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Jesu Christo, Med Őheijrjlegrj Ordmæl |17 ge, strags Hann kunnj nockud
ad tala, edur |18 skilia nockud, enn hans fader elskadj hann og agadi hann
eckj |19 nie Hirtte, og eirn dag sem hans fader Hielltt A |20 sueijninum
j fange sijnu, þä emiadj sueirninn Őgur [192v] lega, kalladi og sagdi,
suartter menn koma þar |2 fader, og Vilia taka mig fra þier, faderinn sagdj,
|3 ottast eckj son Minn, þä sagdj sueirninn afttur, |4 sier þu eckj suórttu
mennina fader, sem Mig Vilia taka |5 frä þier, og Liet sier miøg Akaflega
edur Affskap |6 lega, og Bar sig Aumlega, og faderinn Gaf þar Øngvann
|7 Gaum ad, og Hielltt sómu frammferdi, enn barnid, |8 Haffdj sómu
Læte, Ad Sijdustu Eirn Tijma, |9 komu þä diofflarner j Mind suórttu
Mannanna gej |10 ngu til og slitu sueijn Barnid Vr fadmj fódursinns, og
|11 főru Herfilega med sueijninn, og sem Hann Var Daudur su |12 ndur
slitu þeir Strags Lijkama Barnsins j Smästickj |13 j fódursins Augsijn, þar
firer seiger sä meijstarj Bekarinar |14 ad Gud skÿlldi straffa þessa synd og
Gudlóstun A suo |15 Vngu Barnj 5. Vetra gomlu, Huad Mundj hann þä gora
vid fullalldra |16 folk sem feingid hefur nöga skinsemj, Huad elldri menn
og jngri *folk |17 ættj, Helldur ad tala vm Gudog hans dadsemdar Verk,
þui þar er Gud |18 ætijd Nälgur sem hann er þeinktur, Hugxadur edur |19
taladur thil Hinns Besta, Gud gefi ös |20 þad. AMen.
3. discussion
the ultimate source of the former exemplum, “exemplum af sancte
sipriano þeim Gooda Manne,” is the common form of the legend or reli-
gious romance of saints Cyprian and justina (BHL 2047).9 According to
the legend, Cyprian was a native of Antioch, who had been raised in all
the impious mysteries of idolatry, astrology, and black magic. At that time,
there lived in Antioch a beautiful Christian virgin named justina. A young
pagan, Agladius, fell in love with her, but since he was unable to attract her,
he asked Cyprian for assistance. With the help of demons, Cyprian, who
was no less infatuated with justina than Agladius, sought to win her over,
9 Bibliotheca hagiographica latina antiquae et mediae aetatis, subsidia hagiographica, vol. 6
(Brussels: Société des Bollandistes, 1898−1901), 2047 [hereafter BHL]; e.j. Arnould, Le
Manuel des Péchés: Étude de littérature religieuse Anglo-Normande (XIIIme siècle) (Paris:
Librairie e. droz, 1940), 160.
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16 sem] + full which is crossed out 16 folk] fod3