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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 25
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 25

Met25 1. geher nu an spell || be þæm ofermodum Ġe·hīer nū ān spell || be þǣm ofer·mōdum
Met25 2. unrihtwisum || eorþan cyningum unrihtwīsum || eorðan cyningum,
Met25 3. þa her nu manegum || and mislicum þā hēr nū maniĝum || and mislicum
Met25 4. wædum wlitebeorhtum || wundrum scinaþ wǣdum wlite-beorhtum || wundrum sċīnaþ
Met25 5. on heahsetlum || hrofe getenge on hēah-setlum, || hrōfe ġe·tenġe,
Met25 6. golde gegerede || and gimcynnum golde ġe·ġierede || and ġimm-cynnum,
Met25 7. utan ymbestandne || mid unrime ūtan ymbe·standne || mid unrīme
Met25 8. þegna and eorla || þa bioþ gehyrste þeġna and eorla. || Þā bēoþ ġe·hyrste
Met25 9. mid heregeatwum || hildetorhtum mid here-ġeatwum || hilde-torhtum,
Met25 10. sweordum and fetelum || swiþe geglengde sweordum and fetelum || swīðe ġe·ġlengde,
Met25 11. and þegniaþ || þrymme micle and þeġniaþ || þrymme miċele
Met25 12. ælc oþrum || and hi ealle him ǣlċ ōðrum || and hīe ealle him
Met25 13. þonan mid þy þrymme || þreatiaþ gehwider þonan mid þȳ þrymme || þrēatiaþ ġe·hwider
Met25 14. ymbsittenda || oþra þeoda ymb-sittenda || ōðra þēoda;
Met25 15. and se hlaford ne scrifþ || þe þæm here waldeþ and sē hālford ne sċrifþ, || þe þǣm here wealdeþ,
Met25 16. freonde ne feonde || feore ne æhtum frēonde ne fēonde, || fēore ne ǣhtum,
Met25 17. ac he reþigmod || ræst on gehwilcne ac hē rēðiġ-mōd || ræst on ġe·hwelcne,
Met25 18. wedehunde || wuhta gelicost wēde-hunde || wuhta ġe·līcost;
Met25 19. biþ to up ahæfen || inne on mode biþ tō up ā·hæfen || inne on mōde
Met25 20. for þæm anwalde || þe him anra gehwilc for þǣm an-wealde || þe him ānra ġe·hwelċ
Met25 21. his tirwina || to fultemaþ his tīr-wina || tō fultemaþ.
Met25 22. gif mon þonne wolde || him awindan of Ġif man þonne wolde || him ā·windan of
Met25 23. þæs cynegerelan || claþa gehwilcne þæs cyne-ġe·relan || clāða ġe·hwelcne,
Met25 24. and him þonne oftion || þara þegnunga and him þonne of·tēon || þāra þeġnunga
Met25 25. and þæs anwaldes || þe he ær hæfde and þæs an-wealdes || þe hē ǣr% hæfde,
Met25 26. þonne meaht þu gesion || þæt he biþ swiþe gelic þonne meaht þū ġe·sēon || þæt hē biþ swīðe ġe·līċ
Met25 27. sumum þara gumena || þe him geornost nu sumum þāra gumena || þe him ġeornost nū
Met25 28. mid þegnungum || þringaþ ymbeutan mid þeġnungum || þringaþ ymbe·ūtan;
Met25 29. gif he wyrsa ne biþ || ne wene ic his na beteran ġif hē wiersa ne biþ, || ne wēne iċ his nā beteran.
