Pater Noster in Old English
Language: Old English (Wikipedia)
Thu
ure
Fader,
the
eart
on
heofenum.
Our Father, who art in heaven
Si
thin
noman1
gehalgod.
hallowed be thy name
Cume2
thin
rike.3
thy kingdom come
Si
thin
willa
on
eorthan4
swa5
on
heofenum.
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Syle
us
today
orne6
dægwanlican
hlaf.
Give us this day our daily bread
And
forgif
us
ure
gylter,7
swa8
we
forgifath
tham
the
with
us
agylthat.9
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
And
ne
læd
thu
na10
us
on
kostnunge.11
and lead us not into temptation
Ac
alys
us
fronn
yfele.12
but deliver us from evil.
Si
hit13
swa.
Amen
Footnotes
1: Pantographia: nama2: Pantographia: Cum
3: Pantographia: ric
4: Pantographia: eorthen
5: Pantographia: swa
6: Pantographia: to dæg urn
7: Pantographia: gyltar
8: Pantographia: swa
9: Pantographia: agyltath
10: Pantographia: led the
11: Pantographia: kostnung
12: Pantographia: yfle
13: Pantographia: it
Attested In
- Aelfric p. 258
- Remains Concerning Britain p. 16
- Saxon Monuments p. 212
- Boxhorn p. 4 (Oratio)
- Müller p. 43 (Saxonica Antiqua) – Freber. Conf. Urs. Antiq. E. G. 133.
- London p. 49 (Saxonica Antiqua) – Freber. Conf. Urs. Antiq. E. G. 133.
- Hervas p. 190 n. 209 (Sassone antica)
- Pantographia
p. 262
(Saxon 5)
– Wilk. Ess. p. 7
Text
Thu ure Fader, the eart on heofenum.Our Father, who art in heavenSi thin nama gehalgod.hallowed be thy nameCum thin ric.thy kingdom comeSi thin willa on eorthen swa swa on heofenum.thy will be done on earth as it is in heavenSyle us to dæg urn dægwanlican hlaf.Give us this day our daily breadAnd forgif us ure gyltar, swa swa we forgifath tham the with us agyltath.and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against usAnd ne led the us on kostnung.and lead us not into temptationAc alys us fronn yfle.but deliver us from evil.Si it swa.Amen - Adelung Part 2 p. 332 n. 194 (Dänisch-Sächsisch um 900) – Aus Will l'Isle Saxon Monuments und Camden's Remains, S. 31