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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 26
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 26

Met26 1. ic þe mæg eaþe || ealdum and leasum Iċ þē mæġ ēaðe || ealdum and lēasum
Met26 2. spellum andreccan || spræce gelice spellum andreċċan || sprǣċe ġe·līċe
Met26 3. efne þisse ilcan || þe wit ymb sprecaþ efene þisse īlcan || þe wit ymb sprecaþ.
Met26 4. hit gesælde gio || on sume tide Hit ġe·sǣlde ġō || on sume tīde
Met26 5. þæt aulixes || under hæfde þæt Aulīxes || under hæfde
Met26 6. þæm casere || cynericu twa þǣm cāsere || cyne-rīċu twā.
Met26 7. he wæs þracia || þioda aldor Hē wæs Þracia || þēoda ealdor
Met26 8. and retie || rices hirde and Retie || rīċes hierde.
Met26 9. wæs his freadrihtnes || folccuþ nama Wæs his frēa-drihtnes || folc-cūþ nama,
Met26 10. agamemnon || se ealles weold Aĝamemnon, || sē ealles wēold
Met26 11. creca rices || cuþ wæs wide Crēca rīċes. || Cūþ wæs wīde
Met26 12. þæt on þa tide || troia gewin þæt on þā tīde || Troia% ġe·winn
Met26 13. wearþ under wolcnum || for wiges heard wearþ under wolcnum. || For wīġes heard
Met26 14. creca drihten || campsted secan Crēca drihten || camp-sted sēċan,
Met26 15. aulixes mid || an hund scipa Aulīxes mid, || ān hund sċipa
Met26 16. lædde ofer lagustream || sæt longe þær lǣde ofer laĝu-strēam, || sæt lange ðǣr
Met26 17. tyn winter full || þa sio tid gelomp tīen winter full. || Þā% sēo tīd ġe·lamp
Met26 18. þæt hi þæt rice || geræht hæfdon þæt hīe þæt rīċe || ġe·ræht hæfdon,
Met26 19. diore gecepte || drihten creca dīere ġe·cēpte || drihten Crēca
Met26 20. troia burg || tilum gesiþum Troia burh || tilum ġe·sīðum.
Met26 21. þa þa aulixes || leafe hæfde Þā þā% Aulīxes || lēafe hæfde,
Met26 22. þracia cining || þæt he þonan moste Þracia cyning, || þæt hē þonan mōste,
Met26 23. he let him behindan || hyrnde ciolas hē lēt him be·hindan || hȳrnde ċīolas
Met26 24. nigon and hundnigontig || nænigne þonan niĝon and hund·niĝontiġ, || nǣniġen þonan
Met26 25. merehengesta || ma þonne ænne mere-henġesta || mā þonne ǣnne
Met26 26. ferede on fifelstream || famigbordon ferede on fīfel-strēam, || fāmiġ-bordum,
Met26 27. þriereþre ceol || þæt biþ þæt mæste ðriereðre ċēol; || þæt biþ þæt mǣste
Met26 28. creciscra scipa || þa wearþ ceald weder Crēcisċra sċipa. || Þā wearþ ċeald weder,
Met26 29. stearc storma gelac || stunede sio brune stearc storma ġe·lāc; || stunede sēo brūne
Met26 30. yþ wiþ oþre || ut feor adraf ȳþ wiþ ōðre, || ūt feorr ā·drāf
Met26 31. on wendelsæ || wigendra scola on Wendel-sǣ || wīġendra sċola
Met26 32. up on þæt igland || þær apolines up on þæt īeġ-land || ðǣr Apolines
Met26 33. dohtor wunode || dægrimes worn dohtor wunode || dæġ-rīmes worn.
Met26 34. wæs se apollinus || æþeles cynnes Wæs sē Apollinus || æðeles cynnes,
Met26 35. iobes eafora || se wæs gio cyning Iobes eafora, || sē wæs ġō cyning.
Met26 36. se licette || litlum and miclum Sē līċette || lȳtlum and miċelum
Met26 37. gumena gehwylcum || þæt he good wære gumena ġe·hwelcum || þæt hē gōd wǣre,
Met26 38. hehst and halgost || swa se hlaford þa hīehst and hālĝost; || swā sē hālford þā
Met26 39. þæt dysige folc || on gedwolan lædde þæt dysġe folc || on ġe·dwolan lǣdde,
Met26 40. oþþæt him gelyfde || leoda unrim oþ·þæt him ġe·līefde || lēoda unrīm,
Met26 41. forþæm he wæs mid rihte || rices hirde for·þǣm hē wæs mid rihte || rīċes hierde,
Met26 42. hiora cynecynnes || cuþ is wide hira cyne-cynnes%. || Cūþ is wīde
Met26 43. þæt on þa tide || þeoda æghwilc þæt on þā tīde || þēoda ǣġhwelċ
Met26 44. hæfdon heora hlaford || for þone hehstan god hæfdon hira hālford || for þone hīehstan god,
Met26 45. and weorþodon || swa swa wuldres cining and weorðodon || swā swā wuldres cyning,
Met26 46. gif he to þæm rice wæs || on rihte boren ġif hē tō þǣm rīċe wæs || on rihte boren.
