Old English
delimiters OE aesc = $a% uppercase aesc = $A%
OE thorn = $p% uppercase thorn = $P%
OE eth = $d% uppercase eth = $D%
I. Old English Heptateuch. Deuteronomy. B.8.1.4.; 8.1.7; Crawford
1922, 369-73.
in MSS BL Cotton Claudius B.iv, fols 137v-138v; Oxford, Bodleian
Laud Misc 509, fols 182v-198b (L). Text taken from Claudius B.iv.
1. Gehyra$d% heofonas $d%a $d%inge $d%e ic spece, 7 gehyre eor$d%e
mine word. [L gehira$p%; heofenas; $p%ing; sprece; gehire; min;]
2. Weaxe min lar swa ren; flowe min sp$a%c swa deaw 7 swa smylte
ren 7 swa dropan ofer g$a%rsa ci$d%as [L spr$a%c; smilte]
3. for $d%am $d%e ic clypie Drihtnes naman. Sylla$d% m$a%r$d%e
urum Gode [L clipie; silla$p%].
4. Godes weorc synd fulfremede 7 ealle his wegas synd domas; Godd
is getrywe, butan $a%lcere unrihtwisnysse rihtwise [L sint;
fullfremede; sint; God; ys; getreowe; 7 butan; $a%lcre;
unrihtwisnisse; rihtwis].
5. Him syngodon on unrihtwisum 7 na his gecorenan bearn. La yfele
cneores! [L singodon; on {decst}; unrihtwise].
6. Agylts$d%u Drihtne $d%as $d%incg, stunt folc 7 unwis? Secge ge,
nis he eower f$a%der, $d%e eow ahte & worhte 7 gesceop? [L agiltst
$p%u; Drihtene; $p%ing; eowre].
7. Gemuna$d% ealdra daga; ge$d%encea$d% ealle cneoressa; axia$d%
eowre f$a%deras 7 hi cy$d%a$d% eow, eowre yldestan 7 hi secga$d%
eow [: ge$p%enca$p%; hig; ky$p%a$p%; hig].
8. $d%a se hehsta tod$a%lde $d%eoda; $d%<a> [MS $d%e] he ascyrede
Adames bearn, he geset folca gem$a%ro $a%fter Israhela bearna
getele [L $p%a he ascirede; Israela; get$a%le].
9. Drihtnes d$a%l w$a%s his folc 7 iacob his yrfeweardnyss [L
yrfeweardnis].
10. He funde hit on westu<m> lande, on egeslicre stowe 7 on widum
westene; he l$a%dde hit ymbutan 7 l$a%rde 7 heold hi swa his eagan
seon [L egeslicere; ymbeutan; l$a%rde hig; hig].
11. Swa earn his briddas sp$a%n$d% to flihte 7 ofer hi flicera$d%,
swa he tobr$a%dde his fe$d%eru 7 nam eower cynryn 7 b$a%r on his
eaxlum [L hig; eowre; kynred; exlun].
12. Drihten sylf w$a%s eowwer latteow 7 n$a%s mid him nan fremde
god [L silf; hire; lateow].
13. He sette hi ofer heah land, $d%$a%t hi $a%ton $d%$a%s landes
w$a%stmas 7 $d%$a%t hi sucon hunig of stane 7 ele of $d%a,
heardustan stane [L hig; hig; $a%tun; hig],
14. buteran of hry$d%era heorde 7 meoluc of sceapun mid lamba rys;e
7 ramma of Basanes synrene 7 buccan 7 hw$a%tes smedeman. 7 hi
druncon hluttor win [L hri$p%era; lama; kynrene; 7 $p%<$a%t> hig
drincon].
15. Hi w$a%ron gem$a%ste 7 wi$d%erodon for hyra f$a%tnysse; hi
forleton God heora scyppend 7 gewiton fram hyra halwendan Gode [L
hig; wi$p%erodun; hira; f$a%tnisse; hire; scippend; hire].
16. Hi gremedon hine mid fremdum godum.
17. Hi offrodon deoflum 7 na Gode, $d%am godum $d%e hi ne cu$d%on;
niwe comon, $d%e hyra f$a%deras ne wor$d%odon [L comun; hira;
wur$p%odun].
18. Ge forleton God $d%e eow ge<strynde> 7 ge forgeaton Drihten
eowwerne scyppend [L gestrinde; forgeton; eowerne; scippend].
19. $d%a Drihten $d%$a%t geseah, $d%a wear$d% he yrre, for $d%am
$d%e his suna 7 his dohtra hine gremedon.
20. 7 he cw$a%$d%: Ic behyde me fram him 7 ic besceawige hyra
endas; so$d%lice hit is ungeleafful cynryn 7 ungetrywe bearn [L
behide; besceawie; hira; ys; ungeleaful; cynren; ungetreowe].
