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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 29
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 29

Met29 1. gif þu nu wilnige || weorulddrihtnes Ġif þū wilnie || weorold-dryhtnes%
Met29 2. heane anwald || hlutre mode hēane an-weald || hlūtre mōde
Met29 3. ongitan giorne || gem almægene on·ġietan ġeorne%, || ġīem eal-mæġene
Met29 4. heofones tunglu || hu hi him healdaþ betwuh heofones tungla, || hīe him healdaþ be·twuh
Met29 5. sibbe singale || dydon swa lange sibbe sīn-gāle, || dydon swā lange .
Met29 6. swa hi gewenede || wuldres aldor Swā hīe ġe·wenede || wuldres ealdor
Met29 7. æt frumsceafte || þæt sio fyrene ne mot æt frum-sċeafte || þæt sēo firene ne% mōt
Met29 8. sunne gesecan || snawcealdes weg sunne ġe·sēċan || snāw-ċealdes weġ,
Met29 9. monan gemæro || hwæt þa mæran tungl mōnan% ġe·mǣru. || Hwæt, þā mǣran tungol
Met29 10. auþer oþres rene || a ne gehrineþ āuðer ōðres ryne || ā ne ġe·hrīneþ
Met29 11. ær þæm þæt oþer || of gewiteþ ǣr þǣm þæt ōðer || of ġe·wīteþ.
Met29 12. ne huru se stiorra || gestigan wile Ne hūru steorra || ġe·stīĝan wile
Met29 13. westdæl wolcna || þone wise men west-dæl wolcna, || þone wīse menn
Met29 14. ursa nemnaþ || ealle stiorran Ursa nemnaþ; || ealle steorran
Met29 15. sigaþ æfter sunnan || samod mid rodere sīĝaþ aefter sunnan || samod mid rodore
Met29 16. under eorþan grund || he ana stent under eorðan grund, || ana stent.
Met29 17. nis þæt nan wundor || he is wundrum fæst Nis þæt nan wunder; || is wundrum fæst%,
Met29 18. upende neah || eaxe þæs roderes up-ende nēah || eaxe þæs rodores.
Met29 19. þonne is an steorra || ofer oþre beorht ­­Þonne is ān steorra || ofer ōðre beorht,
Met29 20. cymeþ eastan up || ær þonne sunne cymeþ ēastan up || ǣr þonne sunne;
Met29 21. þone monna bearn || morgenstiorra þone% manna bearn || morĝen-steorra
Met29 22. hataþ under heofonum || forþæm he hæleþum dæg hātaþ under heofonum, || for·þǣm hæleþum dæġ
Met29 23. bodaþ æfter burgum || brengeþ æfter bodaþ aefter burgum, || brenġeþ aefter
Met29 24. swegeltorht sunne || samad eallum dæg sweġel-torht sunne || samod eallum dæġ.
Met29 25. is se forrynel || fæger and sciene Is fore-rynel || fǣġer and sċīene,
Met29 26. cymeþ eastan up || ær for sunnan cymeþ ēastan up || ǣr for sunnan
Met29 27. and eft æfter sunnan || on setl glideþ and eft aefter sunnan || on setl glīdeþ,
Met29 28. west under weorulde || werþioda his west under weorolde. || Wer-þēoda his
Met29 29. noman onwendaþ || þonne niht cymeþ naman on·wendaþ || þonne niht cymeþ,
Met29 30. hataþ hine ealle || æfenstiorra hātaþ hine ealle || ǣfen-steorra.
Met29 31. se biþ þære sunnan swiftra || siþþan hi on setl gewitaþ biþ ðǣre sunnan swiftra; || siþþan hīe on setl ġe·wītaþ,
Met29 32. ofirneþ þæt æþele tungol || oþþæt he be eastan weorþeþ of·irneþ þæt% æðele tungol, || oþ·þæt be ēastan weorðeþ
Met29 33. eldum oþewed || ær þonne sunne ieldum oð·īewed || ǣr þonne sunne.
Met29 34. habbaþ æþele tungol || emne gedæled Habbaþ æðele tungol || emne ġe·dǣled
Met29 35. dæg and nihte || drihtnes meahtum dæġ and nihte || dryhtnes meahtum,
Met29 36. sunna and mona || swiþe geþwære sunna and mōna%, || swīðe ġe·þwǣre,
Met29 37. swa him æt frymþe || fæder getiohhode swā him æt frymþe || fæder ġe·teohhode.
Met29 38. ne þearft þu no wenan || þæt þa wlitegan tungl Ne þearft þū wēnan || þæt þā wlitiĝan tungol
Met29 39. þæs þeowdomes || aþroten weorþe þæs þēowdōmes || ā·þroten weorðe
Met29 40. ær domes dæge || deþ siþþan ymbe ǣr dōmes dæġe; || dēþ siþþan ymbe
Met29 41. moncynnes fruma || swa him gemet þinceþ mann-cynnes fruma || swā him ġe·met þynceþ,
Met29 42. forþon hi be healfe || heofones þisses for­·þon hīe be healfe || heofones þisses
Met29 43. on ane ne læt || ælmihtig god on āne ne lǣt || æl-mehtiġ god,
Met29 44. þy læs hi oþra fordyden || æþela gesceafta þȳ læs hīe ōðra for·dyden || æðela ġe·sċeafta,
Met29 45. ac se eca god || ealla gemetgaþ ac ēċa god || ealle ġe·metĝaþ
Met29 46. sida gesceafta || softa geþweraþ sīda ġe·sċeafta, || softa ġe·þweraþ.
