Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
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Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500
ða wăke menn to frofrenn.
For{r} þ̵ he wisste wel þ̵ teᵹᵹ{;}
Off hi{mm} forrdredde wærenn.
Forr {g}odess enn{g}ell frofreþþ mann{;}
Giff þ̵ he seþ hi{mm} færedd.
Forr {g}odess enn{g}ell iss full mec{;}
⁊ soffte. ⁊ milde. ⁊ bliþe. 85
¶ ⁊ defell iss all full off niþ{;}
⁊ full off {g}ra{mm}cunndnesse.
⁊ full off hĕte towarrd mann{;}
⁊ full off modiᵹnesse
⁊ ᵹiff he seþ þe mann forrdredd{;}
He wile hi{mm} skerrenn mare.
⁊ ræfenn himm hiss rihhte witt{;}
⁊ shetenn inn hiss herrte. |
Acc whas itt iss þ̵ wæpnedd iss.
Wiþþ fulle trowwþe o criste{;} [f. 35r² 90
Þohh þ̵ he {g}risliᵹ defell seo.
Niss he rihht nohht forrfæredd.
¶ Þatt enn{g}ell seᵹᵹde ðatt he wass{;}
Þa cumenn forr to kiþenn.
O {g}odess hallfe þær till he{mm}.
A`n´ swiþe mikell blisse.
Þatt shollde ben till all þe follc.
Þatt seᵹᵹde he forr þ̵ tanne{;}
Wass cumenn i þiss middellærd.
Full mikell blisse. ⁊ sellðe. 95
Till alle `þa´ þ̵ sholldenn wel{;}
O {g}odess sune lefenn.
O iesu c{ri}st. tatt borenn wass.
þ̵ illke nahht to manne.
¶ He seᵹᵹde þ̵ te laferrd crist.
Wass borenn her to manne.
Nohht o þe nahht. acc o þe daᵹᵹ.
Forr mikell þing to tacnenn.
Forr daᵹᵹess lihht bitacneþþ uss{;}
All eche lifess blisse 100
⁊ nahht bitacneþþ all þ̵ wa{;}
Þ̷ iss i{nn} helle pine.
⁊ c{ri}st wass borenn i þiss lif{;}
To lesenn uss off helle.
Forr þ̵ he wollde ᵹifenn uss{;}
Wiþþ enn{g}less eche blisse.
¶ ⁊ tatt wass uss bitacnedd ec.
Þurrh þ̵ tatt {g}odess enn{g}ell.
Wass aww{n}edd till ða wăke menn{;}
Wiþþ heffness lihht ⁊ leme. 105
Forr {g}odess sune iesu crist{;}
Wass wurrþenn mann onn erþe.
To ᵹifenn heoffness lihht. ⁊ lem{;}
Þ̷ follc. þ̵ shollde hi{mm} follᵹhenn.
[Linenote:
105. _awwredd_ in MS.]
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