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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 13
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 13

Met13 1. ic wille mid giddum || get gecyþan wille mid ġieddum || ġīet ġe·cȳðan
Met13 2. hu se ælmihtga || ealla gesceafta æl-mihtĝa || ealla% ġe·sċeafta
Met13 3. bryrþ mid his bridlum || begþ þider he wile bryrþ mid his brīdlum, || bȳġþ þider wile
Met13 4. mid his anwalde || ge endebyrd mid his an·wealde, || ġē ende-byrd
Met13 5. wundorlice || wel gemetgaþ wundorlīċe || wēl ġe·metĝaþ.
Met13 6. hafaþ swa geheaþorad || heofona wealdend Hafaþ swā ġe·heaðorod || heofona wealdend,
Met13 7. utan befangen || ealla gesceafta ūtan be·fangen || ealla ġe·sċeafta,
Met13 8. geræped mid his racentan || þæt hi aredian ne magon ġe·rǣped mid his racentan, || þæt hīe ā·redian ne maĝon
Met13 9. þæt hi hi æfre him || of aslepen þæt hīe hīe ǣfre him || of ā·slēpen;
Met13 10. and þeah wuhta gehwilc || wrigaþ toheald and þēah wuhta ġe·hwelċ || wrīĝaþ tō-heald
Met13 11. sidra gesceafta || swiþe onhelded sīdra ġe·sċeafta, || swīðe on·hielded
Met13 12. wiþ þæs gecyndes || þe him cyning engla wiþ þæs ġe·cyndes || þe him% cyning engla,
Met13 13. fæder æt frymþe || fæste getiode fæder æt frymþe, || fæste ġe·tēode.
Met13 14. swa nu þinga gehwilc || þiderweard fundaþ Swā þinga ġe·hwelċ || þiderweard fundaþ
Met13 15. sidra gesceafta || buton sumum englum sīdra ġe·sċeafta, || būtan sumum englum
Met13 16. and moncynne || þara micles to feola and mann-cynne, || þāra miċeles fēola
Met13 17. woroldwuniendra || winþ wiþ gecynde weorold-wuniendra || winþ wiþ ġe·cynde.
Met13 18. þeah nu on londe || leon gemete Þēah on lande || lēon ġe·mete,
Met13 19. wynsume wiht || wel atemede wynsume wiht || wēl ā·temede,
Met13 20. hire magister || miclum lufige hire māĝister || miċelum lufie,
Met13 21. and eac ondræde || dogora gehwelce and ēac on·drǣde || dōĝra ġe·hwelċe,
Met13 22. gif hit æfre gesælþ || þæt hio æniges ġif hit ǣfre ġe·sǣlþ || þæt hēo ǣnġes
Met13 23. blodes onbyrgeþ || ne þearf beorna nan blōdes on·byrġeþ, || ne ðearf beorna nan
Met13 24. wenan þære wyrde || þæt hio wel siþþan wēnan ðǣre wyrde || þæt hēo wēl siþþan
Met13 25. hire taman healde || ac ic tiohhie hire taman healde, || ac teohhie
Met13 26. þæt hio þæs niwan taman || nauht ne gehicgge þæt hīo þæs nīewan taman || nāuht ne ġe·hyċġe,
Met13 27. ac þone wildan gewunan || wille geþencan ac þone wildan ġe·wunan || wille ġe·þenċan
Met13 28. hire eldrena || onginþ eorneste hire eldrena; || on·ġinþ eornoste
Met13 29. racentan slitan || ryn grymetigan racentan slitan, || ryn, grymetian,
Met13 30. and ærest abit || hire agenes and ǣrest ā·bīt || hire āĝenes
Met13 31. huses hirde || and hraþe siþþan hūses hierde || and hræðe siþþan
Met13 32. hæleþa gehwilcne || þe hio gehentan mæg hæleþa ġe·hwelcne || þe hēo ġe·hentan mæġ.
Met13 33. nele hio forlætan || libbendes wuht Nele hēo for·lǣtan || libbendes wiht,
Met13 34. neata ne monna || nimþ eall þæt hio fint nēata ne manna, || nimþ eall þæt hēo fint.
