Wormes woweth under cloude,
Wymmen waxeth wounder proude,
So wel hit wol hem seme,
Yef me shal wonte wille of on,
This wunne weole y wole forgon
Ant wyht in wode be fleme.
3. cloude] clod. wunne weole] wealth of joy. y wole forgon] I will forgo. wyht] wight. fleme] banished. 4. Blow, Northern Wind
c. 1300
Ichot a burde in boure bryht,
That fully semly is on syht,
Menskful maiden of myht;
Feir ant fre to fonde;
In al this wurhliche won
A burde of blod ant of bon
Never yete y nuste non
Lussomore in londe.
Blou northerne wynd!
Send thou me my suetyng!
Blou northerne wynd! blou, blou, blou!
With lokkes lefliche ant longe,
With frount ant face feir to fonge,
With murthes monie mote heo monge,
That brid so breme in boure.
4. Ichot] I know. burde] maiden. menskful] worshipful.
feir] fair. fonde] take, prove. wurhliche] noble. won]
multitude. y nuste] I knew not. lussomore in londe] lovelier
on earth. suetyng] sweetheart. lefliche] lovely. fonge]
take between hands. murthes] mirths, joys. mote heo monge]
may she mingle. brid] bird. breme] full of life.