Met26 47. wæs þæs iobes fæder || god eac swa he Wæs þæs Iobes fæder || god ēac swā hē;
Met26 48. saturnus þone || sundbuende Saturnus þone || sund-būende
Met26 49. heton hæleþa bearn || hæfdon þa mægþa hēton, hæleþa bearn. || Hæfdon þā mǣġþa
Met26 50. ælcne æfter oþrum || for ecne god ǣlcne aefter ōðrum || for ēċne god.
Met26 51. sceolde eac wesan || apollines Sċeolde ēac wesan || Apollines
Met26 52. dohtor diorboren || dysiges folces dohtor dīer-boren, || dysiġes folces,
Met26 53. gumrinca gyden || cuþe galdra fela gum-rinca gyden; || cūðe gāldra fela,
Met26 54. drifan drycræftas || hio gedwolan fylgde drīfan drȳ-cræftas. || Hēo ġe·dwolan fylgde
Met26 55. manna swiþost || manegra þioda manna swīðost || maniġra þēoda,
Met26 56. cyninges dohtor || sio circe wæs cininges dohtor; || sēo Circe wæs
Met26 57. haten for herigum || hio ricsode hāten for heriĝum. || Hēo rīcsode
Met26 58. on þæm iglonde || þe aulixes on þǣm īeġ-lande || þe Aulixes,
Met26 59. cining þracia || com ane to cyning Þracia, || cōm āne tō
Met26 60. ceole liþan || cuþ wæs sona ċēole liðan. || Cūþ wæs sōna
Met26 61. eallre þære mænige || þe hire mid wunode ealre ðǣre maniġe || þe hire mid wunode
Met26 62. æþelinges siþ || hio mid ungemete æðelinges sīþ. || Hēo mid unġemete
Met26 63. lissum lufode || liþmonna frean lissum lufode || lid-manna frēan%,
Met26 64. and he eac swa same || ealle mægne and hē ēac swā same || ealle mæġne
Met26 65. efne swa swiþe || hi on sefan lufode efne swā swīðe || hīe on sefan lufode,
Met26 66. þæt he to his earde || ænige nyste þæt hē tō his earde || ǣnġe niste
Met26 67. modes mynlan || ofer mægþ giunge mōdes mynlan || ofer mǣġþ ġunge;
Met26 68. ac he mid þæm wife || wunode siþþan ac hē mid þǣm wīfe || wunode siþþan,
Met26 69. oþþæt him ne meahte || monna ænig oþ·þæt him ne meahte || manna ǣniġ
Met26 70. þegna sinra || þær mid wesan þeġna% sīnra || ðǣr mid wesan,
Met26 71. ac hi for þæm yrmþum || eardes lyste ac hīe for þǣm iermþum || eardes liste;
Met26 72. mynton forlætan || leofne hlaford mynton for·lǣtan || lēofne hālford.
Met26 73. þa ongunnon wercan || werþeoda spell Þā on·gunnon wyrċan || wer-þēoda spell,
Met26 74. sædon þæt hio sceolde || mid hire scinlace sæġdon þæt hēo sċolde || mid hire sċīnlāce
Met26 75. beornas forbredan || and mid balocræftum beornas for·breġdan || and mid bealu-cræftum
Met26 76. wraþum weorpan || on wildra lic wrāðum weorpan || on wildra līċ
Met26 77. cyninges þegnas || cyspan siþþan cininges þeġnas, || cyspan siþþan
Met26 78. and mid racentan eac || ræpan mænigne and mid racentan ēac || rǣpan maniġne.
Met26 79. sume hi to wulfum wurdon || ne meahton þonne word forþbringan Sume hīe tō wulfum wurdon, || ne meahton þonne word forþ·bringan,
Met26 80. ac hio þragmælum || þioton ongunnon ac hēo þrāg-mǣlum || þēotan on·gunnon.
