Capitolo 46
passages clearly bring out the line not rout of come down by the Latin to
the modern French.
The Oath of Strasburg of 842
The classical Latin
For et of amorem of Of the
for christiani
nostram of et of populi
communem
salutem,
hacs of the ab die, interval
Scire of Deus
mini of county of et
dat, servabo
fratrem of meum of hunc
Carolum
Spoken Latin, seventh Cent.
For et of love of god
por chrestyano
our of et of pob(o)lo
common rescue
esto of the de
en avante dies
en how much Deos
farm of et of sabere
me donat, sic
salvarayo eo
eccesto meon
fradre Karlo
Actual text
For et of amur of god
for christian
our of et of poblo
commun salvament,
of ist of
en avant, in
quant Deus
podir of et of savir
me dunat, him
cist of eo of salvarai
meon fradre
Karlo
Eleventh Cent French.
Por dieu love et
crestueen of of the of por
our of et of poeple
comun salvement,
cest of the de
avant of en of jorn,
quant que Dieus
podeir of et of saveir
me donet, him
cest of jo of you will save
fredre of the aspect
Charlon
Fifteenth Cent French.
You pour the amour
The et of Dieu they pour the
sauvement du
chrestien peuple
et our communs,
cest of the de
avant of en of jour,
quant que Dieu
pouvoir of et of savoir
me done,
je of sauverai of him
frere of aspect of cest
Charle
The modern French
You pour de of the amour
The et of Dieu they pour the
salut commun
chretien of peuple of du
notre of the of et,
an us of de of partir
jour, autant
que the me en of Dieu
savoir of the of women
pouvoir of the of et,
je soutiendrai
mon frere Charles
The People's Poetry Common of Rome
ME. Their Epitaphs of Metrical
The old church square of village in one afternoon in summer is a favorite stain with