Old High German - Hildebrandslied 11: 1-26

Douglas Simms and Jonathan Slocum

Hildebrandslied 11: 1-26

Text from Wilhelm Braune, ed, Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, 14th ed. (Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1962, p. 84.) Originally prepared and translated by Douglas Simms; edited by Jonathan Slocum.

The individual verses have been arranged vertically so as to accommodate the glosses to the right. Each bold word/phrase in a gloss corresponds to a single word in the source; non-bold terms indicate grammatical information.

1.

Ik gihorta ðat seggen,	I; heard 3.sg. pret; that; to-say
'I heard it told,'

2.

ðat sih urhettun,	that; themselves refl.pron, acc; warriors masc, nom.pl.
ænon muotin,	alone; engaged 3.pl. pret.
'that warriors engaged each other alone,'

3.

Hiltibrant enti Hadubrant	Hiltibrant masc, nom.sg; and; Hadubrant masc, nom.sg.
untar heriun tuem	under; armies masc, dat.pl; two dat.
'Hiltibrant and Hadubrant between two armies'

4.

sunufatarungo	son-and-father masc, nom.pl.
iro saro rihtun.	their; armor neut, acc.sg; arranged 3.pl. pret.
'Father and son together arranged their armor,'

5.

garutun se iro guðhamun,	readied 3.pl. pret; they; their; battle-coverings masc, acc.pl.
gurtun sih iro suert ana,	girded 3.pl. pret; themselves refl.pron, acc; their; swords neut, acc.pl; on
'They readied their battle-armor, they girded themselves with swords,'

6.

helidos, ubar hringa,	heroes masc, nom.pl; over; rings masc, acc.pl.
do sie to dero hiltiu ritun	when; they; to; the fem, dat.sg; battle fem, dat.sg; rode 3.pl. pret.
'heroes, over (their) corslets, as they rode to the battle'

7.

Hiltibrant gimahalta [Heibrantes sunu]:	Hiltibrant masc, nom.sg; spoke 3.sg. pret; Heribrantes masc, gen.sg; son masc, nom.sg.
her uuas heroro man,	he; was 3.sg. pret; greyer wk.masc, nom.sg, comp; man masc, nom.sg.
'Hiltibrant, Heribrant's son, spoke, he was the older man'

8.

ferahes frotoro;	life neut, gen.sg; wiser wk.masc, nom.sg.
her fragen gistuont	he; inquire inf; stand 3.sg. pret.
'in life the wiser; he began to inquire'

9.

fohem uuortum,	few neut, dat.pl; words neut, dat.pl.
hwer sin fater wari	who; his refl.pron, gen; father masc, nom.sg; was 3.sg. pret.subj.
'with few words, who his father might be'

10.

fireo in folche,	life neut, gen.pl; in; people neut, dat.sg.
. . . . . . . . . .
'of the lives among the people. . . . . . .'

11.

. . . . . . . . . .
'eddo hwelihhes cnuosles du sis.	or; which neut, gen.sg; descent neut, gen.sg; you nom.sg; be 2.sg. pres.subj.
'. . . . . . ."or of which descent you might be.'

12.

ibu du mi enan sages,	if; you nom.sg; me dat; one masc, nom.sg; say 2.sg. pres.
ik mi de odre uuet,	I; me dat; the neut, acc.sg; other neut, acc.sg; know 1.sg. pres.
'if you tell me one, I shall know the other thing by myself,'

13.

chind, in chunincriche:	child neut, nom.sg; in; kingdom neut, dat.sg.
chud ist mir al irmindeot'.	known; is 3.sg. pres; me dat; all neut, nom.sg; world-people neut, nom.sg.
'child, in the kingdom: all people are known to me".'

14.

Hadubrant gimahalta,	Hadubrant masc, nom.sg; spoke 3.sg. pret.
Hiltibrantes sunu:	Hiltibrant's masc, gen.sg; son masc, nom.sg.
'Hadubrant spoke, Hiltibrant's son:'

15.

'dat sagetun mi	that neut, acc.sg; said 3.pl. pret; me dat.
usere liuti,	our masc, nom.pl; people masc, nom.pl.
'"Our people told me this:'

16.

'alte anti frote,	old masc, nom.pl, st; and; wise masc, nom.pl, st.
dea erhina warun,	those-who masc, nom.pl; former adv; were 3.pl. pret.
'old and wise, those who lived long ago,'

17.

'dat Hiltibrant hætti min fater:	that conj; Hiltibrant masc, nom.sg; was-called 3.sg. pret.subj, pass; my masc, nom.sg; father masc, nom.sg.
ih heittu Hadubrant.	I; am-called 1.sg. pres; Hadubrant masc, nom.sg.
'that my father was called Hiltibrant, I am called Hadubrant.'

18.

forn her ostar geweit,	long-ago adv; he masc, nom.sg; east adv; departed 3.sg. pret.
floh her Otachres nid,	fled 3.sg. pret; he masc, nom.sg; Otacher's masc, gen.sg; hate masc, acc.sg.
'long ago he departed to the east, he fled Otacher's hate,'

19.

hina miti Theotrihhe	hence adv; with; Dietrich masc, dat.sg.
enti sinero degano filu.	and; his masc, gen.pl; thanes masc, gen.pl; many neut, nom.sg.
'hence with Dietrich, and many of his thanes'

20.

her furlaet in lante	he masc, nom.sg; left 3.sg. pret; in; land neut, dat.sg.
luttila sitten	little-ones acc.pl; remain inf.
'he left little ones remaining in the land'

21.

prut in bure	bride fem, acc.sg; in; bower masc, dat.sg.
barn unwahsan,	child neut, acc.sg; un-grown neut, acc.sg.
'(his) bride in (her) bower, (and) a young child,'

22.

arbeo laos:	inheritances neut, gen.pl; lacking
her raet ostar hina.	he masc, nom.sg; rode 3.sg. pret; east adv; hence adv.
'deprived of inheritances: he rode hence to the east.'

23.

des sid Detrihhe	this neut, gen.sg; since conj; Dietrich masc, dat.sg.
darba gistuontun	lack fem, nom.pl; stood 3.pl. pret.
'ever since Dietrich needed'

24.

fatereres mines:	father masc, gen.sg; my masc, gen.sg.
dat uuas so friuntlaos man.	that neut, nom.sg; was 3.sg. pret; such adv; friendless masc, nom.sg, st; man masc, nom.sg.
'my father: that was such a friendless man.'

25.

her was Otachre	he masc, nom.sg; was 3.sg. pret; Otacher masc, dat.sg.
ummet tirri,	immeasurably adv; angry masc, nom.sg.
'he was immeasurably angry with Otoacher,'

26.

degano dechisto	thanes masc, gen.pl; dearest wk.masc, nom.sg, sup.
miti Deotrichhe.	with; Dietrich masc, dat.sg.
'the dearest of thanes with Dietrich.'

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