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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 1
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 1

Met1 1. hit wæs geara iu || þætte gotan eastan Hit wæs ġāra ġō || þætte Gotan ēastan
Met1 2. of sciþþia || sceldas læddon of Sċiþþia || sċieldas lǣdon,
Met1 3. þreate geþrungon || þeodlond monig þrēate ġe·þrungon || þēod-land maniġ,
Met1 4. setton suþweardes || sigeþeoda twa setton sūð·weardes || siġe-þēoda twa;
Met1 5. gotena rice || gearmælum weox Gotena% rīċe || ġēar-mǣlum wēox.
Met1 6. hæfdan him gecynde || cyningas twegen Hæfdon him ġe·cynde || cyningas twēġen,
Met1 7. rædgod and aleric || rice geþungon Rǣd·god and Ale·rīċ; || rīċe ġe·þungon.
Met1 8. þa wæs ofer muntgiop || monig atyhted Þā wæs ofer Munt-ġeof || maniġ ā·tyhted
Met1 9. gota gylpes full || guþe gelysted Gota ġielpes full, || gūðe ġe·lysted,
Met1 10. folcgewinnes || fana hwearfode folc-ġe·winnes. || Fana hwearfode
Met1 11. scir on sceafte || sceotend þohton sċīr on sċeafte. || Sċēotend þōhton
Met1 12. italia || ealle gegongan ītalīa || ealle% ġe·gangan,
Met1 13. lindwigende || hi gelæstan swua lind-wīġende. || Hīe ġe·lǣston swā
Met1 14. efne from muntgiop || þone mæran wearoþ efene fram Munt·ġeof || þone mǣran waroþ
Met1 15. þær sicilia || sæstreamum in ðǣr Sicilia || sǣ-strēamum inn,
Met1 16. eglond micel || eþel mærsaþ īeġ-land miċel, || ēðel mǣrsaþ.
Met1 17. þa wæs romana || rice gewunnen Þā wæs Romana || rīċe ġe·wunnen,
Met1 18. abrocen burga cyst || beadurincum wæs ā·brocen burga cyst, || beadu-rincum wæs
Met1 19. rom gerymed || rædgot and aleric Rom ġe·rȳmed. || Ræd·got and Ale·rīċ
Met1 20. foron on þæt fæsten || fleah casere fōron on þæt fæsten; || flēah Cāsere
Met1 21. mid þam æþelingum || ut on grecas mid þǣm æðelingum || wuton Grēcas.
Met1 22. ne meahte þa seo wealaf || wige forstandan Ne meahte þā sēo wēa-lāf || wīġe for·standan
Met1 23. gotan mid guþe || giomonna gestrion Gotan mid gūðe; || ġō-manna ġe·strēon
Met1 24. sealdon unwillum || eþelweardas sealdon unwillum || ēðel-weardas,
Met1 25. halige aþas || wæs gehwæþeres waa hālġe āðas. || Wæs ġe·hwæðeres wā.
Met1 26. þeah wæs magorinca || mod mid grecum ēah wæs maĝu-rinca || mōd mid Grēcum,
Met1 27. gif hi leodfruman || læstan dorsten ġif hīe lēod-fruman || lǣstan dorsten.
Met1 28. stod þrage on þam || þeod wæs gewunnen Stōd þraĝe on þǣm. || Þēod wæs ġe·wunnen
Met1 29. wintra mænigo || oþþæt wyrd gescraf wintra meniġu, || oþ·þæt wyrd ġe·sċrāf
Met1 30. þæt þe þeodrice || þegnas and eorlas þæt Þēod·rīċe || þeġnas and eorlas
Met1 31. heran sceoldan || wæs se heretema hīeran sċoldon. || Wæs here-tīema
Met1 32. criste gecnoden || cyning selfa onfeng Crīste ġe·cnōden, || cyning selfa on·fēng
Met1 33. fulluhtþeawum || fægnodon ealle fulluht-þēawum. || Fæġnodon ealle
Met1 34. romwara bearn || and him recene to Rōm-wara bearn || and him recene
Met1 35. friþes wilnedon || he him fæste gehet friðes wilnodon. || him fæste ġe·hēt
Met1 36. þæt hy ealdrihta || ælces mosten þæt hīe eald-rihta || ǣlċes mosten
Met1 37. wyrþe gewunigen || on þære welegan byrig wierðe ġe·wunien || on ðǣre weleĝan byriġ,
Met1 38. þenden god wuolde || þæt he gotena geweald þenden god wolde || þæt Gotena% ġe·weald
Met1 39. agan moste || he þæt eall aleag āĝan mōste. || þæt eall ā·lēah.
Met1 40. wæs þæm æþelinge || arrianes Wæs þǣm æðelinge || Arriānes
Met1 41. gedwola leofre || þonne drihtnes æ ġe·dwola lēofre || þonne dryhtnes ǣ.
