Her byriarz laghbok væsgöta Krister ær fyrst i laghum warum þa ær cristna var oc allir cristnir konongær . böndær oc allir bocarlær biscupær oc allir boclærðir mæn . Varþær barn til kirkiu boret oc beþiz cristnu . þa scal faþir ok moðer fa guðfæþur oc guðmoþor oc salt oc uatn . þæt scal bæræ til kirkiu þa scal a prést kallæ han skal a kirkiu bole boæ .
here begin.PRS.REFL law.book.M.SG.NOM westrogoth.M.PL.GEN Christ.M.SG.NOM be.PRS.SG first in law.M.PL.DAT our.M.PL.DAT then be.PRS.SG Christendom.F.SG.NOM our.F.SG.NOM and all.M.PL.NOM Christian.M.PL.NOM king.M.SG.NOM farmer.M.PL.NOM and all.M.PL.NOM resident.man.M.PL.NOM bishop.M.SG.NOM and all.M.PL.NOM book.learn.PTCP.M.PL.NOM man.M.PL.NOM become.PRS.SG child.N.SG to church.F.SG.GEN carry.PTCP.N.SG and ask.PRS.SG.PASS christening.F.SG.ACC . then shall.PRS.SG father.M.SG.NOM and mother.F.SG.NOM get.INF godfather.M.SG.ACC and godmother.F.SG.ACC and salt.N.SG.ACC and water.N.SG.ACC it.N.SG.ACC shall.PRS.SG carry.INF to church.F.SG.GEN then shall.PRS.SG on priest.M.SG.ACC call.INF he.M.SG.NOM shall.PRS.SG on church.F.SG.GEN farm.N.SG.DAT live.INF
Here begins the law book of the West Goths. Christ is first in our law. Thereafter comes our Christian faith and all Christians, king, farmers and all resident men, bishop, and all learned men. If a child is carried to church, and christening is asked for, then father and mother should get godfather, and godmother, and salt, and water. One should carry that to church. Then one should call for a priest. He should live at the parsonage.’ (EWL, 1220s; from FTB)