Blow, Northerne Wind

 

1 Blow, northerne wynd,

2 Send thou me my suetyng!

3 Blow, northerne wynd,

4 Blou, blou, blou!

 

5 Ichot a burde in bour{.e} bryht,

6 That fully semly is on syht,

7 Menskful maiden of myht,

8 Feir ant fre to fond{.e};

9 In al this wurhlich{.e} won,

10A burde of blod and of bon

11 Never yete y nust{.e} non

12 Lussomore in lond{.e}.

 

13 With lokk{.e}s lefliche and long{.e},

14 With frount and fac{.e} feir to fong{.e},

15 With murth{.e}s moni{.e} mote heo mong{.e},

16 That brid so breme in bour{.e};

17With lossom ey{.e}, grete ant god{.e},

18 With browen blysfol under hod{.e};

19 He that reste him on the rod{.e}

20 That leflich lyf honour{.e}!

 

21 Hire lur{.e} lum{.e}s liht

22Ase a launterne a nyht,

23 Hire bleo blykyeth so bryht:

24 So feyr heo is ant fyn!

25 A suetly suyre heo hath to hold{.e},

26With arm{.e}s, shuldr{.e}, ase mon wold{.e},

27 Ant fyngres feyr{.e} fort{.e} fold{.e},

28 God wolde hue wer{.e} myn!

 

29 Middel heo hath menskful smal;

30 Hire loveliche cher{.e} as cristal;

31They{.e}s, legg{.e}s, fet, ant al,

32 Ywraht is of the best{.e}.

33 A lussum ledy last{.e}les

34That sweting is, and ever wes;

35 A betere burd{.e} never nes

36 Yhery{.e}d with the hest{.e}.

 

37 Heo is der{.e}worthe in day,

38Gracious{.e}, stout, and gay,

39 Gentil, jolyf so the jay,

40 Worhlich{.e} when heo waketh.

41 Maiden murgest of mouth;

42Bi est, bi west, by north and south,

43 Thér nis fithel{.e} ne crouth

44 That such murth{.e}s maketh.

 

45 Heo is coral of godness{.e},

46Heo is rubie of ryhtfulness{.e},

47 Heo is cristal of clanness{.e},

48 Ant baner of bealté;

49Heo is lilie of largess{.e},

50 Heo is paruenke of prouess{.e},

51 Heo is solsecle of suetness{.e},