Þe stúard wàs in hèrte wó, | fòr he núste whàt to dó. 275–6.
The corresponding rhythm of the earlier poems occurs in verses like:
and his gefḗran he fordrā́f, | and sume míslice of slṓh. Chr. 1036. 2.
þe éorl ànd þe éþelìng | ibúreþ ùnder gódne kìng. Prov. 74–5.
and sélde wùrþ he blýþe and glèd | þe món þat ìs his wíves quèd. ib. 304–5.
þe þúnre heo ȝìven þúnres dæ̀i, | forþí þat hèo heom hélpen mæ̀i. Lay. 13931–2.
The fifth type (four beats with feminine endings) is represented by the following verses:
To déþe hè hem álle bròȝte, | his fáder dèþ wel dére hi bòȝte. 883–4.
Tomóreȝe bè þe fíȝtinge, | whàne þe líȝt of dáye sprìnge. 817–18.