Formel of Renouncement

spoken bij Germanics who stepped over to christianity

Source:
"Handwörterbuch der Mythologie" von C.A. Vulpius, 1826 /

At the liptinensic counsil of the year of 743 it was decreted to create and use renouncement formels for heathens that would step over to the christian faith.The text on the left is in oldfrankish.

QUESTION

 

Forsac his tu  Diabolae?

Do you renounce devil?

ANSWER

 

Ec  forsacho Diabolae.

I renounce devil.

 

 

QUESTION

 

End allum Diabol Gelde?

And all devil's companiens?

ANSWER

 

End allum Diabol Gelde

And all devil's companiens

 

 

QUESTION

 

End allem Diabolas Wortum und Werkum?

And all the devil's words and acts?

ANSWER

 

Ent ec forsacho allum Diaboles Wordum end Werkum.

And all the devil's words and acts.

 

 

QUESTION

 

Tunaer ende  Woden?

Thor and Wotan?

End  Saxe Ote?

And the saxon Odin?

Ende allem them Unholdum, the hira genotas sint?

And all the devils, that are their companions?

ANSWER

 

Thunaer ende Woden ende Saxe Ote ende allum them unholdum, the hira genotas sint.

(I renounce) Donar and Wotan and the saxon Odin and all the devils, that are their companions.

 

At the end was the christian confession of faith from the from the freely or by violence converted people;

Ec gelobo in Got allmechtigen Fadäer;

I believe in god, the almighty father;

Ec gelobo in Crist, Godes Suno;

I believe in Christ, son of god;

Ec gelobo in halogam Gost.

I believe in holy spirit.


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