Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.

Forr þatt he wollde tacnenn swa Þatt he wass cumenn þanne 14155 Off heffne inntill þiss middellærd, All rihht alls iff he wollde Bridale settenn, forr þatt he An brid himm wollde chesenn Off all mannkinn, an haliȝ follc 14160 Þatt shollde hiss wille follȝhenn, Þatt shollde ben himm þwerrt u¯¯t lef & þwerrt u¯¯t dere & cweme, All all swa summ þe gode mann Iss cweme hiss gode macche. 14165
& Cristess moderr Marȝe wass Att tatt bridaless sæte, Forr hire clene wambe wass Till þatt bridgume bure Þatt he comm offe inntill þiss lif, 14170 An brid himm forr to chesenn. & Crist comm o þe þridde daȝȝ Till þatt bridaless sæte, Forr þatt he wollde shæwenn swa Þatt he comm her to manne 14175 Rihht i þe þridde lott off all [col 333] Þiss werelld, tatt iss dæledd & brittnedd inntill daless þre, Þatt witt tu wel to soþe.
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The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.
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