Portal:Anglo-Saxon England/Quotes/6
Sitte ge, sīgewīf,
sīgað tō eorðan,
næfre ge wilde tō wuda fleogan,
beō ge swā gemindige,
mīnes gōdes,
swā bið manna gehwilc,
metes and ēðeles.
Settle down,
victory-women,
never be wild and fly to the woods.
Be as mindful of my welfare,
as is each man of eating and of home.
An Anglo-Saxon metrical charm intended for use in keeping honey bees from swarming.