;  cearo  byd   genivad 
l»am  be  sendan  sceal  svide  geneahhe 
ofer  vadema  gebind  verigne  sefan; 
For  bon  ic  gebencan  ne  mag  geond  pas  voruld, 
for  hvan  mod  sefau  minne  gesveorce, 
60  bonne  ic  eorla  lif  eal  geondpence, 
hu  hi  faerlice  flet  of  geafon 
modge  magupeguas.     Sva  I)es  middangeard 
ealra  dogra  gehvam  dreosed  and  fealled; 
for  bon  ne  miig  veordan  vis  ver,  a?r  he  age 
65  vintra  dael  in  voruldrice.     vita  sceal  gepyldig, 
ne  sceal  no  to  hatheort,  ne  to  hriid  vyrde. 
ne  td  vac  viga,  ne  to  vauhydig, 
ne  to  forht,  ne  to  fagen,  ne  to  feohgifre, 
ne  naefre  gielpes  to  georn,  a?r  he  geare  cunne, 
70  beorn  sceal  gebidan,  bonne  he  beot  spriced, 

6d  bat  colleuferd  cunne  gearve, 
hvider  hredra  gehygd  hveorfan  ville. 

ongietan  sceal  gleav  hale,  hu  gastlic  byd, 

jioune  eall  pisse  vorulde  vela  veste  stonded, 
75  sva  nu  missenlice  geond  bisne  middangeard 

vinde  bivavne  veallas  stondad 

hrime  bihrorene;  hrydge  ba  ederas 

vorjad  ba  vinsalo;  valdend  licgaff 

dreame  bedrorene;  dugud  eal  gecrong 
80  vlonc  bi  vealle:  some  vig  fornom, 

ferede  on  fordvege;  sumne  fugel  odbar 

ofer  heahne  holm;  sumne  se  hara  vulf 

deade  geda?ldej  sumne  dreorighleor 

in  eordscrafe  eorl  gehydde. 
85  ydde  sva  bisne  eardgeard  iilda  scippeud, 

6cT  pat  burgvara  breahtma  lease 

eald  enta  geveorc  idlu  stodon. 

Se  bonne  bisne  vealsteal  vise  gebohte, 

and  bis  deorce  lif  deope  geondpencetf, 
90  frod  in  ferde  feor  oft  gemon 

valsleahta  vorn,  and  pas  vord  acvid: 

50.  sare,  MS.  —  sveesne,  MS.  —  51.  bon,  MS.  —  53.  svimmad,  MS. 
sviind,  Th.  —  60.  bon,  MS.  —  64.  veardan,  MS.  —  66.  vyrde]  Th. 
mavult  leyere  vorde.  —  67.  banhydig,  MS.  —  74.  ealle,  Th.  —  76.  bivau- 
ne,  MS.  Thorpius  sugyessit:  bivogue.  —  83.  heanne,  Th.  —  89.  deorcne, 
MS. 


218  LeMvyrhtan. 

"hvar  cvoin  mearg?  hvar  cvom  niago?  hvar  cvoui  madimigifa  ? 

hvar  cvom  symbla  gesetu?  hvar  sindon  seledreamas? 

eala  beorht  bune,  eala  byruviga, 
95  eala  beodnes  prym !   hu  seo  brag  gevat, 

genap  under  nihthelm,  sva  heo  no  va?re! 

Stonded  mi  on  laste  leofre  dugiule 

veal  vundrum  heah  vyrmlicum  tali. 

eorlas  fornomon  asca  pry  tie 
100  vaepen  valgifru,  Vyrd  seo  msere, 

and  pas  stanhleodu  stormas  cuyssad, 

hrede  hreosende;  brusan  binded 

viutres  voma  ])onne  von  cymed, 

niped  nihtsciia,  nordan  onsended 
105  hreo  haglfare  haled  urn  on  andan. 

Eall  is  earfodlic  eordan  rice, 

onvended  vyrda  gesceaft  veoruld  under  heofomini; 

her  byd  feoh  lsene,  her  byd  freond  Ia;ne, 

her  byd  nion  lsene,  her  byd  maeg  Ia?ne; 
110  eal  l>is  eordan  gesteal  idel  veorded!" 

Sva  cvad  snottor  on  mode,  gesat  him  sundor  at  rune. 

til  byd   se   be  his  treove  gehealded,    ne  steal   nsefre  his  torn  tci 

ricene 

beorn  of  his  breostum  acydan,  nernde  he  a?r  pa  bote  cunne 

eorl  mid  elne  gefremman.    vel  byd  pan  pe  him  are  seced, 
115  frofre  to  fader  on  heofonum,  paer  lis  eal  seo  fastung  stonded! 

Cod.  Exon.  ed.  Thorpius. 


Saerinces   gid. 
(E  codice  Exoniensi  81b.J 

Mag  ic  be  me  silfum  sod  gied  vrecan, 

sidas  secgau,  hu  ic  gesvincdagum 

earfodhvile  oft  brovade, 

bitre  breostceare  gebiden  habbe, 
5  gecunnad  in  ceole  cearselda  fela, 

atol  yda  gevealc !  ba?r  mec  oft  begeat 

nearo  nihtvaco  iit  nacan  stefnan, 

l)onne  he  be  clifum  cnossade.     calde  ge|>rungeu 

vaeron  mine  fet,  forste  gebunden, 
10  caldum  clommum.     paer  \>A  ceara  seofedun 

hat  ymb  heortan;  hungor  inuan  slat 

mereverges  mod.     bat  se  mon  ne  vat, 

be  him  on  foldan  fagnost  limped, 

hu  ic  earmcearig  iscealdne  sa? 
15  vinter  vunade  vreccan  lastum, 

vinemaegum  bidroren, 


93.  cvomon?  —  102.  hridhreosende,  MS.  hredhreosende  Thorp,  legere 
suadet.  —  hrusan,   Th.]  hruse,  MS.  —  107.  Vyrde?  —  112.  rycene,  Tit. 

5.  cearsaelda?  —  7.  nihtvacol  Thorpius  legere  suadet;  /orsitan  niht- 
vacon  legi  potest.  —  10.  ceare,  Th.  —  16.  lacuna  expleri  potest  verbis 
vynnum  beloreu. 


Le6rfvyrhtan.  219 

bihongen  hrimgicelum:  hagl  scurum  fleag. 
Pa?r  ic  lie  gehyrde  biitan  bliinniau  see, 
iscaldiie  vaeg,  hvilum  ylfetes  song; 
20  dide  ic  me  to  gomene  ganetes  hleodor 
and  livilpan  sveg  fore  lileahtor  vera, 
msev  siugende  fore  medodriuce. 

Stormas  baer  stanclifu  beoton,  paer  him  steam  oncviid, 
isigfetfera;  ful  oft  bat  earn  bigeal 

85  iirigfedra 

namig  hleomu?ga, 

feasceaitig  ferd  feran  meahte; 
forbou  him  gelyfed  lyt  se  be  ah  Iifes  vyu 
gebiden  in  burguni  bealosida  hvon, 
30  vlonc  and  vingal,  hu  ic  verig  oft 
in  brimlade  bidan  sceolde. 
Nap  nibtsciia,  nordan  snivde, 
hrim  brusan  bond,  hagl  feol  on  eordau 
coma  caldast;  for  bon  cnyssad  nu 
35  heortan  gebohtas,  bat  ic  beahstreanias 
sealtyda  gehic  silf  cunnige; 
monad  modes  lust  ma-la  gehvylce 
ferd  to  feran,  biit  ic  feor  heonan 
elbeodigra  eard  gesece. 
40  Forbou  nis  biis  mddvlanc  mon  ofer  eordan, 

ne  his  gifena  bas  god,  ne  in  geogude  to  bus  hviit, 
ne  in  his  doedum  to  ]>iis  deor,  ne  him  his  dryhten  to  bas  hold, 
biit  he  a  his  ssefore  sorge  niibbe, 
to  hvon  nine  dryhten  gedon  ville. 
15  Ne  byd  him  to  hearpan  hyge,  ne  to  hringbege, 
ne  to  vife  vyn,  ne  to  vorulde  hyht, 

ne  ymbe  ohvibt  elles  nefne  ymb  yda  gevealc; 

ac  a  hafad  longunge  se  be  on  lagu  fundad. 

Bearvas  blostmum  nimad  ,  byrig  lagrjad, 
50  vongas  vlitigad,  vornld  onetted  : 
ealle  ba  gemonjad  modes  fiisne 
feran  to  side.    bam  [)e  sva  benced 

on  flodvegas  feor  gevitan 

svj'lce  geac  monad  geomrau  reorde, 
55  singed  sumeres  veard,  sorge  beoded 

bitter  in  breosthord.   bat  se  beorn  ne  vat 

esteadig  secg,  hvat  ba  sume  dreogad, 

be  pa  vraclastas  vidost  lecgad ! 

For  bon  nu  min  hyge  hveorfed  ofer  hrederlocan, 
60  min  modsefa  mid  mereflode 

ofer  hvales  etTel,  hveorfed  vide 

ofer  eordan  sceatas;  cymed  eft  to  me 

gifre  and  graedig,  gielleiT  anfloga, 

21.  hu-ilpan,  Tk.  —  24.  bigeal]  cf.  ahd.  gellan,  gal,  gtlllumes.  —  35. 
hean  streamas,  MS.  —  43.  a,  MS.;  sed  f'ortassis  6  =  on  legendum  est.  — 
49.  tonimad  Th.  leyere  vult.  —  53.  gevitan,  TA.]  gevitad,  MS.  —  57.  est-, 
17«.]  eft,  MS.  —  59.  nu,  MS.  —  G2.  ofer]  abest. 


220  Leodvyrhtan. 

hveted  ou  hviilveg  hvetfer  unreartium 
65  ofer  holma  gelagu.     For  bon  me  hatran  siad 
dryhtnes  dreamas  bonne  j>is  deade  lif, 
kene  on  londe.    ic  gelyfe  no, 
bat  him  eordvelan  tee  stondad. 
Simle  breora  sum  binga  gehvylcum 
70  eer  his  tide  ge  to  tveon  veorded  : 
adl  odJe  yldo  odde  ecghete 
faegum  fromveardum  feorh  odbringed. 
For  bon  bat  eorla  gehvam  aftercvedendm 
lof  lifgendra  last  vorda  betst, 
75  bat  he  gevjrce,  aer  he  on  veg  scyle, 
fremman  on  foldan  via"  feonda  nid 
deorum  daedum  deofle  to  geanes, 
bat  hiue  ealda  beam  after  hergen, 
and  his  lof  sid'dan  lifge  mid  engliun 
80  ava  to  ealdre,  ecan  lifes  bla?d, 

dream  mid  dugedum.     Dagas  sind  gevilene, 
ealle  onmedlan   eordan  rices, 
ne  sindon  nu  cyningas  ne  caseras 
ne   goldgiefan  sylce  jii  vaeron, 
85  bonne  hi  maest  mid  him  maerda  gefremedon, 
and  on  dryhtlicestum  dome  lifdon. 
gedroren  is  beos  dugud  eal,  dreamas  sind  gevitene, 
vunjatf  ba  vacran  and  bas  voruld  healdad, 
brucatf  burn  bysgoj  blaed  is  gehnaeged, 
90  eordan  iudryhto,  ealdacT  and  searad 

sva  nu  monna  gehvyle  geond  middangeard. 
yldo  him  onfared,  onsvu  blacad, 
gomelfeax  gnornad ,  vat  his  jiivine, 
adelinga  beam  eordan  forgiefene; 
95  ne  mag  him  bonne  se  flaesehoma,  bonne  him  bat  feorh  losatf, 
ne  svete  forsvelgan,  nc  sar  gefelan, 
ne  hond  onhreran,  ne  mid  hyge  bencan  : 
ac  beah  be  graf  ville  golde  strcgan 
brodor  his  geborenum,  byrgan  be  deaduui 
100  inadnium  mislicum,   vat  ic,  bat  he  mid  nylle: 
ne  mag  baere  savle,  be  bytf  syuna  ful, 
gold  to  geoce  for  godes  egsan, 
bonne  he  hit  aer  hydetf,  benden  he  her  leofad. 

Cod.  Exon.  ed.   Thorp 


Heofsang. 
Me  lifes  onlah  se  bis  leout  onvnih,  (Cod.  Exon.   94  a..) 


70  i  ••?  Th]  Vft1"'  MS-  ~  6a  stonded,  Th.  -  69.  gehvylce,  Th.  - 
Z'f  lfle°",7~  Thorpius  leyere  vult:  aer  hit  tidige,  quod  mihi  non  pla- 
it u7  w  ""«V  Th-  ~  m-  bhci1'  MS-  ~  83'  »e  sindon]  n»roi>,  Th.  - 
—  100   ville    TA  '  =  geovine.  -  98.  acj  deest.  -   gebrodrum? 


Heofsang |  Carmen  hoc  intellectu  difficiUimum  esse,   nemo  qui  leqerit 
negabil     Luhenter  iyitur  partim   Thorpio ,    Viro    U.,    assentio  dicenti: 


Le6dvyrhtan.  221 

and  piit  torhte  geteoh  tillice  onvreah. 
Uliid  viis  ic  glivum,  glenged  hivum 

blissa  blivum,   blostma  hivum. 
3  Secgas  mec  saegon:  symbel  ne  lilapgon, 

feohgiefe  gefaegon ,  fratvedvaegum. 
Vic  ofer  vongum,  vena  on  gongum, 

lis  mid   longum,  leoma  getougmn. 
f'A  vas  vastinum  aveaht  voruld  aspreaht, 
10        under  rorierum  areaht,  raedmiigne  ofer])eaht. 
Gistas  gengdon,  gepscipe  mengdon, 

lisse  lengdon,  lustiini  glengdon. 
Scrifen  scriid ,  glad  purh  gescad  in  brad, 

vas  on  lagustreame  lad,  |>a?r  me  leodu  ne  biglad. 
13         hiifde  ic   heahne  had,   ne  viis  me  in  healle  gad, 

pat  poer  rof  veorud  rad:   oft  paer  rinc  gebad, 
f'iit  he  on  sele  siege  sincgevaegej 

begnum  gepyhte,  penden  viis  ic  magenhyhte. 
Horsce  mec  heredon,  hilde  generedon, 
20        fagre  feredon,  feoodum  biveredon. 

Sva  mec   hyhtgifti  heold,  higedryht  befeold, 

stadol   sehtum  steold  ,  stepegongum  veold. 
Svylce  eonte  ol  ahte  ic  ealdorstol, 

gealdorvordum   gol,  gomel  sibbe  ne  ofnl : 
25  Ac  vas  gefest  gear,  gellende  snear, 

vunjende  viir  vilbec  bescar. 
Scealcas  vaeron  scearpe,  scyl  vas  hearpe, 

"This  poem  I  do  not  understand.  It  seems  to  me  that  the  final  words 
are  in  numerous  instances  altered  from  their  true  orthography ,  for  the 
purpos  of  forming  a  rime,  and  that  it  is  by  no  means  void  of  blunders". 
Praeterire  tamen  carmen  hoc  insigne  noltii,  quippe  quod  unicum  est  om- 
nium carminum  in  dialecto  Anglosaxonica  panctorum,  quod  ego  sciam, 
ofioiorilsvToig  ubique  et  ex  toto  ornatum. 

2.  geteah?  cf.  theod.  gezavi.  —  onvrah,  Conyb.  et  Th.  —   4.  bleoum, 
CTh.  —  5.  segon  —  alegon,  CTh.  -   6.  gefegon,  CTh.  —  feorhgiefe,  CTh. 

—  friitva  atvaegon?  —  7.  vicj  scil.  ic  viis.  —  vena  on]  vennan,  CTh.  — 
8.  lisse,  CTh.  —  9.  vorld,  CTh.  —  onspreht,  CTh.  —  10.  areaht,  Th.] 
aveaht,  C.  —  11.  gepscipe]  i.  e.  geapscipe,  fraus,  nugae,  lusus.  gumscipe 
aut  gtacscipe  etiam  conveniret  cum  ceteris.  Thorpius  libri  manuscripti 
lectionem  gerscipe  (r  et  v  saepe  commutantur)  defendere  conatus  est, 
vocem  gerscipe  e  geferscipe  contractam  putans,  cui  non  assentio.  —  12. 
luftum,  C.  —  13.  inbrad,  Th.  —  14.  ne]  Thorpius  ne  male  scriptum  pro 
nea  arbitratur;  minime ,   me  a  sententia.  —   15.   haeanne,   C. ,  heanne,    Th. 

—  16.  veord,  C,  vord,  Th.  —  18.  gepyhte]  altera,  sequioris  conjugatio- 
ns ,  praeteriti  forma  a  verbo  peon,  proficere,  esse  vix  potest;  hyhte  ex 
conjectura  adposui.  si  tamen  adjectivum  hyhtig  inveniretur ,  "pegnum 
gepyhtig,  penden  vas  ic  miigenhyhtig",  equidem  legerem.  —  20.  feondon, 
CTh.  —  21.  hyge  dryht,  CTh.    higedryht  =  hivedryht,  famiiia ,  domestici. 

—  22.  steald,  CTh.  stealdan,  possidere,  cf.  goth.  gastaldan.  —  24.  neof 
oil,  C.  ne  of  oil,  Th.  —  25.  galest,  gafest?  ab  adj.  gaf,  cf.  gaffetan  deri- 
dere.  —  sner,  CTh.  —  26.  vaer,  CTh.  bescaer,  CTh.  —  27.  scyl]  adjecti- 
vum procul  dubio  est,  cum  tw  hlud  conveniens,  cf.  theodisc.  schallen. 
Mirum  in  modum  Thorpius  Scyl  pro  nomine  proprio  sumit,  Scyl  mani- 
feste  patrem  esse  Scillinges,  poetae  illius,  qui  in  carmine  alio  (p.  210,  v. 
103.J)  commemoretur.  Nomen  proprium  si  stare  hoc  in  loco  deberet  pro 
scyl  vas  Scilfes  leyendum  esset;  hearpe  tamen  nullo  modo  in  hearpere 
mutandum  est. 


222  Leod'vyrhtan. 

Made  hlynede,  hleodor  dynede. 
Svegelrad  svinsade  svide  ne  minsade. 
30        burgsele  bifiide,  beorht  hlifcide. 
Ellen  eacnade,  ead  beacnade, 

freaum  frodade,  fromum  godade. 
Mod  magnade,  myne  fagnade, 
treov  telgade,  tyr  velgade. 
35  Blsed  blissade,  bleo  glissade, 

gold  gearvade,  gim  hvearfade, 
sine  searvade ,  sib  nearvade. 
From  ic  vas  ia  fratvum,  freolic  in  gealvinn. 
vas  min  dream  dryhtlic ,   drohtad   hyhtlic. 
40  Foldau  ic  freodode,  folenm  ic  leiidode; 
lif  vas  min  louge  lei'idum  in  gemouno. 
tyrum  getonge,  teala  gehonge : 
Nu  min  hreder  is  hreoh ,  heofsidum  sceoh. 
nydbysgum  neah  gevitod  nihtes  infleah: 
45        se  ner  in  diige  viis  dyre ,  scrided  nu  deop  fvre. 
Brondhord  is  gebloven,  breostum  in  forgroven, 

flyhtum  tdfloven;  flah  is  gebloven 
Miclnm   in  gennnde,  modes  gecynde 
greeted  on  grynde:  gTornofen  pynde. 
50        bealofus  birnetf,  bittre  tdirned. 
Vt-rig  vinned,  vidsid  onginned, 
sar  ne  sinnid,  sorgum  cinnid, 
blsed  his  blinnid,  blis  seo  linnid, 
listum  linnid,  lustum  ne  tiunid. 
55  Preamas  sva  her  gedreosacT,  dryhtscipe  gehredsad, 
lif  her  men  forledsad,  leahtras  oft  gecedsad. 
Treov  ]>rag  is  to  trag,  seo  untrume  genag, 

steapum  steadole  mishah  and  eal  stund  gehnab. 
Sva  nu  voruld  vended,  vvrde  sended 
60        and  hetes  hented,   hiiledas  scended  ! 
Yercyn  gevited,  valgar  slited, 
flab  man  flited  ,  flan  man  hvited, 
borh  sorh  bited  ,  bald  aid  bvited. 
Vriic  fac  vridad,  vrad"  ad   smidad, 
(»5         syngryn  sidad  ,  searo  fearo  glidad. 

30.  bcofade,  CTli.  —  31.  beacnade,  77«. |  eacnade,  C.  —  33.  mine,  77«. 
—  34.  tir,  Th.  —  35.  bleo  glissade  e  conjectura  apposui.  —  38.  in  in  geat- 
vum,  US.  —  43.  heovsidum,  77«.  hcohsidtim ,  C.  —  14.  gevited,  C.  ge- 
vite(T,  77*.  gevitod  mihi  substantienm  esse  videtur  "conscientia  sui".  — 
45.  deep  feor,  MS.  Thorpius  fear  defendit  et  dyre  mutandum  putat  in 
deer,  male,  mea  sententia.  -  46.  is]  e  conjectura  apposui.  —  4fl.  greted", 
CTh.  —  ongrynde,  ('.  ungrynde,  77«.  —  grorn  efen  vynde,  Th.  gromofen 
=  hellefvr,  in/'ernum,  yehennu,  tartarns.  —  50.  to  yrued  ,  TA.l  vvrncd, 
C.  —  51.  verig  vinned  desunt  apud  C.  —  55.  dryhtscipas?  ant  hie  si  /'em. 
aut  neutr.  generis  sit  haecce  vo.r,  dryhtscipa,  dryhtscipu?  sini/ularis 
dryhtscipe  de/'endi  non  potest.  —  58.  steadole]  eatole,  CTh.  —  geliaabj 
geuag,  CTh.  —  60.  halede  scynded',  CTh.  —  61.  ver  cyage  viled  ,  (. 
vrneyn,  77«.  —  63.  burg  sorg,  CTh.  —  64.  suited,  CTh.  -  65.  sin  grynd, 
CTh.  —  searo]  srrcra,   77«.  —    glided,    77«. 


Leodvyrhtan.  223 

Grorn  torn  griifed,  graft  Imft  hafad, 

searo  hvit  solad ,  sumur  hat  colatf. 
Folcvela  fealled,  freoudscipe  vealled, 

eordmiigen  ealdad,  ellen  cealdacT. 
70  Me  pat  Vyrd  geviif  and  gevjrc  forgeaf, 

pat  ic  grofe  graf,  and  pat  gTimme  geri'if 

fleon  flaesce  ne  mag.     Ponne  fleah  hred  dag, 

nydgrapum  nimetT,  ponne  seo  neaht  becymed, 

seo  me  edles  ofonn,  and  mec  her  eardes  onconn. 
75  Ponne  lichoma  liged  ,  limu  vyrm  frited, 

ac  him  ven  ne  gevigeil,  and  pa  vist  geliigecT, 

od  pat  beod  ba  biin an, 

and  jit  nyhstan  nan.     Nefne  se  neda  tan 

balavum  si  her  gehloten,  ne  byiT  se  hlysa  abroten. 
80  Mr  pat  eadig  gebenced ,  he  hine  be  oftor  svenced; 

hyrged  him  ba  bitran  synne,  ne  hogad   to  J>aere  betran  vvnne. 

ne  gemon  myrda  lissa:  her  sindon  miltsa  blissa 

hyhtlice  in  heofona  rice.    Uton  mi  halgiun  gelice 

scyldum  bescerede,  seyndum  generede, 
85         vommum  biverede,  vuldre  geferede, 

|tapr  monoyn  mot  for  meotnde  rot, 

sodne  god  geseon  and  a  in  sibbe  gefeon. 

CCod.  Exon.  ed.   Thorpe,  et  Cony  bear  e  II  lust, 
of  A.-S.  poetry.) 


L  o  f  s  a  n  g. 
Pat  is  baa  vynTe,  batte  verbeoda        (TW.  Exon.  16  b.} 
secgen  dryhtne  bone  dugud'a  gehvylcre, 
be  us  sid  and  oer  simle  gefremede 
biirh  monigfealdra  miigna  gervno. 
5  He  us  act  giefed  and  a?hta  sped, 

velan  ofer  vid  lond  and  veder  Iide 
under  svegles  hleo     Sunne  and  monn, 
iiiTelast  tungla  eallum  scinad 
heofoncondelle  haled  urn  on  eordan; 
10        dreosed  deav  and  ren,  dugude  veccad 
to  feorhnere  fira  cynne, 
iecatf  eordvelau:  ]>iis  ve  ealles  sculou 
secgan  pone  and  lof  dryhtne  iissum. 
And  huru  pcere  haelo ,  pe  he  us  to  hyhte  forgeaf, 
15        jtii  he  pa  yrmdu  eft  oncirde 

66.  grom,  CTh.  —  liiiftj  e  conjectura  apposui.  —  68.  fold  fela,  C.  — 
69.  cealdad]  colaiT,  CTh.  —  70.  aehvyrt,  Th.  —  gevyrt,  C.  —  71.  geriifj 
graf,  CTh.  —  72.  fleah]  flah,  C.  flan,  Th.  —  73.  neah,  CTh.  -  74.  onfonn, 
CTh.  —  76.  ven,  verruca.  —  gepyged ,  Th.  —  77.  post  an  CTh.  lacunam 
notaverunt;  sed  an  ad  versus  finem  pertinere  mihi  videtur.  Fortassis 
poeta  scripsit:  "6d  pat  beocT  pa  ban  of  bam  beorne  pat  an,".  —  79.  bala- 
vum, Th.  balavan,  C.  —  si]  e  conjectura  posui.  —  adroren,  CTh.  —  hlisa, 
CTh.  —  81.  ne]  deest  apud  CTh.  —  83.  ne]  deest.  —  myrda  lissa]  morcTa 
lisse,  CTh.  —  blisse,  CTh.  —  84.  scyndan,  Th.  —  85.  vuldre  geferede  de- 
sunt  apud  C.     generede,  Th.  —  87.  gefean,  CTh. 


224  Leodvyrhtan. 

iit   his  upstige  pe   ve  a?r  drugon, 

and  gepingade  peodbueudum 

viil  fader  sva?sne  ftehda  maeste. 
Cyning  auboren  cvide  eft  onhvearf 
20        savliun  to  sibbe,  se  pe  a?r  sungen  vas 

l»urh  yrne  hyge  ealdum  to  sorge : 
Ic  pec  ofer  eordan  gevorhte,  on  jncre  pu  scealt  vrmdum  lifgan, 

vunjan  in  gevinne  and  vraece  dreogan 

feondum  td  hrodor  fusleod  galau, 
25        and  to  paere  ylcan  scealt  eft  geveordan 

vyrmum  aveallen;  ponan  vites  fyr 

of  J) sere  eordan  scealt  eft  gesecan!" 
Hviit  us  pis  se  sideling  yd're  gefremede 

pa  he  leomum  onfeng  and  lichoman, 
30        inonnes  magutudre,  siddan  meotudes  sunn 

engla  edel  upgestigan 

volde,  veoruda  god.     us  se  villa  bicvom, 

heanum  to  helpe  on  ta  halgan  tid, 

bi  pon  giedd  avrac  Job  sva   he  ciide, 
35        herede  helm  vera,  luelend  lofode 

and  mid  siblufan  suna  valdendes 

freonoman  ceude  and  hine  Fngel  nemde, 

pone  Judeas  ongietan  ne  meahton 

in    paere  godcundan  gastes  strengdu. 
40  Vi'is  piis  fugles  flj-ht  feondum  on  eordan 

dyrne  and  degol,   pain  pe  deorc  gevit 

hiifdon  on  hredre,  heortan  sta?nne; 

noldon  hi  pa  torhtan  t.icnu  oncnavan, 

pe  him  beforan  fremede  freobearn  godes 
45        monig  mislic  geond  middangeard. 
Sva  se  fala  fngel  flyges  cunnode, 

hvilum  engla  eard  «p   gesohte 

modig,   meahtum  Strang,  pone  maran  ham; 

hvilum  he  to  eordan  eft  gestylde, 
50        purh  gastes  giefe  gruudsceat  sohte, 

vende  to  vorulde,  bi  pon  se  vitga  song: 
He  vas  upp  hafen  engla  fadmuin 

in  his  pa  miclan  mealita  spide 

heah  and  halig  ofer  heofona  prym". 
55  \e  meahton  pa  piis  fugles  flyht  gecnavan 

Jie  piis  upstiges  andsac  fremedon 

and  ])iit  ne  gelvfdon,  |»jitte  liffruma 

in  monnes  hiv  ofer  magna  prym 

halig  from  hrusan  ahafen  vurde. 
60  T'a  us  geveordade  se  pas  vorld  gescop, 

godes  gastsunu,  and  us  giefe  sealde 

uppe  mid  englum  ece  stadelas, 

and  eac  monigfealde  modes  snyttru 

16.  is,   MS.  —  20.  vas,  Th.\  abest  in  MS.  —  29.  leomum,  Th.  —   36. 
sunn,   MS.  —  43.  lacen,  MS.  —  50.  gaestes,   Th.  —  61.  gaestsunu,   Th, 


Le&d  vyrhtan.  225 


seov  and  sette  geond  sefau  monna. 
65  Sumum  vordliide  vise  sended 

on  his  modes  gemynd  burh  his  mudea  gsest, 
iidele  andgiet :  se  mag  eal  fela 
singan  and  secgan;  [tarn  bvd  suyttru  craft 
befolhen  on  ferde.     Sum  mag  tingrum  vel 
70        hliide  fore  haled  uin  hearpau  stvrjau, 

gleobeam  gretau.     Sum  miig  godcunde 
reccan  rihte  se.     Sum  miig  ryne  tungla 
secgan,  side  gesceaft.     Sum  miig  searolice 
vordcvide  vritan.     Siimuni  viges  sped 
75        giefed  iit  glide,  |>onue  gargetrnm 
ofer  scildhreddan  sceotend  sendad, 
flacor  ilaugeveorc.     Sum  miig  fromlice 
ofer  sealtne  sae  sundvudu  brifan, 
hreran  holmbriice.     Sum  miig  heahne  beam 
80        sta?lgue  gestigau.     Sum  miig  staled  sveord, 
va?pen  gevyrcan.     Sum  con  vonga  bigong, 
vegas  vidgielle.  —  Sva  se  valdend  us 
godbearn  on  grundum  his  giefe  bryttad; 
nyle  he  aengiun  anjun  ealle  gesyllan 
*5        gsestes  snyttru,  by  las  him  gielp  sceddc 
burh  his  lines  craft  ofer  odre  ford. 
Pus  god  meahtig  geoium  unhneiivum 
cyning  alvihta  criiftum  veordad 
eordan  tuddorj  svylce  eadgum  blaed 
90        seled  on  svegle,  sibbe  racred 

ece  to  ealdre  engla  and  monna. 
Sva  he  his  veorc  veordad  bi  [ton  se  vitga  cviid, 
l»iit  ahafen  vseren  halge  gimmas, 
hsedre  heofontungol  healice  up, 
95         sunne  and  mona:  hviit  sindou  pa 

gimmas  sva  scyne,  buton  god  silfa? 
He  is  se  sudfiista  sunnan  ledma, 
euglum  and  eord  varum  iidele  scinia. 
Ofer  middangeard  mona  lixed: 
100        sva  seo  godes  cyrce,  ga?stlic  tungol, 
burh  gesomninga  sodes  and  rihtes 
beorhte  bliced,  sva  hit  on  bocum  cvid, 
siddan  of  grundum  godbearn  ast.ig 
cyning  cla?nra  gehviis;  I'a  seo  cyrce  her 
105        aefyllendra  eahtnisse  bad 

under  haedenra  hirda  gevealdum, 
pser  ltd  synsceadan  sodes  ne  giemdon 
ggestes  pearfe,  ac  hi  godes  tempel 
biaecon  and  biirndon,  blodgyte  vorhton, 
110        feodon  and  fyldon:  hvadre  ford  bicvom 


65. 
leita 


vordlabe,  MS.  Thorpius  suggessit  vordlace.    male,  cf.  ahd.  wort- 
_  70.  stirjan,  Th.  -  72.  ryhte,  Th.  -  76    scildhreadan,  MS.  -  85. 
him]  hi,  MS.  —  99.  lixed,  M.S.  —  105.  chtnisse  i 

15 


22C  Leodvyrhtan. 

Inirh  gsestes  giefe  godes  begna  blsed 
after  «pstige  ecan  dryhtnes, 
bi  bon  Salomon  song,  sunn  Davides 
giedda  gearo  snottor,  goestgeryniim, 

115        valdend  verbeoda,  and  bat  vord  acvad  : 
Cud  bat  geveorded,  batte  cyning  engla, 
meotud  meahtum  svid  munt  gestylled, 
gehleaped  headline,  hyllas  and  cnollas 
bevrid  mid  his  valdre,  voruld  alyseif, 

120        ealle  eordhiiend  burh  bone  {idelan  sty  11. 

Vas  se  forma  hlvp,  pa  he  on  faemnan  astag 
maged  unmsele,  and  baer  mennisc  hiv 
onfeng  butan  firenum;  pat  to  frofre  geveard 
eallum  eord varum.     Vas  se  oder  stiell 

135        bearnes  gebyrdo,  pa  he  in  binne  vas 
in  cildes  hiv  cladum  bivunden, 
ealra  prjmma  prym.    Vas  se  ]>ridda  hl.vp, 
rodorcyninges  ra?s,  pa  he  on  rode  ast;ij>. 
fader  frofre  gast.    Vas  se  feorda  stiell 

130        in  byrgenne,  pa  he  pone  beam  ofgeaf, 
foldarne  fast.    Vas  se  fifta  hlyp, 
pa  he  hellvarena  heap  forbygde 
in   cvicsusle,  cjrning  inne  gebond 
feonda  foresprecan  fyrnum   teagura 

135        gromhydigne,  ba?r  he  gen  liged 
in  carcerne  clommum  gefastnad, 
synnum  geswled.     Vas  se  siexta  hlvp. 
haliges  hyhtplega,  pa  he  to  heofonum  sistiig 
on  his  ealdcydde:  pa  viis  engla  Jireat 

140         on  pa  halgan  tid  hleahtre  blide 

vynnum  gevorden;  gesavon  vuldres  prym, 
adelinga   ord  edles  neosan 
beorhtra  bolda.     Pa  veard  burgvarum 
eadgum  ece  gefea  adelinges  plega. 

145  FMis  her  on  gnuidum  godes  ece  beam 
ofer  heah  hleodu  hlypnm  stylde, 
modig  after  munt um;  Sva  ve  men  soulon 
heortan  gehygdum  hlypum  styllan 
of  magne  in  magen  ma?rditm   tiljan. 

150        pat  ve  to  pam  hyhstan  hrofe  gestiiran 
halgum  veorcum ,  pser  is  hyht  and  Mis, 
gepungen  pegnveorud.     Is  us  pearf  hticel, 
pat  ve  mid  heortan  hselo  seciin, 
pat  ve  mid  gseste  georue  gelyfad, 
155        J)at  piit  haelobearn  lieonan  upstige 
mid  usse  lichoman,  lifgende  god. 
Forpon  ve  a  sculon  idle  lustas 
synvunda  forsedn ,  and  psis  selran  grfWm. 
Habbad  ve  us  to  frdfre  fiider  on  roderum, 

111.  blajd,   MS.  —  132.  hellverena,  17».  —  155.  pier  p&t,  MS. 


Leoctvyrhtan.  227 

160        alineahtigne:  he  his  aras  honau 

luilig  of  heahdum  hider  onsended, 

ba  us  gescildad  vid  sceddendra 

eglum  earhfarum ,  by  las  unholdan 

vuude  gevj-rcen ,  bonne  vrohtbora 
165        iu  folc  godes  ford  onsended 

of  his  bragdbogan  bitex-ne  strael. 

