The
Abecedarium Nordmanicum
Three
Versions, with German and English Translations
Version
One
Feu
froma
Ur
anmot
Thurs
thri staba
Os
obana
Rat
rinnit
Can
cliuvit
Hagal
hardo
Naut
nagal
Is
Ar
Sol
skinit
Tir
Birka
bivit
Lagu
liohto
Manna
middi
Yr
al
From
the monastery
of
St. Gallen, near Bodensee,
Switzerland,
a mnemonic
rune
manuscript from the
country
near Fulda, Hessen
written
down 800-900 C.E.
~
Translation
Feu first
Ur
(?)
Thurs
three staves
Os
upmost
Rat
runs
Can
cleaves
Hagal
hard
Naut
nail
Is
Ar
Sol
shines
Tir
Birka
trembles
Lagu
light
Manna
middle
Yr
all
(From Helrunar, A manual
of Rune Magick
by
Jan Fries
~
Second
Version
Feu
forman
Ur
after
Thurs
thritten stabu
Os
is themo oboro
Rad
ritan endost
Chaon
cliut thanne
Hagal
habet
Naut
Is
Ar
endi
Sol
Tiu
Brica
endi
Man
middi
Lagu
the leotho
Yr
al bihabet
From
the St. Gallen Monastery
manuscript
collection,
written
down 800-900 C.E.
~
Translation
Feu first
Ur
after
Thuris
three staves
Os
is highest in heaven
Rad
is written at the end
Chaon
cleaves to
Hagal
has
Naut
Is
Ar
and
Sol
Tiu
Brica
and
Man
middle
Lagu
the light
Yr
embraces all
(From Helrunar, A Manual
of
Rune Magick
by Jan Fries)
~
Third Version
Feu forman
Ur after
Thuris thritten stabu
Os is th(em)o oboro
Rat en(d) os uurita(n)
Chaon thanne
Hagal
Nau(t) habet
Is
Ar endi
Sol cliu(o)t
T(iu)
Bri(c)a endi
Man
Lagu the leohto
Yr al bihabe(t)
Überliefert
in einer Sammelhandschrift
aus dem Kloster St. Gallen aus dem
9.Jahrhundert
(nach
Klaus Düwel)
~
Übersetzung
Vieh zuerst,
Ur
danach,
Thurse
als dritten Stab,
Ans
ist rechts davon,
Rad
am Ende zu ritzen.
Daran
hängt dann Fackel (oder Geschwür),
Hagel
hält (hat)
Not,
Eis,
(gutes)
Jahr
und
Sonne.
Ziu,
Birke
und
Mann inmitten (oder damit),
Wasser
(See) das lichte,
Eibe
schließt alles ab.
(nach Klaus Düwel)
~
Translation
Fee
(or Cattle) is first,
Ur-ox
(Aurochs) after,
Thurs
(Giant) the third stave,
Os
(God) to the right of it,
Ride
written after;
then
cleave Canker (or Torch),
Hail
holding
Need,
Ice,
good
Year,
and
Sun;
Tiw
(the God Tiwaz),
Birch,
and
Man in the middle,
Lake
(or Water) the bright,
Yew
holds All.
(by
Raven Livingston)
~
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