And gét | ne kú | ðe hé | nogt blínne ||
Fór | to dón | an óð | er ſínne ||
See also ll. [309], [310]; [439], [440], etc.
The introduction of these seven-syllable lines, far from being a defect, is a natural and agreeable variation, adopted by all our best poets.
The next chief variation to be noted is that two very rapid syllables are often (as in other English metres) substituted for an unaccented one, as in l. [88]:—
Ór | ðe nígt | and áf | ter ðe dáy ||
Ór | ðe nígt | and áf |
Again, in l. [93]:—
On an óð | er daí | ðis míd | del érd ||