{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a06_11.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a06_11.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a06_11.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n The Meters of Boethius: Meter 11\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n An sceppend is \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 butan \u00e6lcum tweon. \n Se is eac wealdend \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 woruldgesceafta,\n heofones and eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and heare s\u00e6\n and ealra \u00feara \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00f0\u00e6r in wunia\u00f0,\n- 5\n- \n unges\u00e6wenlicra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and eac swa same \n \u00f0ara \u00f0e we eagum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on locia\u00f0,\n ealra gesceafta. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Se is \u00e6lmihtig,\n \u00fe\u00e6m olecca\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gesceafte\n \u00fee \u00fe\u00e6s ambehtes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 awuht cunnon,\n- 10\n- \n ge eac swa same \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00f0\u00e6s auht nyton \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00fe\u00e6s \u00f0eodnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeowas sindon.\n Se us gesette \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sido and \u00feeawas,\n eallum gesceaftum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unawendende,\n singallice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sibbe gecynde,\n- 15\n- \n \u00fea \u00fea he wolde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t \u00fe\u00e6t he wolde, \n swa lange swa he wolde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hit wesan sceolde.\n Swa hit eac to worulde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sceal wunian for\u00f0,\n for\u00fe\u00e6m \u00e6fre ne magon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea unstillan\n woruldgesceafta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weor\u00f0an gestilde,\n- 20\n- \n of \u00f0\u00e6m ryne onwend \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0e him rodera weard \n endebyrdes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum gesette.\n H\u00e6f\u00f0 se alwealda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gesceafta\n geb\u00e6t mid his bridle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hafa\u00f0 butu gedon,\n ealle gemanode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and eac getogen,\n- 25\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi ne moten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer metodes est \n \u00e6fre gestillan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne eft eallunga\n swi\u00f0or stirian, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne him sigora weard\n his gewealdle\u00f0er \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wille onl\u00e6ten.\n He hafa\u00f0 \u00fee bridle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 butu befangen\n- 30\n- \n heofon and eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and eall holma begong. \n Swa h\u00e6f\u00f0 gehea\u00f0\u00e6rod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hefonrices weard\n mid his anwealde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gesceafta,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hiora \u00e6ghwilc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 o\u00f0er win\u00f0,\n and \u00feeah winnende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wre\u00f0ia\u00f0 f\u00e6ste,\n- 35\n- \n \u00e6ghwilc o\u00f0er \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 utan ymbclyppe\u00f0, \n \u00fey l\u00e6s hi toswifen. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u00f0\u00e6m hi symle sculon\n \u00f0one ilcan ryne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eft gecyrran\n \u00fee \u00e6t frym\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6der getiode,\n and swa edniwe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eft gewior\u00f0an.\n- 40\n- \n Swa hit nu faga\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 frean ealdgeweorc, \n \u00fe\u00e6tte winnende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0erweard gesceaft\n f\u00e6ste sibbe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0 anhealda\u00f0.\n Swa nu fyr and w\u00e6ter, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folde and lagustream,\n manigu o\u00f0ru gesceaft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 efnswi\u00f0e him\n- 45\n- \n giond \u00feas widan worulde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 winna\u00f0 betweox him, \n and swa \u00feeah magon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hiora \u00feegnunga\n and geferscipe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste gehealdan.\n Nis hit no \u00fe\u00e6t an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t swa ea\u00f0e m\u00e6g\n wi\u00f0erweard gesceaft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wesan \u00e6tg\u00e6dere\n- 50\n- \n symbel geferan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac hit is sellicre \n \u00fe\u00e6t hiora \u00e6nig ne m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 butan o\u00ferum bion.\n Ac sceal wuhta gehwilc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0erweardes hw\u00e6thwugu\n habban under heofonum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t his hige durre\n gemetgian, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r hit to micel weor\u00f0e.\n- 55\n- \n H\u00e6f\u00f0 se \u00e6lmihtiga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum gesceaftum \n \u00f0\u00e6t gewrixle geset \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee nu wunian sceal,\n wyrta growan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leaf grenian,\n \u00fe\u00e6t on h\u00e6rfest eft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hrest and wealuwa\u00f0.\n Winter bringe\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weder ungemet cald,\n- 60\n- \n swifte windas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sumor \u00e6fter cyme\u00f0, \n wearm gewideru. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hw\u00e6t, \u00fea wonnan niht\n mona onlihte\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0\u00e6t monnum d\u00e6g\n sunne bringe\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 giond \u00feas sidan gesceaft.\n H\u00e6f\u00f0 se ilca god \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eor\u00f0an and w\u00e6tere\n- 65\n- \n mearce gesette. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Merestream ne dear \n ofer eor\u00f0an sceat \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eard gebr\u00e6dan\n fisca cynne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 butan frean leafe,\n ne hio \u00e6fre ne mot \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eor\u00f0an \u00feyrscwold\n up ofersteppan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00f0a ebban \u00feon ma\n- 70\n- \n foldes mearce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oferfaran moton. \n \u00fea gesetnessa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sigora wealdend,\n lifes leohtfruma, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u00e6t \u00feenden he wile\n geond \u00feas m\u00e6ran gesceaft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mearce healden.\n Ac \u00feonne se eca \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and se \u00e6lmihtiga\n- 75\n- \n \u00fea gewealdle\u00f0eru \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wile onl\u00e6tan \n efne \u00feara bridla \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee he geb\u00e6tte mid\n his agen weorc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eall \u00e6t frym\u00f0e,\n (\u00fe\u00e6t is wi\u00f0erweardnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wuhte gehwelcre\n \u00fee we mid \u00fe\u00e6m bridle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 becnan tilia\u00f0);\n- 80\n- \n gif se \u00f0ioden l\u00e6t \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea toslupan, \n sona hi forl\u00e6ta\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lufan and sibbe,\n \u00f0\u00e6s geferscipes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 freondr\u00e6denne;\n tila\u00fe anra gehwilc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 agnes willan,\n woruldgesceafta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 winna\u00f0 betweox him,\n- 85\n- \n o\u00f0\u00f0\u00e6t \u00f0ios eor\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eall forweor\u00f0e\u00f0, \n and eac swa same \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0ra gesceafta\n weor\u00f0a\u00f0 him selfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00f0\u00f0an to nauhte.\n Ac se ilca god, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se \u00fe\u00e6t eall metga\u00f0,\n se gefeh\u00f0 fela \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folca tosomne,\n- 90\n- \n and mid freondscipe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste gegadra\u00f0, \n gesamna\u00f0 sinscipas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sibbe gemenge\u00f0,\n cl\u00e6nlice lufe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swa se cr\u00e6ftga eac\n geferscipas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste gesamna\u00f0,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi hiora freondscipe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0 on symbel\n- 95\n- \n untweofealde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 treowa gehealda\u00f0, \n sibbe samrade. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eala, sigora god,\n w\u00e6re \u00feis moncyn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miclum ges\u00e6lig,\n gif hiora modsefa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 meahte weor\u00f0an\n sta\u00f0olf\u00e6st gereaht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh \u00fea strongan meaht,\n- 100\n- \n and geendebyrd, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa swa o\u00f0ra sint \n woruldgesceafta. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u00e6re hit, la, \u00feonne\n murge mid monnum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gif hit meahte swa.","title":"The Meters of Boethius: Meter 11","type":"page"}