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
ower schon beon greate and warme. Ine sumer ȝe habbeð leaue
uorto gon and sitten baruot. and hosen wið{}uten uaumpez . and
ligge ine ham : hwo{}so likeð. Su{m} {35} wu{m}on i{}nouh{}reaðe
. wereð þe brech of heare fulwel i{}knotted . and þe strapeles
adun to hire uet. i laced ful ueste.
[Collations: 33b. owre || scheon C || 34. I | In C ||
haue{n} || barefot to Gan ⁊ sitten | barfot gan ⁊ sitten C
|| 35. and _om._ B || Hose || uampez | uampeð C || and _om._
B || ham _om_. B || hwa se like | hwase wule C || 36. mon ||
inohraðe | inochraðe C || weres te brec || haire | here C ||
icnotten | icnotted C || and _om._ B || 37a. strapples ||
dun to þe fet B || faste]
Ȝef ȝe muhen beo wimpelles ⁊ ȝe wel wullen{;} beoð bi warme
cappen · ⁊ þer{}uppon hwite oðer blake veiles. {45} Anc{re}n
summe sungið in hare wimplunge{;} na leasse þen leafdis. Ah þah
seið sum þ̵ hit limpeð to euch wummon cundeliche forte werien
wimpel · Nai · wimpel ne heaued clað nowðer ne nempneð hali
writ{;} ah wriheles ane ·
ȝif ȝe muwen beon wimpel leas : *⁊ ȝe wel wullen* beoð bi warme
keppen . and þeruppon *oðer hwite oðer* blake ueiles. *Ancren
su{m}me sungið in ha[re] wimlunge na lesse þene lefdị Sum seið
þ̵ hit limped . to e[i] wu{m}mon cu{n}deliche{;} {40} for{}te
weri[en] wimpel. Nai . Wimpel ne hef[ed] nouðer ne nemneð hali
writ{;} ah wriheles of heuet.
[Collations: 37b. _For_ ȝif ... bi, T _has_ habbes || ȝef ȝe
mahen (_over_ muchel _del._) beo wimpelles C || 38. cappes |
cappen C || and ... wimlunge _in_ l. 52 _om._ || þruppo{n} C
|| 39. ueilles C]
Ad corinthios · _Mulier uelet caput suu{m}_ · Wummon seið þe
apostle schal wreon hire heaued. wrihen he seið {50} nawt
wimpliN. wrihen ha schal hire scheome · as eue sunfule dohteR ·
i mungunge of þe sunne þ̵ schende us on earst alle · ant nawt
drahe þe wriheles to tiffunge ⁊ to prude ·
Ad cor[inth.] _M{u}lier uelet cap{ut} suu{m}_. Wu{m}mon seið þe
apostel schal wrihen hi[re] heauet. wrihen he seið naut wimplin.
wrihen ha schal hire scheome as sunfule eue dohte[r{;}] i
mu{n}gunge of þe su{n}ne þ̵ sch[en]de us erst alle ⁊ naut {45}
drah[en] þ̵ wriheles te tiffung ⁊ te p{ru}[e].
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