The Kentish Hymn

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

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uton wuldrian

weorada dryhten

halgan hlioorcwidum, hiofenrices weard, lufian liofwendum, lifs agend, and him simle sio sigefst wuldor uppe mid nglum, and on eoran sibb gumena gehwilcum goodes willan. We e heria halgum stefnum and e bltsia, bilewit fder, and e ancia, ioda walden, 10 ines weorlican wuldordreames and inra miclan mgena gerena, e u, god dryhten, gastes mhtum hafest on gewealdum hiofen and eoran, an ece fder, lmehtig god. 15 u eart cyninga cyningc cwicera gehwilces, u eart sigefest sunu and so hlend ofer ealle gescft angla and manna. u, dryhten god, on dreamum wunast on re upplican elan ceastre, 20 frea folca gehws, swa u t fruman wre efeneadig bearn agenum fder. u eart heofenlic lioht and t halige lamb, e u manscilde middangeardes for inre arfstnesse ealle towurpe, 25 fiond geflmdest, follc generedes, blode gebohtest bearn Israela, a u ahofe urh t halige triow inre rowunga riostre senna, t u on hahsetle heafena rices 30 sitest sigehrmig inum godfder, Mildsa nu, meahtig, on a swiran hand gasta gemyndig. manna cynne,

and of leahtrum ales and us hale gedo, 35

ine a liofan gescft, helea sceppend,

nia nergend, for ines naman are. u eart solice simle halig, and u eart ana ce dryhten, and u ana bist eallra dema cwucra ge deadra, Crist nergende, 40 foran u on rymme ricsast and on rinesse and on annesse, ealles waldend, hiofena heahcyninc, haliges gastes fegere gefelled in fder wuldre.

Metrical Charm 2: The Nine Herbs Charm

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

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emyne u, mucgwyrt,

hwt u ameldodest,

hwt u renadest Una u hattest, u miht wi III

t Regenmelde. yldost wyrta. and wi XXX,

u miht wi attre and wi onflyge, u miht wi am laan e geond lond fr. Ond u, wegbrade, wyrta modor, eastan openo, innan mihtigu; ofer e crtu curran, ofer e cwene reodan, 10 ofer e bryde bryodedon, ofer e fearras fnrdon. Eallum u on wistode and wistunedest; swa u wistonde attre and onflyge and m laan e geond lond fere. Stune htte eos wyrt, heo on stane geweox; 15 stond heo wi attre, stuna heo wrce. Stie heo hatte, wistuna heo attre, wrece heo wraan, weorpe ut attor. is is seo wyrt seo wi wyrm gefeaht, eos mg wi attre, heo mg wi onflyge,

20 heo mg wi am laan e geond lond fere. Fleoh u nu, attorlae, seo lsse a maran, seo mare a lssan, ot him beigra bot sy. Gemyne u, mge, hwt u ameldodest, hwt u gendadest t Alorforda; 25 t nfre for gefloge feorh ne gesealde syan him mon mgan to mete gegyrede. is is seo wyrt e wergulu hatte; as onsnde seolh ofer ss hrygc ondan attres ores to bote. 30 as VIIII magon wi nygon attrum. Wyrm com snican, toslat he man; a genam Woden VIIII wuldortanas, sloh a a nddran, t heo on VIIII tofleah. r gendade ppel and attor, 35 t heo nfre ne wolde on hus bugan. Fille and finule, felamihtigu twa, a wyrte gesceop witig drihten, halig on heofonum, a he hongode; sette and snde on VII worulde 40 earmum and eadigum eallum to bote. Stond heo wi wrce, stuna heo wi attre, seo mg wi III and wi XXX, wi feondes hond and wi frbregde, wi malscrunge manra wihta. 45 Nu magon as VIIII wyrta wi nygon wuldorgeflogenum, wi VIIII attrum and wi nygon onflygnum, wi y readan attre, wi y runlan attre, wi y hwitan attre, wi y wedenan attre, wi y geolwan attre, wi y grenan attre, 50 wi y wonnan attre, wi y wedenan attre, wi y brunan attre, wi y basewan attre, wi wyrmgebld, wi wtergebld, wi orngebld, wi ystelgebld, wi ysgebld, wi attorgebld, 55 gif nig attor cume oe nig noran oe nig westan eastan fleogan cume ofer wereode.

Crist stod ofer adle ngan cundes. Ic ana wat ea rinnende 60 r a nygon ndran nean behealda; motan ealle weoda nu wyrtum aspringan, ss toslupan, eal sealt wter, onne ic is attor of e geblawe. Mugcwyrt, wegbrade e eastan open sy, lombescyrse, 65 attorlaan, magean, netelan, wudusurppel, fille and finul, ealde sapan. Gewyrc a wyrta to duste, mngc wi a sapan and wi s pples gor. Wyrc slypan of wtere and of axsan, genim finol, wyl on re slyppan and bee mid ggemongc, onne he a sealfe on do, ge r ge fter. Sing 70 t galdor on lcre ara wyrta, III r he hy wyrce and on one ppel ealswa; ond singe on men in one mu and in a earan buta and on a wunde t ilce gealdor, r he a sealfe on do.

Metrical Charm 3: Against a Dwarf

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

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i dweorh man sceal niman VII lytle ofltan, swylce

man mid ofra, and writan as naman on lcre ofltan: Maximianus, Malchus, Iohannes, Martimianus, Dionisius, Constantinus, Serafion. nne eft t galdor, t her fter cwe, man sceal singan, rest on t wynstre eare, nne on t swire eare, nne bufan s mannes moldan. And ga nne an mdenman to and ho hit on his sweoran, and do man swa ry dagas; him bi sona sel. Her com in gangan, in spiderwiht, 10 hfde him his haman on handa, cw t u his hncgest wre, legde e his teage an sweoran. Ongunnan him of m lande lian; sona swa hy of m lande coman, a ongunnan him a liu colian. a com in gangan dweores sweostar; a gendade heo and aas swor

15 t nfre is m adlegan derian ne moste, ne m e is galdor begytan mihte, oe e is galdor ongalan cue. Amen. Fia.

Metrical Charm 7: For the Water-Elf Disease

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

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if mon bi on wterlfadle, onne beo him a hand-

nglas wonne and a eagan tearige and wile locian nier. Do him is to lcedome: eoforrote, cassuc, fone niooweard, eowberge, elehtre, eolone, merscmealwan crop, fenminte, dile, lilie, attorlae, polleie, marubie, docce, ellen, felterre, wermod, streawbergean leaf, consolde; ofgeot mid eala, do hligwter to, sing is gealdor ofer riwa: Ic benne awrat betest beadowrda, swa benne ne burnon, ne burston, 10 ne fundian, ne feologan, ne hoppettan, ne wund waxsian, ne dolh diopian; ac him self healde halewge, ne ace e on ma, e eoran on eare ace. Sing is manegum sium: Eore e onbere eallum hire 15 mihtum and mgenum. as galdor mon mg singan on wunde.

Metrical Charm 12: Against a Wen

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

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enne, wenne,

wenchichenne,

her ne scealt u timbrien, ne nenne tun habben, ac u scealt north eonene to an nihgan berhge, er u hauest, ermig, enne broer. He e sceal legge leaf et heafde. Under fot wolues, under ueer earnes, under earnes clea, a u geweornie. Clinge u alswa col on heore, scring u alswa scerne awage, 10 and weorne alswa weter on anbre. Swa litel u gewure alswa linsetcorn, and miccli lesse alswa anes handwurmes hupeban, and alswa litel u gewure et u nawiht gewure.