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
[Collations: 171. ancres B || ahen | achȝe C || laste lutle B ||
stucche | stuche C || rede || owre | ower C || seruanz ||
172. euche | uche C || eanes B || til þ̵ ho | oðet `til´ ha C ||
cunne{n} B || ned || is þ̵ ȝe B || 173. neomen C || to ham nimen
|| god || muche C || for B || muhen | mughe C || muchel _om._ C
|| muche || þurh B || 174. hom beo || igodet B || wursnet. |
iwurset. C || On B || half B || ȝef C || ho | ha C || suneheþ |
sungeð C || 175. þurh | þurch C || owre || ȝemeles |
ȝemeles`chipe´ C || schule beo bicleopet || þrof | þref C ||
bifore | biforen C || 176. hehe | hechȝe C || deme | dom C ||
and _om._ B || as B || ow B || ned || hom | heom C || is
_om._ B || ȝette | ȝet C || mare B || 177. ȝeornliche || leares
| leareð C || halde{n} hare B || riwle | riuwlen C || baðe |
ba`þe´ C || for ow B || 178. seolf B || þauh _om._ B ||
luuelice C || for B || swich C || ah | ach C || wu{m}mones
lare B || of religiun _add._ || 179a. _second_ and _om._ C ||
seldscene | selthwenne C]
Ba is riht þ̵ ha {195} ow dreden ⁊ luuien · ant þah þ̵ ter beo
eauer mare of luue{;} þen of drede · þenne schal hit wel fearen
· Me schal healden eoli ⁊ win ba i wunden efter godes lare · ah
mare of softe eoli{;} þen of [f. 117r] bitinde win . þ̵ is Mare
of liðe wordes{;} þen of suhinde · for þer of kimeð þinge
best{;} þ̵ is luue eie. lihtliche ⁊ sweteliche foRȝeoued {200}
ham hare gultes · hwen ha ham icnaweð ⁊ bihateð bote.
Boðe hit is riht þet heo ou [f. 120r] dreden ⁊ luuien . auh þet
ðer beo . more eu{er} {180} of luue : þen of drede. þeonne schal
hit wel uaren. Me schal helden eoli and win beoðe i{}ne wunden,
efter godere lore . auh more of þe softe eolie{;} þen of þe
bitinde wine . þet is . more of liðe wordes : þen of suwinde .
vor þerof kumeð þinge best{;} þet is luue{}eie. lihtliche ⁊
sweteliche uorȝiueð ha{m} hore gultes : hwon heo ha{m} iknoweð
and {185} bihoteð bote.
[Collations: 179b. Baðe | ba`þe´ C || hit _om._ B || richt C ||
180. ho | he _corr. out of_ ha C || ow B || ah | ach C || ter ||
eau{er} mare | mare eau{er} C || 181. of þe || þe{n}ne B ||
fare{n} B || Mo{n} || heolde || 182. baðe | ba C || i{n} B ||
wundes | wundesi _erasure of two letters_ C || aft{er} || godes
lare B || Ah | Ach C || mare B || þe _om._ B || 183. eoli B ||
þenne C || þe _om._ B || bitende || win B || ma | ma`re´ C ||
þenne C || 184. suhiende | sturne C || for B || cumes | kimeð C
|| Lichtliche C || 185. swetelich || for ȝiues | forȝeoueð C ||
hare C || hwen B || ho | ha C || arn cnawe | icnaweð C ||
186. bihaten | bihateð]
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