Forbon  ve  fiiste  sculon  vid  bam  fserscyte 

sinile  viirlice  vearde  healdan, 

by  las  se  attres  ord  ingebuge, 
170        hiter  bordgelac,  under  biiulocau, 

feonda  fsersearo:  bat  byd  frccue  vund 

blatast  benna.     Uton  as  beorgan  ba, 

benden  ve  on  eordan  eard  veardigen ! 

rtan  us  to  fiider  freoda  vilnjan, 
175        biddan  beam  godes  and  bone  Mid  an  gsest, 

bat  he  (is  gescilde  vid  sceadan  vsepnum, 

ladra  lygesearvum.     Se  us  lif  forgeaf, 

leomu,  lie  and  gaest,  si  him  lof  simle 

Juirli  voruld  vorulda  vuldor  on  heofonum. 

Cod.  Exon.,  ed.  Thorpe. 


Beott  "ifolo! 


Vel  byd  bam  eorle,  be  him  on  innan  hafad  (p.  467  Th.) 
redehygdig  ver  ruine  heortan; 
bat  hiui  byd  for  vorulde  veordmyuda  maest 
and  for  lissum  drylitnc  doma  selast. 
5  Efne  sva   he  mid  vritre  bone  veallendan 
leg  advasced,  l)iit  he  leng  ne  mag 
hliicbyrneude  burgum  sceddan: 
sva  he  mid  almessan  ealle  toscufed 
synna  vunda,  savle  Iarnad. 

Cod.  Exon.,  ed.   Thorpe 


Se    dreorga. 

Hviit  ic  ana  sat  inuau  bearve, 

mid  helme  bebeaht,  bolte  to  middes, 
bajr  ba  svete  burnan  svegdon  and  union, 


163.  eglum,  Th.\  englum,  MS. 

6.  adviisce,   Th.  —  9.  vunde,  savla,    Th.  . 

Hviit  ic]  Initiitm  hoc  est  paraphraseos  carminis  Jiedae  latini  de  die 
judicii,  quod  ita  incipit: 

Inter  floriyeras  foecundi  cespihs  herbas 
tlamine  ventorum  resonantibus  undique  ramis. 
c,uos  duos  versus  poeta  Anylosaxonicus  transtulit  *™PW?*™*'    ln^ 
nitur  carmen  Anylosaxonicum  in  libra   manuscr.  Bibl.    Coll.  Loip.  Ltir. 

C"W3rt*rVete]  vater,  Conyb.  aut  vaterburnan  vaegdon ,  (tut  si  svegdon  tueri 
veils,  svete  burnan  legas  necesse  est. 


228  Le6ctvyrhtan. 

on  uiiddan  gehage,  sva  ic  magdum  secge. 
5  Eac  paer  vynmnn  vyrta  veoxon  and  bleovon 
innon  bam  gemonge  on  senlicum  vonge, 
and  pa  vudubeamas  vagedon  and  svt-gdon 
j)iirh  vinda  geiyne ,  volcen  vas  gehrered 
and  min  earme  mod  eal  via  gedrefed. 

Conybeare  LXXX. 


Paraphrasis  Anglo-Saxon ica   rythmica   doxohrjiac   ad  triunum  drum 
confitendum  solitae.    E  cod.  Juntan.  in  biblioth.  Bodl. 

Si  be  vuldor  and  lof  vide  geopenod 

geond  ealla  peoda,  pane  and  villa, 

magen  and  mildse  and  ealles  modes  lufu, 

sodfiistra  sib,  and  pines  silfes  dom 
5  vorulde  gevlitegod,  sva  pu  vealdan  miht 

eall  eordan  magen  and  nplyfte, 

vind  and  volenti:  vealdest  eall  on  riht. 

pu  eart  frofra  fiider  and  feorhhyrde 

lifes  latteov,  leohtes  vealdend, 
10  iisyndrdd  Irani  syunnm,  sv;l  pin  sunn  mtere, 

burn  cla?ne  gecynd  cyning  ofer  ealle 

beald  gebletsod ,  boca  laredv, 

he.ih  hygefrofre  and  halig  giist. 

Sva  viis  on  frumau  fiea  mancynnes 
15  eallre  vomlde  vlite  and  frofre, 

claene  and  criiftig.     pu  gecyddest  pat 

pa  pn,  ece  god,  ana  gevorhtest 

pnrh  halige  miht  lieofonas  and  eordan, 

eardes  and  uplyft  and  eallu  ping. 
20  pu  settest  on  foldan  svide  feala  cynnn, 

and  tosyndiVidost  liig  siddan  on  manego. 

pn  gevorhtest,  ece  god.  ealle  gesceafta 

on  six  dagum,  and  on  pone  seofodan  pn  gerestest. 

j»;i  viis  gefordad  bin  fiigere  veorc, 
25  and  pu  sunnan  dag  silf  halgodest, 

and  gemaersodest  bine  maneguni  to  belpe. 

Jione  heahan  dag  healdad  and  freodjaiT 

ealle,  pa  pe  cunnon  cristene  peavas, 

haligne  heortlufan  and  pas  hehstau  gebod. 
30  on  drihtnes   namon  se  diig  is  gevnrdod 

and  nu  and  sinible.     pine  sodan  veorc 

and  pin  micle  miht  manegum  svytelad", 

sva.  pine  cri'iftas  heo  cydad  vide 

ofer  ealle  voruld.    cce  standetf 


4.  magtfnm  i.  e.  populis s  e  conje.ctura  apposui;  leyi  quoque  potest 
sen  moiinum  sen  halediim.  —  5.  vynnuml  vyn,  Vonyb.  —  8.  gryne,  Cottgb. 

7.  volcna,  H.  verbum  vealdan  h.  I.  accusativum  reyit.  —  13.  hvge 
frofre,  H.  —  17.  jrevrohtest,  H.  —  19.  eardes)  yenitirus  locum  habere  non 
potest;  poetam  eus  scripsisse  puto. 


Leodvyrhtan.  229 

35  godes  handgeveorc,  grdved  sva  pu  hete. 

ealle  pe  herjatf  halige  dreamas 

cla>nre  stefue  and  cristene  bee, 

eall  niiddangeard,  and  ve  men  cvedad 

on  grunde  her  gode  lof  and  pane. 
40  and  l>in  agen  dom 

and  on  vornlda  voruld  vunad  and  rixad 

cyning  innan  vuldre,   and  his  ba  gecorenan, 

heahdrinesse  haliges  gastes, 

vlitige  euglas  and  vuldorgife, 
45  sode  sibbe,  savla  pancuug, 

modes  mi  I  I'M',     pan*  is  seo  ma?ste  lufu, 

halige  domas.     heofonas  sindon 

pnrh  Jtine  ecan  seghvar  fulle, 

sva  sindon  bine   mihta  ofer  niiddangeard 
50  svutele  and  gesyne,  bat  pu  hi  silf  vorhtest. 

IHckes  Then.  I. 


Symboli  apostoHvi  alia  vcrsio. 
Hod.  Jun.  121.   Bibl.  Bodleian,  fol.  46.J 

AlmiMig  fader  up  on  rodore, 

be  ba  sciran  gesceaft  sceope  and  vorhtest, 

and  eordan  vang  ealne  gesettest, 

ic  pe  ccne  god  senne  gecenne, 
5  lustnm  gelyfe.    pu  eart  lifes  frea, 

engla  ordfruma,  eordan  vealdend, 

and  pu  garsecges  grundas  gevorhtest, 

and  pa  pu  manega  canust  mserra  tungla. 

lc  on  sunn  pinne  sodne  gelyfe, 
10  haelendue  cyning  hider  asendne 

of  pain   uplican  engla  rice, 

pone  Gabriel,  godes  a?rendraca, 

sauctan  Marian  silfe  geboddde: 

ides  unniajne  heo  pat  serende 
15  onfeng  freolice,  and  pe,  fader,  silfne 

under  breostcofau  beam  aceude. 

nas  pair  gelremined  iiren  at  giftuin, 

ac  paer  halig  gast  bandgift  sealde, 

pas  re  fyeninau  bosm  fylde  mid  blisse, 
20  and  heo  cudlice  cende  sva  mserue 

eordbiiendum  engla  scippend, 

se  to  frofre  geveard  foldbuendum, 

and  ymb  Bethleeni  bododon  englas, 

pat  acenned  viis  Crist  on  eordan. 
25  Pa  se  Pontisca  Pilatus   veold 

under  Ronivaruin  rices  and  doma, 

pa  se  deora  frea  dead  provade, 


40.  lacunam,  hand  dnbie  mag  nam,  Hickesius  non  annotavit.  —   44. 
vuldorgyfe,  H.  —  47.  halig,  H. 


230  Leodvyrhtan. 

on  gealgan  stah  gum  en  a  drihten- 

tone  geomormdd  Josep  byrigde, 
30  and  he  of  helle  hfuTe  gefette, 

of  pam  suslhofe  savla  manega. 

het  pa  upljce  ecTel  secan. 

Pas  py  priddan  dage  peoda  vealdenri 

aras,  rices  frea,  recene  of  in  old  an. 
35  and  he  feovertig  daga  folgeras  sine 

runum  arette,  and  pe  his  rice  began. 

pone  uplican  edel  secan, 

cvatf,  pat  he  nolde  nsenne  foriaetau, 

pe  him  ford  ofer  pat  fylgjan  volde 
40  and  mid  fiistiim  sefan  freotfe  gelaastan 

Ic  haligne  gast  hyhte  beluce, 

emne  sva  ecne  sva  is  ador  gecveden 

fader  otfcTe  freobearn  folca  gereordum. 

Ne  sint  pat  preo  godas  ])riva  genemned. 
45  ac  is  an  god,   se  pe  ealle  hafart 

p5  pri  naman  pinga  gerynum 

sM  and  sigefiist  ofer  side  gesceaft, 

vereda  vuldorgifa  vlanc  and  ece. 

Eac  ic  gelyfe,  pat  sin  Ieofe  gode 
50  pe  burb.  senne  gepanc  ealdor  herjad. 

heofona  heahcyning  her  for  life. 

and  ic  gemsenscipe  maerne  getreove 

pinra  haligra  her  for  life. 

lisse  ic  gelyfe  leahtra  gehvylees, 
55  and  ic  pone  arist  ealra  getreove, 

flsesces  on  foldan,  on  pa  forhtan  (id, 

peer  pu  ece  lif  eallum  dselest, 

sva  her  manna  gehvylc  metode  gecvcmad. 

Wanley ,   Catalogus  libror.  manuscript- 
septentr.  p.  48. 


Oralionis  dominicae  versio  melricu* 

(E  cod.  Jun.  fol.  45.   liibl.  Bodl.) 

Fader  manna  cynnes,  frofres  ic  pe  biddc. 
halig  drihten,  pu  pe  on  heofonum  eart, 
pat  si  gelialgod  hygecriiftum  fast 
pin  nama  nu  pa,  nerjende  Crist, 
5  in  urum  ferhdlocan  feste  gestadelod. 
dime  nu  to  mannum,  mihta  vealdend. 
pin  rice  to  us,  rihtvis  dema, 
and   pin  geleafa  in  lifdiige 
on  urum  mode  msere  purhvunige. 
10  And  bin  villa  mid  us  veorde  gekcsled 


34.  recen,  W.  —  39.  fyljan,  W.   —  44.  bri?  —  58.  meruc,  W.  —  55. 
«rest,    W.  —  57.  dyeldcst,   W. 


Leoclvyrhtan.  231 

ou  eardunge  eordau  rices, 
sva  hliittor  is  in  heofonvuldre 
vynnum  gevlitigod  a  to  vorulde  ford. 
Syle  us   nu  to  diige,  drihten  gumeua, 
15  heofena  heahcyuiug,   hlaf  liserne, 
J)one  l)ii  onsendest  savluin  to  ha;le 
on  middaueard  manna  cynnes: 
pat  is  se  cla?ne  Crist,  drihten  god. 
Forgif  lis,  giunena  veard,  gyltas  and  svuna 
20  aud?ure  leahtras  iilaet,  lices  vnnda 
and  manda?da,  sva  ve  niilduni  vid  pe 
almihtiguni  gode   oft  abelgead, 
sva  sva  ve  forlsetad  leahtras  ou  eordau 
l>am  pe  vid  us  oft  agyltad, 
25  and  him  vomdaeda  vitan  ne  peucad 
for  earnunge  ecan  lifes. 
Ne  lsed  pu  us  to  vite  in  vean  sorge, 
ne  in  costunge,  Crist  nerjende, 
by  liis  ve  arlease  ealra  piura  mildsa 
30  burn  feondscipe  fremde  veordan. 
And  vid  yfela  gefreo  us  eac  nu  pa 
feonda  gehvylces.    Ve  in  ferhdlocan. 
beoden  engla,  banc  and  vuldor, 
soil  sigedrihten,  secgad  georue 
35  bas  pe  pu  us  milde  niihtum  alysdest 
frain  haftnyde  hellevites. 

Amen,  veorde  l>iit. 

Wanley ,  Catalog,  pat/.  48. 


Orationis  dominicae  alia  versio. 

(E  cod.  Col/.  Corp.   Christi  Cantabr.  S.  18.  p.  U>7.) 
I'u  eart  ure  fiider,  ealles  vealdend, 

cyuing  on  vuldre,  for  pam  ve  clypjad  to  [>c, 
are  biddad,  nu  pu  yddsfc  miht 
savle  alysan ;  bu  hig  sendest  aer 

5        burh  pine  ad  elan  band  in  to  pam  flyesce : 
ac  hvar  cyniif  hed  nu,  cyniug  vuldres, 
butau  pu,  engla  god,  eft  hig  alyse 
savle  of  synuum  purh  pine  sod  an  miht? 
\>\i  eart  on  heofonum  by  lit  and  frofor, 

10        blissa  beorhtost;  ealle  abiigad  to  pe, 
))inra  engla  l>rym ,  anre  stefne 
clypjad  to  Criste,  cveclad  ealle  bus: 
"Halig  eart  pu,  halig,  heofonengla  cyuing, 
drihten  ure,  and  bine  domas  sind 


15.  userue]  urne,  W.  —  20.  aletlices  vunda,  W.  —  22.  abylgeat,  W. 
—  24.  pa  in  pe  vid,  W.  —  25.  penced",  W. 

6.  cyning  vuldres]  desunt  apud  W.  —  10.  ealla,  W.  —  11.  engla] 
gasta,  W. 


232  Leod'vyrhtan. 

15        rihte  and  ruine;  rsecad  efue  gebvam 

seghvylcuin  men  ageu  gevyrhta: 

vel  byfl  ]>am  be  vyrcd  villan  binne". 
Sva  is  gehalgdd  bin  beahuama 

svide  maerlice  manegum  gereordutn, 
2©        tva  and  hundseofontig,  biis  be  secgad  bee. 

bat  bu,  engla  god,  ealle  gesettest 

ielcere  beode  peav  and  visau: 

ba  vurdjad  })in  veorc  vordum  and  daeduru, 

burn  gecynd  clypjad  and  Crist  herjad 
25        and  bim  lof  laedad:  lifigeuda  god, 

sva  ]m  eart  geadelod  geoud   ealle  vorld! 
Cum  nu  and  mildsa,  mihta  valdend, 

and  us  bin  rice  alyf,  rihtvis  dema, 

earda  selost,  and  «-ce  lif, 
3d        brer  ve  sibbe  and  lufu  samod  gemetad. 

eagena  beorhtnis  and  ealle  myrhde, 

bser  byd   gehyred  bin  halige  lof 

and  J)in  micele  miht  mannum  to  frofre. 

sva  bu,  engla  god,  eallum  blissast. 
35  Gevyrde  bin  villa  sva  bu  valdend  ear* 

ece  geopenod  geond  ealle  vorld, 

and  J)u  be  silf  eart  sodn'ist  dOma, 

rice  rsedbora  geond  rfunne  grund. 

sva  bin  heahsetl  is  heah  and  msere, 
40        fSger  and  vurdlic,  sva  bin  fader  vorhte 

iidele  and  ece,  bser  bu  on  sittest 

on  sinre  svidrau  healfe.     bu  eart  sunn  and  fader 

ana  segder,  sva  is  bin  adele  gecynd 

miclum  gemaersod,  and  bu  monegum  helpst, 
45        ealra  cyninga  brym;  clypast  ofer  ealle, 

byd  I»in  vuldorvord  vide  gehyred, 

bonne  bu  bine  fyrde  fagere  geblissast, 

selast  miht  and  mund  miclum  herige; 

and  be  bancjad'  busenda  fela, 
50        eal  engla  brym ,  aure  stefne. 

sva  be  on  heofonum,  heahprymnesse, 

iidele  and  ece  a  bancjad 

cla?ne  and  gecorene  Cristes  begnas, 

singad  and  biddad  sodfiistne  god 
55        are  and  gifnesse  ealre  J>eode ; 

I>onne  bu  bim  tidast,  tyreadig  cyning, 

sva  bu  eadmod  eart  ealre  vorlde, 

si  be  banc  and  lof  binrc  mildse, 

vuldor  and  villa!  J)ii  gevurdod  eart 
60        on  beofonrice  beiih  casere, 

and  on  eordan  ealra  cyniuga 

15.  rsecd,  W.  —  16.  menagen,  IF.  —  22.  l>eov ,  W.  —  30.  sib,  W. 
—  32.  bor,  W.  —  41.  ete,  W.  —  42.  on  pinre,  Mr.  —  43.  Sdela,  W.  — 
50.  stafue,  W.  —  55.  ealra,   IV. 


Le6dvyrhtan.  233 

help  and  heafod,  halig  laece 

rede  and  rihtvis,  riiniheort  hlaford. 
Pu  geadelddest  pe  ealle  gesceafta 
65        and  tosyndrodest  hig  siddan  on  manega, 

sealdest  aelcre  geeynde  agene  visau, 

aDd  a  l)ine  mild.se  ofer  nianna  beam : 

sva  pu  mid  sibbe  senst  urne  hlaf 

daghvamlice  dugude  pinre, 
70        rihtlice  dselest,  riiniheort  hlaford, 

mete  hi  mini  mannum,  and  him  mare  gehyeUi. 

iifter  forcTside  pines  fiider  rice 

(pat  viis  on  fxuiman  fiigere  gegearvod), 

earda  seldst,  and  ece  lif, 
75        gif  ve  sod  and  rilit  symle  gela?stad. 

syle  iis  to  dag,  dryhten,  pine 

mild.se  and  mihta,  and  fire  mod  gebyg, 

pane  and  peavas  on  pin  gevil. 

bevyrc  iis  on  heortan  haligue  gast, 
s0        frofre  on  innan,  and  us  fultum  syle, 

pat  ve  nioton  vyrcan  villan  pinne, 

and  pe  betsecan,  tyreadig  cyning, 

savle  lire  on  piues  silfes  hand. 
Forgif  ns  ure  synna,  pat  iis  ne  scamige  eft, 
85        dryhten  ure,  ponne   pu  on  dome  sitst, 

and  ealle  men  uparisad, 

pe  fram  vife  vurdon  and  fram  vere  aceunede, 

beod  pa  gebrosnddan  ban  mid  pam  flsesce 

ealle  ansunde  eft  gevorden; 
S)0        paer  ve  svutollice  siddan  oncnavad 

eal  piit  ve  gevorhton  on  voruldrice, 

betere  and  virse:  pa?r  beod  butu  geara. 

ne  miigon  ve  hit  na  dvrnan,  for  pam  he  hit  dryhten  vat, 

and  paer  gevitnesse  beod  vuldormicele 
95        heofonvaru  and  eordvaru,  helvaru  pridde. 

ponne  betid  egsa  geond  ealle  vorld, 

peer  man  us  tyhhad  on  diig  tvegen  eardas, 

dryhtnes  are  odde  deofles  peovet, 

sva  hvader  ve  geearnjad  her  on  life, 
100        pa  hvile  pe  ure  mihta  maeste  vaeron. 

ac  ponne  us  alysad  lifigende  god 

savle  ure ,  sva  ve  her  forgifad 

earman  mauuum,  pe  vid  us  agjltou. 
And  na  us  pu  ne  la?t  lade  besvican 
105        on  costnunga,  cvellan  and  baruan 

savla  ure,  peah  ve  synna  fela 

didon  for  ure  dysige  diiges  and  niiites, 
idele  sprajce  and  unriht  veorc, 


66.  selce  gecynd,  W.  —  70.  riiniheort  hlaford  desunt  ap.  W.  —  77. 
trebig,  W.  —  80.  frofre  deest  ap.  W.  —  87.  vife  and  fram  vere  vurda», 
W.  —  100.  nihta,  W.  —  103.  her  gifad,   W.  —  103.  agilt,  W. 


234  Leodvyrhtan. 

bine  bodu  brsecon.     ve  be  biddad  mi, 
110        almibtig  god,  are  and  gifnesse, 

ne  lset  sva  heanlice  bin  handgeveorc 
on  endedage  eal  forveordau; 
Ac  alys  us  of  yfele!  ealle  ve  beburfon 
godes  gifuesse;  ve  agylt  habbad 
115        and  svide  gesyngod.  —  Ve  be  sodfiistan  god 
haerjatf  and  lofjatf,  sva  bu  haeleud  eart, 
cynebearn  gecyded  cvicum  and  deadum, 
ad'ele  and  ece  ofer  ealle  l>ing. 
J)U  rniht  on  anre  band  eade  befealdau 
120        ealne  middaneard:  svylc  is  ma?re  cyning! 
si  sva  bu  silf  vilt,  sodfiist  dema, 
ve  be,  engla  god,  ealle  herjad 
sva  Jul  eart  gevurdod  a  on  vorulda  ford. 

Wanley,  Catalog,  p.  147. 


Hvy  seo  forddne  s&vl  cleopad  vid  l>am  lichoman. 

Hum  has  behofad   hiileda  seghvylc,  (367  Th.) 

bat  he  his  savle  sid  silfa  bevitige, 

hu  bat  byd"  dedplic,  bonne  se  Dead  cymed, 

asundrad  ba  sibbe,  ba  be  aer  soniad  vseron, 
5  lie  and  savle.    long  byd  siddan 

l>;it  se  gast  nimed  at  gode  silfuin 

sva  vite  sva  vuldor,  sva  him  in  vorulde  aer 

efne  bat  eordfiit  a?r  gevorhte. 

Steal  se  gast  cuuian,  gehduui  hremig, 
10  simle  3111b  seofon  niht  savl  tin  dan 

bone  lichoman,  be  heo  a?r  longe  vag, 

breo  bund  viutra, 

butan  ser  vyrce  ece  dryhten, 

iilmihtig  god,  ende  vorulde. 
lb  cleopad  bonne  sva  cearful  caldan  rcorde, 

spriced  grimlice  gast  to  jiain  duste: 

Drugu  pti,  dreorga,  to  livon  dreahtest  |)ii  me, 

eordan  fylnes  eal  forvisnad, 

lames  gelicues?  lyt  bu  gepohtes, 
20  to  livon  binre  savle  sid  siddan  vunlr. 

siddan  heo  of  lichoman  lyeded  va?re. 

hviit  vite  bu  me  verga,  hviit  Jm  burn  vyrma  gill 

lyt  gebohtes ,  hu  bis  is  long  hider, 

and  be  burh  engel  ufan  of  roderum 
25  savle  onsende  burh  his  silfes  bond 

110.  gifnes,   W.  —  117.  gecydd,   W. 

12.  lacunam  Thorpius  non  notavit;  scribi  fortassis  potest:  Jtreo 
hiind  vintra  siddan  bonan  gevat.  —  16.  se  ga;st,  Cod.  Yercel.  —  17.  Hviit 
drub  bu,  Cod.  Yercel.  Drugubu,  Cod.  Exon.,  sine  hviit.  drngu  =  droge, 
stercus?  cf.  bor.  drog,  -ar  /'.  1)  vestis  detrita,  2J  homuncio,  3)  equa  vi- 
lissima,  efj'oeta.  —  Forsitan  drugu  scribi  debet.  —  dreahtest  J  dn-htest? 
cf.  Andr.  39  (Grimvi  p.  95J).  —  18.  forvisnad,  Cod.  l'.|  forveornast,  Cod. 
E.  —  20.  sid  1  ping,  V. 


Le6dvyrhtan.  235 

ineotiul  almihtig  of  his  niagenbrymnie 
and  be  ba  gebohte  Mode  by  halgan, 
and  l)ii  me  by  heardan  hungre  gebunde 
and  gehaftnadest  belle  vitum! 
30  Eardode  ic  be  on  innan,  no  ic  be  of  meabte 
fiaesce  bifongen,  and  me  firenlustas 
J)ine  gebrungon,  J>at  me  buhte  ful  oft, 
bat  vaere  britig  busend  vintra 
to  binum  deaddiige.    Hvat  ic  uncres  gedales  bad 
35  earfodlice:  nis  nu  se  ende  to  god! 
vspre  l)ii  be  viste  vlonc  and  vines  siid, 
brymful  l>u  neddest,  and  ic  ofl)yrsted  vsis 
godes  licbouian,   gaestes  drinces; 
forJ)an  j)ii  ne  hogodest  her  on  life, 
40  benden  ic  be  on  vorulde  vunjan  sceolde, 
l>at  l>u  vaere  l>iirh  fla?sc  and  burn  firenlustas 
stronge  gesfyred,  and  gestadelad  l)iirh  mec, 
and  ic  vas  gaest  on  be  from  gode  sended. 
Naefre  bu  mec  sva  heardra  belle  vita 
45  ne  generedest  burn  binra  neoda  lust: 

scealt  bu  nu  minra  gescenta  scome  hrovjan 
on  b^m  miclan  dage,  J)onne  raonna  cyn 
se  ancenda  ealle  gegadrad. 
Ne  eart  bu  nu  bon  leofre  naengum  lifgendra 
50  menn  to  gemjiccan,  ne  nieder  ne  fiider, 

ne  naengum  gesibbra,  bonne  se  svearta  liralii. 
siddan  ic  iina  of  l)e  ut  sidade 
purli  l)iis  silfes  bond,  {>e  ic  aer  onsended  vas. 
Ne  magon  bee  nu  heonan  adon  hyrsta  ba  readan, 
55  ne  gold  ne  silfor,  ne  l>inra  goda  nan; 
ac  her  sculon  abidan  ban  bireafod, 
besliten  seonvum ,  and  bee  pin  savl  sceal 
minum  unvillan  oft  gesecan, 
vemman  mid  vordum,  sva  J)U  vorhtest  to  me. 
60  Eart  bu  dumb  and  deaf,  ne  sindon  bine  dreamas  viht ; 
sceal  ic  be  nihtes  se  beah  nyde  gesecan 
synnum  gesargad ,  and  eft  sona  from  be 
hveorfan  on  honcred,  bonne  halege  menu 
gode  lifgendum  lofsong  dod, 
65  secan  ba  hamas,  be  bu  me  aer  scrife, 
and  ba  arleasan  eardungstove. 
and  bee  sculon  moldvyrmas  monige  ceovan, 
seonovum  beslitan  svearte   vihta 
gifre  and  graedige.    ne  sindon  bine  geohda  viht, 


30.  eardode]  Exon.  omit.  —  no  —  meahtel  ne  meahte  ic  J)e  of  cunian, 
V. —  37.  nedest,  EV.  —  39.  torban  —  hogodest]  J>ser  bu  bon  bogode,  Ex. —  48. 
strange  gestryned,  V.  —  44.  me  mid   {I.  vid)   sva  heardum  helle  vitum,    V. 

—  45.  generedest,  F.]  gearvode,  Ex.  —  nieda,  F.  —  46.  scealt  bu  minra 
gesynta,  V.     scealt  bu  nu  hvadre  minra  gescenta,  Ex.  —  50.  medder,  Ex. 

—  post  v.  55  inserit  V.:  ne  binre  bryde  beag.  ne  pin  goldvela  {I.  bold- 
vela),  ne  nan  bara  goda.  be  bu  iii  ahtest.  —  68.  slitan  sarlice,  Verc.  — 
69.  geahde,  Exon.    sehta,  Verc. 


23C  Leodvyrhtan. 

70  }ni  bu  her  on  moldan  monnum  eiivdest: 

forjjon  Jte  vsere  selle  svide  micle, 

bonne  be  vaeren  ealle  eoriTan  speda, 

butan  ])ii  hi  gedselde  dryhtne  silfum, 

pat  pu  vurde  at  frumsceafte  fugel,  oil  tie  fisc  on  sae. 
75  od d'e   eordan  neat  a3tes  tiolode, 

feldgongende  feoh  butan  snyttro, 

ge  on  vestenne  vildra  deora 

l>at  grimmeste  pa?r  sva  god  volde, 

ge  peah  pu  voere  vyrmcynna  l>iit  vyrreste, 
80  ])onne  pu  sefre  on  moldan  mon  gevurde, 

od'tfe  aefre  fnlvihte  onfon  sceolde, 

bonne  pu  for  unc  bu  ondvyrdau  scealt 

on  bam  miclan  dage ,  bonne  eallum  monnum  bend 

vunda  onvrigene,  pa  be  in  vorulde  a?r 
85  firenfulle  men  fyrn  gevorhton, 

ponne  vile  dryhten  silf  daeda  gehyran 

at  ealra  monna  gehvam  niudes  reorde, 

vunda  viderlean.  —  Ac  hviit  vilt  bu  \ner 

on  donidage  dryhtne  secgan, 
90  bonne  ne  byd  naenig  to  ]>fis  lytel  lid  on  lime  geveaxeu, 

liat  pu  ne  scyle  for  aeghvylc  anra  on  suudran 

riht  agieldan,  bonne  rede  byd 

dryhten  at  dome?  ac  hviit  do  vit  unc, 

bonne  he  unc  hafad  geedbyrded  od'rc  side? 
95  sculon  vit  bonne  iit  somue  siddan  briican 

svylcra  yrmila  sva  pu  unc  aer  scrife! 

firenad  bus  pat  flaeschord ,  sceal  bonne  feran  oiivljl;. 

secan  helle  grund,  nales  heofondrcamas, 

daedum  gedrefed !  liged  dust  peer  hit  viis. 
100  ne  mag  him  audsvare  senige  secgan 

ne  pa?r  edryne  a'nigne  gehatau 

gaeste  geomrum  geoce  oilde  fn'ifre. 

byd  pat  he.ifod  toliliden  ,  lionda  tolidodc 

geafias   toginene,  goman  toslitene 
105  seonva  beod  iisogene,  sveora  bicoven, 

rib  reafjad  rede  vyrmas, 

druncon  hlodum  lira,  heolfres  purstigej 

byd  se<>  tunge  totogen  on  tyn  healfa 

hungrum  to  hrodor;  for]ion  lieo  ne  mag  horscllce 
110  vordum  vrixlan  vid  bone  vergau  ga;st. 

Gifer  hatte  se  vyrm,  bam  pii  geafias  beod 

niidle  scearpran ,  se  gencded  to 

aerest  ealra  on  pain  eordsci-afe, 

74.  Jiiit,  Th.]  baer,  Ex.  Verc.  —  84.  vundc,  Th.  —  88.  viderleanjau 
suggessit  Th.  sed  mihi  iXXsitytg  ilia  esse  videtur  puetis  nsitata,  ita  tit 
settan,  seu  gifau  ant  aliud  verbum  supplendum  sit.  —  101.  edryne  apiiiync, 
Th.]  edringe  senge,  Ex.;  in  Verc.  versus  totus  omittitur.  —  103.  tohleo- 
dode,  Exon.  —  107.  drincad  Thorpius  legere  suadet,  bene.  —  108.  hcalfe, 
Ex.  Verc.  —  109.  to  hroilre?  —   horslice,  Th.  —  112.  to  me,    Verc. 


Leodvyrhtan.  237 

he  ba  tungan  totyhd ,  aud  l>;i  lodas  burhsmvlid' 
115  and  ba  eagan  burheted  ufon  ou  bat  heafod, 

and  to  a?tvelau  6  drum  gerymed 

vyrmum  to  viste;     bonne  byd  bat  verige 

lie  acolad,  bat  he  Ionge  a?r 

verede  mid  vaedum;  byd  bonne  vyrmes  giefl, 
120  set  on  eordan:  bat  mag  aeghvylcum 

men  to  gemynduin  mddsnotterra! 

Cod.  Exon.  et  Cod.   Vercell.,  ed.   Thorpe. 

114.  post  115  in  Exon.  —  115.  eaxan  bnrhited,  Exon.  —  118.  acolad 
sitgyessit  Th.,  vertens  "coofd" ,  ab  acoljan,  f'rigescere;  acoljan  =  ter- 
rore  percellere;  sed  legendum  esse  puto :  lie  atol,  lad,  cet.  —  he}  semon? 


C.    Peodvitan. 


Bedae    Venerabilis  verba  ultima. 

(Cod.  Sancti  Galli  254.  sec.  IX.) 
Canebat  (Beda)  autem  sententiam  Sancti  Pauli  Apostoli  dieentis  "kor- 
rendum  est  incidere  in  manus  Dei  viventis"  et  multa  alia  de  sancta  scri- 
ptura,  in  quibus  nos  a  somno  animae  exsurgere}  praecogitando  ultimam 
horam ,  ammonebat.  et  in  nostra  quoque  lingua,  tit  erat  doctits  in  no- 
stris  c ar minibus ,  de  terribili  exitu  animarum  e  corpore. 

Cod.  Sti.  Galli  254,  p.  253. 

Multa  de  scripturis  sacris  et  in  nostra  quoc/ue  lingua,  hoc  est  Ang- 
licana,  ut   erat  doctus  in  nostris   carminibus ,   nonnulla   dixit:   nam  et 
tunc  hoc  dictum  Anglico  sermone  componens  multum  compunctus  aiebat- 
Conybeare ,  ex  Uteris  Cuthberti  ad  Cuthvinum  datis. 
Illustr.  of  Anglosaxon  poetry,  p.  6. 

Fore  the'  neidfaerae  naenig  ni  uurthit 
thonc  snotturra,  than  him  tharf  sie, 
to  ymbhycganue  aer  his  hinjongae, 
liuaet  his  g.istae  godaes  aeththa  yilaes 
aefter  deothdaege  doemid  uueorthae. 

Quae  Conybearius  ita  exhibet: 

For  bam  neodfere  naenig  vyrdetf 
bonces  snottra,  bonne  him  bearfe  si, 
to  gehycganne  zer  his  heouaugange, 
hviit  his  gasla  godes  other  yrdes 
after  de«ide  heonan  denied  vurde. 

Uterque  codex  vitiosus  passim  apparet,  melioris  tanun  notae  est  co- 
dex Sti.  Galli,  qui  carmen  in  Northanhymbrorum  dialecto  exhibet  scri- 
ptum.    In  vulgari   Vestsaxonum  sermone  ita  legeretur; 

Fore  bam  neadfiire  rnenig  ne  veorded 

Jionces  snotturra,  bonne  him  bearf  si, 

to  ymbhycganue  rer  his  hiugonge, 

liv;it  his  g.iste  godes  odde  yfles 

nfter  deiiddiige  demed  veorde. 


Peodvitan.  239 

E  dialogo  inter  Saturnwn  et  Salomonein. 

(In  the  red  book  of  Derby  J 
Salomon  cvad: 

Lytle  hvile  leaf  beod  grt'ne, 

bonne  hit  eft  fealevatf,  fealled  on  eordan, 
an  forveomad,  veortfecT  to  duste. 
Sva  bonne  gefeallad  ba  be  firena  xr 
.1         lange  laestad,  lisjad  him  on  mane, 
hydad  heahgestreon,  healdad  georne 
on  fiistenne  feondum  to  villan 
and  venad  vanhogan ,  bat  hie  vile  vuldorcynini;. 
almihtig  god,  ece  gehyran. 

