Altenglische legenden ...

                                
                                  Ne mowe we þenne glade beo : to habbe suche hyne?
                                
                                  þt soþe ȝe mowe her iseo, : as we iseþ ate fyne, [suche: Ms. such; der Strich über h ist stets durch e auf|gelöst.] 
                                
                                  þt we beþ alle kunde hext, : wiþþoute god one, [folio 209] 
                                
                                  & in heuene also him next : among is angeles echone,
                                  Line 30 
                                
                                  & alle þt nouþe late come, : seþþe our louerd aliȝte
                                
                                  & oure flesch haþ her Inome, : ihered beo is miȝte!
                                
                                  þulke þt bifore ous come, : wen hi þen deþ founde,
                                
                                  þenne hi were anon icast : In to helle gronde,
                                
                                  Nere hi so holi ne so good, : þer nas vorbore non:
                                  Line 35 
                                
                                  þerfore hem longede more : after our lord echon.
                                
                                  þe prophetes þt were so gode : & so holi alle,
                                
                                  þt of oure lord vnderstode : wat it scholde bifalle,
                                
                                  Hi wusten þt he wolde come, : ac hi nuste wanne;
                                
                                  þe tyme hem þoȝte longe Inouȝ, : ech vnche hem þoȝte a sponne.
                                  Line 40 
                                
                                  Hi gradden after him wel ofte : In here prophecie
                                
                                  & In þe bokes þt hi write, : þt he scholde hie.
                                
                                  God ȝeue, quaþ on of hem, : þt heuene borste atwo,
                                
                                  þt he miȝte liȝte adoun : to sauy ous so.
                                
                                  Somdel hem longede þo, : wen hi nolde abide,
                                  Line 45 
                                
                                  þt heuene cloue ofte atwo : to sauy eiþer side;
                                
                                  Ac he scholde al to berste : & oure lord falle adoun.
                                
                                  Ac he hiede noȝt so bliue, : he com softe al isoun; [Ms. heiede, mit unterpungirtem e.] 
                                
                                  Miȝte hi him habbe ihent : faste bi þe croune, [Ms. halbe statt habbe; bb ist im Ms. stets lb geschrieben.] 
                                
                                  Hi him wolde narwe habbe iwent, : ac he hem huld þer doune.
                                  Line 50 
                                
                                  Parde ȝut ne com he noȝt, : nere hem no so wo;
                                
                                  Hi þe grond of helle soȝte, : ar he com hem to.
                                
                                  S. dauyd after his anuy : after him he gradde þus: [s mit einem Häkchen darüber = seint ist stets durch s. bezeichnet.] 
                                
                                  Louerd In heuene, to ous abowe : & liȝte to ous!
                                
                                  Scewe ous of þin holi face, : & we worþeþ hol anon.
                                  Line 55 
                                
                                  Him longede ek after is face : þe holi symeon,
                                
                                  & alle blisse him was bynome, : & ofte gradde bifore: [nach ofte fehlt e oder he.] 
                                
                                  Louerd, wanne woltou come? : wenne woltou be ibore?
                                
                                  Wene ȝe ic mowe dure? : wene ȝe ic mowe ise?

About this Item

Title: Altenglische legenden ...
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 66
Publication: Paderborn,: F. Schöningh,; 1875.
Subject terms: English poetry; Legends

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/afy7823.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/afy7823.0001.001/109:3.1

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:afy7823.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "Altenglische legenden ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/afy7823.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2025.

Altenglische legenden ...

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item