Met26 81. sume wæron eaforas || a grymetedon Sume wǣron eaforas, || ā grymetedon%
Met26 82. þonne hi sares hwæt || siofian scioldon þonne hīe sāres hwæt || seofian sċoldon.
Met26 83. þa þe leon wæron || ongunnon laþlice Þā þe lēon wǣron || on·gunnon lāðlīċe
Met26 84. yrrenga ryn || a þonne hi sceoldon ierrunga rȳn || ā þonne hīe sċoldon
Met26 85. clipian for corþre || cnihtas wurdon clipian for corðre. || Cnihtas wurdon,
Met26 86. ealde ge giunge || ealle forhwerfde ealde ġē ġunge, || ealle for­·hwierfde
Met26 87. to sumum diore || swelcum he æror tō sumum dīere, || swelcum hē ǣror
Met26 88. on his lifdagum || gelicost wæs on his līf-daĝum || ġe·līcost wæs,
Met26 89. butan þam cyninge || þe sio cwen lufode būtan þām cyninge, || þe sēo cwēn lufode.
Met26 90. nolde þara oþra || ænig onbitan Nolde þāra ōðra || ǣniġ on·bītan
Met26 91. mennisces metes || ac hi ma lufedon mennisċes metes, || ac hīe mā lufedon
Met26 92. diora drohtaþ || swa hit gedefe ne wæs dīera drohtaþ, || swā hit ġe·dēfe ne wæs.
Met26 93. næfdon hi mare || monnum gelices Næfdon hīe māre || mannum ġe·līċes
Met26 94. eorþbuendum || þonne ingeþonc eorð-būendum || þonne inn-ġe·þanc;
Met26 95. hæfde anra gehwylc || his agen mod hæfde ānra ġe·hwelċ || his āĝen mōd,
Met26 96. þæt wæs þeah swiþe || sorgum gebunden þæt wæs þēah swīðe || sorĝum ġe·bunden
Met26 97. for þæm earfoþum || þe him on sæton for þǣm earfoþum || þe him inn sǣton.
Met26 98. hwæt þa dysegan men || þe þysum drycræftum Hwæt, þā dyseĝan menn || þe þissum drȳ-cræftum
Met26 99. longe gelyfdon || leasum spellum lange% ġe·līefdon, || lēasum spellum,
Met26 100. wisson hwæþre || þæt þæt gewit ne mæg wisson hwæðere || þæt þæt ġe·witt ne mæġ
Met26 101. mod onwendan || monna ænig mōd on·wendan || manna ǣniġ
Met26 102. mid drycræftum || þeah hio gedon meahte mid drȳ-cræftum, || þēah hēo ġe·dōn meahte
Met26 103. þæt þa lichoman || lange þrage þæt þā līċ-haman || lange þrāĝe
Met26 104. onwend wurdon || is þæt wundorlic on·wend wurdon. || Is þæt wundorliċ
Met26 105. mægencræft micel || moda gehwilces mæġen-cræft miċel || mōda ġe·hwelċes
Met26 106. ofer lichoman || lænne and sænne ofer līċ-haman || lǣnne andsænne.
Met26 107. swylcum and swylcum || þu meaht sweotole ongitan Swelcum and swelcum || þū meaht sweotole on·ġietan
Met26 108. þæt þæs lichoman || listas and cræftas þæt þæs līċ-haman || listas and cræftas
Met26 109. of þæm mode cumaþ || monna gehwylcum of þǣm mōde cumaþ || manna ġe·hwelcum,
Met26 110. anlepra ælc || þu meaht eaþe ongitan ān·līepra ǣlċ. || Þū meaht ēaðe on·ġietan
Met26 111. þætte ma dereþ || monna gehwelcum þætte mā dereþ || manna ġe·hwelcum
Met26 112. modes unþeaw || þonne mettrymnes mōdes unþēaw || þonne met-trymness
Met26 113. lænes lichoman || ne þearf leoda nan lǣnes līċ-haman. || Ne ðearf lēoda nan
Met26 114. wenan þære wyrde || þæt þæt werige flæsc wēnan ðǣre wyrde || þæt þæt wērġe flǣsċ
Met26 115. þæt mod mæge || monna æniges þæt mōd mæġe% || manna ǣnġes
Met26 116. eallunga to him || æfre onwendan eallunga tō him || ǣfre on·wendan,
Met26 117. ac þa unþeawas || ælces modes ac þā unþēawas || ǣlċes mōdes
Met26 118. and þæt ingeþonc || ælces monnes and þæt inn-ġe·þanc || ǣlċes mannes
Met26 119. þone lichoman || lit þider hit wile þone līċ-haman || lit þider hit wile.