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scarletmorningFirst things first: per chance I found the Summarium Heinrici in the library and I looked up what kind of fish "lucius" was. He's a luce, or pike. As you can see, the English word even looks like the Middle Latin word. (It's hechit in Old High German.)
Now, on to the main topic. Old High German spells. I found three different spells that I would use for Fire Emblem as well as one blessing and one additional spell (I'm not too sure if I will ever use it).
1. A spell for broken bones: Merseburger Zauberspruch 2
sose benrenki, sose bluotrenki,
sose lidirenki:
ben zi bena, bluot zi bluoda,
lid zi geliden, sose gelimida sin.
(Like bone-sprain, so blood-sprain,
so joint-sprain:
Bone to bone, blood to blood,
joints to joints, so may they be glued.)
This is not the complete spell (you can find the complete version here.) and originally it is a spell restricted to horses. But if you leave out the first part, you can use it as a general spell :p Which I do. (Besides, you couldn't use the first part anyway, because Norse Gods appear in it and you would have to replace them with someone else.)
2. For foundering: Wiener Pferdesegen
uisc flot aftar themo uuatare, uerbrustun sina uetherun: tho gihelia iina use druhtin.
the selno druhtinm thie thena uisc gihelda, thie gihele that hers theru spurihelti!
(A fish swam through the water, then his fins broke: Our Lord healed him. May the same Lord, who healed this fish, heal this foundering horse as well!)
The "Lord" (God) can be left in because nobody knows what "druhtin" means (it's translated as "Unser Herr" in the German translation, which essentially means God). But it could still be replaced by the name of a god. I will leave it as it is. (I mean, with the flection and stuff. Too much of a hassle.)
3. Stopping blood flow: Trierer Blutsegen
Christ uuarth giuuund, tho uuarth he hel gi ok gisund. that bluod forstuond: so duo tho, bluod!
(Christ was wounded, then he was healed again and healthy. The blood [flow] stopped: so do you, blood!)
The translation sounds a bit strange, both the German and English one. It's just the structure and the words. It basically says that Christ´s wound suddenly healed again when the blood flow stopped. And the person reciting the spell tells the blood before him to stop as well. So, if you replace "Christ" with Latona or Elimine or other Saints, it can be used in Fire Emblem.
4. Blessing for a save journey: Weingartner Reisesegen (Only the last two lines are important, but for the sake of completion I will write down the whole thing)
Ic dir sihe -- ic dir nach sendi
mit minen funf fingirin funvi und funfzic engilin.
Got mit gisund heim dich gesendi.
offin si dir diz sigidor, sami sie dir diz segildor.
bislozin si dir diz wagidor, sami si dir diz wafindor.
(I watch you [leave] -- I send out for you
fiftyfive angels with my five fingers.
God may send you back in good health.
May the door of victory be open for you and the door of fortunate wind as well [meant is the perfect wind for sailing]
may the door of troubled water be sealed for you and the door of weapons as well [meant are the weapons of an enemy]
I think the last two lines could be used by a person staying home when another person leaves for war or a normal journey. Though probably more in ceremonial/official/clerical situations. I can't honestly think of many FE characters who would say that. Only maybe some royals when their children leave (I'm so not thinking of brokings, what are you talking about?)
5. The spell I'm not sure about. Against worms: Pro Nessia
Gang uz, Nesso, mit niun nessinchilinon, uz fonna marge in deo adra, vonna den adrun in daz fleisk, fonna demu fleiske ind daz fel, fonna demo velle in diz tulli
(Go out, Nesso, with nine little nessos, out from the marrow into the blood vessel, from the blood vessels into the flesh, from the flesh into the skin, from the skin into the sole)
Scholars are not entirely sure if that spell is made for horses or people. I don't particularly care about that since I already use another horse spell for humans :p Still, maybe one day I'll need Pro Nessia and maybe someone of you can use it.
Alright, that's all for today :D Have a nice day~
Now, on to the main topic. Old High German spells. I found three different spells that I would use for Fire Emblem as well as one blessing and one additional spell (I'm not too sure if I will ever use it).
1. A spell for broken bones: Merseburger Zauberspruch 2
sose benrenki, sose bluotrenki,
sose lidirenki:
ben zi bena, bluot zi bluoda,
lid zi geliden, sose gelimida sin.
(Like bone-sprain, so blood-sprain,
so joint-sprain:
Bone to bone, blood to blood,
joints to joints, so may they be glued.)
This is not the complete spell (you can find the complete version here.) and originally it is a spell restricted to horses. But if you leave out the first part, you can use it as a general spell :p Which I do. (Besides, you couldn't use the first part anyway, because Norse Gods appear in it and you would have to replace them with someone else.)
2. For foundering: Wiener Pferdesegen
uisc flot aftar themo uuatare, uerbrustun sina uetherun: tho gihelia iina use druhtin.
the selno druhtinm thie thena uisc gihelda, thie gihele that hers theru spurihelti!
(A fish swam through the water, then his fins broke: Our Lord healed him. May the same Lord, who healed this fish, heal this foundering horse as well!)
The "Lord" (God) can be left in because nobody knows what "druhtin" means (it's translated as "Unser Herr" in the German translation, which essentially means God). But it could still be replaced by the name of a god. I will leave it as it is. (I mean, with the flection and stuff. Too much of a hassle.)
3. Stopping blood flow: Trierer Blutsegen
Christ uuarth giuuund, tho uuarth he hel gi ok gisund. that bluod forstuond: so duo tho, bluod!
(Christ was wounded, then he was healed again and healthy. The blood [flow] stopped: so do you, blood!)
The translation sounds a bit strange, both the German and English one. It's just the structure and the words. It basically says that Christ´s wound suddenly healed again when the blood flow stopped. And the person reciting the spell tells the blood before him to stop as well. So, if you replace "Christ" with Latona or Elimine or other Saints, it can be used in Fire Emblem.
4. Blessing for a save journey: Weingartner Reisesegen (Only the last two lines are important, but for the sake of completion I will write down the whole thing)
Ic dir sihe -- ic dir nach sendi
mit minen funf fingirin funvi und funfzic engilin.
Got mit gisund heim dich gesendi.
offin si dir diz sigidor, sami sie dir diz segildor.
bislozin si dir diz wagidor, sami si dir diz wafindor.
(I watch you [leave] -- I send out for you
fiftyfive angels with my five fingers.
God may send you back in good health.
May the door of victory be open for you and the door of fortunate wind as well [meant is the perfect wind for sailing]
may the door of troubled water be sealed for you and the door of weapons as well [meant are the weapons of an enemy]
I think the last two lines could be used by a person staying home when another person leaves for war or a normal journey. Though probably more in ceremonial/official/clerical situations. I can't honestly think of many FE characters who would say that. Only maybe some royals when their children leave (I'm so not thinking of brokings, what are you talking about?)
5. The spell I'm not sure about. Against worms: Pro Nessia
Gang uz, Nesso, mit niun nessinchilinon, uz fonna marge in deo adra, vonna den adrun in daz fleisk, fonna demu fleiske ind daz fel, fonna demo velle in diz tulli
(Go out, Nesso, with nine little nessos, out from the marrow into the blood vessel, from the blood vessels into the flesh, from the flesh into the skin, from the skin into the sole)
Scholars are not entirely sure if that spell is made for horses or people. I don't particularly care about that since I already use another horse spell for humans :p Still, maybe one day I'll need Pro Nessia and maybe someone of you can use it.
Alright, that's all for today :D Have a nice day~
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