Met25 30. gif him þonne æfre || unmendlinga Ġif him þonne ǣfre || unmendlinga
Met25 31. weas geberede || þæt him wurde oftogen wēas ġe·berede || þæt him wurde of·toĝen
Met25 32. þrymmes and wæda || and þegnunga þrymmes and wǣda || and þeġnunga
Met25 33. and þæs anwaldes || þe we ymbe sprecaþ and þæs an-wealdes || þe we ymbe sprecaþ,
Met25 34. gif him ænig þara || ofhende wyrþ ġif him ǣniġ þāra || of-hende wierþ,
Met25 35. ic wat þæt him þynceþ || þæt he þonne sie iċ wāt þæt him þynceþ || þæt hē þonne sīe
Met25 36. becropen on carcern || oþþe coþlice be·cropen on carc-ern, || oþþe coðlīċe
Met25 37. racentan geræped || ic gereccan mæg racentan ġe·rǣped. || Iċ ġe·reccan mæġ
Met25 38. þæt of ungemete || ælces þinges þæt of unġemete || ǣlċes þinġes,
Met25 39. wiste and wæda || wingedrinces wiste and wǣda, || wīn-ġe·drinces,
Met25 40. and of swetmettum || swiþost weaxaþ and of swēt-mettum, || swīðost weaxaþ
Met25 41. þære wrænnesse || wodþrag micel ðǣre wrǣnnesse || wōd-þrāh miċel;
Met25 42. sio swiþe gedræfþ || sefan ingehygd sēo swīðe ġe·dræfþ || sefan inn-ġe·hyġd
Met25 43. monna gehwelces || þonan mæst cymeþ manna ġe·hwelċes, || þonan mǣst cymeþ
Met25 44. yfla ofermetta || unnetta saca yfela ofer·metta, || unnytta saca.
Met25 45. þonne hi gebolgene weorþaþ || him wyrþ on breostum inne Þonne hīe ġe·bolĝene% weorðaþ, || him wierþ on brēostum inne
Met25 46. beswungen sefa on hraþre || mid þæm swiþan welme be·swungen sefa on hræðre || mid þǣm swīðan wielme
Met25 47. hatheortnesse || and hreþe siþþan hāt-heortnesse || and hræðe siþþan
Met25 48. unrotnesse || eac geræped unrōtnesse || ēac ġe·rǣped%,
Met25 49. hearde gehæfted || him siþþan onginþ hearde ġe·hæfted. || Him siþþan on·ġinþ
Met25 50. sum tohopa || swiþe leogan sum toō-hopa || swīðe lēoĝan
Met25 51. þæs gewinnes wræce || wilnaþ þæt irre þæs ġe·winnes wræce; || wilnaþ þæt ierre
Met25 52. anes and oþres || him þæt eall gehæt ānes and ōðres; || him þæt eall ġe·hǣt
Met25 53. his recelest || rihtes ne scrifeþ his rēċelīest, || rihtes ne sċrīfeþ.
Met25 54. ic þe sæde ær || on þisse selfan bec Iċ þē sæġde ǣr || on þisse selfan bēċ
Met25 55. þæt sumes goodes || sidra gesceafta þæt sumes gōdes || sīdra ġe·sċeafta
Met25 56. anlepra ælc || a wilnode ān·līepra ǣlċ || ā wilnode
Met25 57. for his agenum || ealdgecynde for his āĝenum || eald-ġe·cynde.
Met25 58. unrihtwise || eorþan cyningas Unrihtwīse || eorðan cyningas
Met25 59. ne magon æfre þurhtion || awuht goodes ne maĝon ǣfre þurh·tēon || āwuht gōdes
Met25 60. for þæm yfle || þe ic þe ær sæde for þǣm yfele || þe iċ þē ǣr sæġde.
Met25 61. nis þæt nan wundor || forþæm hi willaþ hi Nis þæt nan wunder, || for·­þǣm hīe willaþ hīe
Met25 62. þæm unþeawum || þe ic þe ær nemde þǣm unþēawum || þe iċ þē ǣr nemde,
Met25 63. anra gehwelcum || a underþeodan ānra ġe·hwelcum, || ā under·þēodan.
Met25 64. sceal þonne nede || nearwe gebugan Sċeal þonne nīede || nearwe ġe·būĝan
Met25 65. to þara hlaforda || hæftedome tō þāra hlāforda || hæfte-dōme%,
Met25 66. þe he hine eallunga ær || underþiodde þe hē hine eallunga ǣr || under-þīedde.
Met25 67. þæt is wyrse get || þæt he winnan nyle Þæt is wierse ġīet, || þæt hē winnan nille
Met25 68. wiþ þæm anwalde || ænige stunde wiþ þǣm an-wealde || ǣnġe stunde;
Met25 69. þær he wolde a || winnan onginnan ðǣr hē wolde ā || winnan on·ġinnan,
Met25 70. and þonne on þæm gewinne || þurhwunian forþ and þonne on þǣm ġe·winne || þurh·wunian forþ,
Met25 71. þonne næfde he || nane scylde þonne næfde hē || nāne sċielde,
Met25 72. þeah he oferwunnen || weorþan sceolde þēah hē ofer·wunnen || weorðan sċolde.