Old English

Click here to hear the Lord's Prayer in the West Saxon dialect of Old English.

Fæder úre, ðú ðe eart on heofonum,
Sí ðín nama gehálgod.
Tó becume ðín rice.
Gewurde ðín willa
On eorþan swá swá on heofonum.
Urne dægwhamlícan hlaf syle ús tódæg.
And forgyf ús úre gyltas,
Swá swá wé forgyfaþ úrum gyltendum.
And ne gelæd ðu ús on costnunge,
Ac álýs ús of yfele. Sóþlice.

Literal translation:

Father of ours, thou who art in heaven,
Be thy name hallowed.
Come thy kingdom,
Manifest thy will
On earth as also in heaven.
Our daily loaf do give to us today,
And forgive us of our guilts
As also we forgive our guilty
And do not lead thou us into temptation,
but release us from evil. So be it.