{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a06_29.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a06_29.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a06_29.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 29\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Gif \u00f0u nu wilnige \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weorulddrihtnes \n heane anwald \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hlutre mode\n ongitan giorne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gem alm\u00e6gene\n heofones tunglu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hu hi him healda\u00f0 betwuh\n- 5\n- \n sibbe singale, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dydon swa lange. \n Swa hi gewenede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wuldres aldor\n \u00e6t frumsceafte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t sio fyrene ne mot\n sunne gesecan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 snawcealdes weg,\n monan gem\u00e6ro. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hw\u00e6t, \u00f0a m\u00e6ran tungl\n- 10\n- \n au\u00f0er o\u00f0res rene \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a ne gehrine\u00f0 \n \u00e6r \u00fe\u00e6m \u00fe\u00e6t o\u00f0er \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of gewite\u00f0.\n Ne huru se stiorra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gestigan wile\n westd\u00e6l wolcna, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feone wise men\n Ursa nemna\u00f0; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle stiorran\n- 15\n- \n siga\u00f0 \u00e6fter sunnan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 samod mid rodere \n under eor\u00f0an grund, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he ana stent.\n Nis \u00fe\u00e6t nan wundor; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he is wundrum f\u00e6st,\n upende neah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eaxe \u00f0\u00e6s roderes.\n \u00f0onne is an steorra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer o\u00f0re beorht,\n- 20\n- \n cyme\u00f0 eastan up \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r \u00feonne sunne; \n \u00feone monna bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 morgenstiorra\n hata\u00f0 under heofonum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0\u00e6m he h\u00e6le\u00feum d\u00e6g\n boda\u00f0 \u00e6fter burgum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brenge\u00f0 \u00e6fter\n swegeltorht sunne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 samad eallum d\u00e6g.\n- 25\n- \n Is se forrynel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ger and sciene, \n cyme\u00f0 eastan up \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r for sunnan\n and eft \u00e6fter sunnan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on setl glide\u00f0,\n west under weorulde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wer\u00f0ioda his\n noman onwenda\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne niht cyme\u00f0,\n- 30\n- \n hata\u00f0 hine ealle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6fenstiorra. \n Se bi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6re sunnan swiftra; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00f0\u00f0an hi on setl gewita\u00f0,\n ofirne\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6t \u00e6\u00feele tungol, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t he be eastan weor\u00f0e\u00f0\n eldum o\u00f0ewed \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r \u00feonne sunne.\n Habba\u00f0 \u00e6\u00f0ele tungol \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 emne ged\u00e6led\n- 35\n- \n d\u00e6g and nihte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 drihtnes meahtum, \n sunna and mona, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swi\u00f0e ge\u00few\u00e6re,\n swa him \u00e6t frym\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6der getiohhode.\n Ne \u00feearft \u00feu no wenan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t \u00f0a wlitegan tungl\n \u00f0\u00e6s \u00feeowdomes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a\u00f0roten weor\u00f0e\n- 40\n- \n \u00e6r domes d\u00e6ge; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 de\u00f0 si\u00f0\u00f0an ymbe \n moncynnes fruma \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa him gemet \u00feince\u00f0,\n for\u00f0on hi be healfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heofones \u00feisses\n on ane ne l\u00e6t \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6lmihtig god,\n \u00fey l\u00e6s hi o\u00f0ra fordyden \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6\u00feela gesceafta,\n- 45\n- \n ac se eca god \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealla gemetga\u00f0 \n sida gesceafta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 softa ge\u00fewera\u00f0.\n Hwilum \u00f0\u00e6t drige \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 drif\u00f0 \u00feone w\u00e6tan,\n hwylum he gemenge\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 metodes cr\u00e6fte,\n cile wi\u00f0 h\u00e6to; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hwilum cerre\u00f0 eft\n- 50\n- \n on uprodor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6lbeorhta leg, \n leoht on lyfte; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lige\u00f0 him behindan\n hefig hrusan d\u00e6l, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah hit hwilan \u00e6r\n eor\u00f0e sio cealde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oninnan hire\n heold and hydde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 haliges meahtum.\n- 55\n- \n Be \u00fe\u00e6s cyninges gebode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cyme\u00f0 geara gehw\u00e6t, \n eor\u00f0e bringe\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ghwylc tudor,\n and se hata sumor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6le\u00f0a bearnum\n geara gehwilce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 giere\u00f0 and drige\u00f0\n geond sidne grund \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u00e6d and bleda,\n- 60\n- \n h\u00e6rfest to honda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 herbuendum, \n ripa rece\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ren \u00e6fter \u00fe\u00e6m\n swylce hagal and snaw \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hrusan lecca\u00f0\n on wintres tid, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weder unhiore.\n For\u00f0\u00e6m eor\u00f0e onfeh\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum s\u00e6dum,\n- 65\n- \n gede\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi growa\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geara gehwilce; \n on lenctentid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leaf up sprytta\u00f0.\n Ac se milda metod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 monna bearnum\n on eor\u00f0an fet \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eall \u00fe\u00e6tte growe\u00f0,\n w\u00e6stmas on weorolde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wel for\u00f0brenge\u00f0\n- 70\n- \n hit \u00feonne he wile, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heofona waldend, \n and eowa\u00f0 eft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eor\u00f0buendum,\n nim\u00f0 \u00feonne he wile, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nergende god.\n And \u00fe\u00e6t hehste good \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on heahsetle\n site\u00f0 self cyning, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feios side gesceaft\n- 75\n- \n \u00feena\u00f0 and \u00f0iowa\u00f0. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He \u00feonan walde\u00f0 \n \u00fe\u00e6m geweltle\u00f0rum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weoruldgesceafta.\n Nis \u00fe\u00e6t nan wundor; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he is weroda god,\n cyning and drihten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cwucera gehwelces,\n \u00e6welm and fruma \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallra gesceafta,\n- 80\n- \n wyrhta and sceppend \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weorulde \u00feisse, \n wisdom and \u00e6 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 woruldbuendra.\n Ealla gesceafta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on his \u00e6rendo\n hionane he sende\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6t eft cuman.\n Gif he swa gest\u00e6\u00f0\u00f0ig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne sta\u00f0olade\n- 85\n- \n ealla gesceafta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ghwylc hiora \n wra\u00f0e tostencte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weor\u00f0an sceolden,\n \u00e6ghwilc hiora \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle to nauhte\n weor\u00f0an sceoldon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wra\u00f0e toslopena,\n \u00feeah \u00fea ane lufe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealla gesceafta\n- 90\n- \n heofones and eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6bben gem\u00e6ne, \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00feiowien \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swilcum \u00feiodfruman,\n and f\u00e6gnia\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hiora f\u00e6der wealde\u00f0.\n Nis \u00fe\u00e6t nan wundor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0\u00e6m wuhta nan\n \u00e6fre ne meahte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 elles wunian,\n- 95\n- \n gif hi eallm\u00e6gene \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hiora ordfruman \n ne \u00feiowoden, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeodne m\u00e6rum.","title":"The Meters of Boethius: Meter 29","type":"page"}