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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 8
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 8

Met8 1. sona swa se wisdom || þas word hæfde Sōna swā wīsdōm || þās word hæfde
Met8 2. swetole areahte || he þa siþþan ongan sweotole ā·reahte, || þā siþþan on·gann
Met8 3. singan soþcwidas || and þus selfa cwæþ singan sōþ-cwidas || and þus selfa cwæþ:
Met8 4. hwæt sio forme eld || foldbuendum Hwæt, sēo forme ield || fold-būendum
Met8 5. geond eorþan sceat || æghwam dohte ġond eorðan sċēat || ǣg·hwǣm dohte,
Met8 6. þa þa anra gehwæm || on eorþwæstmum þā þā ānra ġe·hwǣm || on eorð-wæstmum
Met8 7. genoh þuhte || nis hit nu-þa swelc ġe·nōh þūhte. || Nis hit þā swelċ.
Met8 8. næron þa geond weorulde || welige hamas Nǣron þā ġond weorolde || weleġe hāmas,
Met8 9. ne mislice || mettas ne drincas ne mislīċe || mettas ne drincas,
Met8 10. ne hi þara hrægla || huru ne gemdon ne hīe þāra hræġla || hūru ne ġīemdon
Met8 11. þe nu drihtguman || diorost lætaþ þe dryht-guman || dīerost lǣtaþ.
Met8 12. forþæm hiora nænig || næs þa gieta For­·þǣm hira nǣniġ || næs þā ġīeta,
Met8 13. ne hi ne gesawon || sundbuende ne hīe ne ġe·sāwon || sund-būende,
Met8 14. ne ymbutan hi || awer ne herdon ne ymb·ūtan hīe || āwēr ne hīerdon.
Met8 15. hwæt hi firenlusta || frece ne wæron Hwæt, hīe firenlusta || frece ne wǣron,
Met8 16. buton swa hi meahton || gemetlicost būtan swā hīe meahton || ġe·metlicost
Met8 17. þa gecynd began || þe him crist gesceop þā ġe·cynd be·gān || þe him Crīst ġe·sċōp,
Met8 18. and hi æne on dæge || æton symle and hīe ǣne on dæġe || ǣton simle
Met8 19. on æfentid || eorþan wæstmas on ǣfen-tīd || eorðan wæstmas,
Met8 20. wudes and wyrta || nalles win druncon wudes and wyrta, || nealles wīn druncon
Met8 21. scir of steape || næs þa scealca nan sċīr of stēape. || Næs þā sċealca nan
Met8 22. þe mete oþþe drinc || mængan cuþe þe mete oþþe drinc || menġan cūðe,
Met8 23. wæter wiþ hunige || ne heora wæda þon ma wæter wiþ huneġe, || ne hira wǣda þon
Met8 24. sioloce siowian || ne hi siarocræftum seoloce siowian%, || ne hīe searo-cræftum
Met8 25. godweb giredon || ne hi gimreced god-webb ġieredon, || ne hīe ġimm-reċed
Met8 26. setton searolice || ac hi simle him setton searulīċe, || ac hīe simle him
Met8 27. eallum tidum || ute slepon eallum tīdum || ūte slǣpon
Met8 28. under beamsceade || druncon burnan wæter under bēam-sċēade, || druncon burnan wæter,
Met8 29. calde wyllan || nænig cepa ne seah ċealde wiellan. || Nǣniġ ċīepa ne seah
Met8 30. ofer eargeblond || ellendne wearod ofer ēar-ġe·bland || ell-lendne wearod,
Met8 31. ne huru ymbe sciphergas || scealcas ne herdon ne hūru ymbe sċip-herġas || sċealcas% ne hīerdon,
Met8 32. ne furþum fira nan || ymb gefeoht sprecan ne furðum fīra nan || ymb ġe·feoht sprecan.
Met8 33. næs þeos eorþe besmiten || awer þa geta Næs þēos eorðe be·smiten || āwēr þā ġīeta
Met8 34. beornes blode || þe hine bill rude beornes blōde || þe hine bill rude,
Met8 35. ne furþum wundne wer || weoruldbuende ne furðum wundne wer || weorold-būende
Met8 36. gesawan under sunnan || nænig siþþan wæs ġe·sāwon under sunnan. || Nǣniġ siþþan wæs
Met8 37. weorþ on weorulde || gif mon his willan ongeat weorþ on weorolde, || ġif man his willan on·ġeat
Met8 38. yfelne mid eldum || he wæs æghwæm laþ yfelne mid eldum; || wæs ǣg·hwæm lāþ.
Met8 39. eala þær hit wurde || oþþe wolde god Ēalā, ðǣr hit wurde || oþþe wolde god
Met8 40. þæt on eorþan nu || ussa tida þæt on eorðan || ūssa tīda
Met8 41. geond þas widan weoruld || wæren æghwæs ġond þās wīdan weorold || wǣren ǣg·hwæs
Met8 42. swelce under sunnan || ac hit is sæmre nu swelċe under sunnan. || Ac hit is sǣmre nū,
Met8 43. þæt þeos gitsunc hafaþ || gumena gehwelces þæt þēos ġītsung hafaþ || gumena ġe·hwelċes
Met8 44. mod amerred || þæt he maran ne recþ mōd ā·mierred, || þæt māran ne recþ,
Met8 45. ac hit on witte || weallende byrnþ ac hit on witte || weallende biernþ.
Met8 46. efne sio gitsung || þe nænne grund hafaþ Efene sēo ġītsung || þe nǣnne grund hafaþ
Met8 47. swearte swæfeþ || sumes onlice swearte swǣfeþ || sumes anlice
Met8 48. efne þam munte || þe nu monna bearn efene þām munte || þe manna bearn
Met8 49. etne hataþ || se on iglonde Etne hātaþ. || on īeġ-lande
Met8 50. sicilia || swefle byrneþ Sicilia || swefele bierneþ,
Met8 51. þæt mon helle fyr || hateþ wide þæt man helle fȳr || hāteþ wīde,
Met8 52. forþæm hit symle biþ || sinbyrnende for·þǣm hit simle biþ || sīn-biernende,
Met8 53. and ymbutan hit || oþra stowa and ymb·ūtan hit || ōðra stōwa
Met8 54. blate forbærnþ || biteran lege blāte for·bærneþ || biteran līeġe.
Met8 55. eala hwæt se forma || feohgitsere Ēalā, hwæt forma || feoh-ġītsere
Met8 56. wære on worulde || se þas wongstedas wǣre on weorolde, || þās wang-stedas
Met8 57. grof æfter golde || and æfter gimcynnum grōf aefter golde || and aefter ġimm-cynnum.
Met8 58. hwæt he frecnu gestreon || funde mænegum Hwæt, frecnu ġe·strēon || funde mæniĝum
Met8 59. bewrigen on weorulde || wætere oþþe eorþan be·wriġen on weorolde, || wætere oþþe eorðan.