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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 11
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 11

Met11 1. an sceppend is || butan ælcum tweon Ān sċieppend is || būtan ǣlcum twēon.
Met11 2. se is eac wealdend || woruldgesceafta is ēac wealdend || weorold-ġe·sċeafta,
Met11 3. heofones and eorþan || and heare heofones and eorðan || and hēare%
Met11 4. and ealra þara || þe þær in wuniaþ and ealra þāra || þe ðǣr inn wuniaþ,
Met11 5. ungesæwenlicra || and eac swa same unġesæwenlicra% || and ēac swā same
Met11 6. þara þe we eagum || on lociaþ þāra þe we ēaĝum || inn lōciaþ,
Met11 7. ealra gesceafta || se is ælmihtig ealra ġe·sċeafta. || is æl-mehtiġ,
Met11 8. þæm oleccaþ || ealle gesceafte þǣm ō-leċċaþ || ealle ġe·sċeafte
Met11 9. þe þæs ambehtes || awuht cunnon þe þæs ambihtes || ā·wiht cunnon,
Met11 10. ge eac swa same || þa þæs auht nyton ġe ēac swā same || þā þæs āuht nyton
Met11 11. þæt hi þæs þeodnes || þeowas sindon þæt hīe þæs þēodnes || þēowas sindon.
Met11 12. se us gesette || sido and þeawas ūs ġe·sette || sidu and þēawas,
Met11 13. eallum gesceaftum || unawendende eallum ġe·sċeaftum || unāwendende%,
Met11 14. singallice || sibbe gecynde sīn-gāllīċe || sibbe ġe·cynde,
Met11 15. þa þa he wolde || þæt þæt he wolde þā þā wolde, || þæt þæt wolde,
Met11 16. swa lange swa he wolde || þæt hit wesan sceolde swā lange swā wolde || þæt hit wesan sċolde.
Met11 17. swa hit eac to worulde || sceal wunian forþ Swā hit ēac weorolde || sċeall wunian% forþ,
Met11 18. forþæm æfre ne magon || þa unstillan for·þǣm ǣfre ne maĝon || þā unstillan
Met11 19. woruldgesceafta || weorþan gestilde weorold-ġe·sċeafta || weorðan ġe·stilde,
Met11 20. of þæm ryne onwend || þe him rodera weard of þǣm rȳne on·wend || þe him rodera weard
Met11 21. endebyrdes || eallum gesette ende-byrdes || eallum ġe·sette.
Met11 22. hæfþ se alwealda || ealle gesceafta Hæfþ eall-wealda || ealle ġe·sċeafta
Met11 23. gebæt mid his bridle || hafaþ butu gedon ġe·bæt mid his brīdle, || hafaþ būtū || ġe·dōn,
Met11 24. ealle gemanode || and eac getogen ealle ġe·manode || and ēac ġe·toĝen,
Met11 25. þæt hi ne moten || ofer metodes est þæt hīe ne mōten || ofer metodes ēst
Met11 26. æfre gestillan || ne eft eallunga ǣfre ġe·stillan, || ne eft eallunga
Met11 27. swiþor stirian || þonne him sigora weard swīðor stirian, || þonne him% siĝora weard
Met11 28. his gewealdleþer || wille onlæten his ġe·weald-leðer || wille on·lǣten.
Met11 29. he hafaþ þe bridle || butu befangen hafaþ þe brīdle || būtū || be·fangen
Met11 30. heofon and eorþan || and eall holma begong heofon and eorðan || and eall holma be·gang.
Met11 31. swa hæfþ geheaþærod || hefonrices weard Swā hafaþ ġe·heaðorod || heofon-rīċes weard
Met11 32. mid his anwealde || ealle gesceafta mid his an-wealde || ealle ġe·sċeafta,
Met11 33. þæt hiora æghwilc || wiþ oþer winþ þæt hira ǣg·hwelċ || wiþ ōðer winþ,
Met11 34. and þeah winnende || wreþiaþ fæste and þēah winnende || wreðiaþ fæste,
Met11 35. æghwilc oþer || utan ymbclyppeþ ǣg·hwelċ ōðer || ūtan ymb·clyppeþ,
Met11 36. þy læs hi toswifen || forþæm hi symle sculon þȳ læs hīe tō·swīfen. || For·þǣm hīe simle sċulon
Met11 37. þone ilcan ryne || eft gecyrran þone īlcan rȳne || eft ġe·ċierran
Met11 38. þe æt frymþe || fæder getiode þe æt frymþe || fæder ġe·tēode,
Met11 39. and swa edniwe || eft gewiorþan and swā ed·nīewe || eft ġe·weorðan.
