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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 21
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 21

Met21 1. wel la monna bearn || geond middangeard Wēl lā, manna bearn || ġond middan-ġeard,
Met21 2. friora æghwilc || fundie to frēora ǣġhwelċ || fundie
Met21 3. þæm ecum gode || þe we ymb sprecaþ þǣm ēċum gode || þe we ymb sprecaþ,
Met21 4. and to þæm gesælþum || þe we secgaþ ymb and þǣm ġe·sǣlþum || þe we seċġaþ ymb.
Met21 5. se þe þonne nu sie || nearwe gehefted þe þonne sīe || nearwe ġe·hefted
Met21 6. mid þisses mæran || middangeardes mid þisses mǣran || middan-ġeardes
Met21 7. unnyttre lufe || sece him eft hræþe unnyttre lufe, || sēċe him eft hræðe
Met21 8. fulne friodom || þæt he forþ cume fullne frēodōm, || þæt forþ cume
Met21 9. to þæm gesælþum || saula rædes þǣm ġe·sǣlþum || sāwla rǣdes.
Met21 10. forþæm þæt is sio an rest || eallra geswinca For·þǣm þæt is sēo ān ræst || ealra ġe·swinca,
Met21 11. hyhtlicu hyþ || heaum ceolum hyhtlicu hȳþ || hēaum ċēolum
Met21 12. modes usses || meresmylta wic mōdes ūsses, || mere-smylta wīċ.
Met21 13. þæt is sio an hyþ || þe æfre biþ Þæt is sēo ān hȳþ || þe ǣfre biþ
Met21 14. æfter þam yþum || ura geswinca aefter þǣm ȳðum || ūra ġe·swinca,
Met21 15. ysta gehwelcre || ealnig smylte ȳsta ġe·hwelcre, || ealniġ smylte.
Met21 16. þæt is sio friþstow || and sio frofor an Þæt is sēo friþ-stōw || and sēo frōfor ān
Met21 17. eallra yrminga || æfter þissum ealra ierminga || aefter þissum
Met21 18. weoruldgeswincum || þæt is wynsum stow weorold-ġe·swincum. || Þæt is wynsum stōw
Met21 19. æfter þyssum yrmþum || to aganne aefter þissum iermþum || āĝanne.
Met21 20. ac ic georne wat || þætte gylden maþm Ac ġeorne wāt || þætte gylden māðm,
Met21 21. sylofren sincstan || searogimma nan seolfren sinċ-stān, || searo-ġimma nan,
Met21 22. middangeardes wela || modes eagan middan-ġeardes wela || mōdes ēaĝan
Met21 23. æfre ne onlyhtaþ || auht ne gebetaþ ǣfre ne on·līehtaþ, || āuht ne ġe·bētaþ
Met21 24. hiora scearpnesse || to þære sceawunga hira sċearpnesse || ðǣre sċēawunga
Met21 25. soþra gesælþa || ac hi swiþor get sōðra ġe·sǣlþa, || ac hīe swīðor ġīet
Met21 26. monna gehwelces || modes eagan manna ġe·hwelċes || mōdes ēaĝan
Met21 27. ablendaþ on breostum || þonne hi hi beorhtran gedon ā·blendaþ on brēostum, || þonne hīe hīe beorhtran ġe·dōn.
Met21 28. forþæm æghwilc þing || þe on þys andweardan For·þǣm ǣġhwelċ þinġ || þe on þȳs andweardan
Met21 29. life licaþ || lænu sindon līfe līċaþ || lǣnu sindon,
Met21 30. eorþlicu þing || a fleondu eorðlicu þinġ || ā flēondu.
Met21 31. ac þæt is wundorlic || wlite and beorhtnes Ac þæt is wundorliċ || wlite and beorhtnes
Met21 32. þe wuhta gehwæs || wlite geberhteþ þe wuhta ġe·hwæs || wlite ġe·beorhteþ
Met21 33. and æfter þæm || eallum wealdeþ and aefter þǣm || eallum wealdeþ.
Met21 34. nele se waldend || þæt forweorþan scylen Nele wealdend || þæt for·weorðan sċylen
Met21 35. saula usse || ac he hi selfa wile sāwla ūsse, || ac hīe selfa wile
Met21 36. leoman onlihtan || lifes wealdend lēoman on·liehtan, || līfes wealdend.
Met21 37. gif þonne hæleþa hwilc || hlutrum eagum Ġif þonne hæleþa hwelċ || hlūtrum ēaĝum
Met21 38. modes sines || mæg æfre ofsion mōdes sīnes || mæġ ǣfre of·sēon
Met21 39. hiofones leohtes || hlutre beorhto heofones lēohtes || hlūtre beorhtu,
Met21 40. þonne wile he secgan || þæt þære sunnan sie þonne wile seċġan || þæt ðǣre sunnan sīe
Met21 41. beorhtnes þiostro || beorna gehwylcum beorhtnes þīestre || beorna ġe·hwelcum
Met21 42. to metanne || wiþ þæt micle leoht metanne || wiþ þæt miċele lēoht
Met21 43. godes ælmihtiges || þæt is gasta gehwæm godes æl-mihtġes; || þæt is gasta ġe·hwæm
Met21 44. ece butan ende || eadegum saulum ēċe būtan ende || ēadĝum sāwlum.