Pater Noster in Old High German

Language: Old High German (Wikipedia)

Footnotes

1: Wilkins: Pater; Adelung Part 2: Vater
2: Rocca: ijnser; Adelung Part 2: unsir
3: Rocca: hijmele; Wilkins: himel; Adelung Part 2: Himile
4: Wilkins: geheyligot
5: Rocca: vuillo gesrehe; Adelung Part 2: Wille geskehe
6: Wilkins: erde; Adelung Part 2: Erda
7: Megiser: himele; Rocca: himela; Wilkins: Himele
8: Rocca: Vnser
9: Wilkins: cib; Adelung Part 2: Unsir tagelichich Prot gib
10: Rocca: brott tib vns
11: Adelung Part 2: hiuto
12: Rocca: Vnde
13: Rocca: ijns; Wilkins: belas uns
14: Adelung Part 2: Sculde belazh uns, also ouch
15: Megiser: belasendt; Wilkins: wer belasendt; Adelung Part 2: firlazhen
16: Adelung Part 2: Sculdenaren
17: Rocca: Vnd; Adelung Part 2: Unde
18: Adelung Part 2: dia Chorunga ne leitist
19: Adelung Part 2: unsih
20: Megiser: Nu; Wilkins: Un
21: Adelung Part 2: Suntir irlose unsih sona dem Ubile

Attested In

• Gessner p. 41 (Germanice scripta in Heluetiis, anno Domini 870)
• Rocca p. 372 (Germanice in Helvetijs conscripta)
  Text

  Fater ijnser, du in hijmele bist.

  Our Father, who art in heaven

  Din namo vuerde geheiligot.

  hallowed be thy name

  Din riche chome.

  thy kingdom come

  Din vuillo gesrehe in erdo also in himela.

  thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

  Vnser tagolicha brott tib vns hinto.

  Give us this day our daily bread

  Vnde vnsere sculde belaz ijns als auch vuir belasend vnseren sculdigen.

  and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us

  Vnd in chorunga nit leitest du vnsich.

  and lead us not into temptation

  Nun belose vnsich sone ubele.

  but deliver us from evil.
• Megiser n. 22 (Antiqua Germanorum lingua, scripta circa Annum 870)
  Text

  Fater ünser, du in himele bist.

  Our Father, who art in heaven

  Din namo werde geheiligot.

  hallowed be thy name

  Din riche chome.

  thy kingdom come

  Din willo gescehe in erdo also in himele.

  thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

  Unser tagolicha brot kib uns hinto.

  Give us this day our daily bread

  Unde unsere sculde belaz üns als auch wir belasendt unseren sculdigen.

  and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us

  Und in chorunga nit leitest du unsich.

  and lead us not into temptation

  Nu belose unsich sone ubele.

  but deliver us from evil.
• Pistorius n. 19 (Alt Franckisch)
• Wilkins n. 17 (Germ. ancient)
  Text

  Pater unser du in himel bist.

  Our Father, who art in heaven

  Din namo werde geheyligot.

  hallowed be thy name

  Din riche chome.

  thy kingdom come

  Din willo gescehe in erde also in Himele.

  thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

  Unser tagolicha brot cib uns hinto.

  Give us this day our daily bread

  Unde unsere sculde belas uns, als auch wer belasendt unseren sculdigen.

  and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us

  Und in chorunga nit leitest du unsich.

  and lead us not into temptation

  Un belose unsich sone ubele.

  but deliver us from evil.
• Reuter p. 6r (Germanicè. Sic-ut antiqui locuti sunt.)
• Müller p. 40 (Alemanica) – Notker. Sangall. Conf. Gesn. p. 46a. Meg. n. 22. Pist. n. 19. Reut. n. 26. Wilk. n. 17.
• Chamberlayne p. 62 (Alemanice) – ex Notkero Sangallensi aliae editiones exhibuerunt
• Hervas p. 189 n. 188 (Germanica antica detta Alemanna del 870)
• Adelung Part 2 p. 196 n. 128 (Notker um 1000) – Am Ende seiner Psalmen-Übersetzung nach der Wiener Handschrift, aus Lambecius, B. 2, Kap. 5, der sie aber irrig dem Otfrid zuschrieb
  Text

  Vater unsir, du in Himile bist.

  Our Father, who art in heaven

  Din Namo werde geheiligot.

  hallowed be thy name

  Din Riche chome.

  thy kingdom come

  Din Wille geskehe in Erda, also in Himile.

  thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

  Unsir tagelichich Prot gib uns hiuto.

  Give us this day our daily bread

  Unde unsere Sculde belazh uns, also ouch wir firlazhen unseren Sculdenaren.

  and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us

  Unde in dia Chorunga ne leitist du unsih.

  and lead us not into temptation

  Suntir irlose unsih sona dem Ubile.

  but deliver us from evil.

Notes

This text comes from Notker's Psalter, and it can be found in St.Gallen Cod. Sang. 21 manuscript, on page 563.