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Re: Brithenig Romance; even earlier (5 centuries earlier!



--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, "pituxalina" <pituxalina@y...> wrote:
>
> Per afur Dew e per salyd ill pobl cristian e nu thud, di'll diwrn ci
> inawant, in cant Dew mi ddun saber e boder, sig eo salwarai yst mew
> ffradr Carol, sig yn of def salwar sew ffradr di'll druith, in o ke ys
> ffag allarn e cun Loteir eo ngwen nonc cun yn plegid ke di few wolont
> bod esser dawnus a few ffradr Carol.
> 
> For the love of God and for the salvation of Cristian people and us
> all, from this day forward, in so far as God gives me knowledge and
> power, I will support this my brother Charles, as one should support
> his brother by right, provided that he does likewise to me, and I will
> never take an arrangement with Lothair that of my will may be harmful
> to this my brother Charles.
> 
> My transliteration of the text: final and non-final w into u
> 
> Per afur Deu e per salyd ill pobl cristian e nu thud, di'll diurn ci
> inauant, in cant Deu mi ddun saber e boder, sig eo saluarai yst meu
> ffradr Carol, sig yn of def saluar seu ffradr di'll druith, in o ke ys
> ffag allarn e cun Loteir eo nguen nonc cun yn plegid ke di feu uolont
> bod esser daunus a feu ffradr Carol.
> 
> An attempted reconstruction of an earlier version:
> 
> Per amur Deu e per salud ill poblo christian e nu thud, di'll diurn ci
> inafant, in quant Deu mi dduna saber e boder, sig eo salfarai ist meu
> ffradre Carol, sig yn of defe saluar seu ffradre di'll droith, in o
> kedh is ffag allarn e cun Lotair eo nguen nonca cun in plaegid ke di
> feu uolonta bod esser daunus a feu ffradre Carol.
>


Per amoure Deu e per salude ill poblo christiano e nu thud, di'lle
diurno eci inafante, in quanto Deu mi ddunad sabere e bodere, sig eo
salvaraio cisto meu ffradre Carolo, sig yn of defet salfare sou
ffradre di'lle dreitho, in o ked is ffage allarno e cum Lotairo eo
ngueno nonqua cum in plaegido ke demeu uolontade bode essere daunus a
meu ffradre Carolo.