Conybeare,  <pag.  LXXX1V. 


Cynevulfes    leoctcvide 

Be  }>am  ddmes  dage. 

Xe  bearf  him  ondroedan  deofla  strselas  (I.)    (p.  49  Th.) 

aenig  on  eordan  alda  cynnes 

gromra  garfare,  gif  bine  god  scildcd 

duguda  dryhten !     Is  bam  dome  neah, 
5  bat  ve  gelice  sceolon  leanum  hleotan, 

sva  ve  vide  feorh  veorcum  hlodun 

geond  sidne  grand.    Us  secgad  bee, 

hu  at  aerestan  eadmod  astiig 

in  middangeard  magna  goldhord, 
10  in  fsemnan  fad'm  ,  freobearn  godes 

halig  of  heahduro.    Hum  ic  vene  me 

and  eac  ondra3de  dom  Jry  red'ran, 

bonne  eft  cymed   engla  beoden, 

be  ic  ne  heold  teala  bat  me  hselend  min 
15  on  bocum  bibead.     ic  |>as  brogan  sceal 

geseou  synvraece,  bas  be  ic  sod  talige, 

{»a3r  inonig  beod  on  gemot  loaded 

fore  onsyne  t-ces  demanj 

[)onne  C.  cvacatT,  gehvred  cyning  madlan, 
20  rodora  rihtend  sprecan  rede  vord 

bani  be  him  y?r  in  vorulde  vace  hyrdon, 

2.  fealeviad,  C.  —  on,  C.  —  3.  forveorniad,  C.  —  veordad  ,  C.  —  4. 
ha  be |  daede  firene,  C.  —  5.  lsested,  CL 

2.  selda,  Th.  semper  fere.  —  11.  heabdu,  MS.  —  v.  19  —  29.  Literae 
singulae ,  runarum  characteribus  in  libro  manuscripto  depictae,  poetae 
nomen  formant  collectae,  scil.  Cyuvulf.  Thorpius ,  quia  nomen  hoc  in 
commune  Cynevulf  scribi  solet,  post  "vita"  (v.  26.)  versus  tuiius  defe- 
ctum deplorat,  sed  immerito,  ut  mihi  videtur.  Sensus  certe  mancus  non 
est,  cum  trrodora  rihtend"  subjectum  sit  verbi  "deman  ville",  et  scribae 
incuria  versum  runicd  liters'  insiynitum  perditum  esse,  vix  credi  potest. 
Literam  E.  iyitur,  si  abesse  nequeat,  post  literam  N.  inserendam  censeo, 
et  scribendum  "benden  Y. ,  X.  and  E.  ydast"  etc.  —  Quod  autem  pertinet 
ad  literarum  notionem,  Thorpius  literam  C,  cujus  nomen  Cen  in- 
terpretatus  est  voce:  bold,  i.  e.  fortis,   acer;    litems  Y.  et  N.,   quarum 


240  Peodvitan. 

bendau  1[.  and  W.  ydast  uiealiton 

frdfre  findau;  baer  sceal  forht  monig 

on  Jiam  vongstede  verig  bidan, 
25  hviit  liim  after  daedum  deinan  villi* 

vradra  vita;  byd"  se  V.  scacen 

eordan  fn'itva.     U.  vas  longe 

Ij.  fiodum  bilocen  lifvynna  dael, 

F.  on  foldan.     bonne  fratva  sculon 
30  birnan  on  ba?le;  blac  rasceted 

receureada  lig,  rede  scrided 

geond  vonild  vide,    vongas  hreosad, 

burgstede  berstad,  brond  byd  on  tyhte 

iiled  ealdgestreon  uumurnlice 
35  gasta  gifrast  bat  ge<>  gnman  heoldon, 

benden  him  on  eordan  unmcdla  vis. 

Forbon  ic  leofra  gelivone  la?  ran  ville, 

l)iit  he  ne  agsele  ga?stes  bearfe, 

ne  on  gilp  geote,  benden  god  ville, 
40  pat  he  her  in  vorulde  vunjan  mote, 

somed  sidjau  siivl  in  lice 

in  bam  gasthofe.     Scyle  gumena  gehvylc 

on  his  geardagum  georne  bibencan, 

bat  us  milde  bicvom   meahta   valdend 
45  at  aerestan  l)iirh  has  engles  vord. 

Byd  nu  eorneste,  bonne  eft  cymed 

rede  and  rihtvis,  rodor  byd   onhrered 

and  has  miclan  gemetu  middaugeardes 

beheofjad,  bonne  beorht  cyning  leanad, 
50  ])iis  be  hi  on  eordan  eargum  dieduni 

lifdon,  leahlrnm  fa:  pas  hi  longe  sculon 

ferdverige  onfon  in  fvrbade 

velmum  bivrecene  vnidlic  audlean. 

F'ouue  magna  cyning  on  gemot  cymed 
55  brymma  maeste ;  beodegsa  byd 

hind  gehyred,    bi  heofonvonian 

cvaneudra  cirm.     cearge  redtad 

fore  onsyne  eces  deman, 

J) a  be  hira  veorcum  vaoe  truvjau". 
60  F'a?r  byd  odyved  egsa  mora, 

|ionne  from  fromgesceape  gefregen  vurde 

aefre  on  eordan;  pan-  byVf  -.pghvylcum 

synvyrcendra  on  |>;i  snudan  tid 

nomen  Yr  (arcus^  et  Xead  (necessitas,  vinculum)  vocibus:  misery  ("»»«*'- 
seria  yrmn")  et  need;  literum  V. ,  [cui  nomen  Ven  (spes)  voce  wain 
(pluustrum);  liter  am  \J.}  cui  nomen  Ur  (taurus)  vocibus  of  old  (=  or, 
ab  initio);  literum  L.,  cui  nomen  LagU  Caqua)  voce  water;  literum 
denique  b\,  quae  nomen  hubet  Feoh  (pecus ,  pecuniu)  voce  wealth  (po- 
testas,  opes).  Literae  deficientis  nomen  est  Eli,  ejusque  notio :  ei/uns.  — 
30.  blacra  Betted",  M.S'.  tertnm  emendavit  Kemblius.  —  47.  ryhtvis,  Th.  — 
52.  fvr  bade,  MS.  —  53.  vaslmum,  Th.  —  bivrecene]  Thorpius  bevrigene 
vel  bevrogene  legere  suadet.  —  57.  cvan'endra,  MS.,  i  superscript.  — 
cerge,   Th.  — 


Peodvitan.  241 

leofre  micle  bonne  eal  beos  lsene  gesceaft, 
«55  bat  he  liine  silfne  on  bam  sigebreate 
belrydan  maege,  bonne  herga  friima, 
adeliuga  ord ,  eallmii  domed 
leofum  ge  lad  urn  lean  iifter   rihte, 
beoda  gehvylcre.     Is  us  bearf  micel, 
70  bat  ve  gaestes  vlite  ser  bam  gryrebrogaii 
on  has  gsesnan  tid  georne  bibencen. 
Nu  is  bon  gelicost,  sva  ve  on  laguilode 
ofer  cald  vater  ceolum  lidan, 
geond  sidne  sse  sundliengestuni, 
75  flodvudiim  fergen:  is  bat  frecne  stream 
ytfa  ofermseta,  be  ve  her  on  lacau" 
geond  bas  vacau  voruld ,  viudge  ho  I  ma.» 
ofer  de6p  geldd.     vses  se  drohtad   strong 
aer  bou  ve  to  loude  geliden  hafdon 
SO  ofer  hreoue  hrycg:  |«i  us  help  bicvom, 
]>iit  us  to  haelo  hyde  gelaedde 
godes  gaestsunu  and  us  giefe  sealde, 
bat  ve  oncvavan  magun  ofer  ceoles  bord, 
hvar  ve  saelan  sceolon  sundhengestas, 
6a  ealde  ydmearas  ancrum  fiiste. 

iJtan  us  to  baere  hyde  liyht  stadeljan, 

pa  us  gerymde  rodera  valdend 

halge  on  heahdum,  ba  lie  heofonnm  as  tag. 

f'onne  mid  fere  foldbuende  Ml-) 

90  se  micla  dag  meahtum  dryhtnes 
sit  midre  niht  mague  bihlemmed, 
scire  gesceafte,  sva  oft  sceada  fxcw 
peof  pristlice,  be  on  lustre  fared", 
on  svearfre  niht  sorglease  haled" 
!»5  semniuga  forfehd  slaepe  gebundne 
eorlas  uugearve  yfles  genaeged : 
sva  on  Syne  beorg  somod  cymed 
inagenfole  micel  meotude  getryve, 
beorht  and  blid'ej  liim  veorded  blaed  gifeu. 
100  Ponne  fram  feoverum  foldan  sceatum, 
bam  ytemestum  eordan  rices, 
englas  iilbeorhte  on  efen  blavad 
byman  on  brehtine;  beofad  middangeard, 
hruse  under  haled um  hlydad  tosomne; 
105  trume  and  torhte  vid  tungla  gong 

singad   and  sviusjad  Sudan  and  nordan, 
eastau  and  vestan  ofer  ealle  gesceaft, 
veccad  of  deade  dryhtgumena  beam, 
eall  uionna  cynu  to  nieotudsceafte, 
110  egeslic  of  ba;re  ealdau  moldan,  hatad  hi  uppastandan 

sneome  of  slaepe  by  fiistan.     Peer  mon  mag  sorgende  folc 


64.  leofra,  T/t.  —  05.  baer  he,  TA.  —  75.  flodvudu,  Th.  —  88.  to  heo- 
fonum?  —  91.  biblemmeo",  TA.l  bihlpemed,  MS.  —  107.  healle,  MS. 

16 


242  rVodvitan. 

gehyrau  hygegeomor,  hearde  gefised, 

cearum  cvideude  cvicra  gevyrhtu 

forhte  iificrde.     Pat  byd  foretacna  mnpst 
115  {iara  pe  a?r  odde  sitf  ipfie  eevurde 

mounum  odvved:  bset  gemeugde  beod 

unluelo  gehic  engla  and  deofla 

beorhtra  aud  blacra;  veorded  beg*  cyme 

hvitra  and  sveartra,  svii  him  is  llama  sceapea 
120  ungelice,  eugliim  and  deoflum. 

f*onne  senininga  ou  8$iie  beorg 

sudaneastau  snunau  leoma 

cvmed  of  scippeude  scinan  leohtor, 

]>onne  hit  men  nuegen  modum  si  In Tgan. 
185  beorlite  blitan,  })onne  beam  godes 

burn  heofona  gelileodn  hider  odvved, 

cymed   vundorlic  Cristes  onsyn, 

adelcyninges  vlite  eastan  fram  roderum 

on  sefau  svele  sinuin  folce, 
130  biter  bealofiillmn ,   gebleod  vundrnm. 

eadgiini  and  earimtin  ungelice. 

He  byd  J>iini  gddttH  glad  mod  on  gesihde, 

vlitig,  vynsumlic  veornde  baai  halgan, 

on  gefean  fiiger,  freond  and  Ie6fta?l, 
135  liifsum  and  lide   leofum  nianntim 

to  sceavannc  j>oue  scynan  vlite. 

vi-dne  mid  villain,  valdendes  cyme, 

magencyninges ,  |>am  pe  him  on  mode  a»r 

vorduni  aud  veorcum   vel  gecvcmdun. 
140  He  byd  ham  yfluin  egeslic  and  grinihc 

to  geseonne  synueguui  monnum, 
bam  ]>e  mid  firenum  cnmad  lord  forvorhte. 
Pat  mag  vites  to  vearuinge  ]>;im  J>e  hahhad  visne  gejioht, 
j)iit  se  him  eallunga  oviht  ne  oudrreded, 
145  se  for  bsere  onsyne  egsan  ne  veorded 
forht  on  ferde,  bonne  he  freau  gesihd 
ealra  gesceafta  andveardne  fa  ran 
mid  uiiigenvundrum  mongiun  to   [>inge 
ond  him  on  healfa  gehvore  heofonengln  |>reat 
150  3-inbutan  farad  iilbeorhtra  scoln, 
hergas  haligra  heapum  geneahhe. 
Dyned  deop  gesceaft  and  fore  dryhtne  fared 
velmfyra  ma?st;  ofer  vidnc  grand 
hlemmed  hata  leg;  heofonas  berstad, 
155  trume  and  torhte  tungol  ofhreosad; 
j)onue  veorded  sunne  sveart  geveuded 
ou  blodes  hiv,  seo  be  beorhte  scan 
ofer  servoruld  ealda  bearnnm. 

125.  beorhtre?  —  135.  byd  Iufsum?  —  143.  vearninga,  MS.  —  149. 
healfa  gehvore]  healfa  gehvone  Thorpius  leyere  suarfet,  sed  couf.  paq. 
247,  74.  —  153.  vaelmfyra,  Th.  —  158.  a:lda,   Th. 


FVmlvitan.  243 

Mona  l)iil  silfe,  l>e  ser  moncynne 
160  nihtes  lyhte,  nider  gehveorfed, 

aud  steorran  sva  some  stredad  of  heofone 

Jjiirh  bii  strongan  lyft  stormuni  abeatue: 

vile  almihtig  mid  his  engla  gedryht 

inagencyninga  meotud  on  gemot  cuman. 
165  prymfast  beoden.     Byd  ba?r  his   hegna  eac 

hmleudig  heap,  halge  savla 

mid  hira  frean  farad.     Ponne  folca  veard 

burh  egsan  ])rea  eordan  magde 

silfa  geseced";  veorded  geond  sidue  grand 
170  hi  fid  gehyred  heofonbyman  stefn, 

aud  on  seofon  healfa  svogad  vindas, 

bl.ivad  brecende  bearhtma  ma?stc, 

veccad  and  vonjad  voruld  mid  storm*'-. 

fyllad  mid  feore  foldan  gesceafta  : 
175  bonne  heard  gebrec  bind  uninaete 

svar  and  svidlic,  svegdynna  maest 

ealdum  egeslic  eaved  veorded. 

Par  magenverge  monna  cj'nnes 

vornum  hveorfad  on  vidne  leg, 
180  bii  ban-  cvice  metad  cvealmende  fyr, 

sume  up  sume  uider  iildes  fulle. 

Ponne  byd   untveo,  bat  baer  Adames 

c\n  cearena  full  cvided  gesargad, 

nales  fore  lytlum,  leode  geomre, 
ls5  sic  fore  pan  maestum  magenearfedum. 

Ponne  eall  pre*  on  efen  nimed 

von  fyres  velm  vide  to  somne, 

se  svearta  lig,  sees  mid  hira  fiscum, 

eordan  mid  hire  beorguin,  and  upheofon 
190  torhtne  mid  his  tunglum;  teonleg  somod 

Jirvdum  barned  bred  eal  on  an; 

grimme  to  gi'idre  grornait  gesargiid 

eal  middangeard  on  pa-  maeran  tid. 

Sva  se  gifra  g&st  grundas  geondsoced,     (III.) 
195  hydende  leg  heahgetimbro, 

fylled  on  foldvong  fyres  egsan 

vidmaere  bla?st  voruld  mid  ealle 

bat,  heorogifre.    Hreosad  geneahhe 

tobrocene  burhveallas,  beorgas  gemeltad 
200  and  beahcleofii,  ba  vid  holme  ser 

fiiste  vid  find  u  in  foldan  sceldun 

stid  and  stad'fast  stadelas  vid  vsege, 

vatre  vindendum.     Ponne  vihta  gehvylce 

159.  se  silfa  Thorp,  let/ere  vult,-  equidem,  si  bat  silfe  "item,  p  a- 
riter"  exprimere  non  posset  £c£  {mi  an  ==  solum),  mdna,  bat  silfe  leoht, 
legerem.  —  166.  savle,  MS.  —  174.  fyre?  —  gesceafte,  MS.  —  181.  fylle 
leaere  vult  Thorpius;  non  assentio.  —  188.  untreo,  Th.  —  183.  gesar- 
gatf,  MS.  —  187.  vselm,  Th.  -  195.  hidende,  Th.  —  200.  ba,  MS.  — 
201.  sceldun,  T/*.]  scehdun,  MS.  —  203.  vinnendum  leyere  suadet  Th. 


244  Peotlvitaii. 

deora  and  fugla  deadleg  nimecT, 
205  fiired"  after  foldan  fvrsvearta  Mg, 

veallende  viga,  sva  ser  viiter  fleoviin, 

flodas  afysde:  ponne  on  fyrbade 

svelad"  ssefiscas  sundes  getvaefde. 

vsegdeora  gehvjic  vcrig  sveltetf, 
810  birned"  viiter  sva  veax.     \>xr  byil  vnndra  mii, 

J)onne  bit  aenig  on  mode  ma?ge  apencan, 

hii  J)iit  gestfin  and  se  storm  and  sen  stronge  lyft 

brecacT  brade  gesceaft.     beornas  graetad", 

vepau"  vanende  vergnm  stefnnm 
215  heane,  hygegeomre,  hreovom  gedreabte. 

Seoded  svearta  leg  synne  on  fordonnm, 

and  goldfriitva  gleda  forsvelgatf 

eall  aergestreon  edelcjninga. 

Paer  byd  cirm  and  cearu  aud  cvicra  gevin, 
220  gehreov  and  bifid  vop  bi  heofonvoman, 

earmlic  ealda  gedreag;  ]>onan  aenig  ne  mag 

firendaedum  fah  fritT  gevinuan 

lcghryne  losjan  londes  ohverj 

ilc  bat  fvr  nimed  burh  foldan  gehviit, 
225  griifetf  grimlice,  georne  asececT 

innan  and  titan  eordan  sceatas, 

oiT  piit  eall  hafad  iildes  leoma 

voruldvidles  vom  velme  forbarued. 

Ponne  mihtig  god  on  bone  ma?ran  beorg 
230  mid  by  maestan  miigenprymmc  cymed, 

beofonengla  cyning;  hiilig  seined 

vnldorlic  ofer  veredum  valdende  god, 

ond  bine  ymbiitan  adcldugud  betast 

balge  herefedan  hlutre  blicatf, 
235  eadig  engla  gedryht,   ingel)oncnm 

forhte  beofjad  fore  fader  egsan. 

For  bon  uis  aenig  vundor,  hii  him  vomldmonna 

seo  unclaene  gec3nd  cearum  sorgende 

hearde  ondraede,  {)onne  sio  halge  gecynd 
240  hvit  and  heofonbeorht,  heagengla  magen 

for  baere  onsyne  beod  egsan  afyrhle. 

BidacT  beofjende  beorbte  «esceafta 

dryhtnes  domes;  daga  egeslicast 

veorded  in  vornlde,  bonne  vuldorcyning 
245  burh  prym  preaci  peoda  gehvylce, 

hated  iirisan  reordberende 

of  foldgrafum,  folc  iinra  gehvylc, 

enman  to  gemote  moncynnes  gehvone. 

Ponne  eall  hrade  Adames  eyun 
250  onfehd  flaesce ,  veorded  foldniste 

eardes  at  ende;  sceal  bonne  aura  gehvylc 

213.  gretad,  Th.  —  216.  synne  on  fordonuml  synmim  fordone?  —  217. 
fratve,  Th.  —  221.  gedriig?  —  239.  ondrede,  Th.  —  242.  gesceafte,  Th. 


Peodvitan.  245 

fore  Cristes  cyme  cvic  arisan, 
leodmn  onfon   and  lichoman, 
edgeong  vesan;  hafatf  eall  on  him, 
255  |>hs  be  he  on  foldan  in  fyradagum 

godes   odde  gales  on  his  gajste  gehlod, 
geara  gongum;  hafad    iit  giidre 
bu  lie  and  savle;  sceal  ou  leoht  euinan 
» i lira  veorca  vlite  and  vorda  gemynd 
260  and  heortau  gehygd  fore  heofona  cyuing. 
Ponne  byd  geyced  and  geeduivad 
moncyn  purh  meotud;  micel  arised 
dryhtfolc  to  dome,  sid  dan  dead'es  bend 
tolesed  liffnuna.     Lyft  byd  onbarned, 
265  hreosad  heofonsteorran;  hydad  vide 
gifre  gleda;  gsestas  hveorfad 
on  ecne  eard;  opene  veordad 
ofer  middangeard  monna  dseda, 
ue  magon  hord  veras  heortau  gepohtas 
270  fore  valdende  vihte  bemidan; 

ne  sindon  him  daeda  dyrue,  ac  baer  byd  dryhtuc  cud 

on  bam  miclan  diige,  hu  niouna  gehvyle 
ser  earnode  eces  lifes, 
and  eall  andveard,  bat  hi  aer  odde  sid 
275  vorhtun  in  vorulde.    Ne  byd  baer  viht  forholeu 
monna  gehygda;  ac  se  maera  dag 
hrederlocena  hord,  heortan  gebohtas 

ealle  atyved.     ^Er  sceal  gebencau 

gaestes  bearfe  se  be  gode  mynted 
280  bringan  beorhtue  vlite,  bonne  bryne  costad 

hat  heorugifre,  hii  gehealdne  sind 

savla  vid  synuum  fore  sigedeman ; 

ponne  sio  byman  stefen  and  se  beorhta  segu 

and  bat  hate  fyr  and  seo  hea  dugud 
285  and  se  engla  prym  and  se  egsan  brea 

and  se  hearda  dag  and  seo  hea  rod, 

riht,  iiraered  rices  to  beacne, 

folcdryht  vera  biforan  bonnad, 

savla  gehvylce  para  pe  sid  odde  a?r 
290  on  lichoman  lcodum   onfengen; 

ponne  veoroda  msest  fore  valdende 

ece  and  edgeong  andveard  gaed 

neode  and  nyde,  bi  nomau  gehatne 

berad  breosta  hord  fore  beam  godes 
295  feores  fratva.     Vile   fader  eahtjan, 

hu  gesunde  suna  savle  bringen 

of  l>am  edle  be  hi  on  lifdon. 

Ponne  beod  bealde  ba  be  beorhtue  vlite 

meotude  bringad  ;  byd  hira  meant  and  gefea 


264.  fruman,  MS.  —  278.  da;de,  Th.  -    279.  vera,    MS.  —    gebohta, 
yen.  plitr.  ab  hord  dependens,  mihi  placeret.  —  292.  savle,  Th. 


246  Petfdvitan. 

300  svide  gesseliglic  savlum  to  gielde 

vuldorleau  veorca.  —  Vel  is  pam  pe  mourn 
ou  pa  grimman  lid  gode  licjan! 

Cod.  Exon.,  ed.  Thorpe. 


Fader  Jarcvidas. 
Pus  frod  fader  freobearn  laerde,  (/>.  300  Th.j 

modsnottor  mon  magacystum  eald, 

vorduin  visfiistum,  pat  lie  vel  punge. 

"Do  a  Jjiitte  duge!  deag  pin  gevyrhtu. 
5        god  pe  byd  simle  goda  gehvylces 

frea  and  fultiim,  feond  pam  oil  nun 

virsan  gevyrbta;  vene  l)ec  py  betran: 

efu  elne  bis  a  penden  pu  lifge. 

Fader  and  modor  freo  pu  mid  heortan, 
lo        niaga  gehvylcne,  gif  him  si  ineotud  on  lufan 

ves  pu  piuum  yldrum  atfast  simle. 

fjiger  vorde,  and  pe  in  ferde  la?t 

bine  larenvas  leofe  in  mode, 

pa  pec  geomast  to  gode  tiymmen''. 
15  Fader  eft  his  sunu  frod  gegrette 

oiire  side:  "heald  elne  bis: 

ne  efne  no  firene,  ne  naefre  freonde  pinum, 

maege  man  ne  gepafa,  by  liis  pec  meotud  oucuuiie, 

pat  pu  si  vomuies  gevita;  he  pe  mid  vite  gielded. 
20        svylce  bam  6 drum  mid  eadvelan". 
I'riddan  side  poncsnottor  gum  a 

breostgehygdum  his  beam  Uerde: 

"ne  gevuna  vyrsau  vidan  feore 

aenguin  aehta,  ae  pu  pe  aune  geuim 
25        to  gesprecan  simle  spella  and  lara 

raedhyegendne,  si  ymb  rice  sva  hit  ma?ge". 
Fedrilan  side  fader  eft  laerde 

mddleofne  magan,  pat  he  gemunde  pis: 

"ne  asvic  sundorvine,  ac  a  simle  geheald 
30        rihtum  gerisnum;   raefn  elm";  pis, 

pat  pu  naefre  faecne  veorde  freonde  pinum". 
Fiftan  side  fader  eft  ongou 

breostgeponcum   his   beam  lueran: 

"drunceu  beorg  pe  and  dollig  void. 
35         man  on  mode  and  in  miiile  lyge 

yrre  and  efeste  and  idese  lufan ; 

for  pon  sceal  aeviscmod  oft  siiljait 

se  pe  gevited  in  vifes  lufan, 

fremdre  meovlan :  baer  byil  a  firena  vru, 


2.  maga  cystum ,  Th.  —  7.  feond  J  scilicet  byd.  —  12.  vorde,  T/i.j 
vyrde,  MS.—  13.  leofe]  scil.  beon.  —  17.  nefre  me  firene  ne  naefre  freonde 
pinumj  MS.  Thorpius  let/ere  vidt:  naefre  mid  feonde  ne  naefre  freonde, 
ue  binum  nucge,  cet.  —  23.  vyrsau,  Th.]  vvrsa,  MS.  —  24.  eahta,  MS.  — 
26.  -hyegende,  MS.   -   36.  a>feste,  Th. 


Peotrvitan.  241 

40         ladlicre  sconie,  loug  uid  vid  god, 

geotende  gielp.     ves  pu  giedda  vis, 

v;ir  vid  villan,  vorda  hirde". 
Siextan  side  sva?s  eft  ougou 

burn  blidue  gehuht  his  beam  Ineran: 
4.)         "ongiet  georue,  hviit  si  god  odde  yfel, 

aud  toscerid  siuile  scearpe  mode 

iu  sefan  pinuni,  aud  pe  a  bat  selle  geceos  ; 

;i  be  bjd  gedaeled:  git"  ]>e  deab  hyge, 

vunad   visdom  in,  aud  bu  vast  geare 
50         audgit  yfles:  heald  be  elue  vid, 

feorma  bu  simle  iu  ]>iniun   ferde  god". 
Seofodan  side  his  suuu  laerde 

fader,  frod  guma,  sitgde  fela  geongtim : 

"seldan  snottor  guma  sorgleas  blissad, 
55         svylce  dol  seldou  dryrmed   sorgful 

ymb  liis  fordgesceaft,  nefue  lie  foehde  vile. 

var  vyrde  sceal  visfiisl  hale 

breosUim  hycgan,  nales  breahtuie  hlud". 
Eahtodau  side  eald  fiider  ougou 
60         his    mago  monjan  luildiuu  vordum: 

"leorua  lare  la*rgedefe, 

veue  bee  in  visdom:  veornda  scippeud 

hafa  be  to  hyhte,  luiligra  gemyud, 

and  a  sod   to  s;tge,  {)onue  pu  serge  hvai 
65  Xigedan  side  niigde  se  gomola, 

eald  ud vita  siigde  eaforau  vuru: 

vCnis  mi  tela  folca,  patte  fyrugevritu 

healdan  ville ;  ac  him  hyge  brosnad, 

elleu  colad,  idlad  beodscipe; 
70         ue  habbad  viht  for  bat,  besili  hi  vom  don 

ofer  meotudes   bibod.    monig  steal  ongieldau 

savelsusles;  ac   luet  pinne  sefau  healdan 

ford  fyrugevritu  aud  frean  ddmas, 

ba  be  her  on  magde  gehvaere  men  forlu?iad 
75         svidor  iisigaii,  bonne  him  si  silfum  riht. 
Teodan  side  tornsorgua  fill 

eald  eft  ongon  eaforau  la?rau; 

"snyttro  bruced   be  fore  savle  lufau 

varuad  him  vommas  vorda  and  da?da 
80         on  sefan  simle  and  sod  fremed  ; 

byd  him  geofoua  gehvyle  gode  geyced 

mealitum  spedig,  |>ouue  he  man   llvhd. 

Yrre  ue  lset  be  aefre  gevealdan 

heah  in  hredre ,  beorovorda  grund 
»5         vylnie  besmitan,  ac  him  varnad  |>;'it 

49.  ]»us,  MS.  —  53.  geogum,  MS.  —  55.  drymed,  Th.  dryinan,  ersul- 
tare  hetitia ,  sensn  hoc  loco  caret.  —  56.  Thorpius  post  fordgesceaft 
punctum  posuit,  post  vite  comma;  male,  mea  sententia.  —  57.  ver  void 
sceal  Thorpius  legere  suadet,  male.  —  64.  sage]  syge,  MS.  —  73.  fyrn- 
ford-gevritu,  Th.  —  78.  snyftra,  Th.  —  82.  mon,  MS.  —  85.  varuad,  MS. 
varnjau  Thorpius  proponit;  male. 


218  Peodvitan. 

on  geheortnm  hyge.     hale  seeal  visfast 
manbvaere  and  gemetlic,  modes  snottor. 
gleav  in  gehygdum ,  georn  visdomes  : 
sva  he  vi(T  alda  mag  eades  hleotan. 
90        Ne  beo  bu  no  to  tselende  ne  to  tveospraeee. 
ne  pe  on  mode  leet  men  to  fracode, 
ac  beo  leofvende,  Ieoht  on  gehygdnm 
ber  breosteofan.     sva  bu,  min  beam,  geniyne 
frode  fiidei*  lare,  and  bee  a  rid  firenum  geheald!" 
Cod.  Exon.,  ed.  Thorpe. 


Be  nionna  mode, 
t'onne  monige  beotf  raadelhergendra         (p.  314   Th.) 

vlonce  vigsmhTas  vinburgnm  in, 

sittacT  at  simble,  socT  gied  vrecaiT, 

vordum  vrixlad,  vitan  fundjaff, 
»        hvylc  ascstede   iune  in  rilcede 

mid  verum  vunrge:    bonne  vin  hveteil 

beornes  breostsefan,  breahtem  stigetf? 

cirm  on  cortfre,  cvidescral  letatf 

missenlice.    Sva  beocT  modsefan 
10        dalum  gedseled;  sindon  dryhtgnman 

ungelice :  sum  on  oferlngdo 

prymme  pringecT,  printed  him  in  innan 

ungemete  madmod  (sindon  to  monige  bat), 

byd  pat  iifl)onca  eal  gefylled 
15        feondes  flygepilnm,  fa?censearvum; 

breodad  he  and  balced ,  bod  his  silfes 

svidor  micle  bonne  se  sella  mon, 

benced  bat  his  vise  velhvani  bynce 

eal  unforcmT.    Bytf  \ris  cider  svice : 
20        J)onne  he  pas  facnes  iiutan  sceavetf, 

vrenced  he  and  blenced,  voru  gepencert 

hinderhoca:  hygegar  leted, 

scunim  sceotetf  (he  pa  scylde  ne   vat, 

faehde  gefremede),  feohd  his  betran 
25        eorl  fore  efstum,  lasted  invitflan 

brecan  bone  burgveal,  be  him  behead  uieotnd, 

Jiiit  he  pat  vigsteal  vergan  sceolde. 

Sited  simbelvlonc,  searvnm  lseted 

vine  geva?ged  vord  ut  faran, 
30        l>ra?fte  pringan,  prj-mme  gebyrmed, 

efestiim  onaled,  oferhygda  fill, 

niduin,  nearovrenenm.    Nu  J>u  ennnan  meaht, 

gif  bu  byslicne  begn  gemettest 

87.  manjivarel  abest  —  89.  selda,  MS.  oeldu  Th.  —  91.  loot]  scil.  beon. 

5.  ascstede]   ascstede,  ascstaede?  cf.  theod.  stati,  non,   tit  Th.  vertit, 

battleplacd'    sed    "hasta    confisus".  —    24.  fcoh,    Th.    —    25.    eefetum, 

Th.  -   30.  l»raeftej  |)riste  Th.  proponit;  non  est  quod  mntetur.     cf.  boreal. 

at  brifa  (preif);  at  preifa  cet.  —  33.  gemittest,  MS.    gemcte  Th.proposuit. 


Peodvitan.  249 


vunjan  in  vicum,  vite  be  be  l)issuin 
35        feavum  fordspellum,  pat  he  byd  feondes  beam, 
flaesce  bifongen,  hafad  friite  lif, 
grundfusne  gast,  gode   orfeormne.  — 
Ponne  byd  bam  odruin  ungelice, 
se  be  hex-  on  eordan  eadmiid  Jeofail 
40        and  vid  gesibbra  gehvone  simle  healded 
freode  on  folce  and  his  freond  lufad, 
peah  pe  he  him  abylgnesse  oft  gefremede, 
villum  in  bisse  vornlde :  se  mot  vuldres  dream 
in  haligra  In  lit  heonan  astigan. 

Cod.  Exon.j  ed.  Thorpe. 


Be  manna  vyrdum. 

Ful  oft  pat  gegonged  mid  godes  meahtmn,  (p.  327  Th.J 

patte  ver  and  vif  in  voruld  cennad 

beam  mid  gebyrdum  and  mid  bleoni  gyrvad, 

temjad  and  taecad,  63  bat  seo  tid  cymed, 
5        gegaed  gearrimum ,  pat  ba  geongan  leomu, 

liflastan  Ieodu  geloden  veordad: 

fergad  sva  and  fedad  fader  and  modor, 

giefad  and  giervad:   god  ana  vat, 

livat  him  veaxendum  vinter  bringad. 
10  Sunmm  pat  gegonged,  on  geogudfeore, 

pat  se  endestaf  earfedmiicgum 

vealic  veorded :  sceal  hiue  vulf  etan, 

har  hsedstapa;  hinsid  bonne 

modor  bimurned :  ne  byd"  svylc  monnes  geveald. 
15        Sumne  sceal  hungor  ahydan,  sumne  sceal  hreoh  fordrilan, 

sumne  sceal  gar  agetan,  sumne  gfuT  abreotan. 

Sum  sceal  leomena  leas  lifes  neotan, 

folmum  atfeohtan;  sum  on  fcde  lif 

seonobennum  seoc  sar  cvanjan, 
20        murnan  meotudgesceaft  mode  gebysgad. 

Sum  sceal  on  holte  of  hean  beanie 

fiderleas  feallan;  byd  on  flyhte  se  beah, 

laced  on  lyfte,  63  bat  lengre  ne  byd 

vastem  vudubeames,  bonne  he  on  vyrtruuiau 
25        siged  svoncenferd  savle  bireafod, 

fealled  on  foldan,  feord  byd  on  side. 

Sum  sceal  on  fede  on  feorvegas 

nyde  gongan  and  his  nest  berau, 

tredau  uriglast  elbeodigra, 
30        frecne  foldan;  ah  he  feormendra 

lyt  lifgendraj  lad  byd  seghvar 

fore  his  vonsceaftum,  vineleas  hale. 

37.  of  feorme,  MS, —  42.  abalnesse?  yfelnesse? 
4.  tennad  and  taetad,   MS.  —  21.  heahbeaiue   Thorpius  e  conjectura 
scripsit.  —  24.  vestem,   Th. 


