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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 5
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 5

Met5 1. þu meaht be þære sunnan || sweotole geþencean ­Þū meaht be ðǣre sunnan || sweotole ġe·þenċan
Met5 2. and be æghwelcum || oþrum steorran and be ǣg·hwelcum || ōðrum steorran
Met5 3. þara þe æfter burgum || beorhtost scineþ þāra þe aefter burgum || beorhtost% sċīeneþ.
Met5 4. gif him wan fore || wolcen hangaþ Ġif him wan fore || wolcen hangaþ,
Met5 5. ne mægen hi swa leohtne || leoman ansendan ne mæġen hīe swā lēohtne || lēoman on·sendan,
Met5 6. ær se þicca mist || þynra weorþe ǣr sē þicca mist || þīnra weorðe.
Met5 7. swa oft smylte sæ || suþerne wind Swā oft smylte sǣ || sūðerne wind
Met5 8. græge glashlutre || grimme gedrefeþ grǣġe glæs-hlūtre || grymme ġe·drēfeþ,
Met5 9. þonne hie gemengaþ || micla ysta þonne hīe ġe·mengaþ || miċela% ȳsta,
Met5 10. onhreraþ hronmere || hrioh biþ þonne on·hrēraþ hran-mere; || hrēoh biþ þonne
Met5 11. seo þe ær gladu || onsiene wæs sēo þe ǣr gladu || an-sīene wæs.
Met5 12. swa oft æspringe || ut awealleþ Swā oft ǣ-springe || ūt ā·wealleþ
Met5 13. of clife harum || col and hlutor of clife hārum || cōl and hlūtor,
Met5 14. and gereclice || rihte floweþ and ġe·reclīċe || rihte flōweþ,
Met5 15. irneþ wiþ his eardes || oþ him on innan felþ irneþ wiþ his eardes, || oþ him on innan felþ
Met5 16. muntes mægenstan || and him on middan geligeþ muntes mæġen-stān || and him on middan ġe·liġeþ,
Met5 17. atrendlod of þæm torre || he on tu siþþan ā·trendlod% of thaem torre. || Hē on tū siþþan
Met5 18. tosceaden wyrþ || scir biþ gedrefed tō·sċēaden wierþ, || sċīr biþ ġe·drēfed,
Met5 19. burna geblonden || broc biþ onwended burna ġe·blanden, || brōc biþ on·wended
Met5 20. of his rihtryne || ryþum toflowen of his riht-rȳne, || rīðum tō·flōwen.
Met5 21. swa nu-þa þiostro || þinre heortan Swā nū þā þīestre || þīnre heortan
Met5 22. willaþ minre leohtan || lare wiþstondan willaþ mīnre lēohtan || lāre wiþ·standan
Met5 23. and þin modgeþonc || miclum gedrefan and þīn mōd-ġe·þanc || miċelum ġe·drēfan.
Met5 24. ac gif þu nu wilnast || þæt þu wel mæge Ac ġif þū nū wilnast, || þæt þū wēl mæġe,
Met5 25. þæt soþe leoht || sweotole oncnawan þæt sōðe lēoht || sweotole on·cnāwan,
Met5 26. leohte geleafan || þu forlætan scealt lēohte ġe·lēafan, || þū for·lǣtan sċealt
Met5 27. idle ofersælþa || unnytne gefean īdle ofer-sǣlþa, || unnytne ġe·fēan.
Met5 28. þu scealt eac yfelne ege || an forlætan Þū sċealt ēac yfelne eġe || ān for·lǣtan,
Met5 29. woruldearfoþa || ne most þu wesan for þæm weorold-earfoþa, || ne mōst þū wesan for þǣm
Met5 30. ealles to ormod || ne þu þe æfre ne læt ealles tō or-mōd, || ne þū þe ǣfre ne lǣt
Met5 31. wlenca gewæcan || þe læs þu weorþe for him wlenċa ġe·wǣċan, || þe læs þū weorðe for him
Met5 32. mid ofermettum || eft gescended mid ofer-mettum || eft ġe·sċended,
Met5 33. and to up ahafen || for orsorgum and tō up ā·hafen || for or-sorĝum
Met5 34. woruldgesælþum || ne eft to waclice weorold-ġe·sǣlþum, || ne eft tō wāclīċe
Met5 35. geortreowe || æniges godes ġe·or-trīewe || ǣnġes gōdes,
Met5 36. þonne þe for worulde || wiþerwearda mæsþ þonne þe for weorolde || wiðer-wearda mæsþ
Met5 37. þinga þreage || and þu þe selfum þinga þrēaĝe || and þū þē selfum
Met5 38. swiþost onsitte || forþæm simle biþ swīðost on·sitte. || For·þǣm simle biþ
Met5 39. se modsefa || miclum gebunden sē mōd-sefa || miċelum ġe·bunden
Met5 40. mid gedrefnesse || gif hine dreccean mot mid ġe·drēfnesse, || ġif hine dreċċan mōt
Met5 41. þissa yfla hwæþer || innan swencan þissa yfela hwæðer, || innan swenċan.
Met5 42. forþæm þa twegen tregan || teoþ tosomne For·þǣm þā twēġen treĝan || tēoþ tō·samne
Met5 43. wiþ þæt mod foran || mistes dwoleman wiþ þæt mōd foran || mistes dwoleman,
Met5 44. þæt hit seo ece ne mot || innan geondscinan þæt hit sēo ēċe ne mōt || innan ġeond·sċīnan
Met5 45. sunne for þæm sweartum mistum || ærþæm hi geswiþrad weorþen sunne for þǣm sweartum mistum, || ær·þǣm hīe ġe·swīðrod weorðen.