Met11 40. swa hit nu fagaþ || frean ealdgeweorc Swā hit fāĝaþ, || frēan eald-ġe·weorc,
Met11 41. þætte winnende || wiþerweard gesceaft þætte winnende || wiðer-weard ġe·sċeaft
Met11 42. fæste sibbe || forþ anhealdaþ fæste sibbe || forða on·healdaþ.
Met11 43. swa nu fyr and wæter || folde and lagustream Swā fȳr and wæter, || folde and laĝu-strēam,
Met11 44. manigu oþru gesceaft || efnswiþe him maniĝu% ōðru ġe·sċeaft || efn-swīðe him
Met11 45. giond þas widan worulde || winnaþ betweox him ġond þās wīdan% weorolde || winnaþ be·tweox him,
Met11 46. and swa þeah magon || hiora þegnunga and swā þēah maĝon || hira þeġnunga
Met11 47. and geferscipe || fæste gehealdan and ġe·fērsċipe || fæste ġe·healdan.
Met11 48. nis hit no þæt an || þæt swa eaþe mæg Nis hit þæt ān || þæt swā ēaðe mæġ
Met11 49. wiþerweard gesceaft || wesan ætgædere wiðer-weard ġe·sċeaft || wesan æt·gædere
Met11 50. symbel geferan || ac hit is sellicre simble ġe·fēran, || ac hit is sēllicre
Met11 51. þæt hiora ænig ne mæg || butan oþrum bion þæt hira ǣniġ ne mæġ || būtan ōðrum bēon.
Met11 52. ac sceal wuhta gehwilc || wiþerweardes hwæthwugu Ac sċeall wuhta ġe·hwelċ || wiðer-weardes hwæt-hweĝa
Met11 53. habban under heofonum || þæt his hige durre habban under heofonum, || þæt his hyġe durre
Met11 54. gemetgian || ær hit to micel weorþe ġe·metgian, || ǣr hit miċel weorðe.
Met11 55. hæfþ se ælmihtiga || eallum gesceaftum Hæfþ æl-mihtĝa || eallum ġe·sċeaftum
Met11 56. þæt gewrixle geset || þe nu wunian sceal þæt ġe·wrixle ġe·sett || þe wunian sċeall,
Met11 57. wyrta growan || leaf grenian wyrta grōwan, || leaf grēnian,
Met11 58. þæt on hærfest eft || hrest and wealuwaþ þæt on hærfest eft || hrīest and wealwaþ.
Met11 59. winter bringeþ || weder ungemet cald Winter brinġeþ || weder unġemet ċeald,
Met11 60. swifte windas || sumor æfter cymeþ swīfte windas. || Sumor aefter cymeþ,
Met11 61. wearm gewideru || hwæt þa wonnan niht wearm ġe·wideru. || Hwæt, þā wannan niht
Met11 62. mona onlihteþ || oþþæt monnum dæg mōna on·līehteþ, || oþ·þæt mannum dæġ
Met11 63. sunne bringeþ || giond þas sidan gesceaft sunne brinġeþ || ġond þās sīdan ġe·sċeaft.
Met11 64. hæfþ se ilca god || eorþan and wætere Hæfþ ilca god || eorðan and wætere
Met11 65. mearce gesette || merestream ne dear mearce ġe·sette. || Mere-strēam ne dēar
Met11 66. ofer eorþan sceat || eard gebrædan ofer eorðan sċēat || eard ġe·brǣdan
Met11 67. fisca cynne || butan frean leafe fisca cynne || būtan frēan lēafe,
Met11 68. ne hio æfre ne mot || eorþan þyrscwold ne hēo ǣfre ne mōt || eorðan þerscwold
Met11 69. up ofersteppan || ne þa ebban þon ma up ofer-steppan, || ne þā ebban þon
Met11 70. foldes mearce || oferfaran moton folces mearce || ofer·faran mōton.
