Barlaam och Josaphat (Old Swedish)

ſmittor oc aldir førra ſyndana thu̅ge nidh̅ ſænkis

stains, and all the burden of former sins sinks down

j vatnit oc flyter bort til inkte

into the water and floats away to nothing.

hæntidh theodas hafdhe hørt thæ̅na helſamlika

When Theodas had heard this wholesome

kæ̅nedom aff konu̅gſins ſon wtgik ha̅

teaching from the king's son, he went out

ſnarlika j ydhknena til ſin cella oc tok alla ſina

swiftly into the wilderness to his cell and took all his

bøker m; huilko̅ ha̅ plæghadhe øwa ſin truldo̅

books, with which he used to practise his sorcery

oc ſina galdra kaſtadhe tho̅ j eldin oc brænde

and his spells, threw them into the fire and burned

tho̅ alla Th̅r æpt͛ op ſøkte ha̅ j ødhknene

them all. After that he sought out in the wilderness

thæn ſama hælgha ermetan til huilki̅ nachor

that same holy hermit to whom Nachor

var førra komi̅ oc bleff nær hano̅ j ſtoro̅

had come before, and stayed with him in great