{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a06_13.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a06_13.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a06_13.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 13\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Ic wille mid giddum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 get gecy\u00f0an \n hu se \u00e6lmihtga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealla gesceafta\n bryr\u00f0 mid his bridlum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beg\u00f0 \u00f0ider he wile\n mid his anwalde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ge endebyrd\n- 5\n- \n wundorlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wel gemetga\u00f0. \n Hafa\u00f0 swa gehea\u00f0orad \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heofona wealdend,\n utan befangen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealla gesceafta,\n ger\u00e6ped mid his racentan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi aredian ne magon\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi hi \u00e6fre him \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of aslepen;\n- 10\n- \n and \u00feeah wuhta gehwilc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wriga\u00f0 toheald \n sidra gesceafta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swi\u00f0e onhelded\n wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s gecyndes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee him cyning engla,\n f\u00e6der \u00e6t frym\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste getiode.\n Swa nu \u00feinga gehwilc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0iderweard funda\u00f0\n- 15\n- \n sidra gesceafta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 buton sumum englum \n and moncynne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feara micles to feola\n woroldwuniendra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 win\u00f0 wi\u00f0 gecynde.\n \u00feeah nu on londe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leon gemete,\n wynsume wiht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wel atemede,\n- 20\n- \n hire magister \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miclum lufige, \n and eac ondr\u00e6de \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dogora gehwelce,\n gif hit \u00e6fre ges\u00e6l\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio \u00e6niges\n blodes onbyrge\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne \u00f0earf beorna nan\n wenan \u00fe\u00e6re wyrde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio wel si\u00f0\u00f0an\n- 25\n- \n hire taman healde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac ic tiohhie \n \u00fe\u00e6t hio \u00f0\u00e6s niwan taman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nauht ne gehicgge,\n ac \u00f0one wildan gewunan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wille ge\u00feencan\n hire eldrena; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ongin\u00f0 eorneste\n racentan slitan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ryn, grymetigan,\n- 30\n- \n and \u00e6rest abit \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hire agenes \n huses hirde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and hra\u00f0e si\u00f0\u00f0an\n h\u00e6le\u00f0a gehwilcne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hio gehentan m\u00e6g.\n Nele hio forl\u00e6tan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 libbendes wuht,\n neata ne monna, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nim\u00f0 eall \u00fe\u00e6t hio fint.\n- 35\n- \n Swa do\u00f0 wudufuglas; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah hi wel sien, \n tela atemede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gif hi on treowum weor\u00f0a\u00f0\n holte tomiddes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hr\u00e6\u00f0e bio\u00f0 forsewene\n heora lareowas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hi lange \u00e6r\n tydon and temedon. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi on treowum wilde\n- 40\n- \n ealdgecynde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a for\u00f0 si\u00f0\u00f0an \n willum wunia\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah him wolde hwilc\n heora lareowa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 listum beodan\n \u00feone ilcan mete \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee he hi \u00e6ror mid\n tame getede. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Him \u00fea twigu \u00feinca\u00f0\n- 45\n- \n emne swa merge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00fe\u00e6s metes ne rec\u00f0, \n \u00f0inc\u00f0 him to \u00f0on wynsum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t him se weald oncwy\u00f0;\n \u00feonne hi gehera\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hleo\u00f0rum br\u00e6gdan\n o\u00f0re fugelas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hi heora agne\n stefne styria\u00f0; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stuna\u00f0 eal geador\n- 50\n- \n welwynsum sanc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wudu eallum oncwy\u00f0. \n Swa bi\u00f0 eallum treowum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee him on \u00e6\u00f0ele bi\u00f0\n \u00fe\u00e6t hit on holte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyhst geweaxe;\n \u00feeah \u00f0u hwilcne boh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 byge wi\u00f0 eor\u00f0an,\n he bi\u00f0 upweardes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa \u00f0u an forl\u00e6tst\n- 55\n- \n widu on willan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 went on gecynde. \n Swa de\u00f0 eac sio sunne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne hio on sige weor\u00f0e\u00f0,\n ofer midne d\u00e6g, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 merecondel scyf\u00f0\n on ofd\u00e6le, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 uncu\u00f0ne weg\n nihtes gene\u00f0e\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nor\u00f0 eft and east;\n- 60\n- \n eldum otewe\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brenc\u00f0 eor\u00f0warum \n morgen meretorhtne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hio ofer moncyn stih\u00f0\n a upweardes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0 hio eft cyme\u00f0\n \u00fe\u00e6r hire yfemes\u00f0 bi\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eard gecynde.\n Swa swa \u00e6lc gesceaft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle m\u00e6gene\n- 65\n- \n geond \u00f0as widan woruld \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wriga\u00f0 and higa\u00f0, \n ealle m\u00e6gene \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eft symle onlyt,\n wi\u00f0 his gecyndes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cym\u00f0 to, \u00f0onne hit m\u00e6g.\n Nis nu ofer eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6negu gesceaft\n \u00fee ne wilnie \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio wolde cuman\n- 70\n- \n to \u00feam earde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hio of becom; \n \u00fe\u00e6t is orsorgnes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and ecu rest,\n \u00fe\u00e6t is openlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6lmihti god.\n Nis nu ofer eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6negu gesceaft\n \u00fee ne hwearfige, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa swa hweol de\u00f0,\n- 75\n- \n on hire selfre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u00f0on hio swa hwearfa\u00f0, \n \u00fe\u00e6t hio eft cume \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r hio \u00e6ror w\u00e6s;\n \u00feonne hio \u00e6rest sie \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 utan behwerfed,\n \u00feonne hio ealles wyr\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 utan becerred,\n hio sceal eft don \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio \u00e6r dyde,\n- 80\n- \n and eac wesan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hio \u00e6ror w\u00e6s.","title":"The Meters of Boethius: Meter 13","type":"page"}