Met29 47. hwilum þæt drige || drifþ þone wætan Hwīlum þæt drīġe || drīfþ þone wǣtan,
Met29 48. hwylum he gemengeþ || metodes cræfte hwīlum hē% ġe·menġeþ, || metodes cræfte,
Met29 49. cile wiþ hæto || hwilum cerreþ eft ċiele wiþ hǣtu; || hwīlum ċierreþ eft
Met29 50. on uprodor || ælbeorhta leg on up-rodor || æl-beorhta līeġ,
Met29 51. leoht on lyfte || ligeþ him behindan lēoht on% lyfte; || liġeþ him be·hindan
Met29 52. hefig hrusan dæl || þeah hit hwilan ær hefiġ hrūsan dæl, || þēah hit hwīlan% ǣr
Met29 53. eorþe sio cealde || oninnan hire eorðe sēo ċealde || on·innan hire
Met29 54. heold and hydde || haliges meahtum hēold and hȳde || hālġes meahtum.
Met29 55. be þæs cyninges gebode || cymeþ geara gehwæt Be þæs cininges ġe·bode || cymeþ ġēara ġe·hwæt%,
Met29 56. eorþe bringeþ || æghwylc tudor eorðe brinġeþ || ǣġhwelċ tūdor,
Met29 57. and se hata sumor || hæleþa bearnum and hāta sumor || hæleþa bearnum
Met29 58. geara gehwilce || giereþ and drigeþ ġēara ġe·hwelċe || ġierweþ and drȳġeþ
Met29 59. geond sidne grund || sæd and bleda ġond sīdne grund || sǣd and blǣda,
Met29 60. hærfest to honda || herbuendum hærfest handa || hēr-būendum,
Met29 61. ripa receþ || ren æfter þæm rīpa reċeþ. || Reġn aefter þǣm
Met29 62. swylce hagal and snaw || hrusan leccaþ swelċe haĝol and snāw || hrūsan leċċaþ
Met29 63. on wintres tid || weder unhiore on wintres tīd, || weder unhīere.
Met29 64. forþæm eorþe onfehþ || eallum sædum For·þǣm eorðe on­·fēhð || eallum sǣdum,
Met29 65. gedeþ þæt hi growaþ || geara gehwilce ġe·dēþ þæt hīe grōwaþ || ġēara ġe·hwelċe;
Met29 66. on lenctentid || leaf up spryttaþ on lencten-tīd || leaf up sprȳtaþ.
Met29 67. ac se milda metod || monna bearnum Ac milda metod || manna bearnum
Met29 68. on eorþan fet || eall þætte groweþ on eorðan fēt || eall þætte grōweþ,
Met29 69. wæstmas on weorolde || wel forþbrengeþ wæstmas on weorolde, || wēl forþ·brenġeþ
Met29 70. hit þonne he wile || heofona waldend hit þonne wile, || heofona wealdend,
Met29 71. and eowaþ eft || eorþbuendum and ēowaþ eft || eorð-būendum,
Met29 72. nimþ þonne he wile || nergende god nimþ þonne wile, || nerġende god.
Met29 73. and þæt hehste good || on heahsetle And þæt hīehste gōd || on hēah-setle
Met29 74. siteþ self cyning || and þios side gesceaft siteþ self cyning || and þēos sīde ġe·sċeaft
Met29 75. þenaþ and þiowaþ || he þonan waldeþ þeġnaþ and þēowaþ. || þonan% wealdeþ%
Met29 76. þæm geweltleþrum || weoruldgesceafta þǣm ġe·weltleðrum || weorold-ġe·sċeafta.
Met29 77. nis þæt nan wundor || he is weroda god Nis þæt nan wunder; || is weoroda god,
Met29 78. cyning and drihten || cwucera gehwelces cyning and drihten || cwucera ġe·hwelċes,
Met29 79. æwelm and fruma || eallra gesceafta ǣ·wielm and fruma || ealra ġe·sċeafta,
Met29 80. wyrhta and sceppend || weorulde þisse wyrhta and sċieppend || weorolde þisse,
Met29 81. wisdom and æ || woruldbuendra wīsdōm and ǣ || weorold-būendra.
Met29 82. ealla gesceafta || on his ærendo Ealla ġe·sċeafta || on his% ǣrendu
Met29 83. hionane he sendeþ || hæt eft cuman heonane hē% sendeþ, || hǣt% eft cuman.
Met29 84. gif he swa gestæþþig || ne staþolade Ġif swā ġe·stæþþiġ || ne staðolode
Met29 85. ealla gesceafta || æghwylc hiora ealla ġe·sċeafta, || ǣġhwelċ hira
Met29 86. wraþe tostencte || weorþan sceolden wrāðe tō·stencte || weorðan sċolden,
Met29 87. æghwilc hiora || ealle to nauhte ǣġhwelċ hira || ealle nāuhte
Met29 88. weorþan sceoldon || wraþe toslopena weorðan sċoldon || wrāðe tō·slopena,
Met29 89. þeah þa ane lufe || ealla gesceafta þēah þā āne lufe || ealle ġe·sċeafta
Met29 90. heofones and eorþan || hæbben gemæne heofones and eorðan || hæbben ġe·mǣne,
Met29 91. þæt hi þiowien || swilcum þiodfruman þæt hīe þēowien || swelcum þēod-fruman,
Met29 92. and fægniaþ || þæt hiora fæder wealdeþ and fæġniaþ || þæt hira fæder wealdeþ%.
Met29 93. nis þæt nan wundor || forþæm wuhta nan Nis þæt nan wunder, || for·þǣm wuhta nan
Met29 94. æfre ne meahte || elles wunian ǣfre ne meahte || elles wunian,
Met29 95. gif hi eallmægene || hiora ordfruman ġif hīe eall-mæġene || hira ord-fruman
Met29 96. ne þiowoden || þeodne mærum ne þēowoden, || þēodne mǣrum.