[gothic-l] Re: Gothic Poetry

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Hails!

Below is a short poetry experiment of mine.  Comments and critiques
concerning grammar, syntax etc. are most welcome.


Gáuts þis *gaizis,     Gutané fruma,
*draúhtins dáuþis,     digis táwida,
gódakundis guþ,     gulþeinó*harpjónds.

Gwódans gudisks,     galgan is fanþ,
handugóm hulida,     haihs biþé warþ,
mannané skapjónds,     þó *maidu stal.

Teiws táiknjónds,     táujis raíhtins,
*Ansiwé atta,     áiþé wardja,
himinis haldand,     hamfs þana wulf band.

*Iggws *wagnis,     ahma fráiwis,
Fráuja *friþáus,     *famni geigáida,
þiudanám þiuþeigs,     þeihis briggands.

*Þunrs *þraúmaleiks,     þeihvóns sandjónds,
aúhumists asanó,     *ituné fijands,
weihands stadis,     þana *waúrm slóh.

TRANSLATION

Gaut of the spear,     origin of the Goths,
lord of the dead,     creation manifested,
god of nobles,     golden harper.

Woden divine,     the gallows knew,
for wisdoms hid,     one-eyed then became,
shaper of men,     the mead stole.

Tiw betokener,     of right deeds,
father of the Aesir,     oath’s guardian,
heaven’s holder,     one-handed bound the wolf.

Ing-Frea of the wagon,     spirit of the seed,
lord of peace,     the maiden won,
of kings blessed,     prosperities bringer.

Thunor powerful,     thunder’s sender,
chief of harvests,     enemy of ettins,
hallower of the stead,     the worm slew.

Albareiks


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