Met11 71. þa gesetnessa || sigora wealdend Þā ġe·setnesse || siĝora wealdend,
Met11 72. lifes leohtfruma || læt þenden he wile līfes lēoht-fruma, || lǣt þenden wile
Met11 73. geond þas mæran gesceaft || mearce healden ġond þās mǣran ġe·sċeaft || mearce healden.
Met11 74. ac þonne se eca || and se ælmihtiga Ac þonne ēċa || and æl-mihtĝa
Met11 75. þa gewealdleþeru || wile onlætan þā ġe·weald-leðeru || wile on·lǣtan
Met11 76. efne þara bridla || þe he gebætte mid efene þāra brīdla || þe ġe·bǣte mid
Met11 77. his agen weorc || eall æt frymþe his āĝen weorc || eall æt frymþe,
Met11 78. þæt is wiþerweardnes || wuhte gehwelcre (þæt is wiðer-weardnes || wihte ġe·hwelcre
Met11 79. þe we mid þæm bridle || becnan tiliaþ þe we mid þǣm brīdle || bēcnan tiliaþ);
Met11 80. gif se þioden læt || þa toslupan ġif ­þēoden lǣt || þā tō·slūpan,
Met11 81. sona hi forlætaþ || lufan and sibbe sōna hīe for·lǣtaþ || lufan and sibbe,
Met11 82. þæs geferscipes || freondrædenne þæs ġe·fērsċipes || frēond-rǣdenne;
Met11 83. tilaþ anra gehwilc || agnes willan tilaþ ānra ġe·hwelċ || aĝnes willan,
Met11 84. woruldgesceafta || winnaþ betweox him weorold-ġe·sċeafta || winnaþ be·tweox him,
Met11 85. oþþæt þios eorþe || eall forweorþeþ oþ·þæt þēos eorðe || eall for·weorðeþ,
Met11 86. and eac swa same || oþra gesceafta and ēac swā same || ōðra ġe·sċeafta
Met11 87. weorþaþ him selfe || siþþan to nauhte weorðaþ him selfe || siþþan nāuhte.
Met11 88. ac se ilca god || se þæt eall metgaþ Ac ilca god, || þæt eall metĝaþ,
Met11 89. se gefehþ fela || folca tosomne ġe·fēhð fela || folca tō·samne,
Met11 90. and mid freondscipe || fæste gegadraþ and mid frēondsċipe || fæste ġe·ġadraþ,
Met11 91. gesamnaþ sinscipas || sibbe gemengeþ ġe·samnaþ% sīn-sċipas, || sibbe ġe·menġeþ,
Met11 92. clænlice lufe || swa se cræftga eac clǣnlice lufe. || Swā cræftĝa ēac
Met11 93. geferscipas || fæste gesamnaþ ġe·fērsċipas || fæste ġe·samnaþ,
Met11 94. þæt hi hiora freondscipe || forþ on symbel þæt hīe hira frēondsċipe || forþ on simble
Met11 95. untweofealde || treowa gehealdaþ untwēofealde || trēowa ġe·healdaþ,
Met11 96. sibbe samrade || eala sigora god sibbe samrāde. || Ēalā, siĝora god,
Met11 97. wære þis moncyn || miclum gesælig wǣre% þis mann-cynn || miċelum ġe·sǣliġ,
Met11 98. gif hiora modsefa || meahte weorþan ġif hira mōd-sefa || meahte weorðan
Met11 99. staþolfæst gereaht || þurh þa strongan meaht staðolfæst ġe·reaht || þurh þā strangan meaht,
Met11 100. and geendebyrd || swa swa oþra sint and ġe·endebyrd, || swā swā ōðra sint
Met11 101. woruldgesceafta || wære hit la þonne weorold-ġe·sċeafta. || Wǣre hit, lā, þonne
Met11 102. murge mid monnum || gif hit meahte swa murĝe mid mannum, || ġif hit meahte swā.