21. Hi me tyrigdon mid hyra idelgyldum 7 ic anyde hi ut on fremde
folc 7 ic hi geswence mid dysgere $d%eode [L hig; tirigdon; hira;
idelgildum; hig; hig; disgere].
22. Fyr is on$a%led on minre hatheortnysse 7 byrn$d% o$d% helle
endas 7 fryt land mid his w$a%stme 7 forb$a%rn$d% duna sta$d%elas
[L ys; hatheortnisse].
23. Ic gegaderige yfelu ofer hi 7 is af$a%stnige mine flana on him
[L gegadrie; hig; af$a%stnie].
24. Hi beo$d% mid hungre fornumene 7 fugelas hi freta$d% mid
$d%$a%re biterustan slitincge; ic sende wildeora te$d% on hi mid
wurmum 7 n$a%ddrum [L hig; hig; slitinge; wildera deora te$p%;
hig].
25. Vte hi reafo$d% swurd 7 inne ege, cniht 7 m$a%denu, sucende mid
ealdum men [L reafa$p%].
26. Ic cw$a%$d%: Hw$a%r synd hi? ic gedo $d%$a%t hyra gemynd
geswic$d% of eallum mannum [L sint; hig; hire].
27. 7 for hyra feonda yrre ic wandode, $d%e l$a%s $d%e hyra fynd
ofermodegodon 7 cw$a%don: Vre hand is heah 7 ne worhte Drihten
$d%as $d%ingc [L hira; hira; ofermodegodun; ys; $p%ing].
28. $d%eod is butan ge$d%eahte 7 butan gleawnysse [L ys;
gleawnisse].
29. Ic wisce $d%$a%t hi wiston 7 undergeaton 7 foresceawodon hyra
ende [L hig; hira].
30. Hu an man drif$d% $d%usend 7 twegen aflyme$p% tyn $d%usendu? Hu
nis hit for $d%am $d%e hyra God hi forlet 7 Drihten hi belead? [L
an man <erased to> an;; aflyma$p%; hira; hig; forl$a%t;]/
31. So$d%lice nis ure God swylce hyra God is 7 ure fynd synd deman
[L swilce; hira; ys; sint; dema].
32. Hyra wingeard is of Sodomwara winearde 7 of Gomorra
underburgum; hyra winberie is gealla 7 $d%$a%t biteroste clyster [L
hira; wineard; ys; hira; ys].
33. Heora win is dracena gealla 7 n$a%ddrena attor unhalwendlic [:
hira; wines; unhalwendlice].
34. Hu n$a%ron $p%as gesceapen mid me 7 geinseglude on minum
goldhordum? [L gesecapene].
35. Seo wracu is min 7 ic hit agylde on tide, $d%$a%t hyra fot
$a%tslide' hyra forwyrde d$a%g is gehende; 7 $p%as $d%ingc eow synd
gegearwode [L agilde; hira; hira; forwirde; ys; $p%ing; sint].
36. Drihten sem$d% his folce 7 gemiltsa$d% his $d%eowum; he
gesyh$d% hi geuntrumod 7 $d%a belocenan geteorodun 7 $d%a lafa synd
fornumene [L gesih$p% hig; geteoredon; sint].
37. 7 cwe$d%a$d%: Hw$a%r synd hyra godas on $d%am hi truwan
h$a%fdon [L sint; hire; g]hig],
38. of $d%$a%ra offrunga he $a%ton ryslas 7 druncon win on heora
ofrungum? Arison nu 7 fylston eow $a%t nyd$d%earfe [L offrunge;
$a%tun; hira; offrunge].
39. Geseo$d% $d%$a%t ic ana eom 7 nis nan o$p%er god butan me; ic
ofslea 7 ic l$a%te libban; ic ofslea 7 ic h$a%le 7 ne m$a%g nan man
of minre handa ut alynian [L buton; slea; ut alinian].
40. Ic h<e>bbe [MS h$a%bbe] to heofone mine hand 7 ic swerige
$d%urh mine swy$d%ran 7 ic cwe$d%e: Ic libbe on ecnysse [L hebbe;
heofena; swerie; swi$p%eran; ecnisse].
41. Ic gescyrpe min swurd swa ligette 7 min hand dem$d%; ic agylde
wrace minum feondum 7 $d%am $d%e me hatedon [L gescirpe; agilde].
42. Ic smyrige mine flan on blode 7 min swurd fryt fl$a%sc [L
smirie].
43. Geblissia$d% heofonas mid him 7 arwur$d%ion hine ealle Godes
englas; $d%eoda heria$d% his folc, for $d%am $d%e he wrycy$d% his
$d%eowas 7 agylt wrace hyra feondum 7 Drihten by$d% arf$a%st his
folces lande [L heofenas; for $p%am he; wric$p%; agilt; hira;
bi$d%].