The name is absent

630                 APPENDIX F.

wynstre e⅛re, on yrnendum wætere, ∖j wend Sæt heafod ongean
stream. In domo mamosin in chôma meoti. otimimeoti. quod
dealde Otuuotiua el marethin. Crux mihi vita. é. tibi mors inimici.
alfa et о initium et finis, dicit dominus¹.”

6. “ Wiδ Oman. Genim âne gréne gyrde, 1 læt sittan Sone man
on middan huses flore, ^,j bestric hine ymbûtan, ^,j cweS : O pars et
о rilli A pars et pars iniopia. ê. alfa et o. ïitium².”

7. “Gif wænnas eglian mæn æt Stère heortan, gange m⅛den man
t6 wyllo ⅛e riht east yrne, gehladc ane cuppan fulle for® mid
Sam streâme, J singe Steron Crcdan ^,j Paternoster, ^,j geote Sonne
on oSer fæt, ¹J blade eft <iSre, ∖j sɪngo eft Crcdan ^,j Paternoster, ^,j
do swa Sæt Sii hæbbe preo. Do swa nygon dagas : sona him biS
sel³.”

8. “ WiS færstice, Fefcrfuige, and seô reade netele, Se Surh ærn
inwyxS, and wegbr⅛de : wylle in butera n.

“ Hlûde w⅛ron hy la hlûde
Sa hy ofer Sone hlæw ridan ;
wtéron anmode, Sa hy
ofer land ridan.

Scyld Sii Sc nu, 3û Sisne niS
genesan moto.
Ut Iytel spere,
gif her inné sɪe !
Stod under linde,
under Ieohtum scylde,
Ster Sa mihtigan wif
hyra mægen bertéddon,
and hy gyllende
garas sændan :
ic him oSeme
eft wille sændan,
Aeogende fldne

MS. Harl. No. 685. fol. 197.     ² Ibid. fol. 197     ³ Ibid. fol. 200.

HEATHENDOM.

forane tôgeanes.
Ut Iytel spere,
gif hit her inné sÿ !
Sæt smi⅜f, sloh seax lytel,
iserna wund swiSe.
Ut Iytel spere,
gif her inné sy !
Syx smiSas s⅛tan,
wælspera worhtan ;
ût spere, nés in spere,
gif her inne sy
ɪ'senes dtél,
hægtessan geweorc,
hit sceal gemyltan :
gif ðɪɪ wére on fell scoten,
o⅞i‰ wére on these scoten,
oSSe wtére on blod scoten,
o≡ w⅛re on IiS scoten,
næfre ne sÿ Sin Iif attésed ;
gif hit wére ésa gescot,
oSSe hit w⅛re ylfa gescot,
oððe hit w⅛ro hægtessan gescot ;
nil ic wille Sin helpan !

Dis Se to bote ésa gescotes,
Sis Se to bote ylfa gescotes,
Sis Se to bote hægtessan gescotes !
Ic Sin wille helpan.
Fled pf on fyrgen !
heafde halwes tu !

Helpe Sin drihten !

Nim Sonne Sæt seax, ado on wætan¹.”

9. “Her² is seo bot, hü Sii meaht Sine æceras bétan, gif hi nella¾ι
wel wexan, oSSe Ster hwilc Ungedefe ping ongedon biS, on drÿ
o⅞‰ on Iiblace.

ɪ MS. Harl., No. 585, fol. 186.

² MS. Cott., Caligula, A. vn., fol. 171 a ; Cockayne, i. 398.

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