.11 


250  Peodvitan. 

Sum  sceal  ou  geaputn  galgan  ridan. 
seomjan  at  svilte,  od  pat  savlhord 
35         bancdfa  blodig  abrocen  veorded, 
l»a?r  him  hrafn  uimed  heafodsvne, 
slited  salvigpad  savelleasne; 
noder  he  py  facne  mag  folimiin  bivergan 
ladum  lyftsceadan;   byd   his  lif  scacen 
40        aud  he  ft-leleas  feores  orvcna, 
blac  on  beanie,  bided  vyrde 
bevegeu  valmiste,-  byd  him  vearg  noaa. 
Sumue  on  baele  sceolun  broudas  jieccan, 
frefau  frecne  fa?gne  uionnan, 
45        paer  him  lifgedal  Iiingre  veorded. 
read  rede  gled.     reoted  uieovle, 
seo  hire  beam  gesihd  brondas  peccau. 
Sum um  nieces  ecg  on  meodubeuce 
yrrum  ealovosau  ealdor  odbriuged, 
vere  vinsadum:  byd  aer  his  vorda  to  brad 
.Sum  sceal  on  beore  purta  byreles  bond 
meodugal  miicga,  ])onue  lie  gemet  ne  con 
gemearcjan  his  miide  mode  sine, 
ae  sceal  ful  earmlice  ealdrc  linnan 
55         dreogan  dryhtenbcalo  dreamum  bescired; 
and  hine  to  silfcvale  secgas  nemuad, 
maenad  mid  made  meodogales  gedrinc. 
Sum  sceal  on  geogude  mid  godes  meahtum 
his  earfodsid  ealne  forspildau 
60        aud  on  yldo  eft  eadig  veordau, 

vunjan  vyudaguni  and  velan  bicgau, 
inadnias  aud  meoduful  ma'gburge  on, 
pas  lie  a?nig  hra  roaege  feorh  gehealdan. 
Sva  misseulice  meahtig  dryhten 
65        geond  eordan  sceat  ealluin  daeled 

scired  and  scrifed  and  gesceapo  healded 
sumum  eadvelan,  sumiini  ear  fed  a  d;H, 
sumum  geogude  glaed,  sumum  gude  bla-d, 
gevealdenne  vigplegan;  sumum  vyrp  odde  sty  re 
?0        torhtlicne  <yr,  sumum  talle  craft 

bleobordes  gebregd.     gome  boceras 
veordad  visfsiste;   sumum  vundorgiefi 
puth  goldsmide  gearvad  veorded; 
ful  oft  he  gehyrded  and  gehyrsted    irel 
'5        Brytencyuinges  beorn,  and  he  him  brad  svletl 


3b.  hrefu,  Th.  —  40.  felleas  suggessit  Th.  —  48.  bevrigen  leaf  re  vult 
Hi.,  male.  —  veargl  verig,  Th.  —  43.  sum  on  bttle  sceal  brondas,  Th. 
bencan,  MS  -  44.  liffiegne,  itTS.j liflasi,,,.  Th.  »utle.-S0.  bvd|  v.i.s?  _  5». 
earsodsur,  MS.  ~  63.  sorb,  MS.  -  68.  glade  Th.  legere  wit.-  68.  vjrpe 
ih.  suadet  legere.  -  75.  Brytencyninges]  sicuti  Brytenvalda  CEcgbryht 
vas  se  eahteffa  cytflng,  se  be  Bxytenvalda  vas  Chron.  8*7)  dtcitmr.  'sic 
urytencyning  C=  Brytta  cyningl  hand  tttibie  did  potest.  Thorptua  rertit 
a  powerful  kings»,  sed  «djecticum  bryten,  valens,  potens,  non  nosco. 
br>  teucyning  ngnificat  Vritorum,    vel  potius  Britanniae  rex.     Celtarum 


Pe6dvitan.  251 


lond  to  leane;  he  hit  ou  lust  piged. 

Sum  sceal  on  heape  haledum  cveinan. 

blissan  at  beore  bencsittendum; 

baer  byuT  drincendra  dream  se  micla. 
80        Sum  sceal  mid  hearpau  at  his  blafordes 

fotuni  sittan,  feoh  bicgan 

and  a  snellice  snere  vra?stan, 

hludan  serai  la?tan;  gearo  se  be  hleaped, 

(niigl  sneome  cende),  bjd  him  nedd  mice]. 
s5         Sum  sceal  vildne  fugel  vloncne  iitemjan 

hafoc  ou  honda,  od  biit  seo  heorosveatvc 

vjnsum  veorded'.     ded  he  vyrplas  on, 

fcdetf  sva  on  feterum  fid  rum  deal  in-. 

Jeped"  lyftsviftne  I\  ilum  gieflum, 
90        od  |>iit  se  valisca  vajdum  and  da'dum 

his  setgiefan  eadmod  veorded, 

and  to  hagostealdes  honda  gela?red. 

Sva  vratlice  veorod  anes  god 

geond  middangeard  monna  criiftas 
95         sceop  and  scyrede,  and  gesceapo  ferede 

seghvylcum  on  eordan  eormeneynnes ; 

forpon  hi  in  nu  ealles  pone  seghva  secge 

Jiiis  pe  he  for  his  milt. sum  monnum  .scrifed. 

Cod.  Exon.j  ed.  Thorpe. 


Boetiesle6dcvidas,  ofL£dene  onEnglisc  seven  ded  be 
Alfr£de  Yestseaxna  cyninge. 
Alfred  cuning  vas  vealhstdd  pisse  bee  and  hie  of  Bocledeue  on  Eng- 
lisc  vende,  sva  hio  nu  is  gedon.  hvilum  he  sette  void  be  vorde,  hviliun 
andgit  of  andgite,  sva  sva  he  hit  sveotolost  and  audgitfullieost  gereccan 
mihte  for  baem  mistlicum  and  manigfealdum  veoruldbysgiim,  pe  bine  oft 
segder  ge  on  mode  ge  on  lichoman  bysgodon.  I*a  bysgn  us  sint  svide 
earfodriuie,  pe  on  bis  dagum  on  pa  ricu  becomou  pe  he  underfangen  hiifde; 
and  peah,  pa  he  pas  boc  hafde  geleornode  and  of  Lsedene  to  Engliscum 
spelle  gevende,  pa  gevorhte  he  hi  efter  to  leode ,  sva  sv;i  heo  nu  gedon 
is.  And  nu  bit  and  for  godes  naman  healsad  aelcue  para  pe  piis  boc  redan 
lyste,  pat  he  for  nine  gebidde  and  bim  ne  vite,  gif  he  hit  ribtlicor  ongite, 
]>onne  he  mihte;  for  nam  pe  a?lc  mon  sceal  be  bis  andgites  in  ante  and  be 
his  ajmettan  sprecau  pat  he  sprecd ,  and  don  pat  J>tit  he  ded. 

(Boethius ,  Car  dale.) 

1.    Hu  Boetius  on  bam  carcerne  his  sar  seofjende  vas. 
(Carmina  qui  quondam  studio  florente  pereyi.     L.  J.  1.) 
Hvat  ic  'ioda  fela  lustlice  geo 

sang  on  sselum:  nu  sceal  ic  siofjende, 

equites  auro  variisque  coloribus  splendentes  omnibus  sunt  coyniti.  cf.  Vo- 
lyb.  II,  17.  seq.  Diodor.  V,  24.  seq.  Liv.  XXXVI,  40.  Xiebuhr,  Rom.  Ge- 
schichte,  II,  pay.  251. 

83.  bludan.  T/t.]  laitan,  MS.  —  84.  sneome]  neome,  MS.  niigel  neo- 
mol  (=  numol)  unguis  rapa.r,  etiam  leyi  posset,  si  non  nimis  inusitate 
dictum  videretur.  —  89.  lepedj  laired"  Th.  leyere  suadet;  male;  lepjan  ad 
boreal,  lap,   sorbillum;  leppr,  illecebrae,  pertinet.  —  93.  veoroda  god? 


252  Peodvitan. 

vope  gevaeged  vreccea  gionior 

singan,  sarcvidas!  me  pios  siccetuiii; 
5  hafad  agaeled,  pes  geocsa,  |jiit  ic  pa  ged  ue  mag 

gefegean  sva  fagre,  peah  ic  fela  gio  pa 

sette  sodcvida,  ponne  ic  on  sa?lum  viis. 

Oft  ic  nu  miscirre  ciide  spraece, 

and  peak  unciidre  ser  hviluin  fand  me. 
10  pas  voruldsaelda  vel  hvas  blindne 

on  l>is  diuime   hoi  dysigue  forla?ddon, 

and  me  pa  berypdon  ra?des  and  frofre 

for  heora  untreovum,  pe  ic  him  sefre  betst 

tru vj an  sceolde.     hi  me  tovendon 
15  heora  bacn  bitere  and  heora  blisse  from. 

For  hvam  volde-ge,  veoruldfrynd  mine, 

secgan  odde  singan,  pat  ic  gessellic  mon 

vaere  on  veornlde?  ne  siut  pa  vord  soil, 

nu  pa  gesaelda  ne  miigou  simle  gevunigau. 

Hickes  Thtsanr.  p.  183. 

2.    Be  sveorcendum  mode. 
[Hen  quam  prcecipiti  tnersa  profundi».    Lib.  I,  2.J 
Eala  on  hu  grimmum  and  hu  gruudleasum 
seade  svinced  pat  sveorcende  mod, 
ponne  hit  pa  strongan  stormas  beatad 
veoruldbysgunga,  ponne  hit  vinnende 
5  his  agen  leoht  anforlseted, 
and  mid  va  forgit  pone  ecan  gefean, 
pringd  on  pa  pystro  pisse  vorulde 
sorgum  gesvenced :  sva  is  pisum  nu 
mode  gelumpen;  n;it  hit  mare,  ne  vat 
10  for  gode  godes  baton  gnoruunge 
fremdre  vorulde:  him  is  frofre  pearf. 

Hickes  Thesaur,  p.  177. 

3.    Pat  ealle  gesceafta  biiton  men  anum  gode  gehyrsomjad. 
CO  stelliferi  conditor  orbis,  Lib.  J,  5.J 
Eala  pu  scippend  scirra  tuui^la, 
heofones  and  eordan,  pu  on  heahselle 

5.  ]>esl  pa;s,  H.  —  11.  dysiue,  H.  —   18.  berypdon,  Raid,    beryvdou, 
H.  —  19.  gesaslde,  H. 

Prowvihim,  quod  oratione   soluta    cum  lectoribus   communicavimus, 
metrice  quoque  redditum  invenitur.     E Thibet  id  ita   Cunybearius: 
Pus  Alfred  us  eald  spell  reahte 
cyning  Vestseaxna,  craft  meldode 
leodvyrhtan  list,    him  viis  lust  micel, 
]>at  he  piosum  leodum  leod  spellode, 
n i <> n ii ii in  myrgen ,  mislice  cvidas 
py  lis  ;ilinge  lit  adrife 
selflicne  secg,  ponne  he  svelces  lyt 
gymd  for  his  gilpe.     Ic  sceal  get  sprecan 
ion  on  litte  folcciidne  raed, 
lialeiluiu  secgean :  hlyste  se  pe  ville! 

6.  va]  una,  Hi.  —  an  non  sit  legendum  :tmid  ealle''  videos. 
%.  hefones,  i/. 


Peodvitan.  253 

eciun  ricsast,  and  bu  ealne  hrarte 

heofon  ymbhveorfest,  and  burh  bine  halite  mini 
5  tunglu  genedest,  J>at  hi  l>e  toherad  ! 

Svylce  seo  sunne  sveartra  nihta 

biostro  advasced  Jmrh  bine  meaht; 

blacum  leohte  beorhte  steorran 

mona  gemetgau"  Jjurh  binra  meahta  sped; 
10  hvilum  eac  ba  sunnan  sines  bereafad 

beorhtau  leohtes,  bonne  hit  gebyrigan  mag, 

pat  sva  geneahsue  nede  veordad; 

svelce  bone  maeran  morgensteorran, 

be  ve  odre  naman  sefensteorran 
15  nemnan  heratf,  pu  genedest  bone, 

bat  he  bsere  sunnan  siiT  bevitige; 

geara  gehvelce  he  gongan  sceal, 

beforan  ft'ran.     Hviit  bu  fiider  vercest 

sumorlange  dagas,  svide  hate, 
20  biPtn  vinterdagum  vundrum  sceorte 

tida  getiohhast!  pu  ba?m  treovum  selest 

sudan  and  vestan,  ba  a?r  se  svearta  storm 

nordau  and  eastan  benumen  hafde 

leafa  gehvelces  purh  bone  ladran  viud. 
25  Eala  hviit  on  eordan  ealle  gesceafta 

hyratf  l>inre  hajse,  add"  on  heofonum  sva  some 

mode  and  magene,  biilan  men  anum, 

se  vid  pinum  villan  vyrced  oftost. 

Vel  lii  pu  tea  and  pii  iilmihtiga, 
30  ealra  gesceafta  sceppend  and  reccend 

ara  l>inum  earimim  eordan  tudre, 

monna  cynne  purh  binra  meahta  spi'd. 

Hvy  pu,  ece  god,  a3fre  volde, 

|)iit  sio  Vyrd  on  gevill  veudan  sceolde 
35  yflum  monnum  ealles  sva  svide? 

hi»'»  ful  oft  dered  unscyldegum, 

sittatf  yfele  men  giond  eordricu 

on  heahsellum,  halige  bryecad 

under  heora  fdtum;  firum  is  uncml, 
40  hvy  sio  Vyrd  sva  vo  vendan  sceoldo. 

Sva  sint  gehydde  her  on  vorulde 

geoud  burga  fela  beorhte  criiftas; 

unrihtvise  eailurn  tidum 

habbad  on  hospe   pa  be  him  sindon 
45  rihtes  visran,  rices  vyrdran; 

byd  pat  lease  lot  lange  hvile 

bevrigen  mid  vrencum;  nu  on  vorulde  lu'r 

monnum  ne  derjad  mane  ad  as. 

Gif  bu  nu,  valdend,  ne  vilt  Vyrde  steoran, 
50  ac  on  selfville  sigan  latest, 


4.  ymbhvearfest,  77.  -  7.  meht,  77.  —  14.  a?fensteorra,  77.  —  20.  sceor- 
ta,  77.  —  25.  ealla,  77.  —  32.  mehta,  77.  -  39.  is  deest.  -  49.  Virde,  77. 


254  Peodvitan. 


l>onne  ic  vat,  batte  vilen  voruldmeu  tveogan 
geond  foldan  sceat  biiton  fea  ane. 
Ealii  miu  drihten,  l>u  J>e  ealle  ofersihst 
vorulde  gesceafta,  vlit  nu  on  moncyu 
55  mildum  eagum,  nn  hi  on  monegum  her 
vorulde  ydum  viunad  and  svincad 
eanne  eord varan,    lira  him  nu  ba! 

Hickes  Thesaitr.  />.   185. 

4.    Pat  on  veorulde  nanuht  fastlice  no  vunad. 
CXubibits  atris.     Lib.  I,  7.J 
i'a  se  Visdom  eft  vordhord  onleiic, 
sang  sodcvidas  and  bus  selfa  cviid  : 
Ponne  sio  sunne  sveotolost  seined, 
hadrost  of  hefone,  hrade  biod  abystrod 
5        ealle  ofir  eordan  odre  steorran. 
for  ham  hiora  birhtu  ue  byd  auht 
to  gesettanne  vid  bsere  sunnau  leoht. 
]>onne  smolte  blsevd  sudan  and  vestan 
vind  under  volcnum,  bonne  veaxad  hrade 
10        fcldes  blostman  fager  bat  hi  moton. 

sic  se  stearca  storm,  bonne  he  stronge  cymd 
nordan  aud  eastan ,  he  genimed  hrade 
bsere  rosan  vlite,   and  eac  pa  rumau  sa? 
norderne  yst  nede  gebajded 
15        bat  hio  strange  geondstyred,  on  stadu  beateri. 
Ealii  bat  on  eordan  auht  fastlices 
veorces  on  vorulde  ne  vunad  a;fre! 

Hickes  Thesaur.  p.  1H2. 

5.    Piit  se  visdom  na  ne  maege  gemcnged  beon  vid  ofermetta. 
CQuisquis  volet  perennem.    Lib.  II,  i.J 
Pa  ongan  se  Visdom  his  gevuuan  fylgjau, 
gliovordum  gol,  gid  ecte  spelle, 
song  sodcvidas,   sumne  ba  gefa, 
cvad  ,  he  ne  herde,  bat  on  heane  munt 
5         imitma  ujuig  meahte  asettan 

healle  hroffaste;  ne  bearf  e.ic  hfileda  nan 
venan  J>as  veorces,  piit  he  Visdom  msege 
vid  ofermi-tta  acfre  gemengan. 
Herdes  bu  aefre,  biitte  senig  man 
10        on  sondbeorgas  settan  meahte 

fiiste  healle?  ne  mag  eac  lira  niin 
visdom  timbran  l»a;r,  baer  voruldgitsuiiii 
beorg  oferbracded.     Barn  sond  villad 
ren  forsvelgan:  sva  ded  ricra  nu 
15        grundleas  gitsuiig  gilpes  and  tehta, 

gedrinced  to  dryggum  dreosendne  velan, 


9.  veaxed,   //.  —  10.  fagen ,  //.  —  11.  strong,  //.  —  13.  bar,  H. 
2.  ecte,  Prosa]  jest,  C. 


Peodvitan.  255 

and  beah  l>iis  bearfan  ne  byit  burst  acoled. 
Ne  mag  haled  a  gehvam  has  on  mimic 
lange  gela?stan,  for  bam  liiui  lungre  on 
20         svift  vind  svaped  ;  ne  byd  sond  J>on  ma 
viJ  micelne  ron  manna  aengum 

buses  Iiirde ;  iic  hit  hreosan  vile. 

sigan  sond  after  reue.     Sva  biod  aura  gehvas 

monna  modsefan  miclum  avegede, 
25        of  liiora  stede  styrede,  bonne  he  strong   dr&ced 
vind  under  volcnuin   voruldearfoda. 

odde  hit  eft  se  red  a  ren  onhrere<T, 

sumes  ymbhogan  ungemet  gomen : 

•■ic  se  l>e  ]>a  ocan  agan   ville 
30        sodan  gesa?Ida,  he  sceal  svide  flion 

|>isse  vorulde  vlite;  vyrce  him  siddan 

his  modes  bus,  Juer  he  ma?ge   hndan 

eadnuHta  stan  ungemet  fastne, 

grundveall  gearoue,  se  toglidan  ne  |>earf, 
35         bonne  hit  vecge  vind  voruldearfoda, 

odde  ymbhogena  ormsefe  ren; 

for  bam  on  paere  dene  drihten  selfa 

|>iira  eadmiHta  eardfast  vunigad, 

paer  se  visdom  a  vunad   on  gemyndiim: 
40         for  bon  orsorg  lif  ealnig  la>dad 

voruldmen  vise  baton  vendinge, 

ponne  he  call  forsihd  eordlieu  god, 

and   eac  para  vfela  orsorh  vunad, 

hopad  to  pam  ecum ,  be  bar  after  niniad ; 
45         bine  bonne  aegbvonan  almihtig  god 

singallice  simle  gehealded 

anvunigendne  his  agenum 

modes  gesacldum  burh  metodes  gife, 

beah  bine    se  vind  voruldearfoda 
50        svide  svence  and  bine  singale 

gemen  gaele,  l>onne  him  grimme 

on  voruldsaelda  vind  vrade  bliived, 

beah  be  hine  ealnig  se  ymbhoga 

pissa  voruldsa?lda  vrade  drccce. 

Conybeare ,   Illvstr.  p.  2»>4. 

6.    Be  Nerdnc  |)am  casere. 
(Xovimus  quantas  dederit  rtiinas.     Lib.  /I,  6.) 
Hviit  ve  ealle  viton,  hvelce  serleasre 
ge  neah  ge  feor  Neron  vorhte, 
Romvara  cyniug,  ba  his  rice  viis 
hehst  under  heofonum!  to  hryre  monegum 
5  viilhreoves  geved  viis  ful  vide  cud, 
unriht   haemed ,  arleasta  fela, 
man  and  mordor,  misdajda  vorn, 

33.  unig  metfastne,  C.   —  1.  serleste,  //. 


250  Peodvitan. 

unrihtvises  invidponcas ! 

He  het  him  to  gamene  geara  forbiirnau 

10  Romanaburig :  seo  his  rices  viis 
ealles  edelstol;  he  for  unsnyttrum 
volde  fandjau ,  gif  pat  fvr  meahte 
lixan  sva  leohte  and  sva  Iange  eac 
readra  set  tan,  sva  he  Roimine 

15  secgan  geherde,  bat  on  sunie  tide 
Troiaburig  ofertogen  hiifde 
lega  leohtost,  lengest  burue 
ham;»  under  heofonum.    niis  pat  hoerlic  daui, 
bat  nine  svelces  gameues  gilpan  lyste. 

20  T'a  he  ne  earnade  elles  vuhte, 
baton  bat  he  volde  ofer  verbeode 
his  anes  huru  anvald  cydan. 
Eac  hit  gesaelde  at  sunium  cierre, 
l*iit  se  ylca  het  ealle  acvellan 

25  ha  ricostan  Romana  vitan, 

and  ha  iidelestan  eorlas  gebyrdum, 
}>e  he  on  J) am  folce  gefrigeu  hiifde, 
and  on  uppau  agenne  brodor, 
and  his  modor  eac  mid  meca  ecgum, 

30  billum  ofbeatan.     he  his  bryde  ofslog 
self  mid  sveorde,  and  he  symle  viis 
micle  be  blidra  on  breostcofan, 
bonne  he  svylces  mordres  niaest  gefremede. 
nalles  sorgode,  hvader  siddan  a 

35  mihtig  drihten  ametan  volde 

vraece  be  gevyrhtum  voh  fremmeudum, 
:1c  he  on  ferde  fiignode  fiicnes  and  seanua, 
valhriov  vunode;  viold  emne  sva  beah 
ealles  bises  maeran  middangeardes, 

40  sva  svii  lyft  and  lagu  laud  ymbclyppad, 
garsecg  ymbegyrt  gumena  rice, 
secga  sitlu  sucT  east  and  vest, 
od  l),*i  nordmestan  niissan  on  eordan. 
eall  bat  Nerone  nede  odde  lustum 

45  headorinca  gehvylc  heran  sceolde. 

he  hiifde  him  to  gamene,  })onne  he  on  gylp  asdig, 
lift  he  eordcyningas  yrmde  and  cvelrade.  — 
Vrust  pu,    se  anvald  eade  ne  meahte 
godes  iilmihtiges  bone  gelp  scadau, 

50  rice  beraedan ,  and  bereafjan  eac 
his  anvaldes  burn  pa  ecan  mealit, 
odde  him  his  yfeles  elles  gestioran? 
Eala  gif  he  volde,  hat  he  vel  meahte 
l>iit  uuriht  him  eade  forbiodan! 


14.  readra]  scil.  k-ga?  —  26.  eorl,  //.  —  28.  agene,  //.  —  29.  eac  de- 
est  apud  II.  —  32.  pe|  pa,  //.  —  36.  vrece,  //.  —  37.  liign  acnes,  //.  — 
42.  secge,  II.  —  50.  eac  deest. 


Peodvitan.  257 

55  Eavla  pat  se  hlaford  Iiefig  gioc  slaepte 

svare  ou  pa  svyran  sinra  pegena, 

ealra  para  haleda,  pe  ou  his  tidiun 

geond  pas  la?nan  voruld  libban  sceoldon ! 

He  on  unscyldigum  eorla  blude 
60  his  sveord  selede  svide  geldmej 

beer  viis  svide  sveotol,  biit  ve  saedon  oft, 

bat   se  anvald  ne  dcd  aviht  godes, 

gif  se  vel  uele,  be  his  geveald  hafad. 

Hickes  Thesaur.  p.  184. 

7.    Be  manna  aitelo. 
(Omne  humanum  genus  in  terris.     Lib.  Ill,  6.) 
Hvat  eord'varan  ealle  hafdou 
foldbiiende  fruraan  gelicne; 
hi  of  finiun  tvaem  ealle  cumon, 
vere  and  vife,  vlance  and  heane. 
5        Nis  pat  nan  vundor,  for  bam  viton  ealle, 
bat  an  god  is  ealra  gesceafta 
frea  moucynues  fiider  and  scippend: 
se  bsere  sunnan  leoht  seled  of  heofonum, 
in c'i nan  and  pisum  ma? ruin  steorrum; 
10        se  mid  his  mihte  gesceop  men  ou  eordan, 
and  gesamnode  savle  to  lice. 
At  fruman  arrest  folc  under  volcnum 
emne  iidele  gesceop,  seghvylcne  mon : 
hvy  ge  bonne  aefre  ofer  odre  men 
15         ofermddigen  biitan  andveorce? 
aenigne  ne  metad  uniidelne! 
hvy  ge  eov  for  adelum   upahebban  an? 
on  pain  mode  byd  inonna  gehvylcum 
riht  adelo,  ba  ic  pa  recce  ymb, 
20        nales  on  pain  flaesce  foldbiiendra. 

Ac  nu  seghvjlc  mon ,  be  mid  ealle  byd 
his  unbeavuin  uuderl)i»')ded, 
he  forlaet  aerest  lifes  frumsceaft, 
and  his  agene  iidelo  sva  selfe, 
25        and  bone  fader  eac  be  hine  at  fruman  gesceop; 
for  [jam  hine  uuadelad  almihtig  god, 
pat  he  unadele  a  ford  banan 
vyrd  on  vorulde,  to  vuldre  ne  cymff. 

Rawlinson  pay.  171. 

8.    Be  }>am  ecum  g6de,  to  l>am  a?ghvylc  man  fundjan  sceal. 
(Hue  omnes  pariter  venite  capti.     Lib.  Ill,  10.} 
Vel  hi  monna  beam  geond  middangeard, 

55.  slepte,  H.  —  58.  liban,  H. 

1.  Hvat]  Pat,  R.  —  4.  vife  on  voruld  cumad  vlance,  R.  —  9.  pisum] 
pys,  R.  —  10.  mid  his  mihte]  desunt  apud  R.;  e  prosaica  versione  adpo- 
sui_  —  16.  senig,  R.  —  unadelne]  e  prosaica  versione  adjeci.  —  19.  riht 
adelo]  e  pros.  vers,  attuli.  —  25.  and  eac  bone  fiider,  R.  —  36.  anadelad,  R. 

17 


268  Pe6dvitan, 

friora  oeghvylc  fundje  georne 
to  I>am  ecom  gode,  be  ve  ymb  sprecad, 
and  to  pa?  in  gesselduiu,  be  ve  secgad  ymb. 
5  Se  be  bonne  nu  sie  nearve  gehefted 
mid  bises  maeran  middangeardes 
unnyttre  lufe ,  sece  him  eft  brade 
fulne  friodom,  l)iit  he  fortT  cume 
to  baem  gesaeldum  savla  ra?des ; 
10  for  bam  bat  is  sio  an  riist  ealra  gesvinca, 
hylitlicu  hyd   heaum  ceohsm, 
modes  xisses  meresmilta  vie; 
pat  is  sio  sin  hyd ,  be  aefre  byd 
after  bam  ydum  ura  gesvinea. 
15  ysta  gehvelcra  ealnig  smilte; 

piit  is  sio  fridstov  and  sio  frofor  an 
ealra  irminga  after  bismn 
veonildgesvincum;  j>at  is  vj-nsnm  stov 
after  [lisum  irmdum  to  aganne. 
20  Ac  ic  georne  vat,  batte  gylden  nr<idm. 
silofren  sine,  stan,  searogimma, 
nan  middangeardes  vela  modes  eagum 
sefre  ne  onlyhtad,  aunt  ne  gebetad 
biora  scearpnesse  to  baere  sceavunge 
25  so  lira  gesaehia;  ac  hi  svidor  get 
monna  gehvelces  modes  eagan 

iiblendad  on  breostum,  {)onne  hi  hi  beorhlran  gedoii- 
For  bam  aeghvyle  ping,   pe  on  pys  audveardan 
life  licad,  lsenn  sindou, 
30  eordlicu  ping,  a  fledndu; 

ac  bat  is  vundorlic  vlite  and  beorhtnes, 
be  vnhta  gehvas  vlite  geberhted, 
and  after  baem  eallum  vealded. 
>iele  se  valdend ,  biit  forveordan  scyleu 
35  savla  usse;  ac  he  hi  selfe  vile 
leoman  oniiobtau,  lifes  valdend. 
Gif  bonne  hiileda  hvyle  lilutliiini  eagum 
modes  sines  miig  icfrc  ofsion 
hiofoues  leohtes  hlutrc  beorhto: 
40  bonne  vile  he  seegan,  {>iit  ]>aere  sminan  sie 
beorhtues  biostru  beorua  gehvylciini 
16  mctanne  vicl  bat  micle  ledht, 
godes  ulinihtigcs,  )>:it  is  ^ii.sfa  gehvam 
ece  butan  ende  eadigum  savlum. 

Raivlinson  p.  181  —182. 

9.    Hvy  Aulixes  }>egnas  vurdon  forsceapene  16  viltlcorum. 
Cl'ela  Neritii  ducis.     Lib.  IV,  3 J 
Ic  be  miig  cade  caldnm  and  leasum 
spellum  andreccau  spraecc  gelicnes, 

2.  georne  deest  apud  R.  —    4.  gesu>ldon,  R.  —   15.  gehvelcre,   R.  — 
24.  sceavuuga,  R.  —  28.  (tie,  R.        33.  eallnin  a>frt?  &  gelfcqe,  ('. 


Peodvitan.  259 


elne  pisse  ylcan,  pe  vit  ymb  spreead. 

Hit  gesa?Ide  gio  on  suine  tide, 
5  pat  Aulixes  under  hiifde 

pain  ciisere  ej'nericu  tva: 

he  vas  Pracise  pioda  aldor 

and  Retie  rices  hirde; 

viis  his  freadrihtnes  folcciitf  nama 
10  Agamemnon,  se  ealles  veold 

Creca  rices.     Ciid  viis  vide, 

pat  on  pa  tide  Troiana  gevin 

veartT  under  volcnum :  for  viges  heard 

Creca  drihten  campstede  secan; 
15  Aulixes  him  mid  an  hund  scipa 

laedde   ofer  lagustream;  sat  longe  poer, 

tyn  vinter  full:  pa  sio  tid  gelomp, 

pat  hi  pat  rice  geraeht  hafdon: 

diore  gecepte  drihten  Creca 
20  Troiaburh  tilum  gesidum; 

pa  pa  Aulixes  leafe  hiifde, 

F'racia  cj'ning,  pat  he  ponan  moste. 

he  let  him  behindan  hyrnde  ciolas 

nigon  and  hund  nigontig;  naenigne  ponan 
25  merehengesta  ma  ponne  senne  ferede 

on  fifelstream  famigbordan, 

prioredre  ceol;  pat  byd  pat  maeste 

creciscra  scipa.  —  Pa  vearcT  ceald  veder, 

stearc  storma  gehic;  stunede  sio  briine 
30  yd  vid  otfrej  lit  feor  adraf 
on  vendelsse  vigendra  scola 
up  on  piit  igland,  paer  Apollines 
dohtor  vunode  dagrimes  vorn. 
Viis  se  Apollinus  adeles  cynnes, 
35  Jobes  eafora:  se  vas  gio  cyning, 
se  licette  litlum  and  miclum 
gumena  gehvylcum,  pat  he  god  vsere, 
hehst  and  halgost:  sva  se  hlaford  pa 
pjit  dysige  folc  on  gedvolan  kedde, 
40  6d   pat  him  gelyfde  leoda  unrim, 
for  pam  he  vas  mid  rihte  rices  hirde 
hiora  cynecynnes:   cud  is  svitfe, 
pat  on  pa  tide  peoda  seghvylc 
hafdon  heora  hlaford  for  pone  hehstau  god, 
45  and  veordodon  sva  sva  vuldres  cyning, 
gif  he  to  pam  x-ice  vas  on  rihte  boren. 
Viis  piis  Jobes  fader  god  eac  sva  he, 
Saturnus  pone  suudbuende  heton, 
hiileda  beam;  hafdon  pa  magda 


7.  pracia,  C.  —  15.  him  deest.  —  17.  pe ,  C.  —  21.  Aulixes  —  leafel 
hie  unicus  versus  est,  in  quo  nomen  Aulixes  non  est  conjunclum  cum 
voce  a  vocali  incipiente.  —  26.  famig  bordon,  C.  —  30.  adreaf,  C 


260  Peodvitan. 

50  aelcne  after  ddrum  for  ecne  god. 

sceolde  eac  vesan  Apollines  dohtor 

diorboren  dysiges  folces 

gumrinca  gyden :  cude  galdra  fela 

drifan,  drycraftas;  hio  gedvolan  fvlgde 
55  manna  svidost  manegra  pioda 

cyninges  dohtor:  sio  Circe  vas 

haten  for  herigum;  hio  ricsode 

on  pam  iglonde,  be  Aulixes 

cyning  Pracia  com  ane  to 
60  ceole  licTan;  cud  vas  sona 

ealre  ba?re  manige,  }>e  hire  mid  vundde, 

adelinges  sid.     bio  mid  ungemete 

lissum  lufode  lidmouna  frean, 

and  he   eac  sva  same  ealle  miignc 
65  efne  sva  svide  hi  on  sefan  lufode, 

pat  he  to  his  earde  senige  nyste 

modes  mynlan  ofer  magd  giiingej 

ac  he  mid  bam  vife  vundde  sid  dan, 

dd"  pat  him  ne  meahte  monna  aenig 
70  pegena  sinra  paer  mid  vesan, 

ac  hi  for  bam  yrmdum  eardes  lyste, 

mynton  forlsetan  leofne  hlaford. 

Pa  ongunnon  vercan  verbeoda  spell, 

saedon,  pat  hio  sceolde  mid  hire  sciulacc 
75  beornas  forbredan,  and  mid  balocraftum 

vradum  veorpan  on  vildedra  lie 

cyninges  begnas,   cyspan  siddan 

and  mid  racentan  e;ic  ra>pan  manigne. 

Sunie  hi  to  vulfum  vurdou:  ne  meahton  bonne  vord  ford 
bringan, 
80  ac  hie  bragmoelum  bidtan  ongunnon; 

sume  vajron  eoforas :  a  grimetedon, 

bonne  hi  sares  hvat  sidfjan  scioldon ; 

pa  pe  leon  vaeron,  ongunnon  ladlice 

yrrenga  rynan,  ponne  hi  a  sceoldon 
85  clypjan  for  cordre.    cnihtas  vurdon 

ealde  ge  giiinge  ealle  forhverfde 

to  -ii  in  it  in  didre,  svelcum  he  a?rdr 

on  his  lifdagum  gelicdst  vas, 

buton  pam  C3'ninge  pe  sio  even  lufode. 
90  Nolde  |>ara  ddra  aenig  onbitan 

mennisces  metes;  ac  hi  ma  lufddon 

didra  drohtad,  sva  hit  gedcfe  ne  vas. 

n  ;'i  Til  u  n  hi  mare  monnum  gel  ices, 

eordbuendum,  ponne  ingebonc; 
95  hiifde  anra  gehvyle  his  agen  mod : 

pat  vas  peah  svide  sorgum  gebunden 

63.  frea,  C*.  —   70.  pegenra,  C.  —  76.  vildra,  C.  —  80.  pioton,  C.   - 
84.  ryna,  C.  -  a  deest. 


Peodvitan.  2G1 

for  bam  earfodum  be  him  onsaeton. 

