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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.43.5
Title
Metrical Charm 5: For Loss of Cattle
Language
Old English
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Metrical Charm 5: For Loss of Cattle

MCharm5 1. bæðleem hatte seo buruh || ðe crist on acænned wæs Þonne þe man ǣrest seċġe þæt þīn ċēap sīe losod, þonne
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

MCharm5 2. seo is gemærsod || geond ealne middangeard cweþ þū ǣrest, ǣr þū elles hwæt cweðe:
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

MCharm5 3. swa ðyos dæd for monnum || mære gewurðe Bæðleem hātte sēo buruh || þe Crīst on ā·cenned wæs,
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sxx|xxx~+ || N/A xS|xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / xx ~+ || 0 xS|xxSx|S

Syntax: NN || NsV

hs: X, aa: Z