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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 31
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 31

Met31 1. hwæt þu meaht ongitan || gif his þe geman lyst Hwæt, þū meaht on·ġietan, || ġif his þe ġe·man list,
Met31 2. þætte mislice || manega wuhta þætte mislīċe || maneĝa wuhta
Met31 3. geond eorþan faraþ || ungelice ġond eorðan faraþ || unġelīċe;
Met31 4. habbaþ blioh and fær || bu ungelice habbaþ bleoh and fær, || bū unġelīċe,
Met31 5. and mægwlitas || manegra cynna and mǣġ-wlitas || maniġra cynna%
Met31 6. cuþ and uncuþ || creopaþ and snicaþ cūþ and uncūþ. || Crēopaþ and snīcaþ,
Met31 7. eall lichoma || eorþan getenge eall līċ-hama || eorðan ġe·tenġe,
Met31 8. nabbaþ hi æt fiþrum fultum || ne magon hi mid fotum gangan nabbaþ hīe æt fiðerum fultum, || ne maĝon hīe mid fōtum gangan,
Met31 9. eorþan brucan || swa him eaden wæs eorðan brūcan, || swā him ēaden wæs.
Met31 10. sume fotum twam || foldan peþþaþ Sume fōtum twǣm || foldan peþþaþ,
Met31 11. sume fierfete || sume fleogende sume fīer-fēte, || sume flēoĝende
Met31 12. windaþ under wolcnum || biþ þeah wuhta gehwylc windaþ% under wolcnum. || Biþ þēah wuhta ġe·hwelċ
Met31 13. onhnigen to hrusan || hnipaþ of dune on·hniġen tō hrūsan, || hnipaþ of dūne,
Met31 14. on weoruld wliteþ || wilnaþ to eorþan on weorold wlīteþ, || wilnaþ tō eorðan,
Met31 15. sume nedþearfe || sume neodfræce sume nīed-þearfe, || sume neod-fræce.
Met31 16. man ana gæþ || metodes gesceafta Man ana gæþ || metodes ġe·sċeafta
Met31 17. mid his andwlitan || up on gerihte mid his andwlitan || un on ġe·rihte.
Met31 18. mid þy is getacnod || þæt his treowa sceal Mid þȳ is ġe·tācnod || þæt his trēowa sċeall
Met31 19. and his modgeþonc || ma up þonne niþer and his mōd-ġe·þanc || mā up þonne niðer
Met31 20. habban to heofonum || þy læs he his hige wende habban tō heofonum, || þȳ læs hē his hyġe wende
Met31 21. niþer swa þær nyten || nis þæt gedafenlic niðer swā ðǣr nīeten. || Nis% þæt ġe·dafenliċ,
Met31 22. þæt se modsefa || monna æniges þæt sē mōd-sefa || manna ǣnġes
Met31 23. niþerheald wese || and þæt neb upweard niðer-heald wese || and þæt nebb up-weard.