Hviit  ba  dysegan  men  be  bisum  drycraftum 

long  lifdou,  leasuin  spellum; 
100  vissou  hvadre,  pat  bat  gevit  ne  mag, 

mod  ouvendau  monua  senig 

mid  drycraftum,  beah  hio  gedou  meah(e, 

bat  ba  lichomau  lange  brage 

onveuded  vurdon.    Is  bat  vundorlic 
105  magencraft  micel  moda  gehvylces 

ofer  lichoman  laenne  and  saeune. 

Svylcum  and  svylcum  bu  mealit  sveotole  ongilan, 

bat  has  liclioman  listas  and  criiftas 

of  bam  mode  cumad  monua  gehvylcum 
110  anlepra  aelcum;  pu  meabt  eade  ongitan, 

batte  ma  dered  monua  gehvylcum 

modes  uiipeav  bonne  mettrymnes 

lsenes  lichomau.    ne  peart  leoda  nan 

venan  paere  vyrde,  bat  pat  verige  flaesc 
115  pat  mod  mihtum  monua  aeniges 

eallunga  to  him  aefre  mag  ouvendau; 

ac  pa  unpeavas  aelces  modes 

and  l)iit  iugepouc  aelces  monnes 

pone   lichoman  la>t  pider  hit  vile. 

Car  dale,  Alfredes  Boethius ,  appendix,  p.  396. 


Be  l>am  hvale. 

Nu  ic  title  gen  3111b  tisca  cynn, 
ville  vudcrafu-  vordum  cydan 
|)iirh  modgemynd  bi  bam  niiclan  hvale, 
se  byd   unvillum  oft  genii-ted 

5  frecne  and  ferdgrim  faredlacendum 
nida  gehvylcum;  bam  is  noma  cenned 
firgeustreama  geflotan  Fastitocalou. 
Is  biis  hiv  gelic  hreofum  stane, 
svylce  vorje  bi  viides  ofre, 
10  sondbeorgum  ymbseald  sacryrica  Ms!, 
sva  bat  venacT  vacglidende, 
bat  hi  on  ealond   sum  eagum  vliten. 
And  bonne  gehydad"  heahstefnscipu 
to  bam  unlonde  ancorrapum, 

15  setlad  saemearas  sundes  iit  endej 
and  poune  in  bat  tgloud  up  gevitad 
colleufertTe,  ceolas  stondad 


98.  be]  be,  C.  —  99.  lyfdon,  C.  —  104.  onveud,  C*.  —  110.  selcum] 
selc,  C.  —  115.  mihtum  deest.  —  119.  laet]  lit,  C. 

3.  hvale,  Th.  —  6.  nipba,  Th.  —  7.  fymstreama,  MS.  —  9.  vorjej  Th. 
non  bent  intellexit  vocem  hanc,  version  vertens:  (  it,  as  tt  were,  i»w. 
vorje  Oorige)  =  var,  holland.  wier,  alga  marina,  non  igitur  t>  a  hen  da 
vox  vorje  est  ad  vorjan,  vagari.  —  13.  gehydad,  MS.  —  14.  oncyi-,  i". 


262  Peodvitan. 

bi  stade  faste,  streame  bivundeii: 
bonne  gevicjatf  verigferffe 
20  farodlacende,  frecnes  ne  venad. 
on  bam  ealonde  Sled  veccacT, 
heah  fyr  alecT,  haled  beocT  on  vynnum, 
reonigmode,  raste  gelyste; 
bonne  gefeleff  facnes  craftig, 
25  bat  him  ba  ferend  on  faste  vunjad, 
vie  veardjad  vedres  on  luste: 
J)onne  senininga  on  sealtae  vseg 
mid  ba  node  Differ  gevitetf 
garsecges  giist,  grnnd  geseceff, 
30  and  bonne  in  deadsele  drence  bifasted 
scipu  mid  scealcum.     Sva  byd   scinna  be j£v 
deofla  vise,  bat  hi  drohtjende 
I)urh  dyrne  meaht  dngiuTe  besvicad 
and  on  teosu  tyhta.it  tilra  doada, 
35  vemaff  on  villan,  bat  hi  vrade  secen, 
frofre  to  feondum,  off  bat  hi  faste  ba?r 
Jit  bam  varlogan  vie  geceosaff; 
lionne  pat  gecnaved  of  cvicsusle 
flahfeond  gemah,  batte  fira  gehvyle 
10  haleffa  cynnes  on  his  hringe  byd 
faste  gefeged:  he  him  feorgbona 
burh  slidan  searo  siddan  veorded, 
vloncum  and  heanum,  be  his  villan  her 
firenum  fremmad;  mid  bam  he  faringa 
45  heolotfhelme  bibeaht  helle  seced 
goda  gaesne,  grtindleasne  vylni 
under  mistglome.     Sva  se  micla  hval. 
se  be  bisencetf  sa?lidende 
eorlas  and  ydniearas.    He  hafad  Offre  gecyud 
50  vaterbysa  vlonc,  vratlicran  gien: 
bonne  hine  on  holme  hnngor  bysgatf, 
and  bone  aglsecan  setes  lysted, 
bonne  se  mereveard  mud  ontynetf 
vide  veleras:  cymeff  vynsum  stenc 
55  of  his  innoffe,  batte  odre  burh  bone 
saefisca  cynn  besvicen  veordad, 
svimmad  sundhvate  ]>a?r  se  sveta  stenc 
"t  gevited;  hi  baer  in  farad 
uuvare  veornde,  dd  bat  se  vida  ceall 
60  gefylled  byd:  bonne  fa>ringa 

ymbe  ba  herehiide  hlemmed  to  gadre 
grimme  goman.     Sva  byd  gnmena  gehvam 


-  3l  dro  <c,do  W  \-  P  leyT  S"<,det  TI'-;  &  tamm  cc"Ias  *  17« 
vcman  ,  t  ,  A^  "  °*  ve,uatl '  non  vcm,n:ul  codex  P™M.  verba 
aTwcemvdm  (  Ven""au  =  com«WO  et  von.™  perdere  for  sit  an 
-searo  -  sear  tST'  ™T\  *"**>  tr«'""<!''  *'""•  -  «•  *"<"•",  Th. 
^.r-sne,  ace.  siny.  „a  heUe  pertinent.  —  50.  bisa,,  Th.  —  gien,   Th. 


Peodvitan.  2CS 

se  po  ottnst  his  unvarlice 

uu  pas  keuan  tid  lit  besceavad. 
oj  toted  hiue  besvican  J>nrli  svetnc  steuc, 

Ieasue  villau,  bat  he  byd  Icahtmm  fab 

vid  vuldorcyniug:  him  se  avyrgda   ongi-an 

after  hinside  helle  outyued 

bam  be  leaslice  lices  vynne 
7  0  ofer  feihdgereaht  freiuede  oil  unraed. 

I'onue  se  foecna  iu  J)ain  fiistenne 

gebroht  hafad  bealves  craftig 

lit  bam  hsetvylme  ba  be  him  oncleofjad 

gyltuin  gehrodeue,  and  a?r  georne  bis 
76  iu  hira  lifdagum  larum  hvrdon: 

{tonne  he  ba  griminan  goman  bilileinined 

lifter  feorhevale  faste  to  gadre, 

helle  hliudiiru.  —  NftgOD  luyrft  ue  svicc. 

utsid  acfre  ba  baer  in  cuniad, 
80  boo  ma  be  ba  fiscas  farodlacende 

ot  l)iis  hvales  fenge  hveorfan  molon. 

tor  bon  is  eallinga 

dryhtua  dryhtae,  and  a  deoflum  vidsacan 
"o  vordnui  and  veorcum,  |»at  ve  valdoreyning 
geseon  muton.     Utun  a  sibbe  to  him 
on  has  hvilnau  tid  haelu  secan, 
bat  ve  mid  sva  leofne  in  lofe  niutau 
to  vidan  feore  vuldres  ueotan. 

Cod.  Exon.  ed.   Thorp,  p.  360. 


Be  jiain  fenice. 
Varuphrasis   carminis   tie  Vhcenice  quod   Lactantio   adscribitur.    —  Nu- 
merorum  signa   Arabica,    in   versuum  fine  posita,    respondent  numeris 
versuum  Latini  carminis. 
Habbe  ic  gefirugnen ,  batte  is  feor  hconau        (I.) 
eastdaelum  on  adelast  londa 
tirum  gefraege.    nis  se  loldan  sceat 
ofer  middangeard  moiigum  gefere 
5  folc  agendra;  ac  he  afyrred  is 
l>nrh  meotudes  meaht  man  frenimendnm. 
vlitig  is  se  vong  eall,  vynnum  geblissad, 
mid  bam  fagrestum  foldan  stencuin; 
a>nlic  is  biit  iglond,  iidele  se  vyrhta, 
10  modig,  meahtum  spedig ,  se  pa  moldan  gesette. 
Paer  byd  oft  open  eadguni  to  geanes 

70.  t'erhlgereahtj  MS.  —  77.  male  Th.  punctum  posuit  post  gadre, 
helle  hlindnru  ad  verba  sec/uentia  trahens.  —  82.  lacuna  eipleri  potest 
fortassis  his  verbis.' 

forpon  is  eallinga  us  dfest  selast, 
bat  ve  gecveman  cyninga  vuldre,  etc. 
84.  vidsace,  Th. 


264  Peodvitan. 

onhliden  hleodra  vyn.,  heofonrices  duru. 

pat  is  vynsum  vong,  vealdas  grene 

riirue  under  roderum:  ne  miig  paer  ren  ne  suiiv. 
15  ne  forstes  fnaest,  ne  fyres  bluest, 

ne  hagles  hryre,  ne  hriines  drj-re 

lie  sunnan  hsetu,  ne  sincaldu 

ne  vearni  veder,  ne  vintersciir 

vihte  gevyrdan;  ac  se  vong  seomad 
20  eadig  and  onsund.    Is  bat  adele  lond 

blostniuw  gebloven;  beorgas  paer  ne  inuntas 

steape  ne  stondad",  ne  stanclifu 

lieah  ne  blifjad  sva  her  mid  us; 

ne  dene  ne  dalu  ne  diinscrafu, 
25  hlaevas  ne  lilincas ;  ne  pa?r  hleonad  6 

unsniedes  viht:  ac  se  adela  feld 

vridatf  under  volcnum  vj-nnum  gebloven. 

Is  pat  torhte  lond  tvelfum  herra 

folde  fartmrhnes,  sva  us  gefreogum  gleave 
30  vitgan  burh  visdom  on  gevritum  cydad, 

Jxm ne  aenig  ])iira  beorga,  pe  her  beorhte  mid  lis 

heah  hlifjad  under  heofontungluni. 

Smilte  is  se  sigevong,  sunbearo  lixed, 

vuduholt  vyulic;  vastmas  ne  dreosad 
35  beorhte  blaeda:  ac  pa  beamas  a 

grene  stondad,  sva  him  god  bibead; 

vintres  and  sumeres  vudu  byd  gelice 

blsedum  gehongen;  naefre  brosnjatT 

leaf  under  lyfte,  ne  him  lig  scedetf 
40  aefre  to  ealdre  zer  pon  edvenden 

vorulde  geveorde.     Sva  hi  viitres  prym 

ealne  middangeard  mereflod  peahte, 

eordau  ymbhvyrft:  pa  se  adela  vong 

aeghviis  onsund  vid   yd  fare 
45  gehealden  stdd  hreora  va?ga, 

eadig  unvemme  purh  est  godes; 

bided  sva  gebloves  6d  ba?Ies  cyme, 

dryhtnes  domes,  ponne  deadriiced, 

haled'a  heolstorcofan,  ouhliden  veordad. 
50  nis  pa?r  on  pam  londe  lad"  genidla, 

ne  vdp  ne  vracu,  veatacen  nan, 

ildu  ne  irmdu,  ne  se  enga  dead, 

ne  lifes  lyre  ne  hides  cyme, 

ne  syn  ne  sacu,  ne  sar  ne  vracu, 
55  ne  vadla  gevin,  ne  velan  onswi, 

ne  sorg  ne  slaep,  ne  sv.ir  leger, 

15.  fnaeft,  MS.  —  25.  6o,  Th.  —  29.  folde]  Th.  fealde  legendum  esse 
putat;  non  assentio',  legendum  esset:  fealdum.  sed  vox  folde  voci  loud 
apposita  est.  pro  herra  tamen  hearre  (-—  heahre)  legendum  videtur.  — 
licfreogumj  gefreogun,  Th.;  male;  casus  instrmn.  ad  vocetn  gle&ve  per- 
tinet.  —  35.  blede,  Th.  —  38.  bledum,  Th.  —  40.  edvendenj  Thorpius 
i/itaerititr,  an  non  leyendam  sit  Jit  eude?  minime;  cf.  germ,  "ende  noch 
ivende".  —  48.  dome? 


Peodvitan.  265 

ne  vintergeveorp ,  ne  vedra  gebregd 
hreoh  under  heofonum,  ne  se   hearda  forst 
caldum  cylegicelum  cnysed  senigne, 
60  paer  ne  hagl  ne  lirim  hreosad  to  foldan, 
ne  vindig  volcen,  ne  paer  viiter  fealled 
lyfte  gebysgad:  ac  bser  lagustreanias, 
vundrum  vratlice  vyllan  onspringatf, 
fagrum  foldvyluium  foldan  leccad"; 
65  vater  vynsuinu  of  pas  vuda  midle 

pa  inoncTa  gehvam  of  paere  nioldan  tyrf 
brimcaldu  brecad,  bearo  ealne  geondfarad 
]>raguni  prymlice.    is  I>at  peodnes  gebod, 
patte  tvelf  sidum  piit  tyrfaste 
70  lond  geondlace  lagufloda  vynu. 

Sindon  pa  bearvas  blaedum  gehongene, 
vlitigura  vistmum;  l)8er  no  vanjacf  6 
halge  under  heofonum  holies  fratvaj 
ne  feallad  peer  on  foldan  fealve  blostman. 
75  vudubeania  vlite;  ac  paer  vratlice 

on  pani  treovum  siinle  telgan  gehladene 
ofet  ednive  in  ealle  tid 
on  pain  grasvange  grene  stondad 
gehroden  hyhtlice  haliges  meahtum 
80  beorhtast  bearva.    no  gebrocen  veorded 
bolt  on  hive,  paer  se  halga  stenc 
vunad  geond  vynloud;  pat  onvended  ne  hyd 
aefre  to  ealdre,  aer  pon  endige 
frod  fyrngeveorc  se  hit  on  frymde  gescop.    C30) 
85        F*one  vudu  veardau"  vundrum  fager  (II.) 

fngel,  feiTrum  strong,  se  is  Fenix  haten. 
pa;r  se  anhaga  eard  bihealded", 
deormod  drohtad ;  nsefre  him  dead  seeded 
on  pani  villvonge,  penden  voruld  stonded. 
90  Se  sceal  psere  sunnan  sid  bihealdan 
and  ongean  cuman  godes  coudelle, 
gliiduni  gimme,  georne  bevitigan, 
hvonne  up  cyme  iidelast  tungla 
ofer  ydmere  eastan  lixan, 
95  fader  fyrngeveorc  fratvum  blican, 

torht  tacen  godes;  tungol  beocT  ahyded 
geviten  under  vademan  vestdselas  on 
bedeglad  on  dagred,  and  seo  deorce  nilil 
von  gevited:  ponne  vadnm  strong 
100  fugel  fedrum  vlonc  on  firgenstream, 
under  lyft  ofer  lagu  ldcad  georne, 
hvonne  up  cyme  eastan  glidan 
ofer  sidne  sae  svegles  leoma. 
Sva  se  acTela  fugel  at  ham  aerspringe 


MS. 


59.  cnysed,  MS.  —  78.  vonjad ,  MS.  —  94.  estan,   Th.  —  103.  sidne, 


266  Peodvitan. 

105  vlitig  fiiste  vunad  vyllestreamas, 

pa?r  se  tyreadga  tvelf  sidum  hiuc 

bibadad  in  pain  burnan  aer  pas  beacues  cyme, 

svegelcoudelle,  and  siuile  sva  oft 

of  bani  vilsmnan  vyllgespringum 
110  brimcald  beorged  at  bada  gelivylcuui : 

siddau  bine  silfne  after  suudplegau 

heahmdd  hefed  on  heahne  beam, 

ponan  yiTast  mag  on  eastvegum 

sid  bihealdan,  hvonne  svegles  tapur 
115  ofer  holmpriiee  hoedre  blice, 

leohtes  leoma;   lond  bedd  gefratvad, 

vornld  gevlitigad,  siddau  vuldres  giiu 

ofer  geofones  gong  grand  gescined 

geond  middaugeard,  mserdst  tungla. 
120  Soua  sva  seo  sunne  sealte  streamas 

hea  oferhlifad;  sva  se  hasva  fugel 

beorht  of  pas  bearves  beanie  gevited, 

fared  fed  rum  snell  flyhte  on  lyfte, 

svinsad  and  singed  svegle  to  geaues ; 
125  ponne  bjd  sva  fiiger  fugles  gebaeru, 

onbryrded  breostsefa  blissum  remig, 

vrixled  vodcrafte  vundorlicor 

beorhtan  reorde,  bonne  aefre  byre  monies 

hyrde  under  heofonum,  siddau  heah  cyning, 
130  vuldres  vyrhta  voruld  stadeldde 

heofon  and  eordan.    byd  piis  hleodres  svcg 

eallum  songcraftum  svetra  and  vlitigra 

and  vynsumra  vrenca  gehvylcum. 

ne  magon  l»am  breahtme   bymau  ne  hOHMS 
135  ne  bearpan  hlyn,  ne  biileda  stefn 

aenges  on  eordan,  ne  organousveg, 

leodres  gesvin,   ne  svaues  fedre, 

ne  senig  para  dreama  pe  drybten  gescdp 

gumum  to  glive  in  pas  geomrau  voruld. 
110  singed  sva  and  svinsad  sseluin  geblissad, 

ml  psit  seo  sunne  on  sudrddor 

sagged  veorded:  ponne  sviad  he 

and  hlyst  gefehd ,  heafde  onbrygded 

prist,  ponces  gleav  and  priva  iisceaccd 
145  fedre  flyhthvate;  fngol  byd  gesviged. 

Simle  he  tvelf  sidum  tida  gemearcad 

dages  and  uihtes:  sva  gedemed  is 

bearves  bigenga,  pat  he  pser  brucan  mot 

105.  fast,  77».  —  112.  heaune,  MS.  —  115.  holmvnvce,  MS.  —  184. 
to  heanes,  MS.  —  137.  leodres  gesvin)  obscura  et,  ut  mihi  videntur, 
corrupta  verba.  Thorpius  hleodres  legere  snudet;  sed  mira  hleodro  cum 
svanes  fedre  conjunctio  est,  praesertim  cum  hleodor  jam  r.  131  de  plia'- 
nice  ipso  dictum  sit;  etiam  Ieddes  Ift/i  non  potest.  Yocem  sleodor,  auam 
lubetitissime  acciperem,  ignoro.  Jioreales  habent  slidr,  /'.  lamina,  ei 
Anglosax.  slidor,  m.  cylindrus  ligneus,  sliddor  labitia.  Pro  voce  gesvin 
f'ortassis  gesvins  (cf.   svinsjan")  legendum  est. 


Peodvitan.  267 

vonges  mid  villum  and  velan  neotan, 
150  lifes  and  lissa,  londes  fratva, 
off  pat  he  pvisendo  pises  lifes 
vudnbearves  veard  vintra  gebideff: 
bonne  byff  gehefgad  hasvigfeffra, 
gomol,  gearum  frod  grene  eorffan 
15*  aflyhff  fugla  .  .  .,  foldan  geblovene, 
and  bonne  geseceff  side  rice 
niiddangeardes ,  ba?r  no  men  bugaff 
eard  and  effel,  pa?r  he  ealdordom 
oufehff  foremihtig  ofer  fngla  cyan 
160  gebungen  on  peode,  and  brage  mid  him 
vesten  veardaff.     bonne  vadum  strong- 
vest  geviteff  vintrum  gebysgad 
fleogan  fecTrum  snel.     fuglas  pringaff 
utan  ynibe  adelne;  aeghvylc  ville  vesan 
165  pegn  and  beov  peodne  maenim, 
off  biit  he  geseceff  Syrvara  lond 
cordra  mseste.    him   se  clacna  baer 
offscufeff  scearplice,  pat  he  in  scade  veardad 
on  vudubearve  veste  stove 
170  biholene  and  bihydde  haleffa  monegum, 
peer  he  heahne  beam  on  holtvuda 
vnnaff  and  veardad  vyrtum  fastne 
under  heofunhrofe,  pone  hataff  men 
fenix  on  foldan  of  baa  fugles  noman. 
17*  Hafaff  pam  treove  forgiefen  tyrmeahtig  cyuing 
meotud  moncynnes  mine  gefraege, 
pat  he  ana  is  ealra  beania 
on  eorffvege  uploedendra 
beorhtast  gebloven.    ne  mag  him  bitres  viht 
180  scyldum  seed  dan;  ac  gescilded  a 

vunaff  ungevyrded,  penden  vornld  stonded.     C'2) 
f»onne  vind  ligeff,  veder  byff  fager.  (111.) 

hluttor  heofones  gim  halig  scineff, 
beoff  volcen  tovegen,  vatra  pryda 
185  stille  stondaff,  byff  storma  gehvyle 
asvefed  under  svegle,  suffan  bliceff 
vedercondel  vearm ,  veorudum  lyhteff : 
ponne  on  pam  telgum  timbrau  onginncd, 
nest  gearvjan,  byff  him  neod  micel, 
190  pat  he  pa  ildu  ofestum   mote 

purh  gevittes  vyim  vendan  to  life, 
feorh  geong  onfon:  ponne  feor  and  neah 
pa  svetestan  somnaff  and  giidraff 
vyrta  vynsunie  and  vudublseda 
195  to  pam  eardstede  affelstenca  gehvone 
vyrta  vynsumra,  pe  vuldorcyning 


154.  grene,  TA.]  rene,  MS.  —  155.  fugla  betst?  —  156.  side,  TA.  —  16J. 
cordre  mseste?  —  175.  tireadig,  TA.  —  i92.  feorg,  Th.   -  194.  bleda,  TA. 


268  Peodvitan. 

fader  fryuida  gehvas  ofer  foldau  gescop 

to  indryhtum  ealda  cynue, 

svetes  under  svegle.    Jiser  he  silf  biered 
200  in  bat  treov  innan  torhte  fratva; 

\>ser  se  vilda  fugel  in  {tarn  vestenne 

ofer  heahne  beam  bus  getimbrad 

vlitig  aud  vynsuni,  and  gevicad  baer 

silf  in  ]>am  solere  and  yinbseted  utau 
205  in  bain  leafsceade  lie  and  fedre 

on  healfe  gehvare  halgum  stencum 

and  \mw  adelestum  eordan  blaeduni ; 

sited  sides  fiis  ponne  svegles  gim 

on  sumeres  tid  sunne  hatost 
210  ofer  sceadu  seined  and  gesceapu  dredged, 

voruld  geondvlited:  bonne  veorded  bis 

bus  onhaeted  burh  bador  svegel, 

vj-rta  vearmjad",  villsele  stymed 

svetum  svaccum;  ponne  on  svole  birued 
215  burh  fvres  feng  fugel  mid  neste, 

bael  byd  oniled;  bouue  brond  Jieced 

heorodreorig  hus,  hreoh  onettecT, 

fealo  lig  feormad  aud  fenix  byrned 

fyrngearum  frodj    poune  0r  l}ige(' 
220  henne  lichoman,  lif  byd   on  side, 

faeges  feorhhord;  bonne  flaasc  and  ban 

adleg  aleQ ;  hvadre  him  eft  cymed 

after  firstmearce  feorh  ednive. 

Siddan  }>a  yslan  eft  ougiunad 
225  after  ligbrace  liicau  to   giidere, 

geclungne  to  cleovaune,  bonne  clsene  byd 

beorhtast  nesta  baele  forgrunden, 

headorofes  hus,  lira  byd  acolad, 

banfat  gebroceu,  and  se  bryne  svedrad  . 
230  bonne  of  bam  ade  aples  gelicnes 

on  \isere  ascau  byd  eft  gemeted; 

of  J)am  veaxed  vjrin  vuudrum  fager, 

svylce  he  of  agerum  ut  alude, 

scir  of  scille.     {)°nne  on  sceade  veaxed 
235  l>iit  he  aerest  byd  svylce  earnes  brid 

lager  fugeltimberj    l)°Dne  fturddr  gen 

vridad  on  vynuum,   J)at  he  byd  vastmum  gt-Iit 

ealdum  earne,  and  jifter  bon 

fed'rum  gefriitvad  svyle  he  iit  frynule  \a>, 
240  beorht  gebloven,    bonne  braed  veorded 

eal  ednive,  eft  iicenned, 

synnuni  asundrad,  sumes  onlice. 

Sva  mon  andleofne ,  eordan  viistmas 

197.  gevas,  MS.  —  folan,  MS.  —  200.  fratve ,  Th.  —  207.  bledum, 
T/t.  —  217.  heoredreorig,  MS.  —  233.  alude]  ala-de,  MS.  Thorp,  emen- 
davit:  of  age  rare  lit  alseded;  sed  verbum  aleodan  (lead,  ludon)  crescere, 
satis  aptum  videtur.  —  236.  gin,  Tit.  —  242.  sumes,  MS.\  sumeres  on 
lice,  Th. 


Peodvitan.  269 

on  harfeste  ham  gelsedetf, 
245  viste  vynsume  aer  vintres  cyme, 

on  ripes  timan ,  by  liis  hi  renes  sciir 
avj'rde  under  volcnum;  boer  hi  vrade  metad 
fodorbege  gefeon,  bonne  forst  aud  suav 
mid  ofermagne  eorilan  beccaiT 
250  vintergevaedum  —  of  bam  vastmum  sceal 
eorl  eadvelan  eft  alaedan 
l)iirh  comes  gecynd,  be  aer  claene  byd 
ssed  ousaven,  bonne  sunnan  gleam 
on  lenctenne  lifes  tacen 
255  vecetf,  voruldgestreon,  l>iit  pa  vastmas  beod 
burh  agne  gecynd  eft  acende, 
loldan  fratva  —  sva  se  fugel  veorded 
gomel  after  gearum  geong  ednive, 
fla?sce  bifongen.    nd  he  foddor  biged, 
260  mete  on  moldan  nemne  meledeaves 
duel  gebyrge;  se  dreofed  oft 
at  middre  nihte;  bi  bon  se  inodga  his 
feorh  afcded,  6tT  bat  fyrngesetu, 
agenne  eard  eft  geseced.  01*) 

265        Ponne  bycT  aveaxen  vyrtum  in  gemonge  (IV.) 
fugel  fedrum  deal,  feorh  bycT  nive 
geong  geofena  ful:  bonne  he  of  greote 
his  lie   leoducraftig,  bat  aer  lig  fornom, 
somnad,  s voles  lafe,  searvum  gegiidrad 
270  ban  gebrosnad  after  baelbrace; 

and  bonne  gebringed  ban  and  yslan, 
ades  lafe  eft  at  somne; 
and  l)onne  pat  valreaf  vjTtum  bitelded. 
fagre  gefratvad:  bonne  afysed  byd 
275  agenne  eard  eft  to  secan; 

bonne  fotum  ynibfehd  fyres  lafe 
clam  biclypped  and  his  cyddu  eft 
sunbeorht  gesetu  seced  on  vynnum, 
eadig  edellond.  —  Eal  byd  genivad 
280  feorh  and  federhoma,  sva  he  at  frymde  vas, 
ba  hine  serest  god  on  bone  adelan  vong 
sigorfast  sette.  —  He  his  silfes  baer 
ban  gebringed  ba  aer  brondes  vylm 
on  beorhstede  baele  forbylmde 
285  ascan  to   eacan;  bonne  eal  geador 
bebyrged  beaducraftig  ban  and  yslan 
on  bam  ealande.     byd  him  ednive 
baere  sunnan  segn ,  tonne  svegles  leoht 
gimma  gladdst  ofer  garsecg  up 
290  adeltungla  vyn  eastan  lixetf. 
Is  se  fugel  fager  forveard  hive, 


24«    rvnes    Th   -  248.  gefean?  -  251.  eorla,  MS.  —  253.  glsem,   17«. 
267!    Sn'a    Th.  -  268.glicleodu,  Th.  -  274.  gefratved,  MS. 


270  Peodvitan. 

bleo  brygdum  fag  ymb  ba  breost  foran; 

is  him  bat  heafod  hiadan  grene, 

vratlice  vrixleff  vurniaa  geblonden; 
295  bonne  is  se  finta  fagre  gedaeled, 

sum  briin  sum  basu  sum  blacum  splottum 

searolice  beseted;   sindon  ba  fidru 

hvit  hindanveard,  and  se  heals  grene 

niotToveard  and  ufeveard,  and  bat  nebb  lixetT 
300  sva  gliis  odde  gim;  geaflas  scvne 

innan  and  utan;  is  seo  eaggebyrd 

stearc  and  hive  stane  gelicast, 

gladum  gimme,  bonne  in  goldfate 

smida  orbancum  biseted  veorded ; 
305  is  ymb  J)one  sveoran  svylce  sunnan  bring, 

beaga  beorhtast  brogden  fed  rum; 

vratlic  is  seo  vomb  neodan,  vundrum  fager, 

scir  and  scyne;  is  se  scild  ufan 

fratvum  gefeged  ofer  Jjas  fugles  bile; 
310  sindon  ba  scancan  scillum  biveaxen, 

fealve  fotas;  se  fugel  is  on  hive 

seghviir  aeulie.    onlicost  pean 

vynnuin  geveaxen,  has  gevritu  secgad". 

Nis  he  hinderveard,  nc  hyge  gaelsa, 
315  svar  ne  svongor  sva  sume  fuglas, 

pa  pe  late  purh  lyft  lacad  fidrum; 

ac  he  is  snel  and  svift  and  svide  leoht, 

vlitig  and  vynsum,  vuldre  gemearcad : 

ece  is  se  Rdeling,  se  be  him  bat  ead  gefed ! 
320  Poune  he  gevitetl  vongas  secan, 

his  ealdne  eard  of  bisse  ed'eltyrf; 

sva  se  fugel  fleoged ,  folcum  ddeaved, 

in  on  gum  monna  geond  middangeard: 

ponne  somnad  sudan  and  nordan 
325  eastan  and  vestau,  eoredciestum  farad 

feorran  and  nean  folca  pryduin, 

paer  hi  sceavjad  scippeudes  giefe 

fagre  on  pain  fugle,  sva  him  at  fruman  seltc 

sigora  sod  cyning  sellicran  gecynd, 
330  friitve  fiigerran  ofer  fugla  cyu. 

bonne  vundrjad  veras  ofer  eordan 

vlite  and  viistma,  and  gevritum  cydad, 

mundum  mearcjad  on  marmstane, 

hvonne  se  diig  and  seo  tid  dryhtum  geeave 
335  friitve  flyhthvates.    poune  fugla  cynn 

on  healfa  gehvaere  heapum  pringad, 

294.  vrixled  Th.  legere  vult.  —  306.  bregden,  Th.  —  322.  odeaved  Th.  suggessit. 
—  330.  fiigran,  MS.  —  336.  gehvore,  MS.  gehvone  scripsit  Thorpius, 
sed  healf  gen.  fern.  est.  vocem  gehvaere  ex  gehviiderre  contractam  esse 
arbitror;  vix  enim  credibile  est,  f'emininum  genus  pronominis  gehva, 
gehviit,  in  dialecto  Anglosaxonica  hoc  loco  servatum  esse,  et  "on  healfa 
gehvaere  —  ab  utroque  latere"  verto.  —   335.  vlite]  genit.  vocis  vlitu,  f.  ? 


Peodvitan.  271 

sigad  sidveguni,  songe  lofjad, 
maerad  modigne  meagluin  reordum, 
and  sva  l)one  halgan  hringe  beteldad, 
340  flyhte  on  lyfte.     fOnix  byd  on  iniddum 
breiitum  bibrungen.    beoda  vlitatT 
vundrum  vafjacl,  hu  seo  vilgedryht 
vildne  veordjacT  vorn  after  odrum 
craftum  cydacT  and  for  cyning  maerad 
345  leofne  leodfruman ,  lsedad  mid  vynnum 
adelne  to  earde,  od  bat  se  anhoga 
odfleoged  fedrum  snel,  pat  him  gefylgan  ne  mag 
drymendra  gedrybt,  bonne  duguda  vyn 
of  bisse  eordan  tyrf  Mel  seced.  (158) 

350        Sva  se  gesaeliga  after  svilthvile  (V.) 

his  ealdcyd'de  eft  geneosad 
fagre  foldan.    fugelas  cirrad 
from  bam  giidfrecan  geomormode 
eft  to  earde,  bonne  se  iideling  byd 
355  giong  in  geardiun.     God  ana  vat, 

cyniug  almihtig,  hu  his  gecynde  byd. 
vifhades  l>e  veres;  bat  ne  vat  a?nig 
monna  cynnes  butan  meotnd  ana, 
hu  ba  visan  sind  vuudorlice, 
360  fager  fyrngesceap  ymb  biis  fugles  gehyrd. 
Paer  se  eadga  mot  eardes  neotan, 
vyllestreama  vuduholtum  in, 
vunjan  in  vonge,  6tT  bat  vintra  byd 
busend  urnen;  bonne  him  veorded 
365  ende  lifes,  bine  ad  beced, 

burhaled  fyr;  hvadre  eft  cymed 
aveaht  vratlice  vundrum  to  life, 
forbon  he  drusende  dead  ne  bisorga.i 
sare  sviltcvale,  l>e  him  simle  vat 
370  after  ligbrace  lif  ednive, 

feorh  after  fylle,  bonne  fromlice 
burh  briddes  had  gebreadad  veorded, 
eft  of  ascan  edgeong  vesed 
under  svegles  hleo.    byd  him  self  gehviider 
375  sunn  and  svaes  fader  and  simle  eac 
eft  yrfeveard  ealdre  lafe. 
Forgeaf  him  se  meahtiga  moncynnes  fruma, 
bat  he  sva  vratlice  veordan  sceolde 
eft  l>:it  ylce  bat  he  ser  bon  vas, 
380  fedTiim  bifongen ,  beah  hine  fyr  nime.  (170) 

Sva  bat  ece  lif  eadigra  gehvylc  (VI.) 

after  sarvraece  silf  geceosed 
Imrh  deorcne  dead,  hat  he  dryhtnes  mot 
after  geardagum  geofene  neotan 

341.  vefjad,  MS.  -  350.  svylt,   MS.  -  352.  cyrrad,  MS.  -   377.  me- 
ahta,  Th. 


272  Peodvitan. 

385  on  siudreamuin,  and  siddan  a 

vunjan  in  vorulde  veorca  to  leane. 
Pises  fugles  gecynd  fela  gelic  is 
bi  bam  gecornum  Cristes  begnum. 
beaenad  in  burgum,  hu  hi  beorhtne  gefean 

390  l>urh  fader  fultuni  on  has  frecnan  tid 

healdad  under  heofonuni,  and  him  heahne  blaed 
in  bam  uplican  edle  gestrynad. 
Habbad  ve  geascad,  bat  se  iilmihtiga 
vorhte  ver  and  vif  ]mrh  his  vundra  sped 

395  and  hi  ba  gesette  on  bone  selestan 
foldan  sceata ,  bone  lira  beam 
nemnad  neorxnavong,  baer  him  naenges  viis 
eades  onsyn,  ])enden  eces  vord, 
halges  hleod ore vide  healdan  voldon 

400  on  bani  nivan  gefean.     baer  him  niu"  gesceod 
ealdfeondes  efest,  se  him  aet  gebead, 
beanies  blaede,  biit  hi  ba  begun 
tippel  unraedurn  ofer  est  godes, 
byrgdon  forbodenne.    baer  him  bitter  veard 

405  yrindu  after  aete  and  hira  eaferum  sva 
sarlic  simbel,  sunum  and  dohtrum, 
vurdon  teonlice  to  pas     ....     idge 
ageald  after  gylte;   hafdon  godes  irre, 
bittre  bealosorge,  pas  be  byre  sitftfan 

410  gyrne  onguldon,  l)e  hi  l)iit  gifl  begun 
ofer  eces  vord.     for  bon  hi  edles  vyn 
geomormode  ofgiefan  sceoldon 
purh  nadran  nid,  pa  heo  nearve  besvac 
yldran  lisse  in  aerdagum 

415  purh  faecne  ferff,  pat  hi  feor  ponan 
in  pas  dead  dene  drohtad  sohton, 
sorgfulran  gesetu.    him  veard  selle  lif 
heolstre  bihyded  and  se  halga  vong 
J)»rh  feondes  searo  fiiste  bityned 

420  vintra  mengu  6tT  bat  vuldorcyning 
])iirh  his  hidercyme  halgum  to  geanes 
moucynnes  gefea,  mecTra  frcfrend 
and  se  anga  hyht  eft  ontynde. 

Is  bon  gelicast,  has  be  iis  leorneras      CVIIO 

425  vordum  secgad  and  vritum  cydatf, 

bises   fugles  gefiir  -   bonne  frod  ofgiefetf 
eard  and  Mel  and  geealdad  byd, 
gevited  verigmod ,  viutrum  gebysgad, 
baer  he  holtes  hleo  heah  gemeted, 


387.  gelices,  MS.  —  391.  heanne,  MS.  —  393.  geascad,  MS.  —  396. 
sceata,  Th.]  sceates,  MS.  —  400.  gescod,  Th.  —  401.  aefest,  Th.  —  404. 
forbodene,  Th.  —  406.  symbel,  Th.  —  407.  vordon,  MS.  —  inter  |>iis  et 
idge  Thorpius  lacunam  non  nisi  paucarum  Utevantm  uotavit,  sedan  non 
pltira  verba  deperdita  sint  nescio.  —  421.  Iieanes,  MS.  —  424.  lareovas 
Thorpius  leyere  suadet.  —  425.  veordum,  MS.  —  vritu,  Th. 


Pe6dvitan.  273 


430  in  bam  he  getimbred  tauum  and  vyrtuin 
ham  adelestuin  eardvic  nive, 
nest  on  bearve;  byd  him  neod  micel, 
j)i'it  he  feorh  geoug  eft  oufou  mote, 
|mrh  liges  blpest  lif  after  deade, 
435  edgeong  vesan  and  his  ealdcyddn, 
sunbeorht  gesetu  secau   mote 
after  fvrbade.  —  Sva  ba  foregengau 
yldrau  usse  anforlcton 
bone  vlitigan  vong  and  vuldres  sell 
440  leoflic  on  laste,  tugon  lougne  sid 
in  hearmra  bond,  beer  him  hettende 
earme  aglaecan  oft  gesceodon; 
vaeron  hviidre  monge  ba  be  meotude 
gehyrdun  under  heofoiuun  halgum  beavuni 
445  da3diim  domlicnm,  |»at  him  dryhten  veard 
heofona  heah  cyning  hold  on  mode: 
bat  is  se  hea  beam  in  |>am  halge  nil 
vie  veardjad ,  beer  him  vihte  ne  niiift 
ealdfeonda  nan  atre  sceddau, 
450  tVicnes  tacne  on  pa  frecnan   tid; 

baer  him  nest   vyrced   vid  nida  gelivani 
daedum  domlicnm  dryhtnes  cempa, 
|)onne  he  almessan  earinum  daeled 
riugiida  leasum,  and  him  dryhten  gecigd, 
455  fiider  on  fultnm,  ford   ouetted 
];pii;in  lifes,  lealitras  dvasced, 
mirce  maudseda,  healded  meotudes  se 
beald  in  breostum,  and  gebedu  seced 
clsenum  gehygdnm,  and  his  cueo  byged 
460  iidele   to  eordan,  flyhd   yfla  gehvyle, 
grimme  gieltas   for  godes  egsau, 
gladmod  gyrned,  biit  lie   godra  msest 
dseda  gefremme:  j»am  byd  dryhten   scild 
in  sida  gehvone,  sigora  vilgiefa, 
405  veoruda  valdend ;  pis  ba  vyrta  sind 
viistma  bla?da,  pa  se  vilda  fugel 
somnacl  under  svegle  side  and  vide 
to  his  vicstove,  baer  he  vundrum  Cast 
vid  nida  gehvam  nest  gevyrced. 
470  Sva  nu  in  bam  victim  villan  fremmad 
mode  and  magne  meotudes  cempan 
maerda  tilgad  ,  has  him  meorde  vile 
Ace  almihtig  eadge  forgildau; 
bend"  him  of  bam  vyrtum  vie  gestadelad 
475  in  vuldres  byrig  veorca  to  leaue, 
]>hs  jie  hi  geheoldon  halge  lare 


444.  ve  gehyrdum,  MS.  —  454.  gecygcT,  MS.  —  463.  scyld,  MS. 
4G4  —  65.  sigora  valdend  veoruda  vilgiefa,  MS.  Thorpius  emendavit. 
476.  geheoldan,  MS. 

18 


274  FVodvitan. 

hate  lit  heortan,  hyge  veallemle 

iliiges  and  iiilites  •  dryhteu  lufjad 

leohte  geleafan,  leefoe  ee6sad 
•1H)  ofer  voruldvelan;  ne  byd  him  vynne  hyht, 

l>iit  hi  |)is  laene  lit'  long  geTunjen 

bus  eadig  eorl  eean  dreamas 

lieofona  hames  mid  heafccyning 

earnad  on  elne,   od  bat  ende  cymed 
#85  dogorrimes,  bonne  dead  nimeff, 

viga  valgifre  vsepnam  gepryded 

ealdor  iinra  gehvas,  and  in  eordan  fVi<I in 

snude  sen  dad  suvluin  binumene 

laene  lichoman,  ba>r  hi  longe  beod 
490  (id  fyres  cyme  foldan  bibeahte. 

bonne  monge  beod  on  gemot  Iseded 

tira  eynnes;  vile  fiider  engla 

sigora  sod  cyning  seonmT  gehegan. 

duguda  dry  h  ten  deinan   mid  rihte  : 
4s*.'>  jionue  ariste  ealle  gelremmad" 

men  on  moldau.  sv<i  se  tnihtiga  cyning 

beoded ,  brego  engla  In  man  stefne. 

ofer  sidiie  grand  savla  nergend, 

bytf  se  deorca  dead  dryhfues  mcahlimi 
.son  eadgum  geeudad;  iidele  hveorfatf, 

preatum  briagatf,  bonne  beds  vornld 

scyldvyrcende  in  scome  birned 

ade  oniiled.     veorded  aura  gehvyh 

forhl  on  forhde,  |>onnc  ryr  briced 
505  laene   londvelaa,  lig  eal  biged 

cordan  amtgestreon,  iipplede  gold 

gifre  forgriped  ,  grapdig  svelgcd 

londes  fratva.     |)onne  on  leoht  cymed 

ealdum  pises  in  pa  openau  tid 
510  fager  and  gefealic  fugles  tacen; 

Jionne  anveald  eal  up  astellad. 

on  byrgenum  ban  gegadracT, 

leomu  lie  somod,  and  liges  gsest 

fore  Cristes  cne6,  cyning  brymiice 
515  of  his  heahsctle  halgum  seined, 

vlitig  vuldres  gun:  vel  b<d  l>am  [>e  unit 

in  pa  geomran  tid  gode  licjan. 

f*aer  ba  liehoman  leahtra  clsene  (VIII.) 

gongad  gladmode,  gwstas  hveorfad 
580  in  banfatu,  |)onue  bryne  stiged* 

heah  to  heofonum.     hat  byd  monegum 
egeslic  filed,  bonne  ;inra  gehvyle, 


4^2.  dreames,  Th.  —  1SG.  gebryJed,  MS.  —  491.  laedad,  MS.  —  504. 
ferpbe,  MS.  —  508.  fr.itve,  MS.  —  510.  gefealig,  Th.  —  514.  cyning]  ig- 
nis epirittim  regem  appellare,  id  paganum  esse,  nemo  est,  qui  non  in- 
telliyat.  Si  (/i/i  sint  pii  et  hoc  scandalo  offensi  leclores ,  ii  leyant  "cy- 
ninges"  suarteo. 


Peodvitan.  2T5 

sodfiist  ge  synuig,  savel  mid  lice 
from  moldgrafuni  si-ced  meotudes  dom. 
525  forht,  afaered.     fyr  byd  on  tyhte, 
Sled  uncysta.    baer  j>a  eadgan  beod 
lifter  vnichvile  veorcam  bifongcu, 
<lgenum  daedum:  I>sit  ]>a  iidelan  sind 
vyrta  vynsume,  mid  ]>am  se  vilda  fngel 
530  his  silfes  nest  biseted  titan, 
bat  hit  faeringa  tyre  birned, 
forsveled  under  sunnan,  and  he  silfa  mid, 
and  bonne  after  Ifge  Iff  eft  onfeluT 
ednivinga.     Sva  byd  anra  gchvylc 
535  fisesce  bifongen  fira  cynnes 

nenlic  and  edgeong,  se  be  his  agenum  h<*r 
villiun  gevyrced,  ]>at  him  vuldorcyninn 
meahtig  at  ham  niadle  milde  geveorded. 
})oune  hleodrjad  halge  gaestas. 
540  Silvia  sodfiiste  song  ahebbad, 

claeue  and  gecorene  hergad  cyniuges  bfym, 

stefn  after  stefue  stigad  to  vuldre 

vlitige  gevyrtad  mid  hira  velda3dam. 

beod  |)onne  iimerede  monna  gaestas 
545  beorhte  atyrde  burn  bryne  fyres. 

Ne  vene  bjis  aenig  ealda  cynnes, 

jiiit  ic  lygevordnm  ledd  somnige. 

vrite  vodcrafte:  gehyrad  vitcdnm 

Jobes  gieddiuga;  burh  garstcs  blacd 
550  breostum   onbiyrded  beald  reordade, 

vuldre  geveordad  he  l>at  vord  gecviid  : 

"Ic  bat  ne  forhycge  heortan  gel)oncum. 

bat  ic  on  milium  neste  neabed  ceose, 

hales  hr.i  verig,  gevite  bean  lionan 
555  on  longne   sid  lame  bitolden 

geomor  geodaeda  in  greotes  fadm, 

and  I)onne  after  deade  burh  dryhtncs  giefe 

sva  se  fugel  Fenix  feorh  edoive 

after  aeriste  agan  mote, 
560  dreamas  mid  diyhten,  baer  seo  deore  scolu 

leofne  lofjad.     Ic  has  lifes  ne  mag 

aefre  to  ealdi-e  ende  gebidan, 

leohtes  and  lissa.     beah  min  lie  scyle 

on  moldarne  molsnad  veordan 
565  vyrmum  td  villan ;  sv,i  beah  veoruda  god 

after  svilthvile  savle  alysed 

and  in  vuldor  aveced.    me  bas  ven  naefre 

forbirsted  in  breostum,  ]>e  ic  in  brego  engla 

fordveai-dne  gefean,  faste  hiibbe". 

525.  ontihte,  MS.  —  586.  uucyste,  MS.  —  345.  atyvde]  abyvde,  MS.. 
;lbvsde  legere  suadet  Tfinrpiftx.  —   458.    cf.  Job.   XXIX,  IS.  —  554.  hate, 

Th.  —  469.  fordvpard.'-? 


276  Peodvitan. 

570  F'us  (roil  guma  iu  fyrndagtim 

gieddade  gleavmod,  godes  spelboda, 

ymb  his  aeriste  iu  tee  lit. 

|»at  ve  by  georudr  ongietau  meal 

t>  rfjist  tacen,   bat  se  torhta  fagel 
5?5  burn  brjne  beacnad.     Baua  life, 

ascan  aud  yslan  ealle  gesomnad 

iifter  ligbryue  ,  landed  siifdan 

fugel  on  fotum  to  frean  geardmn 

sunnan  to  geanes,  beer  he  siddan  foifl 
0  vunad  vintra  fela  vastmiim  geniv.ni 

calles  edgeong,  ba?r  aenig  ne  m;'ig 

in  Itam  leddscipe  laedum  hvopau. 

Sva  nu  iifter  deade  l)iirh  dryhtnes  nnht 

somod  sidjad  savla  mid  lice 
585  fi'igre  gefratved,  fugle  gelicast, 

in  eadvelum,  udelum  stencum, 

l»a?r  seo  sodfaste  sunne  lyhted 

vlitig  ofer  vcoredum,  iu  vuldres  byrig 

Ponne  sodfastum  savlum  seined  (IX.) 

590  heah  ofer  hrofas  hselende  Crist. 

him  folgjad  fuglas  scyue, 

bcorhte  gebredade,  blissum  bremige, 

in  bam  gladau  ham,  ga?stas  gecorene, 

ece  to  ealdre,  paer  him  3  fie  ne  nn'ig 
595  ftili  feond  gemah  facne  sceddan  ; 

ar  boer  lifgad  a  leohtc  verede, 

sva  se  fugel  Fcuix,  iu  freodu  dryhtnes 

vlitige  In  vuldre.     veorc  iinra  gehvas 

bcorhte  bliced  iu  ban  blidnn  ham 
600  fore  ousyne  eces  dryhtnes 

simle  in  sibbe.     sunnau  gelicc 

ha;r  se  beorhta  beag   brogdeu  vuudrum 

eorcnanstanum  eadigra  gehvain 

hlifad  ofer  heafdc;  hafelau  lixad 
605  hrymme  bibeahte;  beodnes  cyncgold 

sodfiistra  gehvone  sellic  glenged 

leohte  iu  life,  baer  se  longa  gefea 

ice  and  edgeong  sefre  ne  svedrad, 

ac  hi  in  vlite  vunjad  vuldre  bitoldeu, 
610  fiigrum  friitvum,  mid  fader  engla. 

Ne  byfl  him  ou  bam  vicum   viht  to  surge, 

vroht  ne  vedel  ne  gevindagas, 

hunger  se  hata  ne  se  hearda  burst, 

ynndu  ne  ildo;  him  se  jidela  cyning 
615  forgifed  goda  gehvylc.     ba;r  gaesta  gedryht. 

576.  gesomnad,  Th.  —  579.  hi,  MS.  —  580.  vunjad,  MS.  —  582.  hvo- 
pan] "Here  some  lines  are  evidently  wanting }  though  the  MS.  has  no 
hiatus''  ait  Thorpius;  nihil  tamen  perditum  est.  hvopau  enim  pro  vt'pan 
est  positnm  (c/.  C<edm.  159,  18;  185,  12;  806,  6),  et  lanTnm  (loeddum  MS.) 
dot.  plur.  subst.  IsetTo  est.  —  591.  fidrum  scyue?  —  593.  bam]  bone?  — 
599.  blidam,  MS.  -  607.  gefea,  MS. 


Peodvitan.  21t 

haeloud  hergad  and  heofoneyninges 

meahte  maersjacT,  siugad  meolude  lol 

t.\  insacl  sibgedryht  svega  mseste 

bsedre  ymb  bat  h-.ilge  heahscld  godes; 
620  blide  bletsjad  bregu  selestan 

cadge  mid  cuglmn  efenhleodrd  (mis: 

"Sib  si  be,  sod  god,  and  snyttrn  craft, 

and  be  pone  si  prymsitteudum 

geongra  gifeua  goda  gehvylces. 
625  inicel  unmaete  magnes  strengcTu. 

heah  and  halig:  heofonas  sindon 

i'iigre  gefylled ,  fader  almihtig, 

ealra  brymraa  brym,  bines  vuldres 

uppe  mid  eugluni  aud  on  eordau  somod. 
630  gefreoda  usic,  fryuida  scippeud!  bit  earl  fader  almihtig, 

in  heahnesse  heofuua  valdend!" 

F'us  reordjad  ribt  fremmende, 

manes  amerede  in  bsere  majran  byvig ; 

cynebrym  cydad,  caseres  lof 
635  singad  on  svegle  sodfiistra  gcdrybt : 

"Pain  intra  is  ece  veordnij'nd 

ford  biitan  ende:  uiis  bis  frymd  aefre, 

cades  ongin ,  bean  he  on  eordan  her 

bnrh   cildes  bad  cenned  vaerc 
640  in  uiiddangeurd;  hvj'idre  his  ineahta  sped 

heah  ofer  heofonum  halig  vuuade, 

dom  unbryce,  heah  he  deades  cvealin 

on  rodetreove  no  f nan  sceolde, 

bearltc  vitc.     he  by  briddau  dage 
01 J  after  lices  hryrc  lif  eft  onfeng 

bnrh  fader  fultum.     Sva  fenix  beacnad 

geong  in  geardnm  godbearnes  meaht, 

bonne  he  of  ascan  eft  ouviicned 

iu  lifes  lif  leomuui  gebungen. 
650  Sva  se  haelend  us  helpe  gefrenicdc 

purh  his  lices  gediil,  lif  but  an  eudc, 

sva  se  fugel  svelum  his  fidru  tii 

and  vynsuinum  vyrtum  gefylled, 

fiigrum  foldvastnium ,  bonne  afysed  l>;. d 
655  Piit  sindon  ba  vord,  sva  us  gevritu  secgad 

hleodor  luiligra,  pe  him  to  heofonum  byd 

to  bam  mildan  gode  mod  afysed 

in  dreama  dream,  pser  hi  dryhtnc  (6  giefe 

vorda  and  veorca  vyusumne  stenc 
660  in  ba  in  a' ran  gesceaft  meotude  briugad 

iu  bat  leohte  lif.     Si  him  lof  simle 

bnrh  voruld  vorulda  aud  vuldres  blaul, 

ar  aud  ouvald  iu  bain  uplican 

622.   snyttrucraft,   Th.  —  625.  streudu,  MS.  —   613,  rodelicov,    MS 
648.  ouvacned,   MS. 


278  Peodvitan. 

rodera  rice,     he  is  on  riht  cyuing 
665  middangeardes  and  miigenhryinnies 

vuldre  bivundeu  in  bsore  vlitigan  byrig. 
Hafad  us  alysed  lucis  auctor, 

l*iit  ve  ludtuu  her  merueri  (X.  meruisse) 

goddaedum  begietan  yaudia  in  celo, 
670  baer  ve  mutnu  maxima  reyna 

secau  and  gesittan  sedibus  altis, 

lifgau  in  lisse  lucis  et  pads, 

agau  eardinga  almae  letitiae, 

briican  blaeddaga,  blandem  et  mite  in 
675  geseon  sigora  frean  sine  fine, 

and  him  lof  singan  laude  perenni 

eadge  mid  enghim  alleluja. 

Cud.  Exon. ,  e d.  Thorpe. 

Non  supervacuum  tnihi  videtur  carmen  addere  Lactantii  latinum,  ut, 
quo  modo  poeta  Anylosaxonicus  paraphrasin  suam  perfecerit,  lector 
doctus  videat.  Numeri  in  fine  versuum  positi  numeris  carminis  Anglo- 
saxonici  eodem  in  loco  locatis  respondent. 

Est  locus  in  primo  felix  oriente  remotus,  (I.) 

qua  patet  aeterni  janua  celsa  poli, 
nee  tamen  aestivos  Itiemisve  propinquus  adortus, 
sed  qua  sol  verno  fundit  ab  axe  diem. 
5  Illic  planicies  tractus  diffundit  apertos, 

nee  tumulus  crescit,  nee  cava  vallis  hiat; 
sed  nostros  niontes,  quorum  juya  celsa  putantur, 

per  bis  sex  ulnas  eminet  ille  locus. 
Hie  Solis  nemus  est,  et  consitus  arbor e  multa 
10        lucus  perpetuae  frondis  honor e  viret. 

Cum  Phaethonteis  flayrasset  ab  ignibus  axis, 

ille  locus  fl  a  minis  inviolatus  erat; 
t't  cum  diluvium  mersisset  fluctibus  orbem, 
Deucalioneas  exsuperavit  aquas. 
15  Non  htic  exanyues  morbi,  non  aeyra  senectus, 
nee  mors  crudelis,  nee  metus  asper  adit, 
nee  scelus  infandum,  nee  opum  vesana  cupido. 
out  Mars ,  aut  ardens  caedis  amore  furor; 
luctus  acerbus  abest,  et  eyestas  obsita  pannis, 
20        et  curae  insomnes,  et  violenta  fames; 

non  ibi  tempestas ,  nee  vis  furit  horrida  venti, 

nee  yelido  terrain  rore  pruina  teyit; 
nulla  super  campos  tendit  sua  rellera  nubes, 
nee  cadit  ex  alto  turbidus  humor  aquae. 
25  Sed  fons  in  medio  est,  quern   Yivum  nomine  dicunt, 
perspicuus ,  lenis,  dulcibus  uber  aquis, 
qui  semel  erumpens  per  singula  tempora  mensum 

duodecies  undis  irriyat  omne  nemus; 
hie  yenus  arboreum  procero  stipite  suryens, 
30        non  lapsura  solo  viilia  poma  yerit. 

Hoc  nemus,  hos  lucos  avis  incolit  unica  Phoenix, (II.) 


fVotivitun.  2?9 

unica,  sed  visit  movte  re/'ecla  sua; 
paret  et  obsequitur  Phoebo  memoranda  sateUes 

hoc  natura  parens  munus   habere  dedit- 
35  Lutea  cum  primum  surgens  Aurora  rubes cit, 

rum  primum  rosea  sidera  luce  f'uyat, 
ter  quater  ilia  pias  immeryit  corpus  in  undas, 

ter  quater  e  vivo  yuryite  libat  aijuam; 
lollitur ,  ac  summo  consedit  in  arboris  altar 
4ft        rertice,  quae  to  turn  despicit  una  nanus. 
et  conversa  novos  Phoebi  nascentis  ad  ortus, 

expectai  radios  et  jnbar  exoriens; 
atque  ubi  Sol  pepulit  fulyentis  limina  porta  e, 

et  priuii  emicuit  lurtinis  aura  levis, 
|j  incipit  ilia  sacri  modulamina  f'uudere  cantus. 

et  mira  lucetn  voce  ciere  novatn, 
quant  nee  aedoniae  voces,  nee  tibia  possit 

Musica  Cyrrhaeis  assimulare  modis; 
ted  neque  olor  martens  imitari  posse  putetur. 
50         nee  Cylleiuieae  fiia  eanora  lyrae. 

Postipiam   Phoebus   ei/uos    in  aperta    re/adit  Olimpi, 

atque  orbetn  lotum  protulit   usque  means, 
ilia  ter  alarum  repetito  rerbere  plaudit, 

igniferumque  caput  ter  reuerata  silet; 
55  atque  eadem  celeres  etium  discriminal  boras, 

innarrabilibus  node  dieque  sonis^ 
antistes  nemorum,  luei  veneranda  sacerdo, 

el  sola  arcanis  conscia,  Phoebe,  tuis. 
Quae  posti/uam   citae  jam  mille   peieyerit  anno,  . 
60         ac  si  reddiderint  tempora  lonya  yravem, 
ut  reparet  lap  sum  f'atis  veryentibus  aevum. 

assueti  nemoris  dalce    cubile  f'uyit; 
.  unique  renascendi  studio  loca  sancta  reliquit, 

tunc  petit  /tunc  orbetn,  mors  ubi  reyua  I  rue  I 
65  Dirigit  in  Syriam  celeres  louyaeva  volatus, 

Plioenices  nomen  cui  dedit  ipsa    Venus, 
sccretosque  petit  deserta  per  avia  lucos, 

hie  ubi  per  saltus  silva  remota  lalet. 
turn  leyit  aerio  sublimem  vertice  palmam, 
70         quae  yratum  Pkoenir,  ex  ace  nomen  habit, 
in  quam  nulla  nocetis  animans  perrumpere  possit, 

lubricus  aut  serpens,  aid  avis  tilla  rapar. 
Turn  centos  claudit  petidentibus  AZolus  aulris,  (III  i 

tie  violent  /labris  aera  jjurpurenm. 
75  ueu  concreta  nolo  nubes  per  itiania  ctvli 

summoveat  radios  sulis,  et  obsit  avi. 
construit  inde  sibi  sen  nidum  site  sepulcruin, 

nam  peril  ut  vivat,  se  tamen  ipsa  treat, 
Colliyit  hinc  succos  el  odores  divite  silva 
80         quos  leyit  Assyrius,  quos  opuletilus  Arabs, 
quos  aut  Pyymaeae  yentes,  aut  India  car  pit 

aut  molli  yenerat  terra  Sabaea  sinu. 


280  Pe6dvitan. 

Cinnama  dehinc  auramque  prucul  spirantis  amomi 
congerit,  et  misto  balsama  cum  folio: 
85  non  casiae  mitis,  nee  olentis  vimen  acanthi, 

nee  thuris  lacrimae  gnttaque  pinguis  abest : 
his  addit  teneras  nardi  pubentis  aristas, 

et  sociat  myrrhae  vim,  panacea,  tuam. 
Protinus  instrato  corpus  mutabile  nido 
90        vitalique  toro  membra  quieta  locat: 

ore  dehinc  sticcos  membris  circumqne  supraque 

injicit,  exequiis  immoritura  snis ; 
tunc  inter  varios  animam  commendat  odores, 
depositi  tanti  nee  timet  ilia  fidem. 
95  Interea  corpus  genitali  morte  peremtum 

aestuat,  et  flammam  parturit  ipse  calor ; 
aetherioque  procul  de  lumine  concipit  ignem, 
flagrat  et  ambustum  solvitur  in  cinerem; 
quos  velut  in  massam  cineres  in  morte  coactos 
100        con  flat,  et  effectum  seminis  instar  habent. 
Hinc  animal  primum  sine  membris  fertur  oriri, 

sed  fertur  vermi  lacteus  esse  color. 
Creverit  immensnm  subito  cum  tempore  certo, 
sese  ovi  teretis  colliyit  in  speciem; 
105  inde  reformatur  qualis  fuit  ante  fiyura, 
et  Phoenix  rnptis  pullulat  exuviis, 
ac  velut  ayrestes,  cum  filo  ad  saxa  tenentur, 

mutari  tineae  papilione  solent. 
Non  illi  cibus  est  nostro  concessus  in  orbe, 
310        nee  cuiquam  implumem  pascere  cur  a  subest, 
Ambrosios  libat  coelesti  nectare  rores, 

stellifero  leneri  qui  cecidere  polo; 
hos  leyit,  his  alitur  mediis  in  odoribus  ales, 
donee  maturam  proferat  effigiem. 
115  Ast  ubi  primaeva  coepit  florere  juventa,  (IV.) 

evolat  ad  patrias  jam  reditura  domos : 
ante  tamen  proprio  quicquid  de  corpore  restaL 

ossaque  vel  cineres  exuviasque  suas, 
unguine  balsameo  myrrhaque  et  tkure  solulo 
120        condit,   et  in  formam  conglobat  ore  pio; 
quam  pedibus  gestans  contendit  solis  ad  ortus. 

inque  ara  residens,  ponit  in  aede  sacra. 

Mirandam  sese  praestat  praebetque  videnti, 

tantus  avi  decor  est,  tantus  abundat  honor. 

125  Principio  color  est  qtialis  sub  sidere  coeli, 

mitia  quern  croceo  Punica  grana  legunt, 

qualis  inest  foliis  quae  fert  agreste  papaver, 

cum  pandit  vestes  Flora  rubente  solo. 
Hoc  humeri  pectusque  decens  velamine  fulgent, 
130        hoc  caput,  hoc  cervix  summuque  terga  nitent; 
caudaque  porrigitur  fulvo  distenta  tnetallo, 

in  cujus  maculis  purpura  mista  rubet. 
Clarum  inter  pennas  insigne  est  desuper,  Iris 


Peodvitan.  281 

piny  eve  ceu  nubem  desuper  alta  solet; 
135  albicat  insiynis  misto  viridante  smaraydo, 
et  puro  comu  yemmea  cuspis  Mat. 
hiyentes  oculi,  credas  yeminos  hyacinthos, 
quorum  de  medio  lucida  /lamina  micat. 
.Equatur  toto  capiti  radiata  corona, 
110        Phoebaei  referens  verticis  alta  decus. 

Crura  teyunt  squamae  ffavo  distincta  metallo, 

ast  unyues  rosea  pinyit  honore  color. 
Effiyies  inter  pavonis  mista  figurant 

cernitur  et  pictam  Phasidis  inter  avem. 
145  Mayniciem  terris  Arabian  quae  yiynitur  ales 
vix  aequare  potest,  sen  /era,  seu  sit  avis; 
uon  tamen  est  tarda,  nt  volucres,  quae  corpore  magno 

incessus  piyros  per  grave  pondus  habent; 
sed  levis  et  velox,  reyali  plena  decore, 
150        talis  in  aspectu  se  tenet  usque  hominum. 
Convenit  Myyptus  tanti  ad  miracula  visits, 
et  raram  volucrem  turba  salutat  ovans. 
Protinus  exsculpunt  sacrato  in  marmore  formam 
et  siynant  titulo  remque  diemque  novo. 
155  ContraMl  in  coetum  sese  genus  omne  volantum, 
nee  praedae  memor  est  ulla,  nee  ulla  metus. 
Alituum  stipata  choro  volat  ilia  per  altum, 

turbaque  prosequitur  munere  laeta  pio. 
Sed  postquam  puri  pervenit  ad  aetheris  auras,  (Y.) 
160        mox  redit  ista,  suis  conditur  ilia  locis. 
At  f'ortunatae  sortis  filique  volucrem, 

cui  de  se  nasci  praestitit  ipse  dens. 
Foemina  vel  mas  kaec,  sen  neutrum,  seu  sit  utrumque, 
felix  quae   Veneris  f'oedera  nulla  colit. 
165  Mors  illi   Venus  est,  sola  est  in  morte  voluptas; 
ut  possit  nasci,   appetit  usque  mori. 
Ipsa  sibi  proles,  suus  est  pater  et  suits  lucres, 

nutrix  ipsa  stti,  semper  alumna  sibi. 
Ipsa  quidem,  sed  non  eadem,  quia  et  ipsa  nee  ipsa  est, 
Ho         aeternam  vitam  viortis  adepta  bono. 

(T_V  =  I  —  Vj     170  =  380.) 


Ealdcvidas  I. 
CE  codice  Exoniensi) 
Forst  sceal  freosan,  fyr  vudu  nieltan, 
eortfe  grovan,  is  bryegjan, 
viiterhelm  vegan,  vundrum  lucan. 
Eordan  cidas  an  sceal  inbindan 
5  forstes  fetru  fela  meabtig  god. 
Viuter  sceal  geveorpan ,  veder  eft  cunian 


8.  brecan  Thorpius  suyyessit;  male.  —   3.  viUcrliolm  17/.  mavult. 
1.  unbindan   Th.  proponit.  —  5.  fetre,  MS. 


282  lYotlviUui. 

sunior  sveglc  hat.     Smid  unsiille. 

deop  dcada  veg,   dyrne  byd  lengoi 

Holcn  sceal  iuiiled,  yrfe  gedaeled 
10  deades  manucs;  dom  by  it  selast. 

Cyuing  sceal  mid  ccape  cvene  gebycgan, 

bunum  aud  beagiim;  bu  sceolon  sorest 

gcofuiij  god  vcsan.     GiiiT  sceal  iu  eorle 

vig  geveaxan,  aud  vif  gepeoii 
15  leof  mid  hire  leodiun ,  le&htiaod  vesao, 

rune  healdan,  riimheort  beon 

mcarum  aud  madmuni,  meodoraedciini  . 

sorge  sidmagcu  simle  spghvar, 

eodor  iidelinga  a?rest  gegretau 
20  l'orman  fulle,  to  frean  hauda 

ricene  gera?cau,  aud  him  ra?d  vilan. 

boldagenduni  baem  atsomue. 

Scip  sceal  genagled,  scild  gchuudcu, 

Ieolit  lindeu  bord,  leof  vilcuma 
25  frisau  vife,  bonne  flota  stonded, 

byd  his  ceol  cuinen,  and  hire  ceorl  lo  ham 

•igen  aetgeofa,  and  he»  bine  inladad, 

vasced  his  varig  brag],  and  him  syled  vaulc  uive, 

lid  him  on  loude,  l>iis  his  lufu  baedcd. 
30  Vif  sceal  [vid  ver]  va?re  geliealdan,  oft  hi  mou  vommum  hi -hiid  ; 

tela  byd  fiistliydigra,  fela  byd  fyrvitgeonra, 

freod  hi  fremde  monnan,  pontic  se  Oder  feor  gevited. 

Lida  byd  longe  on  side,  a  man  sceal  se  j»i  iih  looles   vi-nan, 

gebidan  pas  lie  gebsedan  ue  mag,  hvonne  him  eft  gehyre  veordi  . 
3d  ham  cynic d  ,  glf  he  hal  leofad  ,  nefne  him  liulni  gestyred, 

mere  liafad  miiudum.     Miigd  egsan  vyn, 

ceap  eadig  man,  cyning  vie  bonne 

leodum  ceped,  l)onne  lida  cymed, 

vuda  aud  viitres  nyttad ;  bonne  him  byd  vie  aKlcd, 
40  mete  bygeiT,  gif  he  marau  pearf,  a>r  boo  he  to  nu-de  vconlr 

Scoc  se  byiT^  be  to  seldan  ieted;   j>c«ih  hiuc  mou  on  Minnaii  Isede, 

uc  miig  he  be  by  vedri'  vesau,    hcali  hit  si  vearm  on  sinncra; 

ofercumen  byd  he,    an*  he  aevele,  gif  he  n;i( ,  hv.i  hine  cvJcne  I'.lr 

Magen  man  sceal  mid  met*  IV-dan,  mordor  under  eonlaii  bclVoIan, 
15  hinder  under  hrusan ,  {>c  hit  forhelan  benced : 

nc  byd  bat  gcdi-fe  dead,  bonne  hit  gedyrned  veorded. 

Heau  sceal  gehnigan,  adl  gesigan, 

riht  rogjau;  r«3d  byd  nyttost, 

yfel  unnyttost,  bat  unlsed  nimed. 
50  God  byd  geuge  aud  vid  god  leuge. 

Hyge  sceal  gchealdcii,  bond  gevealden, 


9.  holen  77*.  in  antecedentis  versus  fine  posuit;  mule.  —  iu  aled,  Th. 
contra  MS.  —  15.  lof,  MS.  et  Th.  —  18.  for  gcsidiiur&'uiu ,  77*.,  magen, 
MS.  —  in.  adelinge,  MS.  —  20.  fewmai  Th.  hand,  77».  —  2;».  bidad  77* 
Ugere  vult.  —  30.  betid  Thorp,  suyi/essit.  —  3G.  eagaa  vyn,  7'/*.  /*<*<<■. 
37.  cyning  vie  l>on,  IlTh.  —  38.  leodon  cyped,  UTh.  —  lidan,  //'/'/*.  —  40. 
veode,  //.        \~    adl  gesigan,  MS.  et  II.  —  adlige  sigan,  TrV 


Peodvitan.  283 

seo  sceal  in  eagan ,  snyttro  in  breostum, 

paer  byd  {)iis  nionues  inodgcponcas. 

Mutfa  gehvylc  mete  pearf,  mael  sceolon  tiduiu 
55  gongan.     gold  gerised  oa  guman  svcordc, 

sellic  sigesceorp,  sine  on  evene. 

God  scop  gumum,  gar  niiTverum, 

vig  tovidre ,  vie  freoiTu  Iiealdan. 

Scild  sceal  cempan,  sceaft  reafere, 
fit)  sceal  bryde  beag,  bic  leornere, 

bus  halgum  men,   hsednum  synue. 

Voden  vorhte  veos,  vuldoralvalda, 

riime  roderas:  pat  is  rice  god, 

silf  sod"  cyuing,  savla  nergeud, 
fi5  se  us  eal  forgeaf,  \riit  ve  onlifgad, 

and  eft  iit  [tarn  ende  eallum  vealded 

monna  cynne,  pat  is  meotud  silfa. 

Hickes  The»,  p.  221  et  Cod.  E.ron.,    rd    Thorpins ,  p.   388 


Ealdcvidas  II. 

(E  cod.  Bibl.  Cotton.     Tib.  B.  I,  2.J 

Cyning  sceal  rice  bealdan,  ceastra  beod  feorrau  gesyne, 

urpanc  enta  geveorc,  pa  pe  on  pisse  eordan  sindon 

vriitlic  veallstana  geveorc.     Vind  byd  on  lyfle  sviftost, 

jmuar  byd  pragum  hludast.    prymmas  sindon  Cristes  myclc. 
5  Vyrd  byd  svidost,  vinter  byd  cealdost, 

lencten  lirimigdst :  he  byd  lengest  ceald. 

sumor  sunvlitigost,  svegel  byd  hatdst 

htirfest  hredeadegost ;  haledum  bringed 

geres  vastmas,  pa  pe  him  god  sended. 
10  SotT  byd  svicolost,  sine  byd  deorost 

gold  gumena  gehvam,  and  gamol  snotrost, 

fyrngearum  frod,  se  pe  scr  feala  gebided. 

Vea  byd  vundrum  clibbor;  volcnn  scridad, 

Geonge  adelingas  sceolon  gdde  gesidas 
15  bildan  to  beaduve  and  to  beahgife. 

Ellen  sceal  on  eorle,  ecg  sceal  vid  lielmc 

hilde  gebidan.    hafuc  sceal  on  glofe 

vilde  gevuujan,    vulf  sceal  on  bearove 

earm  auhaga,  eofor  sceal  on  holte 
20  todmagenes  trum.     Til  sceal  on  edle 

domes  vyrcean.     Darod  sceal  on  hauda, 

gar  golde  fah;  gim  sceal  on  hringe 

standan  steap  and  ge.ip.     Stream  sceal  on  yduin 

54.  pearfe,  H.  —  57  —  58.  Thorpii  textus  recensionem  sum  secutus ; 
at  leyi  etiam  potest,  quamvis  payanitatem  sapiat,  God  scop  {creavit) 
gumum  garnid  verum,  vig  tovidre.  vie  cet — 58.  freoda,  //. —  (j2.  Voden] 
poetam  christianum  nomine  Voden  hoc  loco  us  urn  esse,  non  possum 
quia  mirev. 

9.  geres]  gcref,  H.  —  14.  adding,  //.  —  ll>.  earn,  //. 


281  Peodvitan. 

mecgan  mereflode.     Mast  sceal  ou  ceole 
25  segelgyrd  seomjan.    Sveord  sceal  ou  bcarme. 
drihtlic  isern.     Draca  sceal  on  hlaeve 
frod,  fratvtnn  vlauc.    Fisc  sceal  ou  v&tere 
cynren  ceuuan.     Cyniug  sceal  ou  healle 
beagas  dselan.    Bera  sceal  on  ha3(Te 
30  eald  and  egesfull.     Ea  of  dune  sceal 
foldgrseg  feran.     Fyrd  sceal  iit  somue 
tyrfastra  getrum.     Treov  sceal  ou  eorle, 
visdom  on  vere.     Vudu  sceal  ou  foldau 
blsedum  blovau.     Beorh  sceal  on  eordan 
35  grene  standan.     God  sceal  on  heofonum, 
daeda  demend.     Duru  sceal  on  healle 
rum  recedes  mud.    Rand  sceal  ou  scildc 
fast  fingra  gebeorh.    Fugel  uppe  sceal 
lacan  on  lyfte.     Leax  sceal  on  vole 
40  mid  sceote  scridan.    Scur  sceal  on  heofenum 
vinde  geblandeu  in  pas  voruld  cuman. 
Peof  sceal  gangan  in  by  strum  vederum, 
pyrs  sceal  on  fenne  faste  gevunjan, 
ana  innan  lande.    Ides  sceal  dyrncrafte 
45  faemne  hire  freond  gesecean,  gif  heo  neile  on  folce  gepeon, 
pat  hi  man  beagum  gebycge.     Brim  sceal  sealt  veallau, 
lyfthelm  and  laguflod  ymb  ealra  landa  gehvylc 
flovan,  firgenstreamas.    Feoh  sceal  on  eonlan 
tydran  and  tyman.    Tungol  sceal  ou  heofeuum 
50  beorhte  scinan,  sva  him  bebead  meotud. 
God  sceal  vid  yfele,  geugod  sceal  vid  ilde, 
lif  sceal  vid  deade,  leoht  sceal  vid  bystrmn, 
fyrd  vid  fyrde,  feond  vid  odruni, 
lad  vid  hide  3-mb  land  sacau, 
55  synue  staelau.    A  sceal  snotor  hycgeau 
ymb  pisse  vorulde  geviun;  vearh  hangjan 
fagere  ongildan  pat  he  a?r  facen  dide 
manna  cynne.    Meotud  ana  vat, 
hvider  seo  savul  sceal  siddan  hveorfan, 
60  and  ealle  pa  gastas,  pe  for  gode  hveorfad 
after  deaddage  domes  bidad 
on  fader  fadme.     is  seo  fordgesceaft 
digol  and  dyrue;  drihten  ana  vat, 
uergeude  fader;  naenig  eft  cymed 
G5  hider  under  hrofas,  be  bat  her  for  sod 

in  an  ii  ii  in  secge,  hvylc  si  meotodes  gcsccaU, 
sigefolca  gesetu,  baer  he  silfa  vuuad. 

Hickes  The»,  p.  207. 

24.  mengan?  —  28.  cyurau  cenuen,  //.  —  39.  viile,  //.  cf.  angt.  weele. 
—  43.  fiiste  deest  a/pud  II.  —  45.  gesecean,  II.  —  47.  laud,  //.  —  67.  go- 
scta,  //. 


Peodvitan.  285 

Ealdcvidas   III. 
Hoed  sceal  won  secgan,  rune  vritan, 
leod  gesingan,  lofes  gearnjan, 
dom  iireccan,  diiges  onettan. 
Til  mon  tiles  and  tomes  meares, 
5         cudes  and  gecostes  and  calcrondcs; 
naeuig  fira  to  fela  gestrynetf. 
Vel  sceal  mon  vine  healdan  on  vega  gehvylcum : 
oft  mon  ferecT  feor  bi  tune, 
baer  him  vat  freond  unviotodne. 
10  Vineleas,  vonsa?lig  mon  genimeit  him  vulf  to  geferan, 
fela  fn'cne  de»'tr:  fill  oft  hine  se  gefera  slited: 
gryre  sceal  for  greggum,  graf  deadum  men. 
Hungre  heofed,  nales  bat  heafe  bevinded, 
ne  hum  val  veped  vulf  se  grsega, 
15        mordorcvealm  mecga,  ac  hit  a  mare  ville. 
Vrsea*  sceal  vunden,  vracu  heardum  men; 
boga  sceal  straele;  sceal  bam  gelic, 
mon  to  gemiiccan,  madum  ddres  veord. 
Gold  mon  sceal  gifan:  mag  god  syllan 
20        eadgum  aehte  and  eft  niman. 
Sele  sceal  stondan  ,  silf  ealdjan  : 
licgende  beam  lasest  gr6ved. 
Treo  sceal  onbraedan  and  treov  veaxan, 
sic»  geond  bilvitra  breost  arised ; 
35        vaerleas  mon  and  vonhydig, 
aettrenmod  and  ungetreov, 
|)iis  ne  gymed  god. 
Fela  sceop  meotud  piis  be  fyrn  geveard, 
het  siddan  sva  ford  vesan. 
30  Vislicu  vord  gerisad  vera  gehvylcum, 
gleomen  gied  and  guman  snyttro. 
Sva  monige  beod  men  ofer  eordan,  sva  beod  modgeboncas: 
aelc  him  hafad  sundor  sefan  longad. 

[»onne py  las  pe  him  con  Ieoda  vorn, 

35        odde  mid  handum  con  hearpan  gretan, 

hafad  him  his  glives  giefe  be  him  god  sealde. 
Farm  byd  se  pe  sceal  ana  lifgan, 

vineleas  vunjan   hafad  him  vyrd  geteod; 
betre  him  vaere,  pat  he  brodor  ahte, 
40        begen  hi  anes  monnes,  eorles  vaeren 

eaforan,  gif  hi  sceoldon  eofor  onginnan, 


2.  lofes ,  Th.]  leofes ,  MS.  —  4.  Til  mon]  scil.  byd  veorde.  —  9.  vat 
vine?  —  10.  vulfas,  Th.  —  11.  faecne,  Th.  sed  faecn,  dolosus,  astiitus  lu- 
pus non  bene  dicitur ,  oplime  tamen  frecn,  periculosus ,  terribilis.  —  12. 
greggum  =  groegum?  sed  cf.  grigg.  grig  fortassis,  non  graeg  scribi  de- 
bet. —  16.  vra?d,  MS.  —  21.  silfer  ealdjan?  i.  e.  aryentum  (usuj  senesce- 
re.  —  23.  sceolon  braedan ,  Th.  —  25  —  28.  versus  hi  tres  Mud  metrum 
sequuntur,  quod  Boreales  Liod'a  liattr  appellant.  —  30.  vaera,  MS.  — 
30.  multa  desunt.  —  40.  eorle  eaforan  voeran,  MS.  eorlice  Thorpius  le- 
gere  suadtt,  sine  transpositione  verborum  eaforan  et  voeren.  —  41.  ou- 
viDnan? 


280  Peodvitan. 

<..l tie  begen  beran:  bytf  bat  slidhearde  deor. 
a  scjlen  ba  rincas  geroed  onlsvdnn, 
and  sit  somne  svefan. 

45        hi  tvegen  sceolou  tsifle  ymbsittan,  benden  him  hire  torn  (..glide, 
forgietau  bsira  geocran  gesceafta ,  habbao  him  goraen  on  borde 

iille  houd,  emtad  Jange  neah 

(iiflmonnes,  boune  teoselum  veorped. 
Seldan  in  sidum  ceole,  uefne  he  under  segle  irue, 
■)0        verig  scealc  vid  vinde  roved;  ful  oft  mon   reamum  t.vhd 
eargne,  bat  he  elne  forleose,  drugad  his   sir  on  horde. 
Lot  sceal  mid  lysve,  list  mid  gedcfiun: 
1>5'  veorded  se  stan  forstolen. 
oft  hi  vordiim  tdveorpad, 
.i5         :er  hi  bncum    tobreden. 

Cod.  Exon.j  ed.   Thorpe,  p.  342. 


Ealdcvidas   IV. 

(sum  da?l) 
Prym  sceal  mid  vlenco,  briste  mid  cenum, 

sceolun  bu  receue  beadve  fremman. 
Eorl  sceal  on  eos  boge,  eorod  sceal  gelrurae  ridan, 
fjiste  feda  stondan.     Faemne  sit  hire  bordan  gerised  : 
5         vidgongel  vif  vord  gesprenged,  oft  hi  mon  vommiim  belilul, 
baled  hi  hospe  maenad",  oft  hire  hleor  sibreoted. 
scomjande  man  sceal  in  sceade  hveorfan,  scir  in  leohte  gerised 
houd  sceal  hcafod  iuvyrcan,  hord  in  stre&num  bidan, 
gifstol  gegierved  stondan,  hvonne  hiue  gumau  gedoelen. 
10  Gifre  bytf  se  bam  golde  onfehd  guma  Jjfis  on  heahsetle  geneah: 

lean  sceal,  gif  ve  leogan  uellad,  bam  be  us  bas  lisse  geleode. 

Cod.  Exou.,  ed.  Thorpe,  p.  3S? 


Runa  gerim. 
Run  arum   calalogus. 
Poeta  in  carmine  quod  sequitur  de  literarum  Anylosaxonicarum  no- 
minibus  earumque  siynificatione  ayit.     Sunt  autem  format  literarum  hue, 
secundum  ordinem  legitimum: 


42.  slidherde,  MS.  —  43.  gerodan  Isrdan,  MS.  gersed  rsvdan  Thor- 
pius  suyyessit.  —  47.  nemet  longe  neah,  MS.  et  Th.  rerhum  emettan 
ignoro;  emtjan,  emtigean  saepe  leguntur;  cf,  theod.  emazon,  cMMUrigon. 
—  48.  taefles  moiines,    MS.  et  Th.  —  50.  sceal  se  vid,   Th.  —  t i It < I  ,   Th. 

3.  eorod,  Th.  1  vorod,  MS.  —  5.  gespringed,  MS.  —  <»•  menetf?  — 
abreoted,  Thr\  abreobetf,  MS.  —  8.  heofod,  MS. 


FVodvitan.  287 

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(>»rtf  ultimum  locum  lenent  qvatuor  titerae,  a  poeta  nee  nominantur  nee 
declarantur ,  quorum  tamen  nomina  sunt:  cveorn  mola ,  stun  lapis,  gar 
hasta,  rale  calceus.  Reliquarum  nomina  singultus  strophas  incipiunt.  Ce- 
terum  riina  u  etiam  o  et  y,  rnna  i  etiam  eo,  runa  n  etiam  x,  denique 
runa  n  vita  et  ii  et  ea  vahiisse  videntur. 

1  Feoh  byil  frdfur  fira  gehvylcum, 

sceal  l>e:i1i  manna  gehvyle  miclum  hit  do?Ian, 
gif  lie  vile  for  drihtne  domes  hleotan. 

2  I  r  byd  annidd  aud  oferhyrned, 

tela  frecne  dedr,  feohted  mid  hornum 
ma?re  mdrsrapa:  l>iit  is  modig  vulit. 

3  F'orn  byd  bearle   scearp,  pegna  gehvylcum 

anfenges  yfel,  ungemetum  rede 
manna  gehvylcum  be  him  mid  rested 

4  Os  byd  ordfrunia  a^lcre  sprace, 

visdomes  vratTu  and  vitena  frofnr, 
and  eorla  gehvam  eadnis  and  tohyht. 

5  Rad  byd  from  recede  rinca  gehvyleum 

sefte  and  svidhvat  Jiam  be  sifted  on  ufan 
meare  magenheardiim  ofer  milpadas. 
t!     Cen  byd  cvicera  gehvam  cud  on  fyre 
bliic  and  beorhtlie ,   birued   oftost 
bser  hi  adelingas  inne  restatT. 

7  Gifu  gumena  byd  gleng  and  herenis, 

vradu  and  vyrdscipe,  aud  vracna  gehvam 
ar  and  aetvist  pe  byd  odra  leas. 

8  Vcn  ne  briiced  pe  can  veaua  lyt, 

sares  and  sorga,  and  him  silfa  hiifd 
bla'd  and  blisse  and  eac  byrga  genyht. 

9  Ragl  byd  hvitost  corn  a,  hryrft  of  heofones  lyfte, 

vealcad  hit  on  vederum  vindes  sciiras, 
veorded  hit  vundorlice  to  vatere  sid'dan. 

3,  2.  anfengys,  MS.  —  4,  3.  tohiht,  MS.  —  5,  1.  from  recede]  on  re- 
cyde,  MS.  —  6,  2.  byrned,  MS.  —  8,  3.  blysse,  MS.  —  9,  1.  hvyrft  hit 
of,  MS. —  9,  2.  on  vederum]  deestin  MS. —  sciiras,  Gr.]  scura,  MS.  quod 
si  retinere  velis,  vealced  legas  necesse  est.  —  9,  3.  vundorlice]  deest  in  MS, 


288  Peodvitan. 

10  Nyff  byd  uearu  on  breostum  niffa  bearnum, 

veorded  heo  sva  beah  to  helpe  oftost 

and  to  haele  gehvMre,  gif  hi  his  hlysiad  aerdr. 

11  Is  byd  oferceald,  ungemetum  slidor; 

glisnad  glashluttor  gimmum  gelicost 
fldr  forste  gevorht ,  f.'iger  ansyne. 

12  Ger  byd  gumena  liyht  poune  god  kcted 

halig  lieofones  ejning  hrusan  syllaii 
beorhte  bleda  beornum  and  |)earfum. 

13  Eoh  byd  utan   unsmede  treov, 

heard,  hrusan  fast,  hirde  fyres, 
vyrttrumum  undervredod,  vyu  on  effle. 

14  Peord  byd  sj'mble  plega  and  hleahtor 

vlancum  villgesidum  baer   vigan  sittad 
on  beorsele  blide  iitsomne. 

15  Eolx  secg  eard  hafd  oftost  on  fenue, 

[vexed  on  vatere,  vundad  grinnnej 

blode  brenned  beorna  gehv}lcne 

be  him  anigne  onfeng  geded. 
1*>     Si  gel  soemanuum  syinble  byd  on  hyhte 

jionne  hi  hi  ferjad  ofer  fisces  bad, 

6d"  hi  brimhengest  bringad  to  lande. 
1'     Tyr  byd  tacna  sum,  healded  tryva  vel 

viff  iidelingas;  a  byd  on  fiirelde 

ofer  nihta  genipu;  nsefre  sviced. 

18  Be  ore  bj'ff  bleda  leas,  bered  efne  sva  peah 

tanas  butan  tudder,  byd  on  telgum  vlitig, 
[l>eah  be  on  helme  hrysceff  fiigere.] 
geloden  leafum ,  lyfte  getenge. 

19  Eh  byd  for  eorlum  adelinga  vyn, 

hors  hufiim  vlanc,  baer  him  haled  ymb 
velege  on  vicgum  vrixlad  spriece, 
and  byd  unstillum  sefre  frofur. 

20  Man  byd  on  myrgde  magum  leof: 

sceal  peah  anra  gelivylc  odrum  svican, 
for  jiam  dryhten  vile  dome  sine 
|)iit  earme  fiaesc  cordan  beta;cau. 

21  Lagll  byd  leodum  langsum  gepoht, 

gif  hi  sculun  ndffan  on  nacan  tcallum, 

and  hi  steyffa  svide  bregaff, 

and  se   brimhengest  bridles  nc  gymed. 

22  Ing  viis  oerest  mid  Eastdeunm 

10,  1.  breostum]  breostan,  MS.  —  1,  2,  3.  veorffeff  heo  peah  oft  nida 
bearnum  to  helpe  and  to  haele,  MS.  —  13,  1.  eoh  C=  i'O  arbor  hand 
dubie,  sed  quae?  cf.  theod.  elielein  {dimin.  vocis  eh?)  quae  etiam  hart- 
riegel,  elsebaum,  drachenbaum  etc.  vocatur. —  14,  2.  villgesidum]  deest  hi 
MS.  —  15,  1.  Eolhx,  MS.  Eolugsecg,  Gr.  —  Eolx  videtur  genitivus  ab 
cole,  eolh  (eolhes,  eolces,  eolx).  —  seccard,  MS.  —  versus  secuudus  su- 
pervacaneus  videtur.  —  3.  brened  ,  MS.  byrned,  Gr.  —  17,  1.  pro  voce 
tyr,  gloria,  legendum  videtur  Tyv,  i.  e.  Mars.  —  18,  3.  versus  superra- 
citus,  aut  locum  habere  debet  post  sequentem;  |>e]  deest.  —  19,  2.  halede, 
MS.  —  20,  1.  magan,  MS.  —  21,  2.  ncdun,  MS.\  ncdum,  Gr.  —  tealtum, 
MS.\  (call jan,  Or.  —  2 J,  4.  gym,   MS. 


Peodvitan  289 


geseveu  secgum ,  66  he  siddan  east 
ofer  vaeg  gevat ,  van  after  ran: 
bus  Heardingas  |>one  hale  nemdou. 

23  Edel  byd  oferleof  aeghvylcum  men, 

gif  he  mot  baer  rihtes  and  gerisena 
onbrucan  on  blode  bleadum  oftost. 

24  Dag  byd  dryhtnes  sond,  deore  mannuin, 

ma?re  uieotudes  leoht,  mjrgd  and  tohyht 
eadgum  and  earmum,  ealluin  bryee. 
85     Ac  byd   on  eordan  elda  bearnum 
flsesces  fodor;  feretf  gelome 
ofer   ganotes  biid,  garsecg  fandjad 
pivader  ac  habbe  iidele  treovel- 

26  Asc  byd  oferheah,  eldum  dyre, 

stid  on  stadule,  stede  rilite  bylt, 
beah  him  feohtan  on  firas   monige. 

27  Yr  byd  adelinga  and  eorla  gehvas 

vyn  and  vyrdmynd;  byd  on  vicge  fiiger, 
fastlic  on  liirelde,  fyrdgeateva  sum. 

38     lor  byd  eafisc  and  beah  a  bruced 

fodres  on  foldan ;  IiafacT  fiigerne  eard 
viitre  bevorpen ,  pa?r  he  vynnum  leofed. 

29     Ear  byd  egle  eorlum  gehvylcum, 
l)onne  fastlice  fleesc  onginned 
hrav  coljan,  hrusan  ceosan 
blac  to  gebeddan  ,    blt-da  gedreosad, 
vynna  gevitatT,  vacra  gesvicad". 


R  ae  d  e  1  s  a  s. 
I. 

Hvilum  ic  gevite,  sva  ne  venad  men, 
under  yda  gebrac  eordan  secan, 
garsecges  grund:  gyfen  byd  gevreged, 

fam  gevealcen ; 

5       hvalmere  hlimmed ,   hlude  grimmed, 

slreamas  stadu  beafad ,  stundum  veorpad 
on  stealchleodu  stane  and  sande, 
vare  and    vaege,  J>onne  ic  vinnende 
holmmiigne  bipeaht  hrusan  styrge, 
to       side  sa?grundas.     Sondhelme  ne  mag 

losjan,  a?r  mec  laete  se  pe  min  ladteov  byd 
on  sida  gehvam.     Saga,  poncol  mon, 
hva  mec  bregde  of  brimes  fad  mum, 

23,  2.  rihter  and  gerysena,  MS.  —  3.  onbrucan]  briican?  —  vid  blea- 
dum? —  vid  blatum  (bleatum?)?  —  24,  3.  brice,  MS.  —  25,  3.  versus  hie 
supervacuus  est,  si  garsecg  tanquam  accusativum  accipias.  —  27,  1.  ge- 
hvar?  —  3.  fyrdgeaceva,  MS.  fyrdgemaca,  Gr.  —  28,  1.  ea  fixa, 
MS.  abrucetf,  MS.  —  2.  on  foldan,  Gr.l  onfaldan,  MS.  —  29,  4.  vaera, 
Gr.\  vera,  M.S. 

I,  3.  gifen,  MS.  —  4.  defectum  versiculi  Thorpius  non  annotavit 
restituendus  f'ortassis  est  verbis:  flod  arsered.  —  7.  hleoda,  Th. 

19 


290  Peodvita». 

bonne  streamas  eft  stille  veordad, 
15    ytla  gebvaere,  be  niec  a?r  vrugon? 


II. 

llviluut  niec  miu  fre.i  faste  genearvatf, 

sendee!  bonne  under  sielvoun*' 

bearm  bradau  and  on   bed  vriced 

br.ifad  ou  bystrum  Jirymma  snmne 
5       hoetst  on  enge,  bier  me  heord  sited 

hruse  ou  hryege.     nan  ic  hvyrft  veges 

of  bam  aglace;  ac  ic  Stfelstol 

biileda  hrere:  liornsalu  vagjad. 

vera   vicstede;  veallas  beofjad 
It'       steape  ofer  stivitum;  stille  jtynced 

lyft  ofer  londe  and  lagu   svige. 

Tid  pat  ic  of  enge  up  abringe 

efne  sva  niec  visad  se  niec  vracde  on 

at  frumsceafle  furdiiui  legdc 
15      beude  and  clomme,  bat  ic  onbiigan  ne  mot 

of  l)iis  gevealde,  be  me  vegas  t.ecned. 

Hvilutn  ic  sceal  ufan  yda  vregan 

streamas  styrgan  and  to  stade  pyvan 

flintgraegue  flod:  famig  vinncd 
'■iu      va»g  vid  vealle;   von  arised 

dun  ofer  dype;  hire  deorc  on   last 

eare  geblonden  oder  fered, 

bat  hi  genic-tad  mearclonde  neah 

hea  hlincas.     Par  byd  lilud  viidu. 
C5       brimgiesta  hreahtm;  bidad  stille 

stealc  stauhleodu  streamgevinncs, 

bopgehnastes,  J>onne  lieah  gearing 

on  cleofu  eroded.    Pset  byd  ceole  ven 

slidre  sacce,  gif  hine  sae  bired 
30       on  ba  grimmau  tid  gasta  fulne, 

jnit  he  scyle  rice  birofen  veordan, 

feore  bifoliten ,  faemig  ridau 

yda  hryegum.     F'ter  byd  egsa  sum 

ealdum  geyved  bara  pe  ic  hyran  sceal 
35       strong  on  stidveg:  hva  gestilled  bat? 

Hvilum  ic  purhraese,  l)iit  me  on  biice  ridad 

von  vaegfatu;  vide  tubringe 
laguslreama  full.     Hvilum  la?te  eft 
slupan  to  soinne:  se  byd  svega  maest, 
40      breahtma  ofer  burgum ,  and  gebreca  hludast, 

II,  3.  on  bed,  Th.']  onbid,  M.S'.  —  5.  heard,  Th.  legere  vult;  cf.  tamen 
svevicum  der  herd,  quae  vox  terrain  significat  quae  coli  uequit  (der  ge- 
xvachsene  boden~).   —   7.  aglaca,  MS.  —  8.  hrera,  MS.  —  10.  stigvicum  ? 

—  13.  vraede,  Th.  -   18.  streamas,  Th.]  abest.  —  )>yvan,  TA.]  byran,  MS. 

—  22.  eargeblonde  Th.  legere  vult.  —  23.  gemittad,  MS.  —  31.  ricene  Th. 
legere  vult.  —  34.  ;elrium,  MS.  forsitan  h.ileduin  leai  debet.  —  36.  rided, 
Th. 


Peodvitan.  291 

ponne  scearp  cymed  see»  vid  minim. 

ecg  vid  ecge.    eorpan  gesceafta 

fiis  ofer  folcuin  fvre  svsetad, 

blacau  lige,  and  gebrecu  ferad 
45       deorc  ofer  dreontum  gedyne  miclr, 

farad  feohtende,  feallan  loetad 

sveart  sumsendu  se.iv  of  bosme, 

vsetan  of  vombe.     Vinnende  fared 

atol  eoredpreat ;  egsa  astiged, 
50      micel  modprea  monna  cyune, 

brogan  on  breostum,     poune  bhice  scotjad 

scrideude  scia  scearpum  va?pnum. 

dol  him  ne  ondneded  pa  deadsperu, 

svilted  hviidre,  gif  him  sod  raeotud 
55      on  gerihtum  ]>urli  regn  ufau 

of  gestune  lasted   straele  fleogan 

farende  flan  :   feu  |>;'it  gedygad 

Jiara  J>e  gera?cad  rynegiestes  vaepen. 

Ic  piis  orleges  or  anstelie, 
60      l>onne  gevite  volceugehuiiste 

j)urh  geprac  pringan  prymme  inicle 

ofer  byrnan  bosm;  biersted  hlude 

liea.li  hldd'gecrodj     Jionne  hnige  eft 

under  lyfte  helm  londe  near 
65       and  me  hrycg  hlade  pat  ic  habban  sceal 

ineahtum  gemanad  mines  frean. 

Sva  ic  prymful  |)e6v  [>ragum  vinne 

hvilum  under  eordan,  hvilum  yda  sceal 

heah  under  liuigan;  hvilum  liolm  ufan 
70       streamas  styrgej  hvilum  stige  up, 

volcenfare  vrege,  vide  fere 

svift  and  svidfeorm.     Saga,  hvat  ic  hatte, 

odde  hva  mec  ra?re ,  ponne  ic  restan  ue  mot, 

odde  hva  mec  stadde,  poune  ic  stillo  beom? 


III. 

Ic  sceal  prage  bysig  pegne  minum 
hringum  hafted  hyran  georne, 
min  bed  brecau,   breahtme  cydan, 
[>;it  me  halsvridan  hlaford  sealde. 

Oft  mec  sla?pverigne  secg  odde  meovle 
gretan  eode;  ic  him  gromheortum 
viuterceald  oncvede.     Yearmum  limiini 
gebunden  beag  bersted  hvilum. 


42.  earpan  MS.]  eordan  mil  earman  Th.  vult.  cf.  tamen  bor.  iarpr, 
adj.  —  45.  dreohtum  vel  dryhtum  Th.  let/ere  suadet.  —  47.  sveartum  sen- 
ded  Th.  stiyyessit;  male.  —  51.  brdga  Th.  leyendum  patat.  —  55.  geryhtu, 
Th.   —   58.  regugastes    Th.  stiyyessit.  —  65.  hebban  Th.  mavult. 

Ill,  1.  prag,  MS.  f'ortassis  pragbysig,  aut  priicbysig  leyi  debet.  —  2. 
hringan,  MS.  —  7.  8.  Vearm  lim  gebundenne  ba3g  hvilum  bersted,  MS. 
Thorpius  leyendum  esse  putat  vearme  limu  gebundenne    beag  hvilum  ber- 


202  Pe6dvitan. 

Se  l>e;ili  byd  on  |>once  hegne  milium 
lo       medvisum  men ;  me  p;it  silfe 

se  pa?r  viht  vite  and  vordnm  niinuiu 
spede  maege  spel  gesecgan. 


IV. 

lc  eom  anhaga,  iserne  vund, 
bille  gebennad,  beadoveorca  sad, 
ecgum  verig.    Oft  ic  vig  se«» 
frecne  feohtan;  frdfre  ne  vene, 
5       pat  me  geoc  cyme  gudgevinnes. 
aer  ic  mid  ildnm  eal  forvurde: 
ac  mec  hnossjad  homera  lafa, 
lieardecg  heoroscearp  handveorc  smith) 
bitad  in  burguni;  ic  abidan  sceal 
10       I. id  ran  gemotes;  na?fre  Isececynn 
on  folcstede  findan  meahte 
para  pe  mid  vyrtum  vunde  gehselde : 
ac  me  ecga  dolg  eacen  veorded 
purh  deadslege  dagnm  and  nihtum. 


V. 

Hragl  ntiii  svigad,  ponue  ic  hrusan  trede 
odtfe  pa  vie  biige  odde  vado  drefe; 
livihim  mec  ahebbart  ofer  haleda  byht, 
hyrsta  mine  and  j)eos  hea  lyft, 
and  mec  ponne  vide  volcua  strengu 
ofer  folc  bired ;  friitva  mine 
svogad  hlude  and  svinsjad  eac, 
torhte  singacT,  ponne  ic  getenge  ne  beom 
flode  and  foldan,  ferende  gaest. 


VI. 

Ic  l>urh  mud  sprece  mongum  reordnm, 
vrencum  singe,  vrixle  geneahhe 
heafodvdde,  hlude  cirme, 
healde  mine  visan,  hleodor  ne  mide, 
.')      eald  sefensceop  eorlum  bringe 

blisse  in  burgum.     poune  ic  bugeudre 
stefue  stymie,  stille  on  vicum 
sitad  svigende.     Saga ,  hvat  ic  hatte 
|>e  sva  scirenige  sceavendvisan, 
10      hlude  onhyrge,  hiiledum  bodige 
velcumeua  fela  vode  minrc. 


staff;  sed  berstan,  quod  sciam,  verbum  intransitivum  est.  In  libro  ma- 
nuscripto  vearni  liili  forsitan  scriptum  erat,  quod  siglum  mendosum  il- 
ium accusativum  gebundenne  facile  provocavit.  —  11.  se  peer]  paer,  MS. 
11.  12.  min  onsped,  MS. 

IV,  5.  13.  mec,  Th.  —  6.  aeldum,  Th.  —  7.  lafe,  Th.  —  8.  andveorc,  MS. 

V,  4.  hyrste,  Th.  —  6.  fratve,   Th.  —  7.  eacj  abest. 

VI,  8.  sited  nigende,  MS.  —  9.  pa,  MS.  —  scire  nige,  MS. 


Peodvitan.  293 


VII. 

Neb  \iis  in  in  on  ncarve  and  ic  ncodan  v&tre 
flode  underfloven,  firgeustreamuin 
svide  besunceu ,  and  on  sunde  avox, 
ufan  ytTum  peaht ,  anum  geteuge 
5       lideudiim  vuda  lice  mine. 

Hitfde  feorh  cvico  pa  ic  of  fad  mum  ovom 
briines  and  beanies  on  bliicnm  hragle  ; 
sume  vaeron  hvite  hyrsta  mine. 
|>a  mec  lifgende  lyft  uppahdf, 
10      vind  of  va?ge,  siddan  vide  bar 

ofer  seolhhado:  saga  hvat  ic  lialte. 


VIII. 

Fotum  ic  fere  ,  foldan  slite, 
grene  vongas,  peuden  ic  gsest  here. 
Gif  me  feorh  losad",   faste  biude 
svearte  Vealas,  hvilum  si-llau  men. 
5      Hvilum  ic  deorum  drincan  selle, 

beornum  of  bosme :  hvilum  mec  bryd  Iriedetf, 
fela  vlonc  folum ;  hvilum  feorran  brohl 
vonfeax  Vale  veged  and  byd 
dol  druncmennen  deorcum  nihtum, 

10       vseted   in  viifre,   vyrmed  hvilum 
fiigre  to  fyre  ,  me  on  fiid'me  sticad 
hygegal  an  hond ,  hvyrfed  genealihe, 
svifed  me  geond  sveartne.    saga   hvsil   i-    halle, 
be  ic  lifgende  loud  realise, 

15       and  after  deade  dryhtum  beovige. 


IX. 

Ic  viis  vacpenviga:  nu  mec  vlonc  peced 
geong  hagostealdmon  goldc  and  silfore, 
voum  virbogum,  hvilum  veras  cyssad  ; 
hvilum  ic  to  hilde  hlcodre  bonne 
5       vilgehledau;  hvilum  vicg  bired 

mec  ofer  mearce,  hvilum  merehengest 
fered  ofer  flodas  fratvum  beorhtne  ; 
hvilum  miigda  sum  miuue  gefylled 
bosm  beagliroden;  hvilum  ic  bordum  sceal 

10       heard,  heafodleiis  behlided  licgan  ; 
hvilum  hongige  hyrstum  friitved 
vlitig  on  vage  pa?r  veras  driocad, 
freolic  fyrdsceorp;  hvilum  folcvigan 
vicge  vegad  ,  ponne  ic  vinde  sceal 

15       sincfiig  svelgan  of  sumes  bosme; 


VII,  8.  hyrste,  MS 

] 
cept 


VII,  H.  nyrsie,  m». 

VIII,  6.  beoru,  Th.  —  8.  byd"  =  byved.  —  9.  doldrunc  meunen,   Th. 

IX,  2.   hagostealdmon,  Tft.J    mon   nihil    nisi  glossema   in  textuni  r< 
lum  mini  videretur,  7iisi  vox  eadem  Cod.  Exon.  436,  18  legerelur. 


294  Pe6dvitan. 

iiviluia  ic  gereordum  riucas  ladige 
vlonce  to  vine;  hvilum  vradum  sceal 
stefne  minre  forstolen  hreddan, 
flyman  feondsceadau:  frige  hvat  ic  lu'ttte. 


X. 

Hals  is  uiin  hvit  and  heafod  fealo, 
sidau  sva  some;   svift  ic  eom  in  fede, 
beadova?pen  bere;  me  on  bace  standad 
ha?r  svylce  svine,  on  hleorum  hlifjad  tii 
5       earan  ofer  eagum;  ordnm  ic  steppe 
in  grene  gras;  me  bj6  gyrn  vitod, 
gif  mec  unheele  an  onfinded 
valgrim  viga  ba?r  ic  vie  buge, 
bold  mid  bearnum  and  ic  bide  paer 

10      mid  geogudcnosle,    hvonne  gast  cume 
to  durum  minum,  him  byiT  dead  vitod: 
forpon  ic  sceal  of  edle  eaforan  mine 
forhtmod  fergan,  tteanic  nergan. 
Gif  he  me  afterveard  ealles  veorded, 

15      hine  beracT  breost:   ic  his  bidan  ne  dear 
redes  on  geriiman,  nele  pat  raed  teala; 
ac  ic  sceal  fromlice  fedemundum 
purh  steapne  beorg  strajte  vj'rcan. 
Eade  ic  mag  freora  feorh  genergan, 
gif  ic   maegburge  mot  mine  gelaedan 
on  degolne   veg  purh  dim  pyrel 
svoese  and  gesibbe.     Ic  me  siddan  ue  pearl 
viilhvelpes  vig  viht  ousittan, 
gif  se  nidsceada  nearve  stige 

25       me  on  svade  seced;  ne  tosaeled  liim 
on  J)  a  in  gegnpade  giidgemotes, 
siddan  ic  purh  hilles  hrof  geraece, 
and  purh  haest  brine  hildepilum 
liidgevinnum  pam  pe  ic  longe  fieah. 

IX. 

At  somne  cvomou  sixtig  monna 
to  vaegstade  vicgum  ridan; 
hiifdon  endleofon  eoredmecgas 
fridhengestas,  feover  sceamas. 
5      Ne  meahton  magorincas  ofer  mere  fcolan, 
sva  hi  fnndedon;  ac  viis  find  to  deop, 
atol  yd'a  gepriic,  ofras  hea 
streamas  stronge.     Ongunnon  stigan  pa 


80 


X,  2.  svist,  MS.  —  4.  her  svylce  sveon,  MS.  —  on  hleorum  1  Icoriim, 
MS.  —  6.  greune,  Th.  —  9.  blod,  MS.  —  15.  hi  ne  bercd  Thorpius  legere 
vult;  non  assentio.  —  biddan,  MS.  —  21.  dum,  MS.  —  2e.  best  hrino, 
MS. 

XI,  1.  Etsomne  cvom,  MS.—  4.  fyrdhengestas  Th.  suggessit;  cf.  gotli. 
freidjan.   —   5.  feolan]  firan  Th.  legere  vult;  non  assentio. 


Peodvitan.  295 


on  vagn  «eras  and  liira  vicg  somod 
10       liloduu  under  hrunge:   }><i  |>;i  liors  odbar, 
eh  and  eorlas  ascum  dealle 
ofer  viitres  byht  vagn  to  laude, 
sva  liiue  oxa  ne  <e;ih,  ne  esna  magu, 
ne  ftet  heugest,  ne  on  llode  svom, 
15       ne  be  gruudc  vod  gestuni  under, 
ne  lagu  draefde,  ne  on  1^  fie  fleag, 
ne   under  bi'ic  cirde;  brolite  hvadre 
beomas  ofer  burnan  and  liira  bloncau    aiid 
from  stade  heauin,  l><it  hi  atopon  ftp 
20       on  oderue  ellenrofe 

veras  of  vaege  and  liira  vicg  geaund 


XII. 

Mcc  feoiida  sum  feore  besnidcde 

voruldstrenga  binom,  va?lte  siddan 

dyfde  ou  viitre,  dide  eft  bo  nan, 

sctle  on  sunnaii,  l»u>r  ic  svide  beleas 
5      hserum  pain  pe  ic  hafde;  beard  mec  siddan 

suad  seaxes  ecge,  sindrum  begruiiden 

fingras  feoldon,  and  me  fugles  cyn 

geond  spcddropum  spyrede  geneabhe 

ofer  bri'inne  brerd,  beamtelge  sveal« 
lo       streames  dsele,  slop  eft  ou  mec, 

sidade  sveart   List;  mec  siddau  vrah 

haled  hlcobordum,  liyde  bepenede, 

gierede  mec  mid  golde;  forpon  me  glivedon 

vratlic  veorc  sinida  vire  bifongeu. 
15       -\u  l>ii  gereuo  and  se  reada  telg 

and  pa  vuldorgesleald  vide  beod  imere, 

dryhtfolca  Iielm.    nales  dol  vite: 

»if  miu  beam  vera  brucan  villad, 

In  beod  p.y  aesuudrau  and  by,   sigefitslran, 
20       hcortum  by  liviitran  and  py  bygeblidran, 

ferde  py  frodran,  babbad  freouda  by  ma 

svaisra  and  gesibbra,  sodra  and  godra, 

tilra  and  getreovra,  ba  liira  tvr  and  ead 

estum  ycad  and  hi  arstafum, 
25       lissum  bilecgad  and  bi  lufan    fadmiuu 

fiiste  clyppad.     Frige  liviit  ic  liatte 

11.  eh]  cohas,  Th.;  eh  =  eoh  hoc  loco  yen.  neutr.  videtur  esse ;  ni  potius 
eh  =  ah,  ac  scribi  debeat,  ita  ut  ac ,  quercus ,  h.  1.  navem  siynificet.  — 
14.  toted?   fat?  —  16.  on)  of,   MS.  —  20.   onder,   MS. 

XII,  1.  besnydede,  M.S.  —  5.  Iierum,  MS.  —  6.  syndrom,  ?  —  6.  7. 
begruiiden  fingras  foldan,  Th.  leyere  vnlt;  sed  tunc  etiam  begruudou  leyere 
debet.  —  fugles  cyn]  fugles  vyn,  MS.  fule  svin  suyyessit  Thorp.;  at  nun 
solum  porci,  sed  etiam  yallinae  ,  anseres  (fugles  cyn)  speddropum  alun- 
fgr,  _  s.  post  geneahhe  punctum  posuit  Th.,  ofer  br.  br.  ad  verba  se- 
quentia  trahens.  —  9.  bcamtelga  Th.  leyere  vult.  —  12.  penjan  extendere, 
non  penjan,  ministrare,  ut  Th.  putat,  locum  habere  videtur.  —  17.  nales 
dol  vite,  non  errorem  praedico?  —  25.  bi  mid  lufan  Thorpius  leyere  vult; 
non  necessariuni  tnihi  videtur. 


290  Peodvitan. 

/i  iilum  to  nytte;  nama  in  in  is  msere. 
hiiledum  gifraege  and  halig  sUf. 


XIII. 

ic  eoiu  veord  veruni ,  vide  fuiideu, 
brungeu  of  bearvuiu  and  of  beorghleoduiii, 
of  denum  and  of  dunum     Diiges  me  vaeguu 
fedru  ou  lyfte,  feredon  mid  liste 
3       under  lirofes  hleo;    haled  mec  siddan 
badedon  in  bydene:  an  ie  eom  bindere 
and  svingere,  sona  veorpere, 
efne  to   eordan  hvilum  ealdne  ceorl. 
Sona  pat  onfinded  se  be  mec  fehd  ongeait 

10      and  vid  magenpjsan  minre  gehnaested, 
bat  he  hrycge  sceal  hrusan  secan, 
gif  he  unraedes  aer  ne  gesviced; 
streugo  bistolen,  strong  on  spraece, 
magne  binumen,  nan  his  modes  geveald, 

15      1'ota  ne  folma.    Frige  hviit  ic  Iiiitte. 
be  on  eordan  sva  esnas  binde, 
dole  after  dyntuin  be  diiges  leohte. 


XIV. 

Byd  foldan  dael  fagre  gegierved 
mid  by  heardestan  and  mid  by  hvassestau 
and  mid  by  grimmestan  gumena  gestreona. 
corfen,  svorfen,  cyrred,  pyrred, 
5      bunden,  vunden,  blseced,  vaeced, 
fratved  geatved,  feorran  laeded 
to  durum  dryhta;  dream  bytf  in  innan 
cvicra  vihta;  clenged,  lengeo* 
l>ara  pe  aer  lifgende  longe   hvile 
10       vilna  braced  and  no  vidspriced, 

and  l)onue  after  deade  deman  ongiuncd. 
meldan  mislice.     Micel  is  to  hycganne 
visfiistum  nienn  ,  hviit  seo  viht  si. 


XV. 

Ic  viht   geseah  vundorlice 
hornum  bilveonum  hude  Isedan, 
lyftfat  leohtlic  listum  gegierved, 
hude  to  nam  ham  of  bam  heresidc. 
Yolde  hire  on  paere  byrig  bur  atimbran. 
searvum  iisettan,  gif  hit  sva  meahte. 


28.  gifra?ge]  gifre,    Th.    —   gifre,   rapax,  non  bene   convenit  cum  inaere, 
clarus ,  et  halig,  sanctus. 

XIII,  2.  burghleodura,  MS.  —  4.  fedre,  MS.  —  8.  efne  =  afne.  —  10. 
bisan,  MS.  —  10.  genaested,  MS.  geuaeged  Thorpius  leyere  suadet;  sed 
gehnaestan,  pugnare ,  bene  convenit  cum  ceteris  verbis. 

XIV,  2.  hvassestan]  scearpestan,  MS. 

XV,  2.  horna  abitveonii,  MS.  Th.  emendavit;  yen.  horna  fortassis  de- 
fendi  potest. 


Peodvitan.  2!H 

I'a  cvom  vuuderlicu  viht  ofer  vealles  hrof 
(seo  is  ealluni  cud  eordbiiendum), 
ahredde  ba  ba  hiide  aud  to  ham  bedraf 
10      vreccau  ofer  villan,  gevat  hire  vest  ]>ouan 
tiehdum  fcran ,  ford  ouette : 
dust  stouc  to  heofonum,  deav  feol  on  cordau, 
niht  ford  gevat:     na>nig  siddan 
vera  geviste  baere  vihte  sid. 


XVI. 

Is  pes  middangeard  missenlicum 
visum  gevlitegiid,  vratvum  gefratvad. 
Ic  seah  sellic  ping  singan  on  racede : 
sio  viht  viis  verum  on  gemonge, 

5       hiifde  vastum  ddrum  vuudorlicran : 
Xiderveard  vas  neb  hire,     .... 
fct  and  folma  fugele  gelice, 
no  hvadre  fledgan  ne  mag  nc  fela  gougan ; 
hvadre  fedegeoru  fremman  onginned, 

10      gecoren  craftum  cyrred  geneahhc 
oft  and  gelome  eorlum  on  gemonge, 
sited  at  simble,  saeles  bided, 
hvonne  a?r  hed  craft  hire  cjdan  mote 
verum  on  vonge;  ne  heo  bser  viht  biged, 

IS       j)iis  be  him  sit  blisse  beornas  habbad. 
Dedr  domes  georn,  hid  dumb  vunad, 
hvadre  hire  is   on  fote  fiiger  lileddor. 
vynlicu  vodgiefu.    Vratlic  me  bynced, 
hu  seo  viht  maege  vordum  hicau 

20       burh  fdt  neodan;  friitved  hyrstum 

hafad  hire  on  halse ,  bonne  hio  hord  varad 
barbeagum  deall,  brdd'or  sinue, 
ma?g  mid  magnc.    Micel  is  td  hycganne 
visum  vodboran,  hvat  sio  viht  sie. 


XVII. 

Viht  cvom  after  vaege  vratlicu  lid  an, 
cymlic  from  cedle;  cleopdde  to  londe, 
lilinsade  hliide;  hleahtor  vas  gryrelic, 
egesful  on  earde;  ecga  vaeron  scearpe. 

Vas  his  hetegrim  hilde  to  saene, 
biter  beadoveorca,  bordveallas  grdf 
heard  and  hydende ,  heterune  bond, 


11.  onetted,   Th. 

XVI,  4.  on  verum  on,  MS.  —  5.  ddrum]  abest.  —  vundorlicue  Thor- 
pius  suggessit.  —  6.  nullam  lacunam  notavit  Th.  neat  his  tela,  aut  si- 
mile quid  scriptum  fuisse  videtur.  —  7.  foline,  Th.  —  13.  "aer  is  appa- 
rently an  error  of  the  scribe"  ait  Th.;  cf.  tamen  saxon.  Wanner.  —  22. 
sine,  Th.  —  23.  pro  magne  Th.  legere  vult  inagde  vel  magdue;  serf  cur 
msigne  servari  non  debeat,  non  video. 

XVII,  1.  vege,  MS.  —  4.  ecge,  MS.  —  5.  his]  hire?  —  seoune  Th. 
suggessit.  —  7.  hipende,  Th. 


298  Pc6dvitan. 

siigde  searocriiftig  ymb  hire  silfrc  gesccafi 
Is  min  modor  miigcTa  eyases 
10      Jiiis  deorestan;  piis  is  dohtor  min 

ciicen,  upliden,  svsi  pat  is  elduin  cud. 
firum  on  folce,  bat  seo  on  foldan  sceal 
on  ealra  londa  gehvam  lissom  stondan. 


XVIII. 

Mec  se  vaeta  vong  vundrum  frcorig 
of  his  innade   oerist  cende; 
ne  vat  ic  mec  bevorhtne  vulle  ilysum, 
lucrum  ])iirh  heahcraft  hygeponcum  miu. 
.1  Vundene  me  ne  bend"  vefla,  ne  ic  vearp  halu. 
ne  Jmrh  Areata  gepriicu  |>ned  me  ne  hlimmed, 
ne  at  me  hrutende  hrisil  scridetf, 
ne  mec  ohvonan  sceal  uma  cnyssau. 

Vyrmas  mec  ne  avaefon  vyrda  craftuin, 
10      pa  pe  geolo  godvebb  geatvuin  friitvad  ; 

vile  mec  mou  hviidre  se  peah  vide  ofer  cordan 
hatan  for  haledum  hyhtlic  geva;de. 

Saga  sotfcvidum,  searoboncuni  gleav, 
vordum  visfast,  hvat  ])is  gevsede  si. 

XIX. 

Ic  pa  viht  geseah:  vomb  viis  ou  hiudan 
brydum  apruuten;  pegn  folgade, 
magenrofa  man,  and  micel  h.'ifde 
gefi-red,  \>ver  hit  felde:  fleah  {>urli  his  eag< 
.')  Ne  svilted  he  simle  l)onne  syllan  sceal 
imiiid  bam  odium;   ac  him   eft  cymcd 
but  in  bosme:   blaed  hyff  araered, 
he  sunn  vyrcetf,  byd  him  silfa  fader. 


XX. 

Ic  viis  be  sandc  saevcallc  neah 
i'it  inerefarotfe,  minnm  gevunade 
frumstadole  fast;  fe.-i  aenig  vaa 
monna  cynnes,  bat  miuue  ba?r 
H      oil  linede  card  beheolde. 

Ac  mec  uhtna  gehvam  yd  sio  brum 
lagufadmc  beleolc;  lyt  ic  vriidc. 
]>;'it  ic  vcr  odde  sid  a?frc  sceolde 
ofer  meodu  mudleas  sprecan, 
10      vordum  vrixlau.    Pat  is  vundres  dael, 

on  sefan  searolic  ])ain  be  svylc  nc  conn, 
hu  mec  seaxes  ord  and  seo  svidrc  bond, 


10.  bas]  bat,  TA.   -  11.  aMdum,  Th. 

XVIII,  4.  yefle,   Th.  —  8.  uma,   Th.  j  amas,  MS.  —  II.  «ova-dii,    Th. 

XIX,  2.  juiduin,  Th.  —  4.  felde|  fyligdo  Thorphis  sinj4jessit;  male- 

XX,  5.  amede,  Th.  —  7.  beleolo]  bcleac  Th.  proposnlt;  male. 


Peodvitan.  290 


eorles  ingeoonc  aud  ord  somod 
binguin  gepydon,  pat  ic  vid  pe  sceoldc 
15      for  unc  auurn  tvam  aereudspraece 

abeodan  bealdlice,  sva  hit  beorna  ma 
uncre  vordcvidas  viddr  ne  m  sen  den. 


XXI. 

Ic  eom  iideliuges  eaxlgestealla, 
fyrdriuces  gefera ,  frean  milium  leof. 
cyniuges  geselda;  even  mec  hviluin 
hvitloccedu  hond  ou  lecged, 
5       eorles  dohtor,  peah  hid  adelu  si. 

Hiibbe  me  on  bosme  biit  on  bearve  geveox ; 
hvilum  ic  on  vloncum  vicge  ride 
herges  on  ende;  heard  is  rain   tunge. 
oft  ic  vodboran  vordleana  sum 
10      agiefe  after  giedde;  god  is  min  vise, 
and  ic  silfa   salo.     Saga  hviit  ic  hatte. 


xxn. 

Viht  cvom  gougan  baer  veras  saeton 
monige  on  miidle  mode  snottre, 
hiifde  an  eage  and  earan  tva, 
and  tvegen  fet,  tvelf  huud  heafda. 
hryc  and  vombe  and  handa  tva, 
earmas  and  eaxla,  anue  sveoran 
and  sidan  tva.    Saga  hviit  ic  hatte. 


xxni. 

Is  pes  middangeard  missenlicum 
visum  gevlitegod,    vrattum  gefratvad, 
sidum  sellic.   Ic  seah  searo  hveorfan. 
grindan  vid  greote,  gelleude  faranj 

5      niifde  sellicu  viht  syne  ne  folme, 
eaxle  ne  carinas;  sceal  on  anum  fet 
searoceap  svifan,  svide  feran, 
faran  ofer  feldas;  hiifde  fela  ribba, 
mud  viis  on  middan :  moncynne  nyt, 

10       fere  foddarvelan  folcscipe  dreoged, 
vist  inviged  and  verum  gielded 
gaful  geara  gehvam  [>Hs  pe  guman  brucad 
rice  and  heane.  —  Recc,  gif  pu  cunne, 
vis,  vorda  gleav,  hviit  sio  viht  sie. 


XXIV. 

Ver  siit  fit  vine  mid  his  vifuin  tvam, 


XXI,  2.  gefara,  Th. 

XXII,  6.  eaxle,  TA. 

XXIII,  1.  bis,  C.  —  4.  greoto,  C.  —  6.  exlc,  C.  —   12.  brucad,  J*.] 
benead,  C.     -     XXIV,  1.  vifum  tvam.  77».]  vifa,  C. 


300  Peodvitan. 

aud  his  tvegen  suua  and  his  (vd  duhtur, 
svase  gesveoster,  aud  hira  suna  tvegen, 
frcolicu  frumbearn;  fader  vas  ban-  iunc 
5       para  iidelinga  aeghviideres  mid 
earn  and  uefa;  ealra  vaeron  fife 
corla  and  idesa  insiltendra. 


XXV. 

Ic  i  «uii  mare  bonne  hes  middangeard, 

liisse  Jionne  hondvyrm,  leohtre  |>unue  moflft, 
sviftre  |)onne  sunne;  saes  me  sind  ealle 
fludas  on  iiidmum  and  has  foldan  bearm, 
5       grcue  vongas;  griindum  ic  brine 
helle  underhnige,  heofonas  ofersli;»c, 
vuldres  edel ;  vide  raece 
ofer  engla  eard ;  eordan  gefylle, 
caldne  middangeard ,  and  nierestreamas 
10       side  mid  me  selfum.  —  Saga,  livat  ic  htitte, 


XXVI. 

Ic  seah  SROH  hygevloncne,  heafodbeorhtnc, 
sviftne  ofer  sa?lvong  svide  briigjau; 
hi'ifde  him  on  hrjcge  hildejnydc  NOM, 
ntigledne  nidNGEV,  vidlast  fercde 
>       ryncstrong  on  rade,  rofne  COFOAH; 

for  viis  by  beorhtrc, 

svylcra  sidfat.  —  Saga,  hviii  ic  hate. 
Cod.   Exon.   ed.  Thorpe;   Conybeare  Must*  of  Anglo-Sax. 
Poetry;  IHckesii  Thesaurus, 


G     c     a     !     d     r     u, 
1.     Acercs  b<6t. 
Her   is  sett   bdt  ini   ]>u  mcahl,   bine  aceras  bctan,    gif  hi   nellad  vel 
veiixan,   odde  baer  hvyle   uugedefe    bing   ongedon  byd    on   dry  odde  on 
lyblace. 

».i -111111  |>onue  on  uiht,  aer  bit  dagige,  feover  tyrf  on  feover  healfa 
5  has  landes,  aud  gemearca,  hii  hi  ser  stodou.  Nim  bonne  ele  and  hiinig 
and  beorman  and  selces  feos  meolc,  l>e  on  J)am  lande  si,  and  a?Ices 
treovcynnes  duel,  be  on  bam  lande  si  geveaxen,  butan  heardan  bcamon, 
and  aelcre  namcudre  vyrte  dael,  butan  glappan  anon,  and  do  bonue  hulig 
vater  ba?r  on,    and  drype  bonne    briva  on  bone    stadol  para   turfa  and 

3.  sva  se,  C.  —  hyre,  C. 

XXV,  1.  l>aes,  C.  —  2.  bonne]  bou  C.  ubique.  —  4.  bearmas?  —  6. 
heofenes,  C.  —  9.  ealne  Th.  —  10.  mec  selfum,  C. 

XXVI,  1.  SROHJ  haec  vox  in  codice  Exoniensi  runis  erarala  est, 
quae  a  dextra  manu  ad  sinistram  leyi  debent.  —  2.  bra?gan,  //.  —  3. 
NOM  J  eodem  modo  vox  scripta  quo  SROH,  et  parimodo  leyenda.  —  4. 
NGEV]  cf.  ea  quae  ad  v.  1  et  3  dicta  sunt.  —  4.  alliteratio  desidera- 
tur;  nydlast?  —  5.  COFOAH  1  Scribam  scribere  voluisse  COFAH  arbi- 
tror,  i.  e.  hafoc.  —  7.  gcvexen,  Th. 


Peodvitan.  801 

cvede  ponne  pas  vord :  crescite  venxe  et  multiplicamini   and  gemiinig- 
fealde  et  replete  and  gefylle  terrain  pas  eordan  in  nomine  patris  et 
filii  et  spiritus   sancti  benedicti  and  Pater   noster,    sva  oft   sva  piit 
Oder.    And  bere  siddau  pa  turf  to  cyrcean  and  iniissepreost  asinge  feo- 
ver  miissau  ofer  pain  turfon,    and  vende  man  pat  grene  to  pam  veofode    5 
and   siddau  gebringe  man  pa  turf,  paer  hi  a?r  voeron  ser  snnnan  setl- 
gange ,   and  habbe  him  gevorht   of  cvicbeame   feover  Cristes  maelo  and 
avrite   on   selcon    ende   Mattheus  and    Marcus,    Lucas  and  Johannes, 
lege  bat  Cristes  mael  on   bone  pyt  neodeveardne,  cvede  bonne:  crux, 
Mattheus;  crux,  Marcus;  crux,  Lucas;  crux,  Johannes.    Nim  bonne  10 
ba  turf  and  sete  baer  ufon   on  and  cvede  bonne  nigon  sidon  pas  vord 
crescite  and  sva  oft  Pater  noster,  and  vende  be  bonne  eastveard  and 
onlut  nigon  sidon  eadmodlice  and  cved  bonne  bas  vord: 
Eastveard  ic  stande,  arena  ic  me  bidde, 
bidde  ic  bone  mseran  dryhten,  bidde  ic  bone  miclan  dryhten,  15 

bidde  ic  bone  haligan  heofonrices  veard; 

eordan  ic  bidde  and  upheofon, 
and  pa  sodan  sancta  Marian 

and  heofoaes  meaht  and  heahreced, 

pat  ic  mote  bis  gealdor  mid  gife  dryhtnes  20 

tddum  ontynan  purh  trumne  gepauc, 

aveccan  pas  vastmas  us  to  voruldnytte; 

gefyllan  bas  foldan  mid  faste  geleafan 

vlitigian  bas  vangturf,  sva  se  vitega  cviid, 

biit  se  hiifde  are  on  eordrice  se  be  almyssan  85 

dselde  ddmlice  dryhtnes  bances. 
Vende  be  ponne  briva  sunganges,  astrece  be  bonne  on  andlang  and 
iirim  baer  letanias,  and  cved  bonne  Sanctus,  sanctus,  sancttts  6d  ende. 
Sing  bonne  Benedicite  abenedon  earmon  and  Magnificat  and  Pater  no- 
ster briva,  and  bebeod  hit  Criste  and  Sancta  Marian  and  baere  halgan  rode,  30 
to  lofe  and  to  veordinga,  and  bam  to  are,  pe  bat  land  age  and  eallon 
bam   be  him  underbeodde  sint. 

Ponne   bat  eall  sie  gedon,    bonne  nime  man  uncud  saed  sit  iilmes- 
mannum  and  selle  him  tva  svjlc,   svylce  man  at  him  nime,   and  gega- 
derje   ealle   his  sulhgeteogo  to  giidere;    boi'ige  ponne   on  bam  beame  35 
stor  and  finol  and  gehalgode  sapan  and  gehalgod  sealt ;  nim  J)0nne  pat 
saed,  sete  on  pas  sulhes  bodig,  cved  ponne: 

Erce,  Erce,  Erce,  Eordan  modor, 

geunne  pe  se  alvalda  ece  dryhten 

iicera  veaxendra  and  vridendra,  40 

eacnjendra  and  elnjendra, 

sceaf  tahne  se   scira  vastma, 

and  paere  bradan  bere  vastma, 

and  paere  hvitan  hvaete  vastma, 

and  ealra  eordan  vastma.  -15 

geunne  him  ece  dryhten 

and  his  halige  pe  on  heofonum  sint, 

pat  pys  yrd  si  gefridod  vid  ealra  feonda  gehvane, 

and  heo  si  geborgen  vid  ealra  bealva  gehvylc 


5.  pan  —  pan,  Th.  —  48.  sceafta  hen  se  scire,  Th.    tahne  =  taecne, 
provideat,  proferat? 


302  Peddvitan. 

jiiir;i  lyblaca  geond  land  saven. 

uu  bidde  ic  pone  valdend,  se  |»e  pas  voruld  gesceop, 
pat  ne  si  nan  to  piis  cvidol  vil,  ne  to  pas  criiftig  man, 
pitt  tivendan  ne  maege  vord  pus  gecvedene. 
5  Fonue  man  pa  snlh  ford  drife,   and   pa  forman  fnrh  onsceote,  cved 

ponne: 

Hal  ves  pu,  Folde,  lira  modor. 
beo  pu  grovende  on  godes  fad  me 
fodre  gefylled  liruin  to  nytte. 
10  Niin  ponne  a?lces   cynnes  melo,  and    abace  mau  inueveardre  handa 

hradue  hlaf,  and  gecned  hine  mid  meolce  and  mid  haligvatere,  and  lecge 
under  pa  forman  furh;  cved  ponne: 
Ful  acer  fodres  lira  cynne 
beorht  bloveude ,  pu  gebletsod  veord 
15      piis  hiiligan  noman,  pe  pas  heofon  gesceop 
and  pas  eordan,  pe  ve  on  lifjad. 

se  god  pe  pas  grundas  gevorhte  geunne  lis  grovCnde  gife, 
pat  us  corna  gehvylc  cume  to  nytte. 

Cved  ponne  priva  Crescite  in  nomine  patris  benedicti.  Amen,  and 
20  Pater  noster  priva. 

Thorpe,  Analecta  Anglo-Saxon.  179—181. 


1      Vict   faerstice  feferfuge  and  seo  reade  netele,  J>e  jmrh  arn  in- 
vyxtt,  and  vegbraede,  vylle  in  buteran.   cved  J>onne: 

"Hlude   vaeron  hi,  hi  hliide,  pa  In  ofer  pone  lilae v  ridon, 

vajron  aumode,  pa  hi  ofer  eard  ridon. 

scild  pu  pe  uu  pa,  pisne  nid  genesan  mote: 

iit  lytel  spere ,  gif  her  inne  sie  2 
5  sstod  under  liude,  under  ledhtum  scilde, 

pa?r  pa  mihtigau  vif  hira  miigen  bera?ddon, 

and  hi  gyllende  garas  sendon. 

lc  him  oderue  eft  ville  sendan, 

fieogende  flan  forane  to  geanes. 
10  fit  lytel  spere,  gif  hit  her  inne  sie! 

Sat  smid ,  sloh  seax  ljtel, 

iserna  vund  svide 

iit  lytel  spere,  gif  her  inne  sie  ! 

Sex  Miii das  sueton,  viilspera  vorhton  : 
15  iit  spere,  uiis  inn  spere, 

gif  her  inne  sie  isernes  dael, 

hagtessan  geveorc,  hit  sceal  gemiltau, 

gif  pu  vaere  on  fell  scoten ,  odde  vaere  on  flaesc  scoten, 

odde  vaere  on  blod  scoten,  odde  vaere  on  ban  scoten, 

10.  inneveardne,  Th. 

2.  eard]  land,  Gr.  —  5.  Stod  eo?  —  14.  duo  versiculi  coaluisse  hie 
videntur,  ita  ut  utriusque  pars  altera  deperdita  sit.  Ceterunt  hand  dif- 
ficile esset  "vj'ilspera  vorhton"  mutare  in  "sldgou  viilsperu";  sed  duos 
versus  coaluisse  veri  similius  est-  —  19.  odde  vaere  on  ban  scoten  de- 
sun  t  in  MS. 


F'eodvitan.  303 

30  otfiTe  vaere  on  lid  scoten;  naefre  ue  si  {>iu  lif  ataesed, 
gif  hit  vaere  Esa  gescot,  otfde  hit  vaere  Ylfa  gescot, 
otfde  hit  vaere  hagtessan  gescot,  nu  ic  bin  help.in  ville : 
pis  Jte  to  bote  Esa  gescotes,  pis  pe  to  bote  Ylfa  gescotes, 
l)is  be  to  bote  hagtessan  gescotes;  ic  pin  helpan  ville. 
25  fleo  ba?r  ou  firgen  seo  {tone  flan  sende! 

heafde  hal  vestu,  lielpe  }>ia  dryhten!'' 
Nim  bonne  l>;it  seax,  ;ido  on  vaetan. 

Grimm,  Mytholoy.  theod.  p.   CXXV1 


3.     Gealdorcvidc. 

[c  me  on  I>is.=e  gyrde  beluce  and  on  godes  helde  bebeode 

vid  pane  searostiee,  vid  Jiane  sarslege, 

vid  pane  grimman  gryre, 

vid  pane  miclan  egsan  be  byd  aeghvam  lad", 
5  and  vid  eal  pat  lad,  be  in  to  lande  fare. 

Sigegealdor  ic  begale,  sigegyrd  ic  me  vege, 

vordsige  and  veoresige,  se  me  vel  dege; 

ne  me  merra  gemyrre,  ne  me  maga  ne  gesvence, 

ne  me  naefre  mimim  feore  forht  ne  gevurd'e; 
10  ac  gehaele  me  se  iilmihtiga  and  his  sunn  frofregast, 

ealles  vuldres  vyrdig  drihten, 

>v;i  sva  ic  gehyrde  heofna  scippendc. 

Abrahame  and  Isace 

and  svjice  men,  Aloises  :md  Davit. 
15  Jacob  and  Josep,     

and  Evan  and  Annan  and  Elisabet, 

Saharie  and  eac  Marie,  modur  Cristes, 

and  eac  ba  gebrodru  Petrus  and  Pauliis, 

and  eac  biisend  pyrra  engla 
20  clypige  ic  me  to   are  vid   ealluni  feoudum. 

hi  me  fridjan  and  ferjan  and  mine  fere  nerjan, 

eal  me  gehealdiin  men  gevealdan 

veorces  styrende;  si  me  vuldres  hybt 

hand  ofer  heafod,  haligra  rof 
25  sigerofra  sceote,  sodfiistra  engla. 

biddu  ealle  blidu  mode,  bat  me  beo  hand  ofer  heafod, 

Mathous  helm ,   Marcus  byrne 

leoht  lifes  rof;  Lucas  miu  svurd 

scearp  and  scirecg,  scild  Johannes, 


22.  24.  ville  helpan,  Gr.  —  25.  seo  pone  flan  sende,  Grimmii  conjectura. 

2.  sara  sice,  Gr.  —  7.  vel  deest.  —  8.  merra]  merne,  Gr.  —  10.  se  almih- 
tiga] alliteratio  desideratur,  quae,  si  legas  "sigores  ealdor",  reficitur.  — 
13.  Abr.  —  Isace]  hi  dativi,  cum  trahi  possint  neque  ad  verbtim  gehyrde 
neque  ad  verbum  "clypige"  (v.  20J  inter pretari  non  queo.  Versus  13  — 
18.  hand  dubie  corrupti  sunt.  —  14.  Moyses  and  Jacob  and  Davit  and 
Josep,  Gr.  —  17.  eac]  ec,  Gr.  —  19.  pira,  Gr.  —  21.  ferjon  and  fridjou, 
Gr.  —  22.  gehealdon  —  gevealdon ,  Gr.  —  24.  reaf?  —  26.  hand  ofer 
heafod  e  v.  24  repetitum  esse  puto  et  hie  delendum,  ita  vt:  "pat  me 
beo"   versum  sequentem  incipirtt. 


301  Pe6dvitan. 

30  vuldre  gevlitegod  vega  Seraphin. 

ford  ic  gefare,  frynd  ic  gemete 

eall  engla  blaed,  eadiges  lare. 

bidde  ic  nu  god  sigores,  godes  niilt.se, 

sidfat  godne,  smilte  and  lyhte 
35  vind  veredum,  vindas  gefran, 

circinde  viiter  siniblige  hiilede 

vid  eallum  feordiun,  freond  ic  genu-te  vid, 

pat  ic  on  pas  almihtigan  are  mote 

belocen  vid  pa  ladan.    si  me  lifes  relit 
40  on  engla  bla  blaed  gestadelod, 

and  innan  halre  hand  heofna  rices  blaed, 

pa  hvile  be  ic  on  pys  lite  vunjan  mote.    amen. 

Grimm,  ibid. 

30.  Johannem  vega  Seraphin,  i.  e.  viarum  tutor,  ea  ex  causa  dici 
pttto,  quia  eos  tueri  putalabur,  qui  abituri  Sancti  Johannis  potionem 
CSt.  Johannis  minnej  biberant.  —  33.  sigere,  Gr.  —  34  —  37.  versus  cor- 
ruptissimi.  leyendum  suadeo:  "sidfates  godes,  smiltra  and  lyhtra  vinda 
varodnnij  bat  ic  vindas  gefran,  cirrendu  viiter  cyinlicu  halede  vid  eallum 
feordum,  freond"  etc.  sidfat  enim  gen.  neutr.  est,  biddan  deinde  geniti- 
vum  regit,  circinde  nihil  esse  videtur,  et  siniblige  (a  verb,  simbeljan) 
nullum  praebet  sensum.  —  38.  are]  deest.  —  39.  belocun,  Gr.  —  40.  bla? 
—  42.  bis,  Gr.     vunjan]  libban? 


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