Met13 35. swa doþ wudufuglas || þeah hi wel sien Swā dōþ wudu-fuglas; || þēah hīe wēl sīen,
Met13 36. tela atemede || gif hi on treowum weorþaþ tela ā·temede, || ġif hīe on trēowum weorðaþ
Met13 37. holte tomiddes || hræþe bioþ forsewene holte tō·middes, || hræðe bēoþ for·sewene
Met13 38. heora lareowas || þe hi lange ær hira lārēowas, || þe hīe lange ǣr
Met13 39. tydon and temedon || hi on treowum wilde tȳdon and temedon. || Hīe on trēowum wilde
Met13 40. ealdgecynde || a forþ siþþan eald-ġe·cynde || ā forþ siþþan
Met13 41. willum wuniaþ || þeah him wolde hwilc willum wuniaþ, || þēah him wolde hwelċ
Met13 42. heora lareowa || listum beodan hira lārēowa || listum bēodan
Met13 43. þone ilcan mete || þe he hi æror mid þone īlcan mete || þe hīe ǣror mid
Met13 44. tame getede || him þa twigu þincaþ tame ġe·tēode. || Him þā twiĝu þynċaþ
Met13 45. emne swa merge || þæt hi þæs metes ne recþ emne swā myrġe || þæt hīe þæs metes ne recþ,
Met13 46. þincþ him to þon wynsum || þæt him se weald oncwyþ þyncþ% him þon wynsum || þæt him weald on·cwiþ;
Met13 47. þonne hi geheraþ || hleoþrum brægdan þonne hīe ġe·hīeraþ || hlēoðrum bræġdan
Met13 48. oþre fugelas || hi heora agne ōðre fuĝolas, || hīe hira āgne
Met13 49. stefne styriaþ || stunaþ eal geador stefne styrġaþ; || stunaþ eall ġeador
Met13 50. welwynsum sanc || wudu eallum oncwyþ welwynsum sang, || wudu eallum on·cwiþ.
Met13 51. swa biþ eallum treowum || þe him on æþele biþ Swā biþ eallum trēowum || þe him on æðele biþ
Met13 52. þæt hit on holte || hyhst geweaxe þæt hit on holte || hīehst ġe·weaxe;
Met13 53. þeah þu hwilcne boh || byge wiþ eorþan þēah þū hwelcne bōh || bȳġe wiþ eorðan,
Met13 54. he biþ upweardes || swa þu an forlætst biþ up-weardes, || swā þū ān for·lǣtst
Met13 55. widu on willan || went on gecynde wīdu on willan, || went on ġe·cynde.
Met13 56. swa deþ eac sio sunne || þonne hio on sige weorþeþ Swā dēþ ēac sēo sunne, || þonne hēo on siġe weorðeþ,
Met13 57. ofer midne dæg || merecondel scyfþ ofer midne dæġ, || mere-candel sċyfð
Met13 58. on ofdæle || uncuþne weg on of-dæle, || uncūðne weġ
Met13 59. nihtes geneþeþ || norþ eft and east nihtes ġe·nēðeþ, || norþ eft and ēast;
Met13 60. eldum oteweþ || brencþ eorþwarum eldum æt·īeweþ, || brencþ eorð-warum
Met13 61. morgen meretorhtne || hio ofer moncyn stihþ morĝen mere-torhtne. || Hīo ofer mann-cynn stīhþ
Met13 62. a upweardes || hio eft cymeþ ā up-weardes, || hēo eft cymeþ
Met13 63. þær hire yfemesþ biþ || eard gecynde ðǣr hire yfemest biþ || eard ġe·cynde.
Met13 64. swa swa ælc gesceaft || ealle mægene Swā swā ǣlċ ġe·sċeaft || ealle mæġene
Met13 65. geond þas widan woruld || wrigaþ and higaþ ġond þās wīdan weorold || wriĝaþ and hīĝaþ,
Met13 66. ealle mægene || eft symle onlyt ealle mæġene || eft simle on·lȳt,
Met13 67. wiþ his gecyndes || cymþ to þonne hit mæg wiþ his ġe·cyndes || cymþ tō, þonne hit mæġ.
Met13 68. nis nu ofer eorþan || ænegu gesceaft Nis ofer eorðan || ǣnĝu ġe·sċeaft
Met13 69. þe ne wilnie || þæt hio wolde cuman þe ne wilnie || þæt hēo wolde cuman
Met13 70. to þam earde || þe hio of becom þām earde || þe hēo of be·cōm;
Met13 71. þæt is orsorgnes || and ecu rest þæt is or-sorgnes || and ēċu ræst%,
Met13 72. þæt is openlice || ælmihti god þæt% is% openlīċe% || æl-mehtiġ god.
Met13 73. nis nu ofer eorþan || ænegu gesceaft Nis ofer eorðan || ǣnĝu ġe·sċeaft
Met13 74. þe ne hwearfige || swa swa hweol deþ þe ne hwearfie, || swā swā hwēol dēþ,
Met13 75. on hire selfre || forþon hio swa hwearfaþ on hire selfre. || For·þon hēo swā hwearfaþ,
Met13 76. þæt hio eft cume || þær hio æror wæs þæt hēo eft cume || ðǣr hēo ǣror wæs;
Met13 77. þonne hio ærest sie || utan behwerfed þonne hēo ǣrest sīe || ūtan be·hwierfed,
Met13 78. þonne hio ealles wyrþ || utan becerred þonne hēo ealles wierþ || ūtan be·ċierred,
Met13 79. hio sceal eft don || þæt hio ær dyde hēo sċeall eft dōn || þæt hēo ǣr dyde,
Met13 80. and eac wesan || þæt hio æror wæs and ēac wesan || þæt hēo ǣror wæs.