Met1 42. het iohannes || godne papan Hēt Iohannes, || gōdne pāpan,
Met1 43. heafde beheawon || næs þæt hærlic dæd heafde be·hēawon; || næs þæt hærliċ dǣd.
Met1 44. eac þam wæs unrim || oþres manes Ēac þām wæs unrīm || ōðres manes
Met1 45. þæt se gota fremede || godra gehwilcum þæt Gota fremede || gōdra ġe·hwelcum.
Met1 46. þa wæs ricra sum || on rome byrig Þā wæs rīċra sum || on Rōme byriġ
Met1 47. ahefen heretoga || hlaforde leof ā·hefen here-toĝa, || hlāforde lēof,
Met1 48. þenden cynestole || creacas wioldon þenden cyne-stōle || Crēacas woldon.
Met1 49. þæt wæs rihtwis rinc || næs mid romwarum Þæt wæs right-wīs rinċ, || næs mid Rōm-warum
Met1 50. sincgeofa sella || siþþan longe sinċ-ġiefa sella || siþþan lange.
Met1 51. he wæs for weorulde wis || weorþmynþa georn wæs for weorolde wīs, || weorð-mynða ġeorn,
Met1 52. beorn boca gleaw || boitius beorn bōca glēaw; || Bōitīus
Met1 53. se hæle hatte || se þone hlisan geþah hǣle hātte || þone hlisan ġe·þeah.
Met1 54. wæs him on gemynde || mæla gehwilce Wæs him on ġe·mynde || mǣla ġe·hwelċe
Met1 55. yfel and edwit || þæt him elþeodge yfel and ed·wīt || þæt him ell-þēodġe
Met1 56. cyningas cyþdon || wæs on greacas hold cyningas cȳðdon. || Wæs on Crēacas hold,
Met1 57. gemunde þara ara || and ealdrihta ġe·munde þāra āra || and eald-rihta
Met1 58. þe his eldran mid him || ahton longe þe his eldran mid him || āhton lange,
Met1 59. lufan and lissa || angan þa listum ymbe lufan and lissa. || Angan þā listum ymbe
Met1 60. þencean þearflice || hu he þider meahte þenċan þearflīċe, || þider meahte
Met1 61. crecas oncerran || þæt se casere eft Crēcas on·ċierran, || þæt cāsere eft
Met1 62. anwald ofer hi || agan moste an-weald ofer hīe || āĝan mōste.
Met1 63. sende ærendgewrit || ealdhlafordum Sende ǣrend-ġe·writ || eald-hlāfordum
Met1 64. degelice || and hi for drihtne bæd dēaĝollīċe || and hīe for drihtne bæd
Met1 65. ealdum treowum || þæt hi æft to him ealdum trēowum, || þæt hīe æft him
Met1 66. comen on þa ceastre || lete greca witan cōmen on þā ċeastre, || lēte Grēca witan
Met1 67. rædan romwarum || rihtes wyrþe rǣdan Rōm-warum, || rihtes wierðe
Met1 68. lete þone leodscipe || þa þa lare ongeat lēte þone lēodsċipe. || Þā þā lāre on­·ġeat
Met1 69. þeodric amuling || and þone þegn oferfeng Þēodrīċ Amuling || and þone þeġn ofer·fēng,
Met1 70. heht fæstlice || folcgesiþas hēt fæstlīċe || folċ-ġe·sīðas
Met1 71. healdon þone hererinc || wæs him hreoh sefa healdan þone here-rinċ. || Wæs him hrēoh sefa,
Met1 72. ege from þam eorle || he hine inne heht eġe fram þām eorle. || hine inne hēt
Met1 73. on carcernes || cluster belucan on carc-ernes% || clūstor be·lūcan.
Met1 74. þa wæs modsefa || miclum gedrefed Þā wæs mōd-sefa || miċelum ġe·drēfed
Met1 75. boetius || breac longe ær Bōitīus. || Brēac lange ǣr
Met1 76. wlencea under wolcnum || he þy wyrs meahte wlenċa under wolcnum; || þȳ wiers meahte
Met1 77. þolian þa þrage || þa hio swa þearl becom þolian þā þrāĝe, || þā hēo swā þearl be·cōm.
Met1 78. wæs þa ormod eorl || are ne wende Wæs þā or-mōd eorl, || āre ne wende,
Met1 79. ne on þam fæstene || frofre gemunde ne on þām fæstene || frōfre ġe·munde,
Met1 80. ac he neowol astreaht || niþer of dune ac neowol ā·streaht || niðer of dūne
Met1 81. feol on þa flore || fela worda spræc fēoll on þā flōre, || fela worda spræc,
Met1 82. forþoht þearle || ne wende þonan æfre forþoht þearle; || ne wende þonan ǣfre
Met1 83. cuman of þæm clammum || cleopode to drihtne cuman of þǣm clammum. || Clipode drihtne
Met1 84. geomran stemne || gyddode þus ġomran stemne, || ġieddode þus: