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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 9
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 9

Met9 1. hwæt we ealle witon || hwelce ærleste Hwæt, we ealle witon || hwelċe ār-lēaste
Met9 2. ge neah ge feor || neron worhte ġē nēah ġē feorr || Nēron worhte,
Met9 3. romwara cyning || þa his rice wæs Rōm-wara cyning, || þā his rīċe wæs
Met9 4. hehst under heofonum || to hryre monegum hēahst under heofonum, || tō hryre maniĝum.
Met9 5. wælhreowes gewed || wæs ful wide cuþ Wæl-hrēowes ġe·wēd || wæs full wīde cūþ,
Met9 6. unrihthæmed || arleasta fela unryht-hǣmed, || ār-lēasta fela,
Met9 7. man and morþor || misdæda worn mān and morðor, || mis-dǣda worn,
Met9 8. unrihtwises || inwidþoncas unryht-wīses || inwitt-þancas.
Met9 9. he het him to gamene || geara forbærnan Hē hēt him tō gamene || ġeare for·bærnan
Met9 10. romana burig || sio his rices wæs Romana buriġ, || sēo his rīċes wæs
Met9 11. ealles eþelstol || he for unsnyttrum ealles ēðel-stōl. || Hē for unsnytrum
Met9 12. wolde fandian || gif þæt fyr meahte wolde fandian || ġif þæt fȳr meahte
Met9 13. lixan swa leohte || and swa longe eac līexan swā lēohte || and swā lange ēac,
Met9 14. read rasettan || swa he romane rēad rāsettan, || swā% hē Romane
Met9 15. secgan geherde || þæt on sume tide seċġan ġe·hīerde || þæt on sume tīde
Met9 16. troia burg || ofertogen hæfde Troia burh || ofer·toĝen hæfde
Met9 17. lega leohtost || lengest burne līeġa lēohtost, || lenġest burne
Met9 18. hama under hefonum || næs þæt herlic dæd hāma under hefonum. || Næs þæt herrliċ dǣd,
Met9 19. þæt hine swelces gamenes || gilpan lyste þæt hine swelċes gamenes || ġielpan liste,
Met9 20. þa he ne earnade || elles wuhte þā hē ne earnode || elles wihte,
Met9 21. buton þæt he wolde || ofer werþiode būtan þæt hē wolde || ofer wer-þēode
Met9 22. his anes huru || anwald cyþan his ānes hūru || an-weald cȳðan.
Met9 23. eac hit gesælde || æt sumum cierre Ēac hit ġe·sǣlde || æt sumum ċierre
Met9 24. þæt se ilca het || ealle acwellan þæt sē ilca hēt || ealle ā·cwellan
Met9 25. þa ricostan || romana witan þā rīċostan || Romana witan
Met9 26. and þa æþelestan || eorlgebyrdum and þā æðelestan || eorl-ġe·byrdum
Met9 27. þe he on þæm folce || gefrigen hæfde þe hē on þǣm folce || ġe·friġen hæfde,
Met9 28. and on uppan || agene broþor and on uppan || āĝene brōðor
Met9 29. and his modor mid || meca ecgum and his mōdor mid || mēċa eċġum,
Met9 30. billum ofbeatan || he his bryde ofslog billum of·bēatan. || Hē his brȳde of·slōh
Met9 31. self mid sweorde || and he symle wæs self mid swurde || and hē simle wæs
Met9 32. micle þe bliþra || on breostcofan miċele þē blīðra || on brēost-cofan
Met9 33. þonne he swylces morþres || mæst gefremede þonne hē swelċes morðres% || mǣst ġe·fremede.
Met9 34. nalles sorgode || hwæþer siþþan a Nealles sorĝode || hwæðer siþþan ā
Met9 35. mihtig drihten || ametan wolde mehtiġ drihten || ā·metan wolde
Met9 36. wrece be gewyrhtum || wohfremmendum wrece be ġe·wyrhtum || wōh-fremmendum,
Met9 37. ac he on ferþe fægn || facnes and searuwa ac hē on ferhþe fæġen || fācnes and searwa
Met9 38. wælriow wunode || wiold emne swa þeah wæl-rēow wunode. || Wēold emne swā þēah
Met9 39. ealles þisses mæran || middangeardes ealles þisses mǣran || middan-ġeardes,
Met9 40. swa swa lyft and lagu || land ymbclyppaþ swā swā lyft and laĝu || land ymb·clyppaþ,
Met9 41. garsecg embegyrt || gumena rice gārseċġ ymbe·ġyrt || gumena rīċe,
Met9 42. secgea sitlu || suþ east and west seċġa% sitlu, || sūþ, ēast and west,
Met9 43. oþ þa norþmestan || næssan on eorþan oþ þā norðmestan || næssan on eorðan;
Met9 44. eall þæt nerone || nede oþþe lustum eall þæt Nērone || nīede oþþe lustum,
Met9 45. heaþorinca gehwilc || heran sceolde heaðu-rinca ġe·hwelċ, || hīeran sċolde.
Met9 46. he hæfde him to gamene || þonne he on gylp astag Hē hæfde him tō gamene, || þonne hē on ġielp ā·stāh,
Met9 47. hu he eorþcyningas || yrmde and cwelmde hū hē eorþ-cyningas || iermde and cwielmde.
Met9 48. wenst þu þæt se anwald || eaþe ne meahte Wēnst þū þæt sē an-weald || ēaðe ne meahte
Met9 49. godes ælmihtiges || þone gelpscaþan godes æl-mihtġes || þone ġielp-sċaðan
Met9 50. rice berædan || and bereafian rīċe be·rǣdan || and be·rēafian
Met9 51. his anwaldes || þurh þa ecan meaht his an-wealdes || þurh þā ēċan meaht,
Met9 52. oþþe him his yfeles || elles gestioran oþþe him his yfeles || elles ġe·stīeran?
Met9 53. eala gif he wolde || þæt he wel meahte Ēalā, ġif hē wolde, || þæt hē wēl meahte,
Met9 54. þæt unriht him || eaþe forbiodan þæt unryht him || ēaðe for·bēodan.
Met9 55. eawla þæt se hlaford || hefig gioc slepte Ēalā, þæt sē hālford || hefiġ ġeoc slīepte
Met9 56. sware on þa swyran || sinra þegena sware on þā swīeran || sīnra þeġna,
Met9 57. ealra þara hæleþa || þe on his tidum ealra þāra hæleþa || þe on his tīdum
Met9 58. geond þas lænan worold || liban sceoldon ġond þās lǣnan weorold || libban sċoldon.
Met9 59. he on unscyldgum || eorla blode Hē on unsċyldgum || eorla blōde
Met9 60. his sweord selede || swiþe gelome his sweord selede || swīðe ġe·lōme;
Met9 61. þær wæs swiþe sweotol || þæt we sædon oft ðǣr wæs swīðe sweotol, || þæt we sæġdon oft,
Met9 62. þæt se anwald ne deþ || awiht godes þæt sē an·weald ne dēþ || āwiht godes
Met9 63. gif se wel nele || þe his geweald hafaþ ġif sē wēl nele || þe his